MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641124534 A) filed by Pritha Tiwari; Sheema Bushra; Zainab Khatoon; Fr. Anthony Sagayaraja; Dr. A. N. P. P. Anantha Lakshmi; and Mrs. Shailaja on October 17, 2026, for Multi-Sensor Navigation Cane For Environmental Hazard Detection And Adaptive User Guidance.
Inventors include Pritha Tiwari; Sheema Bushra; Zainab Khatoon; Fr. Anthony Sagayaraja; Dr. A. N. P. P. Anantha Lakshmi; and Mrs. Shailaja.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a multi-sensor navigation cane (100) configured for environmental hazard sensing, electronic processing of sensor inputs, location determination, environmental monitoring, audible and haptic alerting, and contextual navigational guidance for assisting visually impaired and blind users. The multi- sensor navigation cane (100) comprises a handheld cane body (102), a microcontroller (104), a plurality of sensors (106), an alerting unit (116), a GPS module (122), a camera (124), an artificial intelligence (AI) module (126), and a power supply (128). The proposed multi-sensor navigation cane (100) provides audible alerts and haptic alerts corresponding to detected environmental conditions. The proposed multi-sensor navigation cane (100) determines location information and obtains visual information relating to an environment surrounding a user. The proposed multi-sensor navigation cane (100) assists visually impaired and blind users during movement through different environments.
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