MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611109439 A) filed by Manav Rachna University on September 11, 2026, for Wearable Navigation Device For Assisting A Visually Impaired User.
Inventors include Dr. Meenakshi Gupta; Ch. Chetan Sidhartha; and Vignesh Yadav.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: A wearable navigation device for assisting a visually impaired user, comprising a wearable chest harness 101, a monitoring unit comprising a plurality of distance measuring sensors 103 for detecting surrounding obstacles, one or more close range hazard sensors for detecting immediate hazards, a location tracking module for providing user location, and a motion sensing unit for providing user orientation and movement direction, a processing unit to receive sensor data from the monitoring unit and process the sensor data to determine obstacle direction and safe movement direction, an AI (artificial intelligence) camera 104 for identifying landmarks and destinations, a crowd density module for estimating crowd density and for guiding the user towards a less congested path, a haptic feedback module comprising a plurality of vibration motors 107 mounted at different positions on the chest harness 101 for outputting navigation commands to the user as distinct vibration patterns.
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