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15/06/22 13:44 PM IST

Sugamya Cane Device

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  • Sugamya Cane Device is an Assistive Aids consisting of Sugamya Cane Sensor and a Normal Foldable White Cane, assists to a Visually Impaired Person intelligently in mobility and direction-finding.
About the Device 
  • It assists in walking and detects obstacles that come within detection zone of sensor.
  • Sensor is mounted on foldable White Cane which can be easily folded as and when required by user with help of hanging elastic provided at right side of hand grip for strapping the folded cane.  
  • The Sugamya Cane have the Ultrasonic sensors to detect the numerous objects, which comes in the path of the user in certain direction & distance range and conveys message as a vibratory patterns produced by a vibrator Device can be powered on using the Power ON/ OFF sliding switch provided at the Left side of Sensor and below the Charging slot. 
  • Sugamya Cane device has a re-chargeable Lithium Ion Battery, Provides the enough back up for user while using the device. 
Source- PIB 

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