Navigation system for a visually impaired user and a method of navigating a visually impaired user

A navigation system for a visually impaired user, comprising:

• a navigation module arranged to derive a navigational path from a starting position to a predetermined destination;
• a guiding vehicle arranged to guide the visually impaired user towards the predetermined destination based on the derived navigational path whereby movement of the guiding vehicle is arranged to indicate a navigation guidance to the visually impaired user;
• wherein the guiding vehicle comprises a handle portion, whereby the visually impaired user in use is in a physical contact with the guiding vehicle through the handle portion;
• wherein the handle portion further comprises an elongated shaft connecting the holding portion to a body of the guiding vehicle, and wherein the elongated shaft is retractable such that an elevated position of the holding portion is adjustable relative to the guiding vehicle;
• wherein the handle portion comprises a holding portion having a touch sensing unit embedded therein arranged to receive an input associated with an instruction from the visually impaired user;
• wherein the holding portion further comprises a vibration motor embedded therein arranged to provide at least one of haptic and sound feedback representative of an event to the visually impaired user through the physical contact between the visually impaired user and the guiding vehicle;
• and
• wherein the navigation module is further arranged to adjust the navigational path of the guiding vehicle in response to detecting an obstacle during the navigation of the guiding vehicle so as to avoid the detected obstacle whilst following the navigational path.