How do you propose a glove to replace the cane?! There's a reason the cane is still in use: it works very well and is most everybody can afford it.

For something to replace a white cane, one major requirement is the ability to reliably being able to detect drop offs. Over the years, the have been a number of attempts to using different sensing technology (ultrasound and laser being the common ones), but so far none have been sensitive enough and reliable enough to detect drop-offs. That is one of the reasons why most of those technologies end up being integrated into a cane itself (so the cane can still safely check for that).

That being said, I'm sure there is a high potential for using a glove as a supplement for information.

Depending on where you live, you should talk with your local agency and talk to an O&M instructor or ILS instructor to see what technology is already available, and what hasn't worked (and why). Also, they may know some people who are interested in assisting with your project. I've assisted with a few high school projects similiar to this myself.

You can't replace the white cane. We get posts here often claiming that they have this "amazing new high tech white cane replacement", and none of them are actually useful

A Braille reading glove as in it will translate the words into an audio format? That would be convenient for those who suddenly find themselves blind, but could lead to a dependency on the tech - what if it shorts out, or they lose it, and the user never bothered to learn to actually read Braille?

A cane replacement would be harder, as others have mentioned. My dad, for example, is working on a type of sonar that gets louder the closer you get to an object, but it has no bearing on the levelness of the ground. So using his device, I can avoid walking into people and walls, but will fall down stairs (eventually...I'm still sighted enough to notice stairs and avoid a tumble). You would need to develop something that not only monitors for objects on the transverse plane, but also the saggital, which the cane does.

Good luck with your project! If I can be of any help let me know.

I'd not recommend a replacement for the cane as many people have tried before and faled. I personally would not use your glove device as i would have no need for it.

How do you propose a glove to replace the cane?! There's a reason the cane is still in use: it works very well and is most everybody can afford it.