An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a walking assistance system for a visually impaired person, the system comprising: smart glasses wearable by a user and including a camera, an image processor, a sound output unit, and a first wireless communication part; and a stick including a vibrator and a second wireless communication part, wherein: the camera acquires image information on a forward path; and the image processor analyzes the type of forward path and the types of obstacles on the basis of the image information, generates guidance information corresponding to the type of forward path and the types of obstacles, and outputs the guidance information through the sound output unit.

A multi-functional walking cane includes an elongated rectilinear shaft having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a handle adjustably coupled to the shaft, and a portable controller removably coupled to the shaft and spaced subjacent to the handle. Advantageously, the controller includes a programmable navigation determining mechanism, and an object-detecting mechanism in communication with the programmable navigation determining mechanism. In this manner, the controller cooperates with the programmable navigation determining mechanism and the object-detecting mechanism to thereby generate and emit output signals that facilitate directional travel for the blind user while preventing undesirable contact with hazardous obstacles during the directional travel. Notably, a portable earpiece is in wireless communication with the controller. Such an earpiece has a speaker for audibly emitting the output signals to the blind user.