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Students' ideas ready for incubation in Kerala
Wednesday September 05, 2012 09:26:26 PM,
IANS
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Kochi: Making a
wheelchair follow your instructions to calling an auto-rickshaw
with a text message are among the many projects by Kerala's
students lined up for incubation.
The innovative projects were selected for development in a talent
hunt held by country's first telecom incubator Startup Village and
IEEE Communication Society's Kerala chapter.
The aim was to identify projects in communication technologies and
applications created by engineering students in Kerala and help
them grow.
"We selected the projects not only for their innovativeness but
also for usefulness for the masses. We are sure these ideas will
translate into successful technologies with commercial
applications," said Sanjay Vijayakumar, Startup Village's
governing board chairperson.
Intelligent Wheelchair, created by five students of Sahrdaya
College of Engineering Technology in Thrissur, can be operated
through eye movements, voice or lever. It also has sensors to
detect hazards, text message alerts, and a device to monitor
physiological conditions and inform doctors.
Smartmotive, a wheelchair developed by students of Government
Engineering College in Thrissur, helps a paralysed person stand up
from a sitting position.
Since it is controlled by retinal movements, facial commands and
sound, the chair can be operated by a person with any kind of
paralysis.
SMS Vehicle Locating Solution is a project which cuts shorts the
wait for an auto-rickshaw.
In many cases, a vacant auto-rickshaw might be nearby unaware of a
commuter's presence. The technology developed by a team from
College of Engineering in Thiruvananthapuram allows commuters to
send text message alerts to auto drivers pinpointing their
locations.
Haritha (Hybrid Automated Remote Irrigation Technique for
Agriculture) is a user-friendly automated solar powered irrigation
system for home gardens. The project has been created by students
of Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering in
Thiruvananthapuram.
The Tarang project converts mechanical effort of any sort into
electrical energy.
Developed by students of SCMS School of Engineering and Technology
in Ernakulam, the compact device allows users to convert any
mechanical energy source into electrical energy without
modifications to the apparatus. The system is as compact as a
water bottle and as light as a book.
Sijo Kuruvilla George, chief executive officer of Startup Village,
said the programme intended to transform young talent from Kerala
into entrepreneurs.
He said they had covered 164 engineering colleges to spot new
ideas.
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