Techfinix’16
The society of all department engineers of Aero, Agri, Chemical, Civil, CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, Mechanical, Mechatronics, MBA and MCA conducted the national-level technical symposium ‘TECHFINIX’16 on 29.09.16. This symposium was inaugurated by Mr. M.Siva Kumar, CEO, ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. He said that, the students with skills would have ample job opportunities. He further elucidated the role played by such symposium in improving the soft skills and technical skill of the students.
The valedictory function of ‘TechFinix’16 was held on 30.09.2016. Ms. Masha Nazeem, Young Scientist, Masha Innovation Center, gave motivational talk on innovation and its importance. Mr.Arun Krishnamurthy, Chief Guest, Environmental activist, said in his speech that people think that by the click of a facebook image they can save tigers or turtles, which is absurd and people need to get to the ground to work. He also said that, the education should make the youngsters to feel responsible and be active in participation of social and environmental activities.
Techfinix’18
Techfinix’18-2.0
The students from the departments including Agricultural Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Mechatronics, have participated in the Project Expo held during the symposium–Techfinix’18-2.0.
A team of students from the department of Agricultural Engineering, have developed “Automatic Weeding machine” which seems an innovative technology of cutting grass without any pollution. This project is mainly proposed to reduce the man power and the usage of electricity.
Students from Aeronautical Engineering developed a model “ALMOTRAFT – All Mode Transport Aircraft”. This aircraft would be able to travel in land, fly in air and cruise in water. This, when implemented as a real time project, would help in avoiding traffic and it is expected to make the transportation easier. This portable design is made such a way to increase the thrust and also to increase the fuel efficiency. It can travel 60 miles / hr.
“Rook Tower” – A statue tower was built by the students of civil Engineering where the site at it has been raised consists of only backfill soil. To stabilize the soil, the students provided cement grouting. The superstructure was initially started by bringing up the layer of brickwork in rectangular shape. Finally, the students achieved the scope of the project, by placing a statue, that weighs 250 kg (quarter a ton) at the top of the tower.
A project on “Controlling Computer using Hand Gestures” by combining the Power of arduino and python was made by the second year students of CSE department. Two Ultrasonic sensors and a webcam are used to control a media player (VLC), Keyboard, Mouse based on the position of the hand movements. The main advantage of this project is the usage of Arduino board where the distance between the monitor and hand positions are measured and certain actions such as pause, play, forward, rewind, volume up, volume down are performed. Python pyautogui library is used for implementation.
And a project on the domain “Virtual Reality” was created where a customized environment is designed to visit the far away places and roam freely without spending money from a stable place. This concept makes us to create a virtual tour in order to bring an existence in real life. The students done this project with the help of VR goggles and mobile phones that support VR.
A team of students from EEE created an E-Bunk where the roof was made of solar panel which helped to charge mobile phones. Students from Chemical Engineering have done a project on extracting citrus oil using lemon peels by steam distillation process. And the students from Information Technology have made a “speech recognition system” using artificial intelligence. It can even be accessed by the writers with physical disabilities that prevent them from using a keyboard and mouse, being able to issue voice commands and dictate words into a text document.
“Smart Classrooms with Sensors” was created by the students from the department of ECE where connected devices and emerging trending technologies will help teachers to focus on student’s learning needs for developing some extra qualities in students. They have shown some practical scenarios of about how internet of Things can be implemented for a better classroom experience.
Students from Mechanical Engineering designed and fabricated a “Fork Lift” such that the material can be lifted from the floor land without application of any impact force. The fabrication part of it has been considered with almost case for its simplicity and economy, such that this can be accommodated as one of the essential tools on all industries.
“A Haptic Robot Arm” was designed by the students of Mechatronics in which the basic idea is the sensors on the haptic device which work as transducers and converts hand motions into electrical signals. These hand movements can be replicated using a robotic arm. This design has its application in many areas, including robot- assisted surgery, simulation and training, rehabilitation, exploration of hazardous or remote environments, enabling technologies, manufacturing and design.
Apart from these major projects, 120+ mini projects on various domains including robotics, automated irrigation system, moderated power plants, home automation systems, bio gas production, mobile application development, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, electrophoresis and etc., are done and submitted during the symposium.
Techfinix’19
Department of EEE:
Acetone (C3H6O) Gas Based Blood Glucose Monitoring
Objective:
The project aims at providing a non-invasive method of blood glucose level monitoring equipment which could be used by the diabetic patients without wasting a single drop of blood.
Abstract:
- Diabetes is one of the rapidly growing chronic diseases in the world, for which the cost for both diagnosis and monitoring is expensive.
- The current clinical techniques for monitoring the blood glucose are invasive which involves pricking the finger with needle and piercing the blood.
- Thus, we implemented embedded controllers to monitor the blood glucose level through non-invasive method.
Innovation:
High acetone content in the exhaled breath of diabetic patients is used to monitor the blood glucose level through Non-Invasive method.
Technology Involved:
- TGS-822 sensor: It is an acetone gas sensor used to measure the acetone concentration in breath.
- DHT-11 sensor: Temperature and Humidity sensor is used to sense temperature and Humidity in exhaled breath
- CONTROLLER: Arduino Uno has been used to provide the blood sugar level.
Outcomes:
Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring.
Department Of Mechatronics Engineering
Amcopter
Innovative Idea:
It reaches the accident spot immediately without anytraffic. This prototype helps to support routine ambulance rather than replacing the normal ambulance. Therefore the goals to develop an all-purpose medical kit that can be flown to any crisis situations. This is notably true for heart failure, drowning, traumas and respiratory issues.
Methodology:
A drone or a quad copter takes aerial route and is not driven by human. Using more number of motors and propellers will produce more thrust. Thequad copter which consists of four BLDC motors and propellers attached to it makes it the optimal design and provides the necessary thrust. For 5000mAh batteries provide power supply to the drone. The drone comprises of a med boxwhich is capable of reaching emergency situations faster than the ambulance and can measure patientreal time health parameters. The various sensors in this prototype comprises of heartbeat sensor, temperature sensor, and ECG sensor. An ECG Sensor with disposable electrodes is attached directly to the chest to detect every heartbeat. The electrodes convert heartbeat to electrical signal and thus ECG Sensors are able to measure continuous heart beat and gives data of heart rate. The temperature of the patient’s body is detected by the temperature sensor. The heartbeat or the pulse rate sensor is used to detect the number of heart beats per minute of the patient. The ZIGBEE technology is used to transmit the real time data from the emergency situation spot to the ambulance which is Enroute to the destination. The ZIGBEE mechanism is simpler and less costly than Wi-Fi system
Impact On Society:
- Blood transfer to local hospitals.
- Reaching quickly during disaster.
- Drones in Healthcare
- Especially advantageous for delivering to rural areas
- Transferring medical samples between labs
- In emergencies drones can save lives by delivering blood rapidly.
- UAV can be used to deliver urgent and precious supplies
- Increasing the chance of survival 8% to 80%.
- In emergencies drones can save lives by delivering blood rapidly.
- The drones can help by delivering medicines and aid kids after disaster.
- Blood is expensive and expires quickly in emergencies. Drone can save lives.
Department of ECE :
Design Of River Cleaning Drone:
Abstract:
Water is a basic need for all living being, it is important to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of water. Water gets polluted due to many reasons such as waste from industry, garbage waste, sewage waste etc. water from lakes and ponds are cleaned by traditional methods. We have to incorporate technology such that cleaning work is done efficiently and effectively. Mechanisms used for our design is such a way that it collects the waste which floats on water bodies and the collected waste can be easily disposed from the product, our product cleans wastes found such as plastic wastes, garlands, bottles and other wastes found floating on water. Due to increase in water pollution in the form to waste debris; it is hampering the life of aquatic animal and make their life in danger. Similarly sometimes the aquatic animal tends to eats surface waste debris considering it as a food; which ultimately cause the death of animals. Our product is RC controlled using a battery, we have mainly used parts such as frame, waste collector bin and a propeller. Prime objective of our project is to collect all the wastes which are found floating on water bodies and to minimize labor work.
Department of Aeronautical Engineering :
Objectives:
A SOLAR DRONE also called a solar drone helicopter or is a multirotor helicopter that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. Saucer drone are classified as rotorcraft, as opposed to fixed-wing aircraft, because their lift is generated by a set of rotors (vertically oriented propellers).
Abstract:
A solar drone generally use two pairs of identical fixed pitched propellers; two clockwise (CW) and two counterclockwise (CCW). These use independent variation of the speed of each rotor to achieve control. By changing the speed of each rotor it is possible to specifically generate a desired total thrust; to locate for the centre of thrust both laterally and longitudinally; and to create a desired total torque, or turning force.
A solar drone differs from conventional helicopters, which use rotors that are able to vary the pitch of their blades dynamically as they move around the rotor hub. In the early days of flight, solar drone (then referred to either as ‘quadrotors’ or simply as ‘helicopters’) were seen as possible solutions to some of the persistent problems in vertical flight. Torque-induced control issues (as well as efficiency issues originating from the tail rotor, which generates no useful lift) can be eliminated by counter-rotation, and the relatively short blades are much easier to construct. These vehicles were among the first successful heavier-than-air vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles However, early prototypes suffered from poor performance, and latter prototypes required too much pilot work load, due to poor stability augmentation and limited control authority.
Components:
- Rechargeable batteries (mAH)
- D C motor (1400 kv)
- ESC (40A) (Electronic speed control)
- KK board (circuit board)
- GPS Module
- Transmitter , Receiver
- Solar cell
Department of Civil Engineering :
Vacuum Cleaner:
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner, also known simply as a vacuum, is a device that causes suction in order to suck up dirt/particles and dust from floors, upholstery, draperies and other surfaces. It is generally electrically drive.The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal. Vacuum cleaners, which are used in homes as well as in industry, exist in a variety of sizes and models—small battery-powered hand-held devices, wheeled canister models for home use, domestic central vacuum cleaners, huge stationary industrial appliances that can handle several hundred litres of dust before being emptied, and self-propelled vacuum trucks for recovery of large spills or removal of contaminated soil. Specialized shop vacuums can be used to suck up both dust and liquids.
Department Of Computer Science And Engineering:
Face Detection Using Machine Learning With Python :
Abstract:
Face detection is a computer technology being used in a variety of applications that identifies human faces in digital images. Face detection also refers to physiological process by which humans locate and attend to faces in visual scene. The objective of the project is to detect face with the help of machine learning tool and python program. Python is an interpreted high level general purpose language and is used with OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision) along with a library package for machine learning called as ‘Numpy’. When compared to other machine languages, python is very simple and is an easily executed language. Initially, the face is recorded and stored in the database and accepts the name of the person. Then, it trains the face with the datasets. Later, the face is detected and shows the correct face along with the name of the person. When the face does not match with the input, it shows “NOMATCH”. Therefore, the user will be able to find out the exact match with the help of the features. This technology can be used in common types of surveillance areas including the use of electronics, physical observation, conducting interviews and using technology.
