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One and a half months back one Ms. Juli Boruah (27) came to me. She lost her two hands in a road accident. From that day onwards she has had to depend on others to feed her, to clean her etc. Many times she slept with empty stomach for not getting a helping hand to feed her.
The project presents a offcenter device & combination of unique technology in order to intensify passenger safety while braking in a vehicle, proposing a brake line pressure controller to assess pressure in brake line and manipulate in accordance with demand of braking.
Situation
Developing countries are becoming major players in the world economy. But in almost all such nations, energy crisis threatens the inclusive development from this rapid economic growth. With limited energy, nations like India (where the urban contribution to the GDP is over 70%) cannot improve the power security and quality for its rural areas.
LapTop Tray (LTT) provide privacy and DeskTop type of experience to your tablet.
It's an accessory that reflects the modern usage of computers such as working outside in a shared environment (Cafe, planes, railway etc..).
It's a thin enclosure that can be self carried or contained inside a Briefcase or a bag. It packs all the accessory needed,
Ceiling fan is one of the most common appliances that is used in our day to day life which is to be cleaned periodically. At present, the ceiling fans are cleaned manually which is extremely time consuming and involves manual effort. This led us to design an automated fan cleaning system.
A very effective way to save large amount of electricity is shown by this proposal!
Houses have rooms that day and night must be illuminated. Thus, the hours are lighted lamp low power (40-60 Watts)! It's on for years, significant power consumption.
My idea is that based on the mobile phone charger,
The increase in battery and cell manufacture in world wide markets will see an urgent need to find ways to recycle more battery products, salvaging the components in order to get them back into the manufacturing supply chain as a sustainable recycling process.
It is proposed to provide machinery to dismantle (in the first instance),
Internal Confinement Fusion by Laser Stimulated Emission.
My proposed solution involves using focused laser light in programmable configurations to either produce electrostatic fields or induce currents in the ionized gas causing fusion to occur. The goal in mind is to create a self sustained plasma body,
INDUSTRIAL PIPELINE EMERGENCY SHUT-DOWN SYSTEM
Industrial pipelines carrying fluids, gas (methane) or liquid (oil), are subject to
rupture from natural or artificial disasters. Consequent contamination, fire
or explosion can be alleviated by prompt valved shutdown of the flowing fluid.
Such shutdowns are now controlled by "central computer" systems.
A new design for enhanced security and tracking of a modern automobile is presented. The intent of this design is to provide more security and situation awareness to the auto owner/dealer. Use of existing electronics technology to implement this security is explained.
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