1. 10th ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION - 2018
UWM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES
10th ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION
THE ROLE OF SENSORS IN INTERNET OF THINGS – FROM FUNDAMENTAL TO APPLIED RESEARCH
Prof. Jacques du Plessis, SOIS
Raunak Khaitan, CEAS

2. RESEARCH Fundamental Research Applied Research Foundation of a concept
Exploring the essence
Driven by curiosity
Practical approach
Problem Solving
Raises new fundamental queries
Underlying Basis for Product Development
Applied development exposes need for ->
Theoretical Work
Fundamental exploration
“You can study broken bones all your life but you will never discover X-Rays”

3. METHODOLOGY Comprehensive Research on Sensors
Represent all sensors in an inclusive tree structure.
Explore key societal challenges and issues
Identification of existing sensors and sensor technologies
Exploring innovative potential based on fundamental research
Fundamental
Research
Applied
Research

4. Drafting innovative solutions based on fundamental research
S W O T Analysis
Applied
Research
(Anticipated) Entrepreneurial prototyping.

5. SENSOR TREE

6. SAMPLING OF EXAMPLES etc.
Healthcare
Helping ‘completely’ blind people to navigate on streets confidently and comfortably.
Transportation
Making Aviation safer and more efficient by projecting future air traffic, ensuring better safety while crowding the air space.
ADDRESSING MAJOR ISSUES IN THE SOCIETY
etc.

7. WHY HEALTHCARE? WHY BLIND POPULATION?
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8. Healthcare Example: Navigation for ‘Completely’ Blind People
Problem Statement: How to make navigation efficient for ‘completely’ blind people?
Present Technology:
Video Calls (Ex: bemyesyes.org)
Personalized Calling Support (Ex: aira.io)
Exchanging thoughts through voice messages and pictures (Ex: bespecular.com)
For people with ‘low’ vision:
OxSight - Dr. Stephen Hicks, University of Oxford
eSight Eyewear (eyesighteyewear.com)

9. 3D Mapping (like LiDAR technology)
Smart Glasses Concept
3D Mapping (like LiDAR technology)
A smart glass for the blind that helps navigate them by recognizing objects nearby by emitting sonar beams and transmitting the same using a earphone and guiding a blind person on the streets.

10. Concept:
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11. Source: https://news. voyage

12. Emitting Frequency from the Sender/Receiver
Travelling and hitting the Object
Received back by a system
System interprets data collected and converts into a form that can be heard and understand.
Converted information can be heard through an earphone.

13. SWOT ANALYSIS Strength Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Helping blind people navigate without involvement of a third person.
Increasing the efficiency of locating obstacles.
Coupled with Google Maps helps navigate long distances through online mapping.
Weaknesses
Not suitable for people who are both blind and deaf.
It’s real time. Turbulence with network connectivity can hider the entire process.
Not suitable in countries like India, where street mapping is not proper and lacks law enforcement.
Opportunities
Real time application will reduce efforts and time required to connect to a call center specialist.
To help perform complex tasks like climbing up the stairs.
Threats
Scaling down the technology to fit into a spectacles frame.
Competitors that work to actually make people with low vision see things around.
Prioritizing objects that are encountered.
Customers reaction and Price Policy

14. CONCLUSION From Fundamental to Applied Research
Innovate to address social issues and challenges
Using fundamental research to foster innovation
Future: Continue work on fundamental research to develop new ideas.
Anticipated: Building prototypes for solving the issues, research paper, a course for entrepreneurs and researchers.