The title of the post might seem confusing at first but it's the
shortlisting pattern for the ADCOM 2015 event,conducted by ACCS(Advanced
Computing and Communications Society).
One fine exam morning,my professor while walking into his room saw me
frantically revising for the days examination.I wished him with a
formal"Good Morning Sir".
He acknowledged with a nod and spoke to me saying that there
was a contest on "SMART TRANSPORT SYSTEM" and would I be interested.
I jumped to the opportunity.
When growing up, my locality had a very typical village ambiance.(Though
much of it has changed now as everything has become more "modern").I
grew up watching people ride on bullock carts and work in the fields.This
memory of mine has had a deep impact on me.
For reason which I shall explain shortly, this "image" struck my
mind on hearing "SMART TRANSPORT SYSTEM".
When you consider a scenario in which two bullock carts are travelling, you
can tell with absolute confidence that they will not collide with each other.
This very clearly indicates that the "vehicle" is well aware of
it's surroundings.
Also it is not necessary that the "drivers" of the carts maintain
control all the time,the bulls can do it themselves.
The vehicles now turn out to be "smart enough" of taking
independent decision without having to ask the "master".
Another beautiful feature in this system is that there is minimum "traffic" as such, and absolutely no emission.
A modern vehicle that is able to adapt to the surrounding traffic and be eco-friendly would be phenomenal.
A proposal had to be prepared and submitted to the ACCS society which I did.
My team and I came up with two proposal features that incorporated the above idea:
we called it as "SMART VEHICLE".
The proposals which were selected were called to IIT Madras,one of the premier engineering college in INDIA, to give a presentation and if possible a demo.
The proposals which were selected were called to IIT Madras,one of the premier engineering college in INDIA, to give a presentation and if possible a demo.
Though the shortlisted 115 teams had been posted well in advance,we got to know only 4 days before.
It was "all hands on deck" from then on.
It was "all hands on deck" from then on.
The template on how the slides should be created and presented were already given on their website.
Even though presentation of the slides would have sufficed, there was something in me that kept telling me we can do it better.
So,with two days to go(two nights actually,as I have college in mornings),I sat down coding.More importantly was the task of finding the parts needed to build my project.I needed three ultrasonic sensors(HC-SR04 's).A few of my classmates had made use of this particular sensor in the "mini-project" that had to built and which would be graded by our college.
Contacting them overnight,ensured that the sensors were with me before noon of the following day.
On the evening of our departure is when I sat down to put together the components on the "PCB" and solder them into place.
I must say that the two nights that I spent working on this project has thought me a lot.
I have learnt how to work quickly,mange my time in the best possible manner ,and how to think on my feet.
Another lesson learnt is that when you truly believe and work towards something,none will stop you.In fact,they will support and encourage you as my friends did in my case.
There will be a few people who will want to, and will try to, pull you down(trust me,I have been through this stage too),but always think that you are a mighty ship sailing in the ocean.
You are bound to face trouble,overcome it.
Looks like a "supercar" with some "badass" exhausts doesn't it?
Cheers!! and see you soon on my next post.
Even though presentation of the slides would have sufficed, there was something in me that kept telling me we can do it better.
So,with two days to go(two nights actually,as I have college in mornings),I sat down coding.More importantly was the task of finding the parts needed to build my project.I needed three ultrasonic sensors(HC-SR04 's).A few of my classmates had made use of this particular sensor in the "mini-project" that had to built and which would be graded by our college.
Contacting them overnight,ensured that the sensors were with me before noon of the following day.
On the evening of our departure is when I sat down to put together the components on the "PCB" and solder them into place.
I must say that the two nights that I spent working on this project has thought me a lot.
I have learnt how to work quickly,mange my time in the best possible manner ,and how to think on my feet.
Another lesson learnt is that when you truly believe and work towards something,none will stop you.In fact,they will support and encourage you as my friends did in my case.
There will be a few people who will want to, and will try to, pull you down(trust me,I have been through this stage too),but always think that you are a mighty ship sailing in the ocean.
You are bound to face trouble,overcome it.
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| There I am along with my team!! |
Looks like a "supercar" with some "badass" exhausts doesn't it?
Cheers!! and see you soon on my next post.
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