Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is the use of software and computer-controlled machinery to automate a manufacturing process. Based on that definition, you need three components for a CAM system to function: Software that tells a machine how to make a product by generating toolpaths. Machinery that can turn raw material into a finished product. Post Processing that converts toolpaths into a language machines can understand. From high-efficiency roughing with Adaptive Clearing to simplified control of multi-axis machines with Tool Orientation, Autodesk Fusion 360 makes it easy to program your CNC machine, fast. Manufacture with 2.5, 3, 4, and 5-axis milling, probing, turning, mill-turning, and profiling operations paired with a powerful post engine all included alongside professional design tools. Students are supposed to use Fusion 360 Software to generate NC code with machine details & tool library. Mentor will help to manufacture the metal component using CNC machine & NC code generated by participants.

Problem statement no. 2 : 1. CWC operates warehouses for scientific storage of 400 plus commodities across PAN INDIA. Many of the warehouses are located at remote places across PAN India. 2. The internet connectivity provided either through leased line or MPLS or Broadband or 2/3/4G. 3. This type of connectivity comes at high cost or at some places the connectivity is not feasible or is weak or fluctuates, which results in non usage of software application at these remote places. Expected deliverables: 1. Low cost IT solution preferably around software-controlled devices having capability to host multiple SIMs of different service providers of 2/3/4G Internet service providers. 2. The device considers the 2/3/4G connectivity of one or more SIMs of different service provider, in case their signal strength is adequate. And accordingly provide the uninterrupted internet connectivity to the users at these remote warehouses. 3. Additionally, the device can aggregate the 2/3/4G internet bandwidth of multiple SIMs of different Telecom companies for usage of more software users. Sample data : Can visit warehouses for sampling. 4. Field Devices (Palmtops/Mobiles etc.) have more than one SIM slot. Requirement is to design a Hardware or Software solution, which is able to aggregate the 2/3/4 G internet bandwidth of multiple SIMs of different telecom service providers for the usage of the user in that device.

Manual operations of Microla and Biola Bottle filling, capping, labeling and packing, leading to spillage and wastage of manpower. Possible solution: Automation of bottling of Microla and Biola with development of assembly line for filling of bottle, capping, labeling and final packing.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) or Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is a nation-wide campaign in India that aims to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India's cities, towns, urban and rural areas. With proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensor. Cisco can play a big role automating alerts and actions in buildings, campuses or cities. Student teams are expected to develop a protocol to have a communication with the IoT sensors and transfer the relevant data. Solution Expected: Build a multi-protocol application would truly help realize the vision of IoT with devices that span across use cases and cost points, and deliver meaningful impact on social initiatives such as Swachh Bharat” One such example could be the following: a smart garbage sensor connecting over a LoRa protocol to the wireless Access Point and a Docker based application executing on the Access Point sensing that the garbage can may be full and needs attention. Upon making such an inference, the application may choose to unlock a Zigbee lock attached to the door as well as turning on a Zigbee light in the location closest to the garbage bin. Such a multi-protocol application would truly help realize the vision of IoT with devices that span across use cases and cost points, and deliver meaningful impact on social initiatives such as Swachh Bharat” Tech recommendation: Cisco latest generation of Wi-Fi 6 access points - the Catalyst 9120 is truly multi-lingual with diverse radio capabilities to address the needs of a fragmented world of IoT protocols. In addition to delivering Wi-Fi, the 9120 AP also delivers Bluetooth 5.0, Zigbee, and Thread capabilities with the ability to add other radios via a USB interface. The Catalyst 9120 AP also has the unique capability of executing Docker-style containerized applications that could make use of the IoT radios and deliver use cases through a unified wireless infrastructure for customers, thereby reducing cost and complexity. Cisco would love you to think audaciously about other problem statements and use cases that can leverage such a converged wireless multi-protocol capability with containerized edge applications. Cisco look forward to seeing your creations! Applications can be prototyped using a Raspberry Pi with 2 different radios. The evaluations shall be based on the following criteria 1. Depth and research to understand how technology can be used for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) 2. Depth of understanding of Cisco 9120 AP product capabilities & use cases. 3. Depth and understanding of technologies proposed in solution. Resources:  https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9120ax-series- access-points/datasheet-c78-742115.html

Before fully functional helicopters, in 1960's people are using helicopter turbo-propellers for vertical takeoff and landing of planes. Helicopter Turbo-props are the propellers having propulsion system mounted at tip of the blades. The major idea about this is to reduce the travel cost per passenger as turbo props are more efficient, provide high endurance than that of the normal helicopter blades and provides two times the speed to the plane. On the other hand unbearable noise is one of the issue in helicopter turbo-props. In this problem statement, students are supposed to make the working prototype of helicopter turbo-props. These propellers should be designed in such a way that, it should lift and land a foam model of an aircraft weighing 700 grams. Successful flight test of the same is mandatory for the completion of the project.

NALCO Smelter Plant has 04 Pot lines with 08 Pot Rooms and each Pot Room having 120 Pots. There are 2 Cast Houses and 1 Rolling Plant as well. Hot metal is tapped through Tapping Ladles from 960 pots and then transferred into transport ladles on the metal transporting trucks (MTT) for delivery to the desired Cast House Location as per the requisition made by the individual Cast Houses and Rolling Plant. N.B: • Maximum 16 nos. of trucks can be deployed in the Pot Rooms. • The liquid metal is tapped at around 960°C. • The Cast House desired temperature range for metal casting 720°C-760°C. • If the metal arrives at little above the casting temperature value then it is ready for casting and no fuel is required to be burnt in the metal holding casting furnaces. Operation: A. Cast House–A (Operation) prepares Metal Planning Schedule for 04 shifts on daily basis and forwards Hard/Soft Copy to Pot Line (Operation). B. After receipt of the metal planning schedule the Pot Line (Operation) shift-in-charge prepares tapping schedule for his shift. C. From the tapping schedule ladle schedule is derived along with the metal dispatch against requirement by Cast House (Operation). D. Accordingly MTT deployment by the Pot Line (Operation) transport section is arranged for each Pot Line Room Location to the respective Cast House in a Merry-go-Round fashion during the shift hours. E. Normally Cast House-B and Rolling Plant forward their shift wise ladle requirement, in terms of no. of ladles required by them in a shift, initially to the Transport Section of Pot Line (Operation). F. Balance left out hot metal available is dispatched to Cast House-A along with any adjustment required for handling of no. of ladles available with Pot Line (Operation) arising out of additional requirement raised or surplus metal available from Cast House-B and Rolling Plant Shops due to operational issues. G. Shift wise hot metal reconciliation between Pot Line (Operation) and Cast House is carried out on daily basis to tally the records with the quantity of the metal dispatched and received by the Cast House during the day against the metal planning made. Problems: The entire operation is manual as of now. There is no single window available for operation and coordination job. The transit time required between demand and supply involves various factors such as trip length, information on availability of vehicle, tracking of vehicle location. As a result, trucks may arrive later than the demanded time resulting in drop of loaded ladle metal temperature. All this leads to wastage of heat energy, longer wait time and longer metal truck haulage at times. Moreover, Data portability, processing and reporting, all are manual. Hence a need for IOT based vehicle mounted pilot project which will save energy, time, etc. and help us greatly in avoiding chaos situations. Improvements Desired: To devise an IOT based vehicle mounted pilot project which shall ensure real time data connectivity on: Vehicle location tracking through LPS. (UWB / RTLS / Indoor-Locating / LPS) Information on availability of vehicle. Live metal temperature data from ladle. Vehicle call request with location. Driver acknowledgement for call request. Vehicle identification through code broadcast. The proposed project will enable to achieve the following: Reduced Metal Transporting Trucks turnaround time leading to lower haulage losses. Reduced occurrences of ladle hot metal temperature drop due to smaller and faster haulage time. More efficient control of vehicle logistics reducing chaos due to vehicle unavailability/in traceability. Reduction of possibility of metal outage at either of Cast Houses, Rolling Plant. Reduction in consumption of fuel oil required for reheating of liquid metal.

Explain the general problem statement in simple terms. i) At present, government announce scheme for different section of society and direct different departments to pass on the scheme benefits to the beneficiaries, but most beneficiaries are not aware of those schemes and middle man take advantage of such gaps. ii) Many website provide such information about schemes but beneficiaries do not go to internet and search for the schemes. They simply rely on the communication from well-wishers or middle man. iii) Today no mechanism is in place to directly provide the benefits to the respective users. iv) Lot of funds came back unutilized. The users of this system are two-fold: i) User who want to avail schemes has to fill certain details on KIOSK/POS terminal, and they will get all relevant applicable schemes in return. They can then update Aadhar card details which will actually link it to the schemes and government will know directly who want to avail the scheme. ii) Approver can validate the Aadhar card and once approved, benefits can be passed on to the beneficiary without any middle man. Technology that can address this issue partially. i) A multilingual Self operated, or supervised KIOSK preloaded with online application which will be linked to the government site like https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/schemes and can also notify relevant department to approve and give benefits to beneficiary. ii) Basic web base multilingual application can be easily built with minimum efforts. iii) If scheme is related to reimbursement or some monitory help, it will be transferred to bank account directly, or if that is related to some product, it will be sent through logistic to the Aadhar address. Desired Outcome: i) A transparent system and reduced corruption. ii) Wider coverage and easy to avail benefits by user or the actual needy. iii) Government can actually use this data online to track number of beneficiaries. A thought from the recent Issue of Soaring Onion Prices and the need to build a better forecasting mechanism;

A truly digital public transportation system for buses, trains and feeder services Explain the general problem statement in simple terms. v) As the population in city grows multifold year on year the commuting times continue to grow. Whether you commute by train (metro/non-metro), bus, smart bike or on feeder services there is no one stop shop for planning your trip using public transport facilities. vi) With raising traffic both road and rail, there is no mechanism to track the arrival / departure times, shift between different modes of transport etc. vii) Today, the user of public transport facility has to shift between two modes of transport on an average (a train and a bus / a bus and a feeder service to the nearby work location). The uncertainty of when these services are available and how crowded it would be makes it hard plan the trip accordingly. viii) From a government point of view, without knowing the demand at various times, it makes it hard for them to increase / decrease these services for full utilization. Hence, it is important to gauge the demand. The users of this system are two-fold: User / Traveler: An end user who uses the public transport services to plan a trip; Government Authorities: Assess and provide the services according to the need of the users and manage the services based on the demand. Technology that can address this issue iv) A unified system that brings all modes of public transport data into a single source of truth. v) A mobile app and website for end users to plan and book travel across multiple public transport facilities railways, bus, metro and feeder services. vi) GPS sensors on buses, trains, feeder services where feasible and processing capability vii) Payments interface to enable direct payment for the entire trip (that can be scanned for validity at the public transport being used) Technology platform recommendation i) A cloud database with extensible features ii) A distributed database with scalability features iii) Microservice orchestration platform for API integration ( Maps, regional data ) iv) On cloud UX for creating a native App v) Leverage SMS API gateway vi) Leverage ready apps from Azure or AWS An example comparison of these services: In the UK you can manage all the local commute using the railways using “National Rail” app. This App is a one-stop-shop for users for both trains, London metro tubes, buses etc. An user can plan end to end services using this App. For our idea, some of the key customer journeys envisaged using this are. i) Fetch schedule times of the buses / trains / feeder services individually ii) Book your journey iii) Bar code based identification of tickets purchased iv) Real time tracking of your service (bus / train) and identify the ETA to reach your destination v) Set up alerts for your service vi) Send notifications based on channel of choice (SMS / App notifications) Desired Outcome: iv) User a. Provide a seamless, one-stop, end-to-end experience when planning any trip b. Show all available options to the user from which he can pick which ones he prefers c. No waiting queue at the availed service facility. d. Make bookings/reservations within this service and pay in total the entire amount v) Government a. Promote/boost railways, state bus transport corporations, sub-urban railway, metro b. In the long run, this service can replace state wise bus transport reservation websites with a single website/app leading to huge cost savings c. Additional source of revenue in the form of small commission amounts per transaction d. Provide a major source of data as the service becomes more popular which can help the Govt. to plan for roads/railways/infrastructure development in the future e. Help more transport based entrepreneurs and small businesses to bring their services to the public faster

1. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK), established as an autonomous body in 1993 is a national level organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, for socio-economic empowerment of women. The operating model currently followed by RMK is that of a facilitating agency wherein RMK provides loans to NGO-MFIs termed as Intermediary Organizations (IMOs) which on-lend to Self Help Groups (SHGs) of women. These micro-credit loans are provided to women micro-entrepreneurs in both rural & urban areas, organised in Self-help groups (SHGs) / Joint lender groups (JLGs). . 2. Eligible Intermediary Organizations (IMOs) are Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Section 8 Companies registered under Companies Act 2013, Urban / Rural Women Co-operative Banks, Co-operative Societies etc. 3. Network connectivity in remote areas – The women beneficiaries (i.e. women micro-entrepreneurs) are not able to access various online services offered by banks, opening of account is delayed, access to email and information of various Government policies / incentives is limited. Solution should also work with 2G mobile network.

Developing Virtual Reality based solutions in areas like: (i) Creating a virtual showcase/display centre of industrial products – developing solutions for one type of industry like garments, shoe industry etc. (ii) VR solution for emergency rehearsals like fire, flood etc. Provide safety training using Virtual Reality. (iii) Education tools for educating industries in utilization of power by developing virtual reality, augmented reality based solutions. (iv) Developing VR based solution for construction company to show the project plan and interior and exterior look. (v) Virtual reality solution for healthcare sector especially for training the new medical practitioner and Para Medical Staff.

If there is an issue of sanitation and hygiene in our cities, most of it is contributed by its citizens. What innovative mechanisms can be introduced to make the people more aware about maintaining a better hygiene? What participatory methods should be added to engage the people in this process of sanitation? Design a gamified system that issues such products to individuals that can educate people about ways to maintain hygiene, design a strategy to measure and reward the good work done by people.

There is a need for better public spaces. Cities have people coming from rural areas who have no place to stay or spend time. Design a hardware device to track people entering public space and a companion application to enable people to decide which place is most suitable for them. Indicate if a public place is heavily crowded.

Vibration detection plays an important role in the different areas of structural health monitoring and industrial engineering. If the vibration increases above the permissible limits, it might lead to the failure of these structures and machines. Thus, it is very important to continuously monitor the vibration of a critical structure or machine. Vibration can be expressed in terms of its amplitude and frequency. Laser based vibration measurement has gained importance due to its non-contact, non-destructive nature and fast speed. Laser Vibrometer is based on optical triangulation technique. In Triangulation technique for vibration measurement, visible laser beam emitted from a diode laser strikes the target and the backscattered light is collected by suitable optics to focus on a position sensitive detector (PSD). Laser source, target and focusing optics form a triangle. The position of focused spot on the detector is related to the distance of the target from the sensor thus displacement of focused spot on detector is related to the displacement of the target from its equilibrium position. The PSD converts optical signal into electrical signal. Thus a vibration displacement signal in electrical form is generated by the sensor, which corresponds to mechanical vibration of the target. For simple harmonic motion, an optical triangulation based displacement sensors generate a sinusoidal signal whose frequency corresponds to frequency of vibration. Laser vibrometer uses low power Laser diode as light source. The instrument consists in two parts I. Sensor, consisting of Laser light source (Diode Laser), optical system (Focusing lens) to collect the back-scattered light after it has interacted with the object, detection system consisting of opto-electronic device (PSD) and analog electronic circuit to process the detector output and generate ±5V output corresponding to ±5 mm displacement of the object. This analog voltage is to be digitized and then transmitted using blue tooth technology to the nearest mobile phone. II. An application program on mobile phone will receive the dynamic displacement data from laser sensor and computes the FFT of the signal. This calculated FFT spectrum will carry the amplitude and frequency contents of the vibration. The calculated frequency spectrum is to be displayed in graphical form on the mobile screen and important parameters like dominant frequencies and their amplitude will be extracted from the spectrum and separately displayed. Thus the problem consists of development of compact laser sensor with wireless transmission capability, battery operated and size of the palm for vibration measurement. Then development of suitable Android based mobile app to communicate to the sensor and display frequency spectrum and important vibration parameters on mobile screen.

Steel is a widely used material for fabrication of machinery and equipment in almost all the industries. Maintenance of these equipment may become very expensive and time consuming if it requires de-assembling, inspection and then re-assembling. So, an innovative technology can be developed which will help in machinery inspection in assembled condition by digitally imaging all the objects inside it like X-Rays for human body. This will help in identifying the cause of the malfunction of the machinery and necessary action can be taken. Solution methodology - Light waves can pass through glass walls and reflect from the objects behind it. This makes us able to see through a glass wall. Similarly, some other EM waves can pass through concrete walls. There are already many technological developments going on worldwide to use this fact to locate objects behind the concrete walls. Even, moving human body can be detected behind concrete wall upto certain distance using available technology. As EM waves cannot pass through steel walls, use of sound waves/ultrasound can be explored. Instrumentation developed (both software and hardware) should be able to detect either the sound waves generated behind steel wall or send a known sound pulse and get its echo reflected from the objects behind the wall. Developed technology can be envisaged as the multiple microphones mounted on many locations on the machinery to detect and locate the position of the object generating sound. Final outcome - A set of compatible hardware and software is to be developed which will be able to detect and locate either the source of sound or create a digital imaging of all the objects behind the steel wall. There should be provision of adjusting the frequency transmitted and received by sensors to consider varying thickness of the wall and material of objects behind it. Challenges - Since wave propagation inside the machinery involves very little distance, time difference obtained from various objects behind the steel wall is supposed to be very less. It will be very difficult to detect and differentiate the sound signal obtained from the objects. Advanced signal processing technique will be required to be developed to accomplish this task.

Rural women play a significant role inside the houses as well as on farms along with animal husbandry work. This triple burden has made the life of rural women especially in hilly areas miserable & full of drudgery. The main activities which significantly increase their drudgery level in hilly rural areas are - Farm: Farm activities including harvesting, Weeding & hoeing, etc. Home: Cooking & collection of fuel and fodder. Animal husbandry and allied activities. We require some technological interventions in order to reduce drudgery of women.

The state of Uttarakhand comprises of 09 hilly districts. During monsoon season the road connectivity is a major problem. Due to heavy rainfall, complete washout of roads takes place up to 50 m length, land slide in many locations disturbs the flow of traffic, natural calamity and extreme weather incidents is a matter of concern. Restoring of connectivity in the shortest possible duration is required so that small vehicles and regular traffic flow can be resumed. The major problem is the situations where there is a complete washout of trenches of 50 m of hilly road, wherein the only solution is through providing temporary bridges so that the vehicles can move. It should be a safe, durable and low-cost solution.

"In order to increase the productivity of milk and meat products, the animals/birds are inoculated with steroid which boost the production of milk and development of meat. The same steroid enter the food chain and unknowingly are consumed by humans. It is understood that the effects of steroid on animals is also observed in humans. The steroids when consumed by humans can cause severe damage to the body. The problem statement is to develop a device that would help check the amount of steroids in milk and meat products. Design a tool to insert the steroid and measure the amount of steroid added. This should inform the right amount of steroid that can be added depending on the weight of the animal/quantity of milk to ensure that wrong amount is not added."

Hardware 1. Universal access ATM machines for disabled (divyangjan) 2. Universally accessible toilets for disabled (divyangjan) 3. Customised multifunctional convertible work surface for disabled to encourage various functional positions.

The data of babies admitted in SNCU is regularly being submitted to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. After discharge these babies require regular followup checkup and care up to certain period. Many of such babies are not brought back for followup care which causes inadequate recovery and lack of followup record. Through this tracking system if the parents/ guardians of such babies can be covered to bring the babies for followup care the outcome will definitely be effective and the followup records of such cases will be under digital access.

The smart phone will store geo location in remote areas where no access to internet and mobile network is available and the location data with attributes will synced to the server through SMS gateway or internet on availability of the same.

We are looking for solution when calls made to a particular number from a basic phone needs to be tracked accessing the location based information provided by the service provider on the fly and plot the location on map using Google services.

1) An online system monitoring water quality, leaks, and contamination of drinking water in transmission network and managing pipeline network i.e. Synchronisation of pipeline networks, pumping stations and energy management 2) An online system monitoring residual chlorine at end points 3) A mechanism for Equal quantity of water distribution at all consumer ends 4) Cost-effective mechanism to treat waste water in small villages Contact: M. V. S. R. Krishna Murthy, Asst. Chemist, State Level Water Testing Laboratory email id: mudigonda63@gmail.com

Yoga & Meditation – An essential daily Routine Need Motivation and proper environment.Problem Statement – Need Instructor & Calm environment Solution A virtual reality device can be made which features different modes of tratak like spot,candle etc. This device will help in better concentration as it will provide soothing environment. Yogasana can be performed well in this environment . VR software requirement: The VR Experience should be able to provide the virtual tour of interiors of yoga hall. The participant should be able to move around and do Yogasana. The VR Experience should be smooth.

Solution for initiating some kind of alarm to protect underground fibre while digging the road for construction any other purpose. Frequent fibre cut is a serious problem being faced by Telecom industry, leading to poor up time of the Telecom Network and poor service to Citizen. Fibre cuts are primarily due to road construction activities. If at the starting time of digging of road, an alarm can be generated, it may avoid cutting of fibre.

“Upgrading 3G Mobile for LTE/4G network- There are many user with 3G handset who are using mobile services mainly for voice communications. For example senior citizens, school students/kids (phone given by parents to be in touch in case of emergency or to just convey the status in reaching or leaving school) helpers (maid/servants). However, with roll out of LTE/4G network by major telecom operators and voice service (by VoLTE) at much cheaper cost such subscribers are forced to but a new LTE/4G mobile or to forego such benefits. It may be worthwhile to explore the possibility of upgrading the 3G mobile handset which already support packet data functionality, to LTE/4G mobile and to start with focus may be limited to the VoLTE capability along if the cost of solution with software upgrades and hardware (w.r.t. RF part) vis-avis a new LTE mobile is quite low, it will also help in reducing the e-waste or recycling of 3G/4G mobile phones.”

Cost effective innovative solution for long distanch (3 to 8 kms) wireless (LAN) Broadband Connectivity to sparsely located individual households in rural areas (Last mile Connectivity) from Fram Panchayat (USO) ONT locations. Under Bharat Net project of Deptt. Of Telecom, fibres have reached to more than a lakh of Gram Panchayats. But extending broadband connectivity from these Gram Panchayat ONTs to individual households located at a distance of 3 to 8 km is a problem. Extending fibre to individual houses is expensive, messy and very difficult to maintain in far flung rural areas. WiFi connectivity has short range problem. Benefits: It can offer a cost effective solution to last mile broadband connectivity [problem, which will facilitate greater broadband penetration to rural population. It will ensure the proper utilization of USOF Bharat Net fibre and also help in bridging the Digital Divide to a greater extent.

How to get another dedicated internet service provider (ISP) for an e-governance portal, currently in use, replacing an existing ISP Providing broadband connection with a static IP Address

Design a scientific method for assessing the quality parameters of raw jute produced/sold by farmers by linking with raw jute crop assessment through remote sensing application of NASA/ISRO. Download publically available images published by NASA and ISRO. Use this data to identify jute production as well as identify quality of crop based on their location and image parameters.

1. Surat has emerged as a hub of fabric printing, as this activity is associated with the processing activity and is a value add over and above processing 2. With over 500 process houses in and around Surat, printing has been a natural extension to value addition for all the process houses. Most of them have at least 4 printing machines, with capacity to print about 3000 to 30000 meters per machine per day depending upon the design. 3. There exists a business opportunity for having small sized digital partners synchronized with the existing equipment to get value added output at one go, while most of the printers are imported, industry also plans to develop a prototype of Indian made printing machine in the long run. 4. Surat leads in multi-color design printing on fabrics. It can become a hub for digital and Laster fabric printing for the world, should the units be equipped with printing equipment of varied sizes. 5. The equipment for printing machines is an equally important area, in which the industry currently is looking for solutions, color transfer pump systems on a printing machines are the heart of the printer. The improvement to such systems is explained herein below: (5.1) current scenario – the color feeding systems to the printing machines is manual in nature. This results in wastage of expensive printing colors by 25% to 30% as the process is dependent on human intervention. Apart from the wastage aspect, there is also more water required for washing which not only leads to higher costs, but has an adverse environmental impact. (5.2) proposed changes- the industry is exploring design of an auto color feeding system, using pneumatic or gear based pumps. This will lead to reduced wastage, lesser use of water and meeting environmental compliances 6. An R&D facility would be needed in Surat in order to carry out the necessary development as suggested above and come up with firm findings on which system would be better for commercialization. 7. The following graph shows the revenue projection of India’s technical textile machine manufacturing market till 2018

We are looking for solution to estimate soil fertility status on real time basis and to give advisory on fertilizer and compost usage. This will help in better planning for fertilizer application in crops and maintain soil fertility status. The solution is expected to (1) provide help to farmer for getting soil fertility status on real time basis, when needed. This can include actual value of different parameters' estimating soil fertility and overall status. (2) provide advisory on fertilizer and composit usage to farmer, periodically. This should be based on soil fertility status.

Problem: During video calls, often eye to eye contacts are missing because the camera and the screen are misaligned. During the calls, the tendency is to see on the screen and not in the camera, which leads to misaligned conversations. Solution desired: It is desired to design some mechanism to align both the video streams so that the conversations are effective.

Conditioning Monitoring (CM) of electrical system is the process of systematic data collection and evaluation to identify changes in performance or conditioning of the system, or its components, such that remedial action may be planned in a cost effective manner to maintain reliability. It is the process of continuous monitoring of their electrical parameters in order to identify a significant change which is indicative of a developing fault. Different micro-grids groups have been developing their own remote maintenance and diagnostic units on engineering system of their choice. The appropriate low cost generic tools, providing safe solution are required, to address the challenge for robust and reliable micro grids.

Project intends to develop various IOTs devices to camouflage CCTV system. It may look like display board for publicity. It will have various IR lights to illuminate and capture in nights. It should have following features: - Display System (for advertisement or name board) - Wi-fi/ internet connectivity - Multiple systems may be connected through blue tooth - Remote Joystick to fine tuning and focusing on target persons or things)

Many UPS, Variable frequency Drives, soft starters required to install in many applications in continuous plant industries like Pharmaceuticals, chemical, agro, food, textile etc. They are the sources of harmonic generation. Because of harmonics, power quality disturbances, voltage deflection, neutral loading, requirement of higher capacity switchgears, life of switchgear decreases. Also, for neutral loading and unbalancing in the power system occurs and life of distribution devices like transformer will also decreases. Presently in market many devices like active filters, passive filters are available. But it leads to plant modifications and also its not cost effective solution. It also leads to shut down because of retrofication. Hence, task is to find out cost effective harmonic filters. Use of UPS, Variable frequency Drives, soft starters etc. is going to increase day by day. Hence harmonic generation cannot be eliminated. Problem solution is find out cost effective harmonic filters, which do not demand system modifications. Pharmaceuticals, chemical, agro, food, textile and other continuous plant industries. Cost effective harmonic filters if possible to install without system modification then it will benefit power system. Reduction in Neutral current, increase in power quality, increase in life of switch gears, cost saving in switch gear cost. Reduction in Neutral current, increase in power quality, increase in life of switch gears, cost saving in switch gear cost. Hence, efficient operation of all continuous plant industries.

In Hydro-electric Project (HEps)s, monitoring and upkeep of HRT (Head Race Tunnels) is a critical task for proper operation and safety of the plant especially in Himalayan Rivers carrying huge silts. For inspection of the HRTs, the HRT needs to be emptied & inspected which is a cumbersome process. In order to avoid interruption in operation of the plant, services of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for inspection of the HRT in submerged condition could be considered for deployment. Apart from problems of excessive silt in HEPs especially in Himalayan Region during the monsoon season, cases of high acidity in the water has also been reported in some projects, due to which problem of abrasion/erosion of submerged E&M equipment/components occurs resulling into safety hazards and higher O&M cost. As such, there is need to explore abrasion/erosion resistant materials which could be utilized for manufacturing of underwater/ submerged E&M equipment for Hydro Power Plant for improved & sustainable performance and O&M cost minimization.

This will enable the farmer to get better price for better quality. Presently, all produce is treated as having the same composition.

Food is essential for nourishment and sustenance of life. Adulteration of food cheats the consumer and can pose a serious risk to health. Food is adulterated if its quality is lowered or affected by the addition of substances which are injurious to health or by the removal of substances that are nutritious. The challenge is looking for technological solutions to give the consumer an opportunity to detect common adulterants in consumer food

Develop a machine learning model, method, architecture or appliance to reduce building energy use and emissions – A smart sensor for industrial buildings. An experienced operator can do a good job of adjusting set points and schedule. But no matter how good they are, a human’s ability is limited by the amount of data he or she can process. Significant opportunities exist to take advantage of external data sources including real-time occupancy sensor networks, changing space schedules, weather forecasts, grid carbon intensity, and other environmental conditions that could help us better predict space set-points and schedules 24x7. Machine learning means each forecasting instance could be improved upon, as the system would have the ability to measure the results each time it forecasts space energy demands and re-adjust predicted set points and schedules accordingly.

Existing practice: • After loading booked consignments, card seals with lac imprint fastened across the closed doors using strings. They are used as security feature throughout the train journey. • Paper seals are for one time use. Wherever, the seals are found tampered, fresh seals are applied. • RPF personnel check the seals manually en-route at different stations and record the seal position. In case of a criminal interference, these seal positions are back-traced and reconciled to fix the place of occurrence. Problems: • Lot of human resource is wasted. • The seal checking is not very thorough. Errors in recording the seal position cause difficulty in fixing the place of occurrence. Sometimes, the PO is incorrectly fixed due to which crime is not detected. • The seal position is ascertained as a follow up to incidence of crime after passage of lot of time. If seal tampering is conveyed immediately, the PO would be ascertained immediately and effective response will be launched increasing prospects of detect ion of the case. Solution required: • Has to be low cost and scalable. • The instruments used must be reusable. • The solution has to be simple. • It should alert the control room of the division having jurisdiction if the seal is tampered on a running train en-route. The information with geo tagging and time stamp to be relayed.

Existing practice: • Random checking of passengers is done at access points using DFMD and HHMD • Random checking of passengers' luggage is done by baggage scanners Problems: • No comprehensive checking. Passengers have to stop for checks causing congestion. • Pat down checks intrude on privacy. Solution required: • A cost effective non invasive profiling equipment with artificial intelligence tools is required so that people do not have to stop for getting checked.

Existing practice: • Presently random checking of parcels by opening them. Problems: • Not many parcels checked. Unchecked parcels may carry objectionable offensive or dangerous material. Solution required: Non-invasive, quick and cost effective way of checking of parcels in parcel offices (both booked by railway and leaseholders) is the need of hour.

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