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Ignite 10: A Run Towards an Innovation Marathon, Already |
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Multiple physiotherapy devices
Ashok Aasrani, Class XII, Shubham Sen Secondary School, Jaipur
When we see patients in pain, many of us perhaps do not do what Ashok Aasrani did. He designed many simple and low cost exercising devices that help rehabilitate accident victims and people with limb disorders. The doctors warned him that his inventions to help patients might be futile, but Ashok persevered and today many of his machines have received positive feedback.
The first model Ashok created was a missile, in honour of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who is his inspiration. He comes from a humble background and does multiple odd jobs to help sustain his creative dreams. When he cannot pay the school fees, he relies on his innovations. When his innovations get published in the newspapers and his school’s name is mentioned, his fee is waived off for the fame he brings to the school. Is it possible for the country to reduce so much pressure on such students?
Earlier, he used to work at an electronic shop where students would come to him for technical help with their school projects. He says, “I thought if I could help others, why not use my knowledge and skill to make a name for myself? So, I started inventing useful things which could help people.”
While there are similar instruments, Ashok’s equipments are relatively inexpensive as they are made from re-usable materials.
The Automated Beeper
Ashuni Patel, Class X, Navrachana School, Vadodara
How often do we lose or misplace our things? Ashuni has found the solution to this problem. Due to her tendency to misplace things, she has developed an Automated Beeper which helps to locate smaller objects. She took the help of a friend to construct the model as she is not well versed with electronics.
An enthusiastic basketball player, she aspires to be a successful scientist and wants to have a lot of Patents to her name. Ashuni suggested that the models submitted to IGNITE 2010 should be showcased to school students to encourage them to think of creative solutions. Essay writing competitions based on the theme of invention can also be conducted.
Locator beeper
Sai Sri Ram, Class IX, Don Bosco Public School, Vijaywada
Sai’s inspiration for the Locator Beeper came from his great grandmother as she used to misplace things often. This device can be attached to any item that people generally tend to misplace/forget about. It is fitted with transmitters/receiver, LED and a sound device. When the corresponding remote is pressed, a sound is emitted from the device tagged to an item/article and the user can trace its location.
He aspires to become an engineer or computer scientist as he believes technology will be around for a long time to come.
There are certain kinds of locators already available such as at http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060606/wireless-object-locator-for-the-home/ or the patent by Michael Sipple, 2007, uspto, http://www. freshpatents.com/-dt20090625ptan20090160670.php but the idea suggested here has an added feature of light and sound too.
A Date with your Calendar
Shruti Tyagi, Class XI, Police DAV School, Jalandhar
Shruti thought it would be interesting to have a calendar, which would be pre-programmed to announce the dates periodically. She hit upon the idea on her birthday. Her father believes that this invention can be helpful to the visually impaired individuals. She has also conceived an idea for a Push Button Stand for 2 wheelers. This would be useful especially for women as it will make parking the bikes easier. She recalls her father slipping once while putting his bike on the stand. Shruti aspires to do a PhD in future.
There were people who discouraged her saying there would be many entries and that hers stands little chance. But Shruti went ahead and submitted her idea.
While speaking calendars are available on web, such as http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Information_Management/Calendars_and_Scheduling_Tools/Speaking_Calendar.html downloaded on Nov 5, 2010 but the push button stand for bikes are not so common.
Tricycle of my Dreams
Rashmi Maruvada, Class V, Patha Bhavan High School, Kolkata
Rashmi, herself a visually impaired child wants to help physically challenged individuals become self reliant and independent.
Rashmi has never seen a cycle but she knows the shape by feeling it. Her idea is about a tricycle, which will have an inbuilt navigation system with an audio announcement system to inform the rider about the places/landmarks on the route. Her sister helped her to make a sketch of the model. Rashmi aspires to become a nurse someday so that she can look after other people. Students from DAIICT helped in making a prototype based on her idea which was showcased at the ignite10 function.
Peelgroove Knife
Vishan Popat, Class X, Navrachna School, Vadodara
Vishan’s favourite fruit is pineapple. He realized that it was not easy to peal its eyes. So, he invented the Peelgroove Knife, which not only peels the pineapples but also cuts away the eyes effectively.
When confronted with a need for which answers do not exist, Vishan says, “Why not create!” His aim in life is to, first of all, be a good human being and professionally he aspires to become a scientist.
There are different peeling machines available which give similar results, such as the ones at (http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/peeling-pineapple-machine.html, but the one innovated by Vishan focuses specifically on peeling pineapples and fruits with similar textures.
System to prevent people from using mobile phones while driving
Divyam Gupta, Class X, Delhi Public School, Bulandshahr
Divyam got the idea about this innovation after reading about an accident in the newspaper. In order to prevent people from using mobile phones while driving, Divyam suggests placing touch sensors on the gear lever and the steering. If at any point of anytime, the driver’s hand is not on either steering or gear lever (for more than the designated seconds), the system will infer that either s/he is using a mobile phone or not carefully handling the steering. The system may react in a pre-programmed manner. Vehicle may slow down; a message may beep giving an alert alarm to the driver that she was not driving carefully.
“Problems make me think of preventive measures,” says Divyam. He shared his concept with friends who believed the idea was so good that he had copied it from somewhere! Divyam aspires to be an engineer one day and keep creating new things.
Dupen (Magic lies Within)
Rahul Kumar Singh, Class XII, D.A.V Kapildev Public School, Ranchi
Rahul thought about the need of a pen which could charge batteries while writting for long hours. The pressure on the tip of the pen, while writing, may be used to charge a small battery.
Rahul’s friends discouraged him but he still sent his entry. His physics teacher helped him as well by verifying his concept and illustration. Since this was his last year in school he thought, “Why not, lets give it a try”. His goal is to be an IAS officer. He suggests that schools should organize and support more such creative competitions.
Mechanical Porter
Masha Nazeem, Class XII, Vidyaa Vikas Girls Higher Secondary School, Namakkal
The “Mechanical Porter” is Marsha’s 8th innovation and she has received many accolades for her previous inventions. She said, “All my projects are aimed at removing deficiencies in existing machines. When I travel to showcase my work, the luggage is usually very heavy. So I invented the “Mechanical Porter” which is helpful to old and young people when they travel.”
The innovation is a trolley with a platform, which is connected to a pedal which, when rotated, raises the platform with ease.
Masha is a bright young girl who has been innovating new things since the age of 12 years. She draws inspiration from real life situations. She adds, “Muslim girls don’t generally get the same opportunities like I did thanks to my parents. I have been travelling around the world attending conferences and I have also travelled alone to Japan. There are many children with hidden talents, but without correct guidance and motivation they can not do well.” Masha wants to work for a research institute in the future.
Recycled Composite Material
Hetal Vaishnav, Class XII, Late Shri S.G. Dholakiya Memorial High School, Rajkot
Hetal started innovating things since she was in class VII. One day she was observing rag pickers picking up water pouches but not the other wrappers. When she asked them, she learned that there was no resale value of the multi layered laminated plastics which couldn’t be recycled. She then visited the factories with her father where such laminated plastic wrappers were made. She experimented in her father’s pressure dye casting factory and created a composite material using these hitherto non-recyclable materials. This material has multiple uses and can be recycled. It is also non-flammable and during the recycling process no harmful gases are emitted.
Hetal aspires to become a researcher in chemistry some day. She states that Rajkot has a government laboratory, NSIC, but they have high charges for conducting test or experiments. She wants them to charge less for the students. Moreover, reports required on the same day cost three times more. Else reports are given after one week which slows the prcess. She hopes the process can be made simpler for the young inventors. Is it an impossible expectation! Will it be so difficult to redesign the innovation eco-system as per Hetal’s expectations, National Innovation Council should respond, will it?
Shoe Vacuum Cleaner
T Chris Ananth, Class I, Bell Matric Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli
Seeing his father vacuum cleaning, little Chris could not but reflect on his shoes, which made sound. He thought, could not he suck dust with his shoes.
He added, “Since my mother is struggling a lot with cleaning, I would like to help her with my invention”. So far mothers complained that kids dirty the floor, now they would ask the kids to come and walk on the dust, so that the floor gets cleaned!
Ananth wants to become a rocket scientist and roam in space! He is also a member of the NASA Kids Club. He also wants to play in the snow and land in space and visit Jupiter!
His mother recalls that whenever he would get a new toy, he would dismantle it and then try and put it back together. His father is an Electrical Engineer, and he is also one of his inspirations. His grandmother, his biggest inspiration, guides him in reading the newspaper and story books.
His mother suggests that young children/ inventors need to be encouraged by providing them with financial and technical support. Why not?
There are similar innovations as seen in http://www.coroflot.com/crazydylus/my-concepts/17 but they are electrically powered. However, the idea presented here is based on a manual suction model and does not require electricity.
Noiseless Horn
Manibhushan Prasad, Class XII, Sindri College, Dhanbad
He got the idea for the Noiseless Horn when he used to commute for tuitions and had problems talking on the phone due to the noise pollution.
Manibhushan suggests that each vehicle should have signal (may be IR) emitters and corresponding sensors. When a driver presses the horn, signals are transmitted instead of sound, which are picked up by the car in front and a beep alert is sounded along with a light signal on the dash board.
He wants to fly like a super hero and create a device for the same. He aspires to become a scientist and work in the field of electronics. He didn’t discuss this idea with his friends. He came to know of the competition through one of his friends who had seen a television program on NIF.
Reading assistant for the blind/low vision people
Mayank Walia, Class XII, Police DAV School, Jalandhar
Mayank developed a keen interest in machines in class IX when he used to accompany his father to his factory. His teacher had once talked of software, which could read a text and then turn into audio instructions for the visually impaired. His idea is to develop a gadget that can be worn on hand and which can be moved over text or Braille. It will use sensors that scan text and convert it into audio signals for the blind /visually challenged. The idea of pen based text scanner exists and so also the softwares for converting text into speech. The brilliance of Mayank lies in linking the two ideas and convert the same into a powerful tool which could enable blind people read any book practically. He is in favour of a more rounded academic experience. He suggests that the education policy should acknowledge achievements in non academic fields too. His parents and teachers used to urge him to pay more attention to his studies. But, after winning competitions, his father now proudly calls him “Kishore Vaigyanik” (young scientist).
He aspires to pursue mechanical engineering and do his country proud through his innovations. Given an opportunity; he would want to do R&D in the defence organisations.
Process of reeling cut or pierced muga cocoons to obtain continuous filament
Kaushik Boruah, Class IX, Vivekanand Kendra Vidyalaya, Golaghat
Kaushik comes from a family of silk cultivation farmers. He grew up observing the silk cultivation process.
He saw that in the traditional process there was a lot of wastage of cocoons. They obtained hardly four to five meters of silk from the cocoons.
The process developed by Kaushik helps to obtain continuous silk filaments from the cut or pierced muga cocoons. Traditionally, the cut/pierced cocoons are used to make gicha yarn in the villages. Using this process, 50 per cent of silk from these cocoons can be recovered; rest can be used to make gicha yarn. Through his method they could obtain much longer silk yarn.
Kaushik aspires to become a textile scientist and study more about silk. He enjoys playing football.
Domestic & industrial waste water management in urban areas
Parth Vaidya, Class XII, Vidya Vijay Bal Mandir, Indore
When there is water scarcity, we all complain but do little to find a sustainable solution. When Parth’s locality faced the same, he thought of using recycled water for different purposes like irrigation, construction, washing or fertilizing crops. With his teacher’s help, he could make a model. He spoke to the people in his society and they adopted the idea. Indore Municipal Corporation has in principle agreed to install the system in new residential colonies. GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly also implemented the same in their premises.
Parth aspires to become an environmental scientist so as to be able to find solutions to the problems faced in day-to-day life. He says, “The world is now focusing mainly on technological advancements but in times to come it will need solutions to environmental problems.” How true!
The Miraculous Exudate from Euphorbia cotinifolia
Varsha Singh, Class VIII, Apeejay School, Jalandhar
When Varsha touched the latex of Euphorbia cotinifolia accidentally her backyard, she experienced severe itching. Her aunt had once told her that the latex of Guggal kills ringworms. Out of curiosity she tested it against termites and ticks and found it to be effective. Varsha draws inspiration from her mother who is a chemistry teacher and with her help she has been conducting experiments at home.
Her parents and her school have been very supportive of her endeavours. She aspires to be a successful scientist one day.
Euphorbia cotinifloia is reported to be used as a fish toxicant by the natives of Northern Guyana (http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/6279/1/IJTK%208(4)%20535-538.pdf). Also, its use as molluscicide is reported in the literature. http://www.euphorbia.de/res6.htm#a264.
Crutch with shock absorbers, bell and light
Archana Konwar, Class VIII, Butacore High School, Dhemaji, Assam
We have all seen physically challenged people using crutches but none of us could imagine the need for a shock absorber spring in the crutches to lessen the pain in the armpits. But Archana in a remote village of Dhemaji saw and sensed the pain which we did not. A physically challenged person living near Archana’s school, used to complain about the fatigue caused by using crutches. Moved by his agony, she thought of a crutch, which would be less strenuous with shock absorbers. It will also have a bell to alert other commuters and a light to be used during the night. She made a sketch and sent it to NIF through her voluntary teacher, Manas.
Archana is a good singer, dancer and painter; and volunteers at the school library. She aspires to become a doctor and also an actress.
The Cycle-O-Cleaner
Riya Kothari, Nimran Kang, Kaamya Sharma & Mehr S. Mehta, Class VI, Vasant Valley School, New Delhi
The idea is to have a bicycle with two cylindrical brooms attached to the back wheel. The brooms rotate as one pedals and the brushes sweep away the dust making the drive way clean.
The cycle may include an extra dustbin attached to the front to collect large scraps and pieces of garbage.
A model cycle was made by NIF team attached with such mechanism ( see photo).
Vibrator based overtake alarm
Aditya Parashar, Class VII, Tagore Vidya Mandir, Hoshangabad
The idea is to incorporate a microphone in the side view mirror in a car to pick up the horn frequencies of vehicles following the car. Sometimes, when the door windows are up and music is playing, it becomes difficult to hear the horn. The microphone gets activated when the window glasses are up, and sends signal to a vibratory pad on the steering, which will alert the driver about another vehicle following. He has many other ideas as well like a remote that takes energy from TV light or any other natural/artificial source of light, and a luggage carrier on the top of automobiles with a rotating base so that one needs just to rotate the carrier to pick up any luggage on any side.
It is noteworthy that this time all eligible children awardees under Ignite10, also got a letter along with their award citation, certifying that their patent application had been filed by NIF in their name. In addition, NIF also got a prototype made to show case the idea that children had sent in many case. So, what are you thinking creative children, you send ideas, and Honey Bee Network and NIF will get your patents filed, prototyes made and in a few cases, even help you license your technologies to industry (Ed.)
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