TECHKNOW-2010 – A NATIONAL EXPO STARTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY.
A two-day ‘Techknow-2010,` national expo on student innovation organized by Anna University and All India
Manufacturers` Organization (AIMO) got under way here on Friday. A student from
Mohamed Sathak College of Engineering S. Niraimathivanan demonstrated that he
can control the light by moving his eye balls to the right or left. He was part
of a team of students from the college. The spectacles Niraimathivanan wore had
an eye ball sensor module which could also be used by people with disability
for operating some home appliances. Their students` project ‘portable wireless
intelligence control system using eye movement control for people with
disability,` was one of those displayed at the exhibition’s. Inayathulla,
another member of his team, said the project consists of four major parts
namely, eye ball sensor module, two-channel amplifier, microcontroller and a
wireless module. This reliable, low-power and cost-efficient module would
contribute towards improving the quality of life of the disabled, said H.
Srinivasan, another team member. Students of several colleges from south
It is evident that we do
not lack in talent .All that youth our country needs is guidance, encouragement
and assurance that merit is respected.
