Awesome New Ideas For A Better Tomorrow (4) - Software
Life-saving gadgets, safer ways to travel, solutions for sanitation and cost-effective answers to everyday problems… India has a host of good ideas just waiting to explode. See what’s bubbling under
We
scouted the length and breadth of the country to find the brightest
innovations. The list continues
4.
Software That Prevents Stampedes
BRAINCHILD
OF: Pavin Kumar, S Vidyasagar, A Ramesh and KT Venkateshan
If
you are scared of crowds, you will love what these four students of
Kongu Engineering College in Erode, Tamil Nadu, have devised. Their
programme can sense crowd density by analysing images from a security
camera. “It then tells us which parts of a place (like temples or
big festivals like the Kumbh) are likely to get more crowded and
prone to stampedes,” says S Vidyasagar. “This makes it easier for
the police to control the crowd and prevent them.” A computer fed
with the software and linked to the CCTVs lights up the areas that
are prone to more footfall per square foot on its screen. So the
officials manning the computer know where to direct help. “We aim
to have the programme send a direct signal to the walkie-talkie of
the officials manning the ground.” Imagine how much safer we would
be if they used this programme at a music festival or the Pride
parade
The
boys are seeking funding for further testing, and conducting
practical experiments. “If we get it up and running, it can really
make a difference,” says Vidyasagar.
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