VISHNU-ERA-ISSUE-09
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A QUARTERLY NEWS PUBLICATION FROM SRI <strong>VISHNU</strong> EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY<br />
ENABLING<br />
14<br />
PEOPLE<br />
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LAB @ BVRIT N<br />
INTERNSHIP<br />
Fifteen students from Mizoram University underwent training on various modules and<br />
implemented 6 mini projects (3-ECE, 3-IT) as a part of their internship at ATL during the<br />
one month period from January to February, 2015.<br />
MODULE TRAINING<br />
Successfully completed Arduino & Proteus training modules for ATL students at BVRITN and<br />
BVRITH. Summer Training for ATL students was held at BVRITN from May 21-27, on “8051<br />
Architecture and Coding Using Keil Compiler”<br />
Mizoram University Interns 2k15 with the Principal and Assoc. Dean-ATL<br />
Students working on 8051 platform<br />
VENABLE WORKSHOP<br />
Assistive Technology Lab conducted “Venable - Rapid Prototyping and App Development<br />
Workshop” on March 18th and 19th in association with Deque Software Pvt. Ltd. Total of<br />
163 students participated in the event for two days to create novel assistive aids and apps<br />
for the differently able.<br />
Participants at Venable orientation<br />
GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY<br />
AWARENESS DAY,<br />
2015<br />
ATL teams from BVRITN and<br />
BVRITH got an opportunity to be<br />
present at the Global<br />
Accessibility Awareness Day,<br />
2015 organized by Deque at HICC,<br />
Hyderabad.<br />
Mizoram University Interns at work<br />
MAJOR PROJECTS<br />
Four major projects were implemented at ATL in the year 2015:<br />
· Hand Gesture Recognition for Speech and Hearing Impaired<br />
· Bioelectric Fat Analyzer<br />
· Intelligent Traffic System Control System for Ambulance Convenience<br />
· Digital Stethoscope<br />
LECTURE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND GUIDELINES FOR<br />
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT<br />
ATL along with Deque has agreed to work together to educate ATL students on Accessibility<br />
Awareness and Guidelines. As a part of the series of lectures Mrs. Sujasree Kurapati, MD,<br />
Deque Software Pvt. Ltd. conducted an introductory session for the students at BVRITH.<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Feeding Utensil for the Elderly and Electronic Peak Flow Meter won the seed funding of INR 1<br />
Lakh and INR 40,000 towards developing a final prototype. Smart Stick and Wireless Water<br />
Tank Control received INR 5000 each at Anveshana 2015, held in January, participated by ATL<br />
students along with Telangana Model School students. ATL projects from BVRITN and BVRITH<br />
were selected for national level project showcase at NIT Bhopal and HYSEA, 2015<br />
ATL students from BVRITN & H with<br />
Associate Dean ATL at GAAD'15<br />
B V RAJU KNOWLEDGE CENTRE @ Narsapur<br />
> B V Raju Knowledge Centre organized a counseling session on 23/2/15 for tenth class<br />
students. Dr. C. Veerender, expert Personality Development Training conducted an<br />
interactive session with the students. A total of 814 students along with their Head<br />
Masters and teachers from 15 schools attended the session. All the students evinced keen<br />
interest during the entire session.<br />
Two student teams winning 1st and 3rd prize at<br />
Bio Asia Healthcare Devthon<br />
Wireless Water Tank Control Team<br />
> B V Raju Knowledge Centre organized co-curricular competitions on 13th of March, 2015. 15<br />
schools that are utilizing the services of our Knowledge Centre were invited to the<br />
competitions. A total of 106 students showcased their talent by participating in various<br />
events and made the programme a grand success.<br />
> B V Raju Knowledge Centre conducted Spoken English Classes from 4/4/15 to 28/4/15.