Ongoing Projects

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Development of Edge Device for Integrated Soil Health Monitoring

MoU is signed with Aptum Solutions for this project along with funding

The collaboration is aimed at engaging with designated students for implementation of targeted solutions for addressing specific practical problems, using Embedded and Cloud technologies that can be mutually beneficial. The project phases involve:

Phase1: Conceptualization and Implementation of a basic solution for use in Agricultural domain
Phase2: Expansion of the functionality of the solution in Phase 1 to have comprehensive features
Phase3: Development of an Edge device for Integrated Soil Health Monitoring, Integration and Validation of solution developed

Phase1 project is completed and Phase 2 and 3 is in progress.

LoraWAN setup for weather monitoring in PES campus

The LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network)-based Weather Station project is a smart and efficient solution for collecting and transmitting environmental and meteorological data over long distances. It leverages the low-power, long-range communication capabilities of LoRaWAN technology, making it ideal for remote or hard-to-reach locations with minimal power and infrastructure requirements. The objective of the project is to:

Monitor real-time weather parameters such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, rainfall, etc.
Ensure energy-efficient and reliable data transmission over long distances.
Deploy a scalable, cost-effective network for weather monitoring in rural, agricultural, and disaster-prone areas.
Provide a centralized platform for data storage, visualization, and analysis.

The feature includes data collection, LoRaWan Connectivity, Gateway Integration, Centralised Dashboard and can have applications in agriculture, disaster management, climate research, smart cities etc.

Mobile Payload Carrier – Phase 2

The project was funded by ArtPark @IISC and is continued under funding of cRAIS

One of the common use cases in many larger facilities like factories, university campuses, hospitals etc. is that loads of materials are to be moved from one place to another. It is desirable to have payload carriers for automating the tasks to improve productivity and reduce the burden on humans. The automation becomes even more important for hazardous environments. The problem statement involves the development of a deployable mobile robot used as a payload carrier that can carry a load of like 25kg and a desired volume to be operated in 3 modes namely:

Internet controlled mode: The robot can be remotely controlled via web application to go to different destinations.
Learn and repeat mode: Repeated tasks can be made to be learnt by the robot which it can repeat by selection of a specific task.
Follow me mode: The robot can be made to know whom it must follow, and it simply follows the person to go different places.

This project aims to provide a reliable transportation of goods with development of enhanced methods making best use of technologies. It makes it seamless with less human intervention.

Automation for Diagnostics Lab

This project in collaboration with Mechanical Department and under cRAIS (Center for Robotics, Automation and Intelligent System)

Project is funded by NAALM (Neuberg Anand Academy of Laboratory Medicine Private Ltd

After a visit to Diagnostics Lab and discussions with doctors, there has been an ongoing automation for certain specific processes in lab’s testing line starting from Scan in process till archiving of samples. The entire process is divided into multiple steps but the project focusses on automation of two steps:

Segregation: Segregation is the process in which the test samples (test tubes) that has come into the Diagnostic lab from different centres has been segregated to checked into different labs/departments for specific tests. Each test tube has a bar code (Code128) which indicates the automation system, the type of tests needed and assignment of the labs.
Archiving: After the tests, the test samples need to be archived. The Robot system will pick up the samples from source racks and place in different destination racks based on the bar code for archival purposes.

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