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IOT Based Forest Fire Detection System Using Arduino Nano

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Abstract  Forest fires are common hazards in forests in summer when the vegetation is dry and flammable that affect the local Wildlife as well as the Environment and in general the entire eco system around it. However, the damage impact could be reduced if a robust system could be deployed in forest areas to detect the fire and alert to Fire extinguishing authority to take immediate action in case of a fire. In this project, the intention is to build a Forest fire detection system using IoT (specifically from thingspeak.com) which would detect the fire and send an emergency alert to Authority through IoT through real time data collection. Here a GSM/GPRS module is used to communicate with IoT sever. Since forests are generally remote areas and protected by the government, the availability of network signals is close to non-existent with only basic 2G connectivity at most. Hence a 2G network is preferable to communicate with the server and would also help in reducing costs for poten...

Automatic Street Light Controller

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ABSTRACT : An automatic street light controller circuit can switch on and off a street light at the exact time the light intensity of an area reduces and is unique to the particular location relying solely on light intensity rather than manual operation or timer based systems INTRODUCTION:  Generally, as it gets dark outside towards the end of the day, there exists a need to have street lights switch on as soon as the visibility drops to prevent accidents and safety of the pedestrians. The problem with street lights around us is that they are either manual or clock based, both of which have major flaws towards electrical efficiency and reliability. In case of manual operation human error is a big concern and in case of timer based system efficiency is lost as the time of sun set is not the same throughout the year due to seasonal and daily weather conditions. In an attempt to overcome this conflict, we propose the following automatic street light controller circuit using relay and ...

Aerospace Finalist - India Schools Video Competition (2016-17)

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Indian Classical Music Certifications

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Completed Prarambhik (Beginner) and Praveshika Pratham (grade 1) in Indian classical music on the synthesizer. After 2014 I shifted from Indian classical to Western and International music to explore the many genres and sub genres of music. The classical training I received laid the foundation for music production and composition.   

ANCQ 2016

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 Scored a Distinction in ANCQ 2016 Olympiad in 10th grade.

Computer Club Achievements

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When I was in high school I was a member of the computer science club for two years. In the 7th grade I won the first place for logo design. This was my first attempt at logo design and I continued it over the years for several occasions. The challenge with this competition was that we were allowed to use only the pre-installed software available in windows 7.  The 8th grade was when I started coding in scratch. I made several games which were used as mini games during the annual day of NPS. When tasked with a comic design using scratch, I made a comic strip about a sculptor pushing a piece of marble up a hill. It would take him several days of effort and hard work just to push it up the hill whilst other artisans would mock him. However what they never realized is that on top of the hill wind blew cool and moisture was low which allowed the artisan to make superior art that sold for much more that his competition. Since his palm didn't sweat either, his tools retained their durabi...

Ovum Preemie Run 10k

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In the month of November 2019, I ran my first quarter marathon that was presented by Ovum hospitals group to raise awareness and funds for providing premature babies a second chance at life. I started the race with a good pace, even finishing 5k in 26 minutes, however my stamina didn't last long and I slowed down in the second half. The roads were cleared and the weather was pleasant early in the morning. In a way, by running this marathon, I was motivated to take my personal fitness journey more seriously. Overall I finished in 1 hour and 2 minutes, a time that I aim to beat in my next marathon.

GSM Based Remote Load Switching

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Abstract Today the energy meter is placed in the domestic or commercial sites and collects the data of the energy consumed and displays it on either a number dial or digital display. At the end of every billing cycle the person from the service provider has to visit the place where the meter is placed to get the reading and to note it down for further bill generation. The present system of energy charge is fallible and also long. So the purpose of this project is to develop an energy meter which is used to measure the consumer’s power consumption in kWh but also enable and support real consumption and, so meter reader does not need to visit each customer for the consumed data collection and to distributed the bill slip. The energy consumption is calculated using the measurement of voltage and current. It also continuously reads the energy meter readings and automatically sends some updates like low-balance alert, zero-balance alert, recharge alert when necessary, to the registered numb...

Literature Survey - GSM based Remote Load Switching

Paper 1 GSM Based Automatic Energy Meter System with Instant Billing  E.Moni Silviya, LK.Meena Vinodhini, Salai Thillai Thilagam.J The proposed system for this paper utilizes an IR sensor unit in which the transmitter is placed In the rotating unit of the EV meter. Once current consumption is obtained the arm processor will reduce units for the user. Various energy meters are being developed over the years however the use of GSM provides unique advantages over the technologies previously used. The use of GSM in conjunction with sim technology allows for efficient readings of power consumption to be transmitted, even from remote locations using 2G technology. This paper focuses on the remote transmission of energy values to the power station/user to generate bills on time and asses energy demand patterns, managing fraud and meter failures due to fraudulent or natural causes efficiently. Paper 2 GSM based automatic energy meter reading system  Ashna.K and Sudhish N George This p...