IEEE SIGHT Projects

Currently learning difficulties in the field of higher education, they are the main cause of dropout for hearing impaired people in Colombia , significantly reducing their chances in the professional field .This research aims to develop learning strategies for mobile and industrial robotics for the deaf.To achieve this objective ICT education and teaching tools in virtual environments are designed in conjunction with classroom training, they facilitate learning and improve cognitive processes in deaf students as part of the investigation.The expected research results are a greater degree of ownership and generation of knowledge by deaf students , which impact on their degree of social inclusion and level of labor skills through the Information Technology and Communications . the development of robotic prototypes by deaf students by Legos.The next expected result is the use of the Nao robot, because this robot has been devoted to research for the treatment of cognitive development .

Project Location: Colombia

SIGHT Group Affiliation: SIGHT Colombia

Group Contact/More Information: tnuncirag@ecci.edu.co

Main purpose of this study is to find out the urban heat index and air quality of Islamabad area by exploiting ground-based and satellite observations. Further focus will be on to explore their plausible causes and association with the particulate matter and their effects in changing climate of the cities. Climate warming affects human health in many ways through affecting surrounding environment and both natural and social ecosystems on regional to local scales.

Project Location: Islamabad

SIGHT Group Affiliation: IEEE SIGHT Islamabad Section

Group Contact/More Information: harisuzaman@ieee.org

India being a tropical country is blessed with abundant sunshine. According to the Ministry of Power figures of 2018, all villages in India now have access to electricity (A village is considered electrified if 10% of its homes and all public buildings are connected to the grid). Apart from several government initiatives, a number of Non-Government Organizations (NGO), philanthropists, foundations and independent sponsors (all together referred to as agency in this communication) fund solar deployments in remote rural villages. Absence or lack of Social Return on Investment (SRoI) evaluations have led to negligence in upkeep of the deployments. A periodic health check of the solar panels and inverters to monitor their efficiency involves additional costs mainly due to non-concentrated and geographically scattered installations at remote villages or hamlets which are not part of any microgrid. At times the number of installations may be as little as two to three in a village since solar installations are majorly setup at the village dispensary or the Anganwadi School or panchayat office which can be a place of common utility for all the people as shown in Figure 1. In such cases, maintaining the upkeep of the solar setup is a continuous overhead cost which most non-profit organizations cannot sustain. Hence the project utilization is very short lived resulting in unmet objectives of the NGOs/ donors and the villagers continue to live in darkness. In view of this, there is a need for implementation of a mechanism to remotely sense the working efficiency of the solar setups through low cost energy sensors. In case of multiple scattered installations by a single organization GIS Mapping can be employed in identification and mapping of the installation locations.

Project Location: India

SIGHT Group Affiliation: MTT Society (Microwave Theory & Techniques Society) SIGHT

Around 250 million people in the world today are living with disabilities. More often than not, the challenges faced by these individuals in their day to day lives are not addressed by conventional design or engineering industries due to inability to profitably commercialize on the highly variable needs of this demographic. But lack of profitability doesn’t mean these challenges don’t deserve to be addressed. IEEE SIGHT along with its global partners will collaborate towards hosting a Makeathon event.The event will bring together 10 teams of talented engineers, designers, and 10 persons living with disabilities to take on neglected challenges over a 72 hour period. In the month leading up to the makeathon event, teams will plan and design their projects. During the event, teams will be provided with fabrication and prototyping facilities as well as a micro grant ($750/team) for materials. Teams are expected to manufacture and present a functional prototype by the end of the event.

Project Location: Canada

SIGHT Group Affiliation: IEEE SIGHT Southern Alberta Section

Group Contact/More Information: anis.b.arfi@gmail.com

This project will be taking place in Maskwacis, Canada, a place formerly cut-off from the online world. Maskwacis is an impoverished First Nations Canadian community grappling with addiction, unemployment, and suicide. Like many other indigenous reserves, it is a place with little access or connection to the Internet. Bruce Buffalo, a Maskwacis resident and self-taught engineer, founded the Mamawapowin Technology Society (MTS) with the objective of bringing free internet connection to Maskwacis. “Mamawapowin” - the Cree word for bringing people together - aptly describes MTS’s mission statement: “To bring rural, First Nations people together through connectivity.”

Project Location: Canada

SIGHT Group Affiliation: Southern Alberta Section SIGHT

This SIGHT project will train farmers and community leaders on the use of a technology-based solution (a mobile app) to mitigate their “middleman problem,” foster the transition from conventional to organic farming, and provide basic tools to run the farms as (small) businesses. Part of the funds awarded will be used to develop a new module for the mobile app that will allow farmers to announce on a weekly basis what they have for sale and at what price.

Project Location: Costa Rica

SIGHT Group Affiliation: Costa Rica SIGHT

Araku and Paderu are hilly areas, where water is abundant in some seasons and scare in most of the year. Farmers are not aware the quantity of water needed for their crop and leaving water to down lying areas, even not required. In process, the high altitude fields loose water in short time. In case at later day, the farmer at high altitude need water for his crop, he could not get. This is because there is no scientific method that applied to these fields. We propose to prepare a 'MOSATE' kit, which monitors Moisture, Salinity and Temperature continuously in the field and indicates, the farmer about the status of the field. With this kit, the farmer can monitor the field water management as per requirement.

Project Location: India

SIGHT Group Affiliation: IEEE Hyderabad Section SIGHT