Bengaluru: A team of students from Saptagiri College of Engineering, under the guidance of their professors Dr. Dinesh K Anvekar and Dr. Sasmita Mohapatra created a device to deal with one of the major problems in the city- heavy traffic that blocks the path of the ambulances, curbing emergency health services.
They have a patent over their Traffic control system which is an innovative solution for traffic police who struggle to make way for ambulances that are stuck behind rows of vehicles.
The device, a light sensor, detects the light pulse sequence of the ambulance enabling police to manually operate signals to let ambulances pass through.
Nitin B S, B K Harshit, Prathika V M and Dhanush Bharadwaj H P, are the four geniuses who have come up with this device. The students are pursuing their fourth-semester Electronics and Communication Engineering studies at Saptagiri College of Engineering.
“The electronics and communication functions of the system are implemented by two micro-controller boards in the traffic light unit and one micro-controller within the torch,” said the students. “The traffic light control system consists of a light code sequence detector mounted above the red traffic light, and a light pulse sequence emitting torch. The light pulse sequence is detected by a light sensor interfaced to a micro-controller. The torch has a micro-controller that produces a pre-determined sequence of light pulses,” they added.
Since the light sensor is placed against a ‘conspicuous black-yellow pattern’ board, it will help the ambulance driver in the heavy traffic. “The light code sequence detector recognises light sequences and signals the traffic light control circuit to switch to green immediately, thereby allowing the ambulance to pass,” they said. The also added that the invention has been filed for a patent by the Indian Patents Office.
