A forum to showcase skills besides encouragement from people around, matters the most when it comes to bringing out the best in youngsters with an innovative spirit.
Nowhere was this evident in recent weeks than at the JNTU-Excite workshop on product engineering and entrepreneurship.
Among the products and solutions for which the event served as a platform, one that left a lasting impression was ‘LPG Doctor’ developed by a team of three engineering students. A handy device equipped with sensors and LED display, it may well be a panacea for some of the burning issues associated with cooking gas cylinder use.
There are three parts to it, explains Chintam Tarun, a member of the team and a third-year B.E. Computer Science student.
The first task is to display the weight, thus helping the customer ensure against taking delivery of an underweight refill. Domestic use cylinders ought to have 14.2 kg of LPG. The tare weight is printed on the cylinder’s surface.
Booking a refill is another feature. “Once the weight of the cylinder in use goes below a set limit, the sensor sends an SMS for supply of a fresh refill. A GSM SIM module provided in the device facilitates this.”
The most important aspect of the device, however, is the text message alerts it sends out in the event of a leak. “The device sends SMS alert to two mobile numbers of the consumer,” Mr. Tarun says, pointing out that leak detection systems available in the market only sound alarm.
Apart from Mr. Tarun, others in the team are third-year students from Vasavi College of Engineering, Ibrahimbagh, Gouthami Mogili (Computer Science) and Sarath Chandra (EEE).
LPG Doctor, developed by a team of engineering students, addresses problems associated with use of cooking gas cylinder
