Author: Vijay A. Kanade

Abstract: The paper proposes a healthcare system that harnesses IR properties of human body radiation for allowing surgeons to perform surgeries remotely through a 3D interactive display. The system supports in-volume interactions with integrated touch sensing mechanism where IR cameras detect human hand interactions within the floating 3D display volume through ‘Infrared Thermography’. Thus, as the surgeon interacts with the 3D display at a remote location, the actions are reproduced by the medical device at the patient’s location. The proposed system is explicitly outlined for conducting medical emergencies.

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Author: Vijay A. Kanade

Abstract: The paper illustrates a novel concept & implementation technique for "[Bio-Net]-of-Things (BoT)". BoT discloses a method for bringing all the living systems online - so we have humans, IoT devices (inanimate) & bacteria, viruses, plants, crops, etc. all under one bracket of Internet. In this paper we are envisaging symbiotic intelligence for solving the problem of air pollution through BoT. We are facing the pollution menace from vehicles, industries, etc. to a greater extent, especially to the people who are living near roadsides in cities. Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides (NO_x), SO₂ are the prominent air pollutants found in most cities. Out of these, NO_x is one of the major pollutants emitted from vehicles. NO_x gases react to form smog and acid rain, as well as being central to the formation of fine particles and ground level ozone, both of which are associated with adverse health effects. The paper demonstrates a setup that utilizes the photo catalytic effect of Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) for reducing the effect of air pollution. The pollutants in the air are explicitly identified with the help of on-chip spectrometers and TiO₂ is economically sprayed onto those target air pollutants. The cost effective usage of TiO₂ is worked out by implementing an 'Unsupervised Particle Swarm Optimization' algorithm. The viability of the proposed IoT platform is confirmed by building a smart test-bed for executing the unsupervised algorithm. Experimental results show that BoT can be effectively deployed through this algorithmic middleware which can support 'n' no. of BoT devices. Thus a pioneering technique is disclosed for tackling the problem of air pollution.

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Author: Vijay A. Kanade

Abstract: The space around the planet Earth is littered with a vast amount of ‘Space Debris’. Space debris, junk, rubbish, remains, waste, or trash is a cluster of obsolete man-designed articles in space – old dilapidated satellites, wastes from multi-stage rockets, and flakes derived from erosion, collisions caused by debris itself or malfunctioning space units. This orbiting debris is growing at an alarming rate and posing a serious threat to the operational orbits above the planet. There is enough scientific evidence to suggest that the debris density at the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has already reached a sufficient level to trigger a chain reaction of debris-collisions. To avoid any damage to the essential orbiting satellites and to keep the planet’s space sustainable, we ought to soon embark on a mission of cleaning-up the space debris. Space organizations and scientific communities around the world are well-informed of the threat space debris possesses and have developed solutions on how to tackle the problem for a better future. Prominent solutions for the above problem includes launching a spacecraft for actively removing the dangerous plethora of space debris pieces. Such a missioner-spacecraft would isolate / de-orbit or clean several targets (i.e. debris) during one single mission. This raises a significantly relevant question of “what kind of targets and in what order should the spacecraft visit them?” This paper answers the above question. The paper presents a novel method of employing ‘NeuroG’ (i.e. Neuro-engine) on a satellite platform for removing the space junk in a cost-effective & coherent manner.

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Author: Vijay A. Kanade

Abstract: Electrical energy consumed worldwide today amounts to about 22,500 terawatt-hour (TWh). A larger chunk of this electrical energy is used to produce light energy. Excessive production of light energy (termed as 'light pollution') causes a disturbance in the natural environment that living beings live in. The very light energy when produced above a threshold poses certain drawbacks such as disrupting ecosystems, in particular affecting nocturnal wildlife, adverse health effects such as sleep disorders, increased headaches, etc. Hence, there seems to be a stronger need for developing a substitute for electrical form energy used for producing light energy. The research proposal discloses a portable lighting device that harnesses the properties of photo luminescent pigment 'Strontium Aluminate' for producing light energy by utilizing a free source of energy. The lighting device uses a portion of 'Strontium aluminate' mixed with freely available 'water' resource to produce light energy in the presence of black light.

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