Mangalore: SJEC students develop fake note detector, anti-crash system

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Mangalore, Aug 8: The budding engineers of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) have developed a counterfeit note detector that tests the authenticity of Indian currency notes.

Counterfeit money could potentially cost a business possibly thousands of rupees. Also, with improved printing technology the quality of the fake notes has also increased. This project deals with effectively testing the authenticity of the Indian currency notes using security features available on the note. The device can determine the denomination of the currency and track its serial number. This device finds its application most likely in banks, commercial shops and offices. Even a person with no knowledge of the currency's security features can use this device for testing the notes. In future a modified version of the device can be used in toll gates to automatically open the gates when an original currency of appropriate value is inserted into the machine.

The project was carried out by Clifford Leon D'mello, Anil M, Dalon Francis Lobo and Melroy Gladstone D'souza from St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore under the guidance of Dayakshini, assistant professor, electronics and communication department.

Intelligent vehicle control system
 
Nowadays vehicles are more susceptible to accidents. Drivers get distracted either while talking over phone or with the co-passenger or while trying to retrieve the falling things. This results in losing their focus on the road which leads to disaster.

To curb such problems, intelligent vehicle control system is implemented to detect obstacles and warn the driver in advance about possible collision in a congested traffic environment. It can also control the speed and brake of vehicle in order to avoid close range collision. It is an accurate and fast driver assistance system.

This project was carried out by Perumal Pandian, Rahul Rai, Sandesh Nayak and Muraleedhara from St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangalore under the guidance of Prof B V Nityananda, HOD, electronics and communication department.

Anti-crashing security system

Every year people lose their lives in road accidents. One of the major factor is due to inability of driver to control the vehicle in an emergency situations.

A group of enthusiastic and promising engineers, the students of final year electrical and electronics engineering of St Joseph Engineering College, namely Colin Tyson D'Souza, Khadija Roohi, Likitha M Shetty, Varnan Lohith D'Souza under the guidance of Subramanya K, assistant professor, in the department of E and E engineering, have built an “anti-crash security system” for vehicles to prevent an accident by detecting the object in front of them through a safe distance and controlling the speed. The safety distance and vehicle speed is recorded and displayed. This system involves electronic circuits such as sensor, relay, control system, microcontroller, IC, signal transmitter, signal receiver and Peripheral Interface Circuit (PIC). Here the distance between one car and the next, is sensed by the anti-crash sensor, if the distance is not within the safe limits then the vehicle is stopped automatically to avoid the accident.