Heritage Institute of Technology

About: Heritage Institute of Technology is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Support vector machine & Transconductance. The organization has 581 authors who have published 1045 publications receiving 8345 citations.

Development of entertainment and social interaction applications to improve Quality of Life (QoL) of people with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract: In this paper we present an open framework that can be used to develop applications related to entertainment and social interaction in order to improve the QoL of people with Cerebral Palsy The framework targets to provide easy access to different entertainment mediums like, reading book, listening to music, watching videos, and accessing social network sites like Facebook and Gmail People with CP lack motor control that causes full or partial malfunctioning of body parts responsible for generating speech and limb movements This restricts them to use standard computer peripherals like, keyboard and mouse The proposed framework is integrated with an easily accessible auto scanning mechanisms that helps people with motor disorders to access computer applications We have evaluated the system with a set of six CP patients Our initial evaluation results revealed that the proposed system is increasingly becoming popular among the target population

Analysis of conductivity effects in 2D electrical tomography systems: a simulation study

Abstract: In this paper, electrical impedance tomography (EIT), a method of imaging the interior permittivity distribution of an inhomogenity by measuring current and voltage at the surface is applied for determining the shape and position of unwanted growth within a specified area. The model, we have developed, using 8 and 16 electrode Electrical Tomography system is used to identify the presence of such objects within a particular area and can also figure out the shape of the same. Here, a regular shaped object (considered to be air) is surrounded by water is designed in 2D platform of FEM based Multiphysics software. Then a potential difference on the boundaries of the simulated model is collected with the array of gold electrodes. The data thus obtained are plotted to obtain the voltage density plots. The conductivity values of the water surrounding medium are varied and the capacitive effects across the electrode pairs are also considered. The constructed models in the software are solved with the forward solver of Electrical Impedance Tomography.

Studies on Toxicity Effect of Solvents on Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCIM 3186)

Abstract: The present study was conducted to determine the tolerance level of the yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCIM 3186) towards a few selected organic solvents, viz. ethyl oleate, ethyl benzene, ethyl caprylate and decanol (decyl alcohol). The objective of the investigation was to search for a suitable solvent with low toxicity level on yeast cells yet having high separation ability so that it can be used for simultaneous fermentation and extraction of ethanol in a future study. The result shows that ethyl oleate can be regarded as the best suited solvent in comparison to other solvents studied in the present investigation. The order of preference of a solvent which may be used for extractive fermentation is: ethyl oleate > ethyl benzene > ethyl caprylate > decanol (decyl alcohol).

Rapidly Deployable Ad-hoc Network (RADAN) Architecture for Crisis Handling -- A Generic Design

Abstract: Ad-hoc network is extensively used to create a communication hotspot exploiting the Wi-Fi and Wi-Max technologies which give rise to a smart network that can be used in a broader perspective. Here, we design Rapidly Deployable Ad-hoc Network(RADAN) for handling state or national level crisis where the emergency communication network will be deployed rapidly that will reduce/eliminate the communication gap between the catastrophe or disaster zone and the survived existing communication networks. Our design motto is to provide adequate wireless coverage in the affected area rapidly so that the communication to Command and Control (C2) headquarter can be activated within minimum time and the mitigation procedure of the affected area can be started quickly to prevent loss of lives and property. We are implementing some application in different devices to update the status of the situation and the requirements in the form of Short Message Services(SMS), Short Voice Service(SVS) and the images of the affected zone to the Headquarter so that they can take vital decisions and send the requisite commodities to the affected zone.

Porosity optimization of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell using Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

Abstract: The porosity optimization of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) has studied in this paper to achieve maximum power output. Current-voltage characteristics for a range of porosity value obtained from the implemented Particle Swarm Optimization technique for optimal porosity. The Power (PW)-Voltage (V) and Current (I)-Voltage (V) curve acquired from the diffusion model of DSSC which are identical with the PW-V, I-V curve available in the literature. The proposed approach adds a new extent of the range of porosity value, which helps to get maximum power output from the cell, where parameters have kept constant to analyze the model beside porosity.