Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Ideas are “ Dime - a – dozen “




It is said :  On internet, ideas are “ Dime - a – dozen “


In my case, ideas are absolutely FREE – to search & find / develop into a working prototype / even convert into a patent


That is what a team of researchers from PENN STATE UNIVERSITY seem to have done



Who are these researchers ?

Ø  Saptarshi Das, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics.

Ø  Darsith Jayachandran, graduate student in engineering science and mechanics,

Ø  Aaryan Oberoi, graduate student in engineering science and mechanics.

Ø  Amritanand Sebastian, graduate student in engineering science and mechanics

Ø  Tanushree H. Choudhury, assistant research professor,

Ø  Joan M. Redwing, professor of materials science and engineering

Ø  Balakrishnan Shankar, associate dean for the School of Engineering [ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ]



Which of your idea have they converted into a patent ?

Swarm-O-Drone  =  A Drone with built –in “ Swarm Algorithm “ for collision avoidance




When / where did you publish ?

A Swarm-O-Drone is born ………………………………………………………………..[ 16 Nov 2017 ]



How did you describe this idea ?

Ø  Look out for this headline in Media within 2 / 3 years , by which time , millions of drones would be flying overhead

Ø  Drones flying over city buildings and over distant deserts / jungles / rivers / mountains / in-accessible places

Ø  How can we ensure that , in such a “ free for all “ scenario, drones do not keep colliding with each other ?

Ø  But how come, birds never (or rarely ) collide, without communicating with each other ?

Ø  A software which enables birds to “ communicate their intentions “ to each other , without internet

Ø  This software must be ensuring that there is no collision despite the entire swarm rapidly changing the “ flying parameters “ in unison

Ø   Only thing that can work is to ban any drone that does not have embedded into it , the Swarm Algorithm ( copy the nature ) , described above




How do PENN STATE researchers describe their invention ?

Following news report, describes it as :

 Locust Swarm Could Improve Collision Avoidance …………………[ Aug 25, 2020 ]



Ø  Now a team of engineers is creating a low-power collision detector that mimics the locust avoidance response and could help robots, drones and even self-driving cars avoid collisions.

Ø  The researchers developed a compact, nanoscale collision detector using monolayer molybdenum sulfide as a photodetector

Ø  They report in today’s (Aug. 24) issue of Nature Electronics that this “is a leap forward towards the development of smart, low-cost, task-specific, energy efficient and miniaturized collision-avoidance systems.”

Ø  The researchers’ collision detector responds in two seconds

Ø  “While locusts can only avoid collisions with other locusts, our device can detect potential collisions of a variety of objects at varying speeds,” said Das.

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RELATED REFERENCES :

Locust swarm could improve collision avoidance …………………………..[ 26 Aug 2020 ]




Drone – a – Charya   ………………………………………………………………………..[ 02 Sept 2018 ]


Flock Dynamics   ………………………………………………………………………………..[ 04 Sept 2018 ]


Drones Need Mid-Air Re-fueling   ……………………………………………………..[ 06 Sept 2018 ]


Locusts are invading !   ……………………………………………………………………..[ 24 May 2020 ]


Once Upon a Time   ……………………………………………………………………………[ 08 June 2020 ]


The Drones are Flying !   …………………………………………………………………..[ 18 Aug 2020 ]


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Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  26  Aug  2020







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