Over the past few days , I wrote :
Antidote to “ Anti-Social Intimacy “ / Not
so ODD after all !
Unlocking
Lockdown : Calibrated – Gradual
Where, I suggested “ Rule-based Methods “ of “ Social distancing
“ for some Public Places
Already there are news reports of different States trying out,
one or more of these suggestions
In weeks to come, some more States will experiment with
variations of these, depending upon how fast or slow , Corona spreads through
their State
Most of these “ Rule-based Methods “ will be difficult to enforce .
There aren’t enough police to monitor compliance at each of these places
Could there be some
“ Engineering Solutions “ for ensuring SOCIAL DISTANCING, without having to post
thousands of police , all over a city ?
Such “ Engineering
Solutions “ could be temporary at some Public Places and could be permanent at
some others
I submit following
solutions for consideration by the Policy Makers / Municipalities /
Manufacturers :
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Ø TRANSPORT
“ Rule-based Methods “
# Odd / Even for all passenger vehicles ( with usual exemption for Police
/ Ambulance etc )
# Each vehicle ( includes planes ) to carry no more than 50 % of capacity
Since all passenger vehicles – including planes –
have their seats NUMBERED, it is
fairly straight forward to issue tickets for
alternate seats or for every 4th seat etc .
This rule could change with time / region / infection-intensity
etc
“ Engineering
Solution “
Future production of vehicles
to be based on a DESIGN where all seats are
adjustable / removable
One can subtract / remove,
every second / third / fourth seats, increasing the
Spacing between the seats as desired
One can store the removed seats in a warehouse
and re-install when
required
Right now, Railways are
converting some 32,000
coaches into “ Isolation
Wards “ ,
by removing seats and replacing with beds
I
presume Railways are storing these remove seats in warehouses for future re-
installation. When these coaches get
re-converted back with stored seats, those
beds can go into the warehouses
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Ø
OFFICES-BANKS
“ Rule-based Methods “
#
No of persons permitted to work inside these establishments shall be
restricted
as follows :
# April > less than 10 persons /
July > less than 50 / Sept > less than 100 / Nov >
less than 500
# In rotation , 50 % of the employees to work in
office and balance 50 % from
home ( WFH )
# 5 day week( currently prevalent ) to become a
6 day week ( to distribute work-
load evenly )
# Staggered work-hours through Flexi-timings [ from 7 am to 10 pm/shift working
in offices ? ]
“ Engineering Solution “
# Seating
Plan in Offices to be re-designed, with only CUBICLES , each
accommodating one person
# Each
cubicle to be equipped with Video Conferencing – Thermal Camera –
Attendance Sensor
# Office
Staff can “ book / reserve “ any vacant cubicle ONLINE , for specified period
and occupy
# Entire
“ Reservation Plan “ can be accessed online from home by employees
# In
due course, employees will be enabled with HOLOGRAPHIC
conferencing
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Ø
FACTORIES – WORKSHOPS
“ Rule-based Methods “
#
No of persons permitted to work inside these, shall be restricted as
follows :
April > Less than 5 / May > less than
25 / June > Less than 50 / July > Less than
100 / Aug > Less than 500 / No
limit
“ Engineering Solution “
# Greater
use of Segway type personal transporter for workers to scoot from one
work-station to another,
# Greater
use of conveyors for components / sub-assemblies to move from one
worker to another worker .
# Greater use of overhead conveyors , fully
utilizing vertical height
# Greater mechanization / automation / Robotation of
current manual processes (
we have heard of factories with NO WORKERS /
factories working at night
without lighting since there are NO WORKERS )
# Introduction of internet-connected HEPATIC devices, using
which, workers can
operate machines installed in factories ,
sitting at home
[
Read : "
BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ? / 3
years to cover 32 Km ? ]
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Ø
SHOPS – MALLS
" Rule-based Methods “
# April >
Only E Com companies / June > Kiranas / July > Veg Mkts / Aug > Small
Malls / Oct > Medium Malls /
Dec > Large Malls
“ Engineering
Solution “
# Number of persons inside a mall (or any store
within a mall ) to be restricted below 1
for every 100 sq ft of Floor space
# Store doors and Mall Entrance to integrate laser
beams which get interrupted
when someone enters / leaves .
Embedded software will count
each entry / exit ( cumulative ADD / SUBTRACT ).
As soon as specified LIMIT ( for the number of
occupants inside ) is reached,
interlocked doors will refuse to open !
# This combination of hardware and software
will also display outside the DOOR /
GATE :
- RED lamp ( to
indicate full occupancy )/ GREEN lamp ( to indicate some vacancy )
- DIGITAL SIGN-BOARD
indicating “ No of Vacancies inside , right now “
# At the Mall Entrance, visitors will be made
to wear a suspended NECK – TAG ,
which will be TIME- STAMPED ( 20 minutes
inside a store / 2 hours inside Mall ).
It will glow
RED , if these time-limits are Exceeded ( Sensors embedded within TAG
will get activated by the laser beams )
# Above-mentioned “ functionalities “ could
also be achieved through a Mobile App [
KeepAway ? ]
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Ø
RELIGIOUS PLACES
“ Rule-based Methods “
# April to June > NONE / July >
Street Corner / Aug > Small / Oct > Medium / Jan
> Large Places
“ Engineering
Solution “
#
Installation of horizontal conveyors ( found at most airports ) with
standing spaces
marked every 6 feet .
There will be sensors embedded just under
those “ marked “ standing spaces. If
some person stands away from
a marked standing space, escalator will stop
moving ( of course, any standing space can
remain EMPTY )
#
Conveyors will have CLIMB-UP and CLIMB-DOWN stations at entry and exit .
It will
be one-way traffic
#
Conveyor will pass in front of the Deity / Idol and have barricades on
either sides
to prevent unauthorized access / falling off
[ For details / diagram, read :
THE
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ………………………………………………….[ 26 Aug 2018 ]
SIMPLE
SOLUTION for STEMPEDE ……………………………………………………[ 24 Sept 2015 ]
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Ø
SOCIAL VENUES
“ Rule-based Methods “
#
April > Less than 20 at HOME / June > Upto 50 in HALL /
July > Less than 100 in
HALL / Sept > Gardens / Oct > Beaches / Nov > Resorts
“ Engineering
Solution “
#
If a venue is a enclosed space like a HALL , then the solution described
above for
SHOPS – MALLS, should be implemented
#
If the venue is a wide open space ( Gardens – Beaches – Vegetable
markets –
Roads etc ) , then
“ Social Distancing Detector
– SDD - ( with Alarm system ) “,
developed by Landing.ai , must be implemented
For details, view demo video at :
https://landing.ai/landing-ai-creates-an-ai-tool-to-help-customers-monitor-social-distancing-in-the-workplace/
https://landing.ai/landing-ai-creates-an-ai-tool-to-help-customers-monitor-social-distancing-in-the-workplace/
Considering that, in the past 5
days after partial lifting of lockdown on 20th April,
we have seen huge crowds gathering near Ration
Shops / Vegetable markets , it is
imperative to implement SDD on a war-footing .
Only yesterday ( 21st ), Government of Maharashtra was forced to withdraw relaxations ( for moving out onto the roads to buy essentials ) by saying :
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“ In view of the large number of people commuting, because of the relaxation issued vide order dated 17th April 2020 and also the imminent threat of further spread of the pandemic it is hereby directed in so far as Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the Pune Metropolitan Region area is concerned the orders issued on 17th April 2020 shall not apply.”
Only yesterday ( 21st ), Government of Maharashtra was forced to withdraw relaxations ( for moving out onto the roads to buy essentials ) by saying :
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“ In view of the large number of people commuting, because of the relaxation issued vide order dated 17th April 2020 and also the imminent threat of further spread of the pandemic it is hereby directed in so far as Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the Pune Metropolitan Region area is concerned the orders issued on 17th April 2020 shall not apply.”
Read more at:
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I urge Shri RaviShankar Prasadji to
get in touch with Mr
Andrew Ng
Tel: (650)725-2593 /
FAX: (650)725-1449
He could even be requested to integrate
“ Social Distancing
Detector “ tool with “
Herd Algorithm “ described at :
Flock
Dynamics ………………………………………………………………………………..[ 04 Sept 2018 ]
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Ø EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
“ Rule-based Methods “
#
April > Less than 10 in Coaching Classes / June > Less than 50 in
Coaching
Classes / Sept > Colleges – Hostels / Nov
> University Campuses
“ Engineering
Solution “
# The ideal ( though long term ) solution is
: Online Distance Education / Training
# Using broadband internet connection ( and 5G
), we must turn each home into a
virtual classroom
# Till such time 5G reaches every home, I
urge MeITY to consider
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Ø ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
“ Rule-based Methods “
# April-May – June - July – Aug > NONE
# Sept
> Less than 200 in Cinema Halls
# Nov
> Less than 500 in Stadium / Dec > less than 1000 / Jan > Less than
5000
“ Engineering
Solution “
# Same solutions described earlier for
SOCIAL VENUES , will apply here equally
well
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END NOTE :
None of the “ Engineering
of Social Distancing “ solutions described above , are likely to get
implemented by the owners / leasers of the public places or by the
manufacturers of passenger vehicles , through self-motivation
These are expensive
and time-consuming solutions
Most people will
wait for return to normalcy – the day Social Distancing is given a “ Goodbye “ !
But Corona ( or one
of its deadlier cousin ? ) could return , after months or years
Hence, it becomes
necessary for our lawmakers to enact appropriate laws , mandating introduction
of these ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS , over the
next 3 years
Not only will this
turn our cities into SMART CITIES, it will also turn them into SAFE CITIES
In the process,
this proposed law will create an entirely NEW INDUSTRY worth billions of
dollars ( for domestic as well as Export ) , and provide jobs to millions
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 21 April
2020