GROUP 24 by AAKASH PILLAI

SUMMARY

f2015827 — 2015-09-23 05:04:48 UTC

HYPERLOOP is a conceptual high speed transportation system put forward by ELON MUSK. It incorporates reduced pressure tubes in which capsules ride on an air tube. It has several components like: CAPSULE which carries passengers and travels along the interior of the tube. The capsules are supported by air bearings that operate using a compressed air reservoir and aerodynamic lift..TUBE is made of steel and is solar powered which power the capsules. The capsules are accelerated by linear accelerators constructed along the length of the tube.Frontal area has been minimized to optimize performance and capsule speed.COMPRESSOR allows capsule to traverse the relatively narrow tube without choking flow and supports weight of capsule throughout the journey.GEOMETRY of the tube depends on passenger version of hyperloop or passenger plus vehicle version of hyperloop.In the event of a minor leak, on board environmental control system would maintain capsule pressure or oxygen masks will be deployed. The only drawback of this is the high cost butt the potential and the capabilities are huge like faster and environmental friendly mode of transport,reduced oil dependence,energy efficient travel,decreased pollution,etc.This project if completed would be an important milestone for mankind.

FAQ:

f2015827 — 2015-09-24 17:50:02 UTC

1 What is the timeframe for this project to be realized?
ANS The test model will be built by 2018.
2 How does it help solve current transportation scenario?
ANS This technology promises high speeds , as a result transport duration is reduced drastically.
3 Who pitched this idea?
ANS ELON MUSK
4 When and whywas this idea pitched?
ANS When Government of USA proposed to build a high speed corridor (bullet train )between SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES , ELON MUSK proposed to build this hyperloop at an approximate same cost and that too at almost 1/4 th of the duration of that by bullet train.
5 Where is this being implemented?
ANS In USA between SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES.
6 What is the estimated cost?
ANS $100 billion.

DATA COLLECTION METHODS

f2015827 — 2015-09-25 18:20:17 UTC

Hyperloop is a topic where we can't get books or appropriate journals from which to collect information.So my primary sources of information were the website of spaceX company owned by ELON MUSK and certain other website describing in detail about the project connecting SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES.

Summary:

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 08:48:30 UTC

A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible body actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with words. Gestures include movement of the hands, face or other parts of the body.

Gesture recognition is an interface with computers using gestures of the human body, typically hand movements.

There are basically three important gesture recognition

1) Hand Gesture Recognition : It uses a series of finger and hand movements.

2) Facial Gesture Recognition : It uses facial expressions.

3) Sign Language Recognition: It uses signs.

Gesture Sensing Technology are of two types.

1) Contact type:

a) Touch based gestures

2) Non-contact type:

a) Device Gesture Technologies: It uses glove, styles or other position tracker whose movements send signals.

b) Vision Based technologies:

There are two types.

i) Model based techniques: They try to create a 3D model of users hand and use this for recognition.

ii) Image based techniques: It detects a gesture by capturing pictures of a user's motion during course of a gesture.

iii) Electrical field sensing: Proximity of a human body or body part can be measured by sensing electrical fields.

Wired gloves, Stereo cameras, Depth-aware cameras, Thermal cameras, single camera are the things that are used in gesture recognition technology.

Gesture Recognition Technology can be used for socially assistive robots, Virtual Controllers, Remote Control and aid to physically challenged.

SUMMARY

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 08:53:38 UTC

Self Driving Cars , as the mane suggests , are the cars which can be driven without any human interface . Basically these cars have cameras with 360 degree view , radars and lasers which establish locations of other cars in viscinity and Google maps and GPS for navigation . Car processes both map and servre information to determine where it is in the world .On board Sensors detectobjects and classifies them based on their size , shape and movement pattern. The software chooses a safe speed and a trajectory for the car . There are many self driven cars undergoing tests right now Prominent cars among them is "Google Self Driven Cars" , a project by Google X. It uses technologies like LIDAR [ Laser Range Finder ] , which is rotating roof of camera , which heats 3D images of objects and can also calculate distances of objects from the car , front camera for near vision , Bumper Mounted Radar , Aerial on the rear that determines locations, ultrasonic sensors on the rear wheels . Inside the car are Gyroscope Altimetres and Tachymetres that determines precise position of the car . There are also others in the market like those of volkswagen , Lexus and Apple's Titan , etc . There drawbacks includes cost and legal issues . But on the whole , they are energy efficient and a lot more safer .

METHODS

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 08:55:10 UTC

Gehrig, Stefan K.; Stein, Fridtjof J. (1999). Dead reckoning and cartography using stereo vision for an autonomous car. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 3. Kyongju. pp. 1507–1512. doi:10.1109/IROS.1999.811692. ISBN 0-7803-5184-3.

Patrick Lin (October 8, 2013). "The Ethics of Autonomous Cars". The Atlantic.

"How mobility innovations could re-shape our cities". Tea after Twelve. Retrieved September 2014.

FAQS

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 08:56:27 UTC

Q 1 = What is the basic principle behind self driving cars ?

ans The key to Google's success has been that these cars aren't forced to process an entire scene from scratch. Instead, their teams travel and map each road that the car will travel. And these are not any old maps.

Q 2 =How are self driving cars safer than normal cars ?

When did this research begin ?

Will it help to decrease the road accidents ?

Can these cars help in reducing the pollution?

HYPERLOOP

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 08:59:52 UTC

GESTURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

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SELF DRIVING CARS

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URL 1

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:19:40 UTC

This is from site http://www.spacex.com/hyperloop. SPACEX is the company owned by ELON MUSK who first put forth this idea

URL 2

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:22:23 UTC

This is from the site of hyperloops tech team. The team that is behind making the impossible possible

URL 3

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URL 4

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URL 5

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f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:40:01 UTC

1.What is gesture recognition?

It is a topic in computer science and language technology with the goal of interpreting human gestures via mathematical algorithms.

2. How is it going to work?

It can be conducted with techniques from computer vision and image processing.

3. When it will come into market?

It is expected to come by 2018

FAQ :

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:40:06 UTC

1.What is gesture recognition?

It is a topic in computer science and language technology with the goal of interpreting human gestures via mathematical algorithms.

2. How is it going to work?

It can be conducted with techniques from computer vision and image processing.

3. When it will come into market?

It is expected to come by 2018

SCI SHOW : THE SCIENCE OF HYPERLOOP

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:42:09 UTC

THE HYPERLOOP EXPERIENCE

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HYPERLOOP : IS IT CLOSE TO BEING A REALITY

f2015827 — 2015-09-28 09:45:36 UTC

This is an interview of DIRK AHLBORN CEO of HYPERLOOP and JUMPSTART FUND

DATA COLLECTION METHODS:

f2015558 — 2015-09-29 06:03:54 UTC

There are no books on gesture recognition technology. I could find many journals and articles. Most of them dealt with hand gesture recognition technology. I have collected journals from DOAJ(Directory of Open Access Journals)

JOURNAL 1:

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JOURNAL 2:

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JOURNAL 3:

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JOURNAL 4:

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TERMINOLOGIES

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PNEUMATICS - Technology that makes use of gas or pressurized air.

INTERCOOLER - any mechanical device used to cool fluids.

LEVITATION RIG - a unique test stand capable of achieving pressures down to that o 1/1000 of atmosphere.

Samsung Gesture Recognition Technology TV Demo At CES 2013:

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Intel Gesture Recognition Technology:

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hand gesture recognition system in matlab:

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Real Time Hand Gesture Recognition using OpenCV:

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TERMINOLOGIES:

f2015558 — 2015-10-05 14:11:13 UTC

Thresholding:

Thresholding is the simplest method of image segmentation. From a gray scale image, thresholding can be used to create binary images i.e. image with only black or white colors.

Accelerometer:

An accelerometer is a device that measures changes in gravitational acceleration in a device it may be installed in.

Blob Detection:

In the area of computer vision, blob detection refers to visual modules that are aimed at detecting points and/or regions in the image that differ in properties like brightness or color compared to the surrounding.

QUES

f2015827 — 2015-10-05 16:21:43 UTC

APPLICATIONS

f2015827 — 2015-10-05 16:24:49 UTC

HYPERLOOP technology can be primarily be tested in transportation area.If successfully implemented this will help bringing about a revolution in this area and it will sure be a huge leap for mankind in terms of technology.

Self Driving Car Test : -

f2015665 — 2015-10-06 12:31:13 UTC

Behind The Google Self Driving Car Project :

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Navigating City Streets

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Ready For The Roadf

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Ready For The Road

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TED Video

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DISCUSSION

f2015827 — 2015-10-06 17:05:39 UTC

Hey

DISCUSSION

f2015827 — 2015-10-06 17:05:46 UTC

Hey PRANAV

DISCUSSION

f2015827 — 2015-10-06 17:05:47 UTC

Hey PRANAV and SRIKAR what do you guys think about HYPERLOOP? I think it is a really great idea and a gamechanger for mankind.

Yes, AAKASH I read about your hyperloop concept and found useful. I think GESTURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY would bring a new revolution in the field of communication.

So SRIKAR what do you think about PRANAY"S SELF DRIVING CARS isn't it a cool idea?

Self driving cars is a real good area in technology with a lot of scope in it and i have heard that it has drastically reduced accidents in test scenarios

Self driving cars are the future of autonomous technology.Not only does it reduce accidents but it allows parents to spend more time with their children when going to drop them.So you guys do agree that self driving cars are the future ?

Absolutely Pranay we both do agree that SELF driving cars are the future .

APPLICATIONS

f2015558 — 2015-10-07 18:29:50 UTC

It can be applied in socially assistive robots, Virtual Controllers, Remote Control and aid to physically challenged.

ARTICLE 1

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ARTICLE 2

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ARTICLE 3

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ARTICLE 4

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ARTICLE 5

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ARTICLE 6

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ARTICLE 7

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QUESTIONNAIRE

f2015827 — 2015-10-07 19:10:47 UTC

Applications

f2015665 — 2015-10-07 19:17:23 UTC

Applications :

f2015665 — 2015-10-07 19:17:27 UTC

Google's self driving cars have numerous applications like it can bring a drastic car manufacturing revolution , infrastructure transformation , a highly safe road environment , etc