IDC News 10

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Editor: Prof. Kirti Trivedi

Cardinal Point: Mumbai

Original Location: India

Presently at: IDC

Period: (1979-1988)

Date: (April-July 1986)


Detail

This was the 10th edition of the newsletter in April-July 1986. This edition includes Product Design Degree Project ’86, Students' Project, and IDC Related News. The G.N. Sriram Electronic Telephone Exchange for the Visually Handicapped was designed by G.N. Sriram under Prof. A. G. Rao’s guidance. The aim was to redesign the console of the EPABX system for easy operation by the visually handicapped. The C-DOT system was taken as the basic unit with minimum changes in electronics. The initial ideas generated were based on tests by normally sighted and blindfolded people. The Electronic Braille Learning Equipment was developed by Kashmira Rathod under the guidance of Prof. Mohan Bhandari. The equipment is a modification of a product which was designed as a personal braille trainer for the visually handicapped at CEDT, the Indian Institute of Science. The new product design is based on the same electronic technology but is much more adaptable to the user. N.T. Desai's Educational Aid for Science Museums project was under the guidance of Prof. A. G. Rao. This project is an attempt to strengthen the concept of the Science Museum and to project that science and technology are easy to comprehend. Prof. Vijay Bapat supervises student Atul Kedia. A scooter is essentially designed as a two-seater, and though many users use it as a family vehicle for up to four passengers (two adults and two children), it is not really suitable for that use. The new family scooter is a rear-engine three-wheeler with the total length and wheel base dimensions of an ordinary scooter. The body and the seats are proposed to be made of FRP and the bumpers of polyurethane. Protective Aid for Chassis Drivers by A. H. Shelke under the guidance of Prof. Vijay Bapat. An attempt was made in this project to design a product which would reduce the driver’s discomfort and provide the minimum necessary conditions for safe driving. M.V. Simhan's Portable Powder Painting Equipment project by M.V. Simhan under the guidance of Prof. K. Munshi. In this project, the main design emphasis was given to increasing the capabilities, convenience, and versatility of the equipment for job coaters. The main problems while operating the existing equipment were identified, and major design improvements have been suggested in the following units. Some other projects that were included in this edition were: Portable Powder Painting Equipment, Engine Diagnostic Equipment, Pneumatic Angle Grinder, etc.