A frugal engineering triumph from NIT Rourkela: a blind curve collision prevention system assembled for just 6,000 rupees. This smart infrastructure acts as an invisible shield, using tech to foresee and forestall crashes on the nation’s most perilous roads.
Deployed curbside, cameras maintain 24/7 surveillance around curves. Sophisticated vision software identifies approaching vehicles, computes collision probabilities via speed and range data, and unleashes dual audio-visual warnings. All without offloading to remote servers—edge tech ensures zero lag.
Tailored for low-visibility terrains like hills and villages, it’s a perfect fit for budget-strapped regions. Real-world pilots confirmed its efficacy, from detection accuracy to alert speed, even on modest hardware.
Emergency smarts elevate it further: crash-detection sensors trigger automated notifications to rescue teams, slashing response times. A centralized platform empowers control rooms with real-time insights.
Backed by a stellar NIT Rourkela team and peer-reviewed publication, the patented system fuses IoT with on-site computing. As India eyes smarter transport, this could drastically cut blind-turn wrecks, a major killer in accident stats. Innovators emphasize its deployability: quick, cheap, life-saving.