Class VII student from Telangana gets patent for smart parking management system
A Class VII student from Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, Alsa Mamatha, has been granted a patent for her innovative parking management system using IR sensors. The government school student’s project has earned widespread praise from education officials and public representatives.
Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In an attempt to find solution to a major challenge—parking vehicles in towns and cities for motorists, Alsa Mamatha, a Class VII student from a government school was granted a patent for her innovative science project titled Parking Management in Crowded Places.
District Science Officer K Madhukar said Mamatha. From an upper primary school at remote Bhupalapatnam village in Sirpur (T) mandal came up with a thought-provoking project which seeks to address parking problems in crowded places.
She received the registration of the patent from the Centre recently. She was the first student from a government-run educational institution to get the patent, education officials stated.
According to the officials, the project offers a simple and practical technological solution for identifying whether parking slots are vacant or occupied in crowded places such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls, offices and public places including bus stands, railway stations, etc. The model uses an IR sensor and LCD display, where the system displays “Slot full” when a vehicle is present and “Slot Empty” when the space is vacant.
The innovative student has won accolades from authorities and public representatives for getting the patent after exhibiting the project at district and state-level events.
She was felicitated by MLA Harish Babu who. said it was a moment of pride for not only Mamatha, but the district to receive the national recognition.
Already, Dr E Nicholas, Director of School Education and State project director Samagra Siksha Abhiyan has remarked that the achievement reflects the immense potential of students studying in government schools. He was all praise for her for identifying the real-life public problem and trying to provide a solution using technology. She brought pride to Telangana and an inspiration to students across the State, he complimented.
The daughter of a farm laborer, Mamatha said that she would like to become an engineer in future. She thanked her teachers and officials for encouraging her. She was congratulated by Collector Haritha, District Educational Officer Lalitha, her guide teacher Moulkar Keshav and DSO Madhukar for securing the patient to the project.