INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE ENGINEERING (ISSN:2045-8711) VOL.9 NO.1 JANUARY 2019

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Statue of Unity World tallest statuesBy Dr.T.Narayanasamy.,ME.,MSc.,MBA.,Ph.D.,

Government of India , headed by Sri Narandra Modi , Prime Minister of India, unveiled the "Statue of Unity" On the day of October 31st, 2018, which has been labeled the tallest statue in the world with a mesmerizing total height of 240M out of which base 58M (190ft) and Statue 182 meters (597 ft) in respect of honor to the greatest statesman ,Freedom fighter , Social revolutioner and states unifier, a tribute and great respect to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (1875 - 1950) , one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence movement and responsible for the unification of 562 princely states to form the morden political boundary of India. who was considered to be one of the greatest pillars in the era of Indian politics.

The nation pays tribute to greatest hero and in respect of honor to him an iconic statue was revealed on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel and the sculpture located at Vadodra city and stands tall as an iconic monument in the state of Gujarat state. Apparently, the statue is built and installed in such a way that it faces the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river.

for the public on the 31st day of the October '2018.

The statue was designed by Sri.Ram V Sutar who is a renowned Indian Sculptor and also has been awarded a Padma Bhusan and the entire sculpture project turnkey task was given to Larsen and Toubro group , a pioneer (EPC) engineering ,procurement construction company which has taken within the time span by applying innovative construction "State of the Art technology" . The site development was wonderfully designed with various contours and unbelievable artificial lake was built integrating with flower garden and greeneries which has been created around the "Statue of Unity" with beautiful multi colors of yard & water lightings and hydro sprinklers with modern technology attracting the tourist all over the world.

The construction period has taken almost 4 years to complete the Statue of Unity by the Indian leading engineering and construction company (L&T) Larsen and Toubro group and the construction progress was monitored from the first day of its construction activities by the Prime minister personally and the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi was inaugurated the sculpture and it was finally, put on display

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AUDIO FREQUENCY INDUCTION LOOP SYSTEM (AFILS) FOR ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY

Subodh Subedi Master of Science University of North Dakota, College of Engineering and Mines Mechanical Engineering, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA subodh.subedi@und.edu

Marcellin Zahui Associate Professor University of North Dakota, College of Engineering and Mines Mechanical Engineering, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA marcellin.zahui@engr.und.edu

Abstract — This article investigates the use of audio loop for mobility and orientation to help individuals with vision loss navigate streets, parks, and other public venues. The proposed Audio Frequency Induction Loop System for Orientation and Mobility (AFILS- OM) is a comprehensive technology to assist visually impaired individuals when crossing a street at a street crossing or intersection. It can also be used in public venues such as airports. AFILS-OM is composed of a communication loop (C- Loop) used for speech communication and a guide loop (G-Loop) to guide through street crossings or park trails using a cane equipped with a telecoil (T-Cane). The audio loop is achieved with electric wire or wires configured in a loop which can be concealed in concrete, pavement, building walls, under carpet, or inside ceilings. The loop replicates in form of electromagnetic waves

any input signal to the loop driver to which it is attached. These signals can be picked up with a telecoil and used for communication or guide. The nature and reliability of the electromagnetic signals are clearly demonstrated in our laboratory experiments and computer simulations. This paper presents the feasibility concept of AFILS-OM and the supporting results from measurements and computer simulations.

Keywords: Visual Impairment, Hearing Loop, Orientation and Mobility, Blindness, Street crossing.

I. INTRODUCTION

This Blind and low vision individuals face major challenges when traveling in unfamiliar environments because of the lack of preview, knowledge of the environment, and access to

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