KOCHI: A smart safety jacket for BSF personnel that senses imminent attacks on the wearer and communicates the enemy’s location in real time has won first prize at a two-day hackathon for product start-ups developing smart solutions for everyday problems.
The prototype safety jacket was developed by Ajay Sangwan, Rohit T and Vivek Jose from Kochi’s Maker Village electronics incubator under their ‘Quick response eco-systems for Border Security Forces’ project.
Besides the jacket, the team also developed an IT-enabled hardware device which can be installed along the borders to detect human presence and alert the control room.
According to the developers, the device has passive infrared sensors to measure thermal radiations, which help distinguish between human and other presence. (AGENCIES)
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