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Discoveries And Inventions Are Not Born From Nothingness

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Discoveries and inventions are not born from nothingness. If necessity were the mother of invention, an apt father would be a combination of curiosity, scientific temperament and research skills. With the firm belief that I possess these skills, I aspire to fulfill my dream of pursuing advanced research in an application-oriented field, by obtaining my Masters degree in Electrical engineering. As a stepping-stone toward this dream, I am pursuing my Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from SRM University, ranked first among many private institutions in India. This has laid a strong foundation for my graduate studies. There are two reasons why I believe that graduate study in an esteemed university, …show more content…

I used a zero-crossing comparator to convert sine, square, triangle and other cycle waveforms to TTL form followed by microcontroller based frequency computing. I optimized the code and algorithm to guarantee accuracy. This boosted my confidence to take up more challenging mini projects that included constructing a ‘traffic light control system’ using 89S51 microcontroller, and building an ‘A/D and D/A converter’ using basic components such as ICs, diodes, transistors and resistors. Also, I successfully built an obstacle detector and line following robot using Arduino Uno as the microcontroller. Such projects along with courses like Digital Signal Processing, Robotics and Automation, Power Electronics and Microprocessor & Microcontroller bolstered my idea of pursuing graduate studies. My interest in this field has been instrumental in conceptualizing two very crucial projects that could directly touch people 's lives and impact their well-being. The first one was designing a cost effective temperature-controlled baby incubator, and incorporate auditory systems. The biggest complication was to ensure the product’s efficacy and safety at low cost. Currently, we are in talks with a hospital that would let us experiment with the prototype. The other challenging project I undertook was to devise a stress meter using Fuzzy logic and case based reasoning (CBR). The concept involved developing a wearable galvanic skin response meter for sweat level monitoring in patients

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