PAPER PRESENTATION, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India

The Paper Presentation event received 67 registrations online and another 15+ registrations on spot. A total of 35 participants presented their work in groups of three or more. A total of 11 teams participated and competed for the top three spots. An all girls team from Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology was the winner of the event, claiming the first position. The topic was Smart Braille. The second team was from Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, which bagged the second prize. A team from Pavai Engineering College was third in the top three. The evaluation criteria comprised of Novelty, Presentaion, Clarity, Communication and Relevance. A total of 30 marks were assigned. Dr. Rakesh and Dr. Baranilingesam served as the evaluators of the event.
Other presentations at the event included Hybrid Electric Vehicles, No to Plastic, and a Modified PI Controller. Many of the presentations were also focused on electric vehicles and the ways to improve them. Electric Vehicle Charging System is another area of focus during the event. No to plastic was a topic that was very relevant for a sustainable future, and the participants provided a lot of eye opening ideas and facts. The Modified PI Controller focussed on BLDC Motor for EV Applications. The controller proposed was an existing one, but students proposed a better way to tune the circuit and get proper results out of the controller. EV with safer battery technology was also another presentation that primarily focussed on making battery technology safer and affordable.