| Biography |
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| My name is Nirusan Jayaranjan, and I attend Bruce Middle School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canada-Wide Science Fair in Truro will be my second one that I will attend. I enjoy playing sports such as soccer, football, volleyball, and basketball. I will be attending Sturgeon Heights Collegiate for high school next year. I enjoy playing my alto saxophone in both concert and jazz band. I have an older brother who also attended the Canada-Wide Science Fair. I also plan on helping out with the 2009 Manitoba Host Committee for when we host the Canada-Wide Science Fair. |
| Nirusan Jayaranjan
Navigation for the Blind
| Division: | Health Sciences / Automotive | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | St. James-Assiniboia | | City: | Winnipeg, MB | | School: | Bruce Middle School | | Abstract: | In Canada there are over 68,000 blind people, and 319,000 visually impaired. There are an estimated 45 million blind people worldwide. I wanted to create a system that would allow the blind to navigate buildings independently by using Radio Frequency Identification, Parallax BASIC stamp, and infrared sensors. I was able to create a system which allowed the blind to navigate buildings independently. |
| Awards | Value | Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Central Canada
Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $200.00 | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $1500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 500.00 | Silver Medal - Automotive
Junior
Sponsor: AUTO21 | $700.00 | Silver Medal - Engineering
Junior
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada | $700.00 | | Total | $3 100.00 | |
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