| Biography |
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| My name is Nirusan Jayaranjan, and I attend Sturgeon Heights Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa will be my third 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
Voice Activated Navigation for the Blind
| Division: | Health Sciences / Automotive | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Manitoba Schools Science Symposium | | City: | Winnipeg, MB | | School: | Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate | | Abstract: | In Canada there are over 68,000 blind individuals, and 319,000 visually impaired. There are an estimated 45 million blind individuals worldwide. I wanted to create a system that would allow blind individuals to navigate buildings independently by using Radio Frequency Identification technology and wireless voice commands. I was able to create a system that allowed the blind individuals to navigate buildings independently. |
| Awards | Value | Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Central Canada
Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $200.00 | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Gold Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $2 000.00 | Gold Medal - Automotive
Intermediate
Sponsor: AUTO21 | $1 500.00 | Gold Medal - Engineering
Intermediate
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada | $1 500.00 | EnCana Platinum Award - Best Intermediate Project
Sponsor: Encana Corporation | $5 000.00 | | Total | $10 200.00 | |
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