INTRODUCTION

The RMK Engineering College has been accorded to establish IEDC by the NSTEDB, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India from the academic year 2011-2012 to 2015-16. The IEDC-RMKEC has received 38.8 lakhs from NSTDEB-DST.

MISSION

IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 THE FOLLOWING STUDENT PROJECTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED

• Smart Farming Using IoT
• Life saving gadgets (smart helmet & smart watch)
• Thermoelectric mobile charging with dc-dc boost converter using peltiers Smart tyre pressure handler
• Smart driving pattern analysis system

VARIOUS HONORS.

1. Mr S. Sivakumar of III-EEE developed the product “LIFE SAVING GADGETS” which is bestowed with various honors, to name a few:
• CII-AICTE India Innovation Initiative i3 - NATIONAL YOUNG INNOVATOR AWARD during Oct’ 2016 at New Delhi. (Cash award `50,000).
• Best Project in the State level under “International Society for Scienti􀀀c Research and Development (ISSRD)”. (Cash Award `10,000).
• First Runner up in Yustart - 2017 conducted by CII-IIMB on 10th March 2017. Cash prize `50,000/- and Incubation support at IIMB.
• “Best Project Award” awarded by Institution of Engineers (India), TamilNadu. The project was applied for patent and Mr. S. Sivakumar started his own start-up “DOBEY INNOVATORS”

VARIOUS HONORS.

1. Vinith Kannan A, Vishal L and Saran S of ECE department, RMK Engineering College developed the product service system ‘Smart Driving Pattern Analysis System’ and were accredited with various honors, such as:
• Schneider Electric Apogee Innovation Challenge held at BITS, Pilani Feb ’16- Winners at national level with a cash prize of INR 36,000.
• RAC Innovation of Engineering and Technology held at Chennai Feb ’16 - Winners of the event with the Best Concept Award.
• Texas Instruments IoT Challenge held at BITS, Pilani Feb ’16 - Winners at national level.
• NASSCOM TechNgage Hackathon held at Chennai Jun ’16 -Top 5 finalist at national level
• Dr. Kalam Young Achiever Award held at Chennai Oct ’16 - Winners for developing the respective project

The following IEDC projects were applied for patents.

1. Mr S. Sivakumar of III-EEE developed the product “LIFE SAVING GADGETS” which is bestowed with various honors, to name a few:
2. Effect of PWM technicque for microbial inactivation under pulsed electric field (pef) liquid food preservation E. Kaleeswaran, S. Manivannan of EEE
3. Efficacious cooling system centered upon establishing humidity control by encompassing Tadimeti Niharika, A. Vijayapreethi, M. Deepa Dr. K. A. Mohamed Junaid, Ms. M. Britto Sumitra of EIE
4. SMART G SHOES N.Veera Kumar, P. Srinath, K. V. P. Siddhartha Surya, Dr. T. SURESH This project was selected for CII- AICTE-DST Innovation Competition 2015 - and was applied for patent.
5. Vinith Kannan A, Vishal L and Saran S of ECE department, RMK Engineering College developed the product service system ‘Smart Driving Pattern Analysis System’ and were accredited with various honors
6. Ms. Ishwarya, Ms. Kalaivani, Ms. Monica of EIE have done Thermoelectric mobile charging with DC-DC boost converter using peltiers with their mentor Dr. P. Kavitha

THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS STARTED THE STARTUP WITH THE INITIATION OF IEDC

• E. Kaleeswaran, S. Manivannan (EEE 2013-2014) started their new Venture in December 2015. They started a company, “M/s NIVI Robotics Private Limited” which is an Embedded Technology based product development start up.
• P. KARTHIK (EEE 2014-2015) started ELECTRIFIRZ, a diversified technology company that engages in the design, manufacture, home automation, wireless communication, media devices, lighting, energy efficient lighting solution and Healthcare Startup NIDHI Award 2018
• N. Suresh (EEE 2016-2017), the innovator of Smart farming using IoT, has registered his own company in the name of “GREEN FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES”
• Mr. S. Sivakumar (EEE 2017-18), ), the innovator of “Life Saving Gadget” registered his own start-up in the name of “DOBEY INNOVATORS”