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SMRT and NTU Innovation Challenge
NTUitive and SMRT organised an innovation challenge to look into rail maintenance engineering issue and develop a way to visually inspect the condition of the floating slab and first stage concrete below the floating slab. The challenge also sought to find new commercial applications for train axle inspection robot, door condition Monitoring system and low-cost Corp Lab wireless sensor. A total of 20 teams signed up (49 students: 43 NTU, 6 NUS) and 8 teams were selected for the Finals. The finals was held on 10 April 2019.
The winners are as follow:
No 1st prize awarded
2nd Prize (tie)
–$2,000
Team M Art EEE Rails
Team Members: Palash Jain, Kam Jun Hao, Low Ker Yang & Orion Dai Yuhui
Proposal: To address SMRT’s problem statement of developing a way to visually inspect the condition of the floating slab and 1st stage concrete below the floating slab, M Art EEE Rails has developed IRIS. IRIS is in essence, a modernized handcar with thin yet durable arms that glide along the gap between the slab edges and the tunnel. It incorporates modern technology like advanced digital imagery, crack detection software and power-assisted drive to allow for easier inspection of the rubber bearings and the first stage concrete.
Team SM(A)RT
Team Members: Teo Renjie, Timothy Pun, Yip Yu Liang & Tiffany Kok
Proposal: To address SMRT’s problem statement of detecting failures in the floating concrete and rubber supports, SM(A)RT has developed a LiDAR enabled autonomous RC device. It navigates and collects data for inspection using a microcontroller.
3rd Prize –$1,000(Tie)
Team IOTA
Team Members: Tan Zhen Yuan, Tan Xiao Hui, Jeff Ho Kai Jie & Lim Han Quan
Proposal: To address SMRT’s problem statement of finding new commercial applications for the cost-competitive wireless sensor developed from the NTU-SMRT Corporate Lab, IOTA has proposed a network of such sensors, targeted at small and medium-sized farms (SMFs) and fills the need for a streamlined, intelligent system to monitor behavioural and health trends in livestock of bovine variety.
Team RUBI
Team Members: Clive Gwee, Lai Zi Iun & Cai Yuxin
Proposal: To address SMRT’s problem statement of developing a way to visually inspect the condition of the floating slab and 1st stage concrete below the floating slab, the RUBber Inspector (RUBI) is proposed a cost-effective integration of ultrasound sensors and integrated visual inspection device.
