— Photo: K. Ganesan.
CREATIVITY: R. Chandra Mohan (left) and K. Ahamed Aashiq, students of Raja College of Engineering Technology, demonstrating their ‘innomet.’
MADURAI: Worried over wearing helmets? Excess sweating and difficulty in attending calls on mobile phone could be some of the thoughts passing through one’s mind.
But a creation by college students promises a helmet with a change.
A new helmet model — christened ‘Innomet’ — offers a promise of hassle-free ride even while whizzing past the main roads.
Designed by three final year EEE students of Raja College of Engineering Technology here — K. Ahamed Aashiq, R. Chandra Mohan and R. Muthu Seeni Vasan — Innomet comprises a cooling system to attend to the problem of sweating.
“Four small fans, two each in the front and back, provide respite from heat. They can run continuously for as long as eight hours,” says Aashiq.
The rear part contains three lights, two as indicators and one as ‘danger light.’ They are attached to the bike via a ‘control panel,’ through which the gadgets in the helmet are controlled.
No additional source of power is required as the helmet is powered by the vehicle’s alternator.
The concept is almost similar to a cycle dynamo, he says.
Apart from these, a light is attached to the front side.
“This will enable the rider to check petrol or read a paper. No need to go in search of a lamp post in the middle of the night,” says Mohan.
Calls on the mobile can be attended through a chord. “We have affixed only one speaker inside the helmet. So, the rider’s concentration on driving will not be disturbed,” says Aashiq.
The shape of the helmet ensures that even if caught in rains, water will not seep inside, thereby disrupting the gadgets.
Further, all electrical items are less than 12 volts and pose no hazard, he says.
Profusely thanking the college management and head of the department, V. Malathi, for their guidance and support, the students say that papers for safety certification from ISI will be moved on Monday after which the helmet will be patented.
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