Saturday, June 13, 2020

IIT Kharagpur: AI Based Social-Distancing Monitor


The Researchers of IIT Kharagpur have developed an Artificial Intelligence based cyber-physical system to monitor social distancing in public places.

Highlights

  • The device developed by the researchers will play a proximity alert whenever there is a violation of social distancing norms. 
  • The device captures field view and computes distances according to the criteria set by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  • The researchers of the institute have designed the device using inexpensive and easily accessible hardware materials.

Social Distancing

  • The social distancing is non-pharmaceutical prevention of an infection. 
  • This is done by decreasing contact between the persons that are infected by the disease-causing pathogen. 
  • According to WHO, when someone has COVID-19, the minimum physical distance to stay away from him is 1 metre. 
  • The same norms are followed in India as well.
  • Some countries follow 2 metres of social distancing and some others follow 1.5 metres. 
  • UK follows 2 metre distancing and Australia follows 1.5 metres.

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