CMR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

(UGC Autonomous)
Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad - 501401
CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH
CMR HACKFEST HACKATHON PROBLEM STATEMENTS
1st, 2nd MARCH 2024
S.No. Themes Problem Statement SDG Goals Hardware/Software
Automatic Energy Saving System: Electricity is the critical need for progress of
the livelihood. ln many Indian cities, the maintenance of street lights has become
7.Affordable and clean
a challenging and inefficient process due to the lack of a centralized monitoring
energy
1 Clean and Renewable Energy system. ldentifying faults, such as non- functioning lights, current leakage and Hardware & Software
11.Sustainable Citities and
cable breakage, relies on citizen grievances, leading to delays, increased costs,
Communities
and safety concerns. Hence, an automatic system to be developed in searching for
faults, diagnosing issues, and fixing them.
Effective Energy Conversion System: Due to gradual reduction in fossil fuels 7.Affordable and clean
there is a need for Renewable energy sources directly to generate electricity energy
2 Clean and Renewable Energy Hardware
rather than conventional sources.The solution is to develop/design a model for 9.Industry, Innovation and
trapping renewable energy into electrical energy. Infrastructure
Solar Efficient System: In recent days, energy generation using solar panels are 7.Affordable and clean
in high demand, due to lack of proper maintanance of the solar system energy energy
3 Clean and Renewable Energy Hardware & Software
generation is degrading to the levels. Hence, an automatic system to be developed 9.Industry, Innovation and
for saving the solar energy. Infrastructure
Fitness Square :The problem involves the untapped potential of harnessing
kinetic energy generated during gym workouts for power generation. The 3.Good health and well-
challenge is to design a non-intrusive, efficient system that captures and converts being
mechanical energy from various exercise machines into electrical energy. The 7.Affordable and clean
4 Clean and Renewable Energy Hardware
solution should be scalable, cost-effective, and encourage widespread adoption in energy
fitness centers. Successful implementation not only contributes to sustainable 9.Industry, Innovation and
energy initiatives but also revolutionizes the fitness industry by promoting Infrastructure
environmentally conscious practices.
Automatic Health Monitoring System: In present days, the patients belonging
to rural and sub-urban communties do not maintain the diagnosis reports for 3.Good health and well-
5 Health which they frequently go for regular checkups wasting there valuable money. Software
being
Thus, an automatic report maintaing system is to be developed to avoid repetative
diagnosing of the patients.

Suggestive Automated Mental Health Identification System : Considering the

increasing burden of the mental disorders, it is important to identify the people at 3.Good health and well-
6 Health the risk of developing mental disorder at early stage to take the necessary action. Software
being
A solution is to be proposed to address the mental health issues at educational
institution level in the early stage and suggest the basic treatment required.
S.No. Themes Problem Statement SDG Goals Hardware/Software
Automatic Sanitization System: Due to travelling of heavy passengers in the
trains there is a possibility of getting infected with the people suffering from 3.Good health and well-
7 Health Hardware & Software
various diseases. To address the issue, a system is to be developed for proper being
sanitization without manual involvement.
IoT Based Water Heater: Now a days Most of the people are using Electric
Water Heater. In some occasions few people lost their life because of touching the 3.Good health and well-
8 Health Hardware & Software
water when the power supply is on. So to prevent this come up with latest being
technology to overcome the above problem.

Industry Dust Collector: In recent days, most of the people are suffering from
9 Health asthma and other health issues due to air polution exclusively bacause of the dust 3.Good health and well- Hardware & Software
coming out from the industries. An automatic system is to be developed to being
address this issue which can do air purification.
Smart Public Toilet: Even in the most modern times, Public facing the problem
with non hygienic toilet while traveling or going out. Here the problem statements
aim to the development of an automatic self-cleaning, toilet system. Instead of
water washing and all, the focus here is on ultraviolet disinfection, hot air drying,
and smart saving of water. The final result is a toilet like that of a home. Also,
there should be a provision to know the availability of the nearest toilets in 3.Good health and well-
10 Health Hardware & Software
working condition. In addition to the above, the smart toilet could also include the being
following features: A built-in air freshener: This would help to keep the toilet
smelling fresh and clean. A motion sensor: This would automatically flush the
toilet and open the lid when someone approaches. A built-in bidet: This would
provide a more hygienic way to clean oneself after using the toilet.
Sunstroke Protection System: During farming, farmers/Labours will be working
in the sunlight due to which they may be affected with sunstroke and heavy sweat. 3.Good health and well-
11 Health Hardware
Hence, there is need to develop a system to protect themselves from sun stroke being
and maintain good health conditions.
IoT Based Smart Waste Management System for Smart City: In the present
day scenario, many times we see that the garbage bins or Dust bins placed at 3.Good health and well-
public places in the cities are overflowing due to increase in the waste every day. being
12 Waste management It creates an unhygienic condition for the people and creates a bad smell around 12.Responsible Hardware & Software
the surroundings that leads to the spread of some deadly diseases & human Consumtion and
illness. Design a “IoT Based Waste Management for Smart Cities " which can Production
overcome these problems.

E-waste Monitoring System: The government and private organizations always 3.Good health and well-
require electronic items which may need to be replaced periodically to get being
13 Waste Management benefited by the newly developed electronic gadgets/advanced features. Hence, 12.Responsible Software
there is a need to provide a software platform to collect, monitor and recycle E- Consumtion and
Waste. Production
S.No. Themes Problem Statement SDG Goals Hardware/Software
Automatic Garbage Alerting System: Addressing the widespread plastic
pollution on the outskirts of cities or villages requires a multi-pronged approach
involving community engagement, government policies, education, and
3.Good health and well-
sustainable waste management. It is necessary to suggest a tracking system that
being
has an integrated mechanism for sorting plastic trash, since this is a
14 Waste Management 12.Responsible Hardware & Software
straightforward and cost-effective technique to categorize and monitor plastic
Consumtion and
garbage. Following the sorting process, the tracking system then tells the server of
Production
the total amount of plastic garbage produced by each home. Also homes that give
out more plastic should trigger an alarm by sending a text message to nearby
mobile devices

Smart TransBot System: There is a packaging box manufacturing company in

9.Industry innovation and
15 Transprotation & Logistics Hyderabad. From the production unit to the storage area, the workers need to Hardware & Software
transport them. However, the management is searching for a bot that can pick up infrastructure
and place the 15 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm packing box on the conveyor.
Advanced E-Commerce: The integration of augmented reality technology in
shopping malls aims to improve the traditional shopping experience by allowing 9-Industry Innovation and
16 Transprotation & Logistics shoppers to virtually try on clothing and accessories in real-time, offering accurate Software
infrastructure
size and fit simulations, a diverse range of virtual products, and seamless
integration with e-commerce platforms.
Conveyer Belt Fault Detection: In a industry, the long cable belt conveyor is
supported on pulleys. A steel rope runs over these pulleys while the belt sits over
them. The conveyor is operated by pulling the steel ropes with a drive motor. The
9.Industry innovation and
17 Transprotation & Logistics rope gets elongated due to pulling force leading to breakage of its strands. Hardware & Software
infrastructure
Similarly, the belt also gets worn out causing stoppage of conveyor operation
unpredictably. In order to overcome this, we require a solution to predit the
condition of belt well in advance.
Multi Terrain Bot: The probe which in most cases is referred to as a Bot, which
passes through hurdles that mere humans cannot withstand. One can’t help but be
fascinated by the amount of work that needs to be put in to make Bots that are
endurant and versatile to work at different atmospheres. There is a need to build a 9.Industry innovation and
18 Transportation & Logistics manually controlled, wireless, Bot that has the capacity to move through a Hardware & Software
infrastructure
predefined path would consist of varied terrain, having potholes, water and other
kinds of terrains. The dimensions of the Bot is restricted to 20cm, 20cm and
20cm.

Shortest Path Finding Bot: The probe which in most cases is referred to as a
Bot, that follows the shortest path as specified in the arena which consumes less 9.Industry innovation and
19 Transportation & Logistics Hardware & Software
amount of time. There is a need to build a manually controlled, wireless Bot infrastructure
which can accommodate in 20cm, 20cm and 20cm dimensional box meeting the
requirements specified.
S.No. Themes Problem Statement SDG Goals Hardware/Software
Smart Railway Wagons : CIL has been supplying coal to its consumers by Rail
through Railway Sidings. The railway wagons at such sidings are loaded through
contractual means by payloader. The loading of wagons by contractual
arrangement often results in overloading or underloading Railway wagons. The
rules of Penal overloading and underloading are notified by Railway. Any penalty
for overloading charged by the Railway for any consignment is payable by the 9.Industry innovation and
20 Transportation & Logistics Hardware & Software
purchaser. However, in case of underloading of wagons, credit for idle freight is infrastructure
adjusted in coal bills. Thus any idle freight for under-loading is borne by CIL.
During 2021-22, the expense for under-loading was nearly Rs.593 Cr. whereas the
contract for wagon loading itself was only Rs.276 Cr. Hence, a digital solution in
the form of sensor/ IoT is needed to prevent the under-loading and overloading of
Railway wagons.
Effective Farming System: The future of agriculture holds the opportunities &
power to reshape our lives. Mechanized puddling, seeding, transplanting,
weeding, harvesting of field and plantation crops. Ṁechanization of hilly
2. Zero Hunger
21 Agriculture agriculture, horticulture, and protected cultivation. There is a need to provide cost- Hardware & Software
13.Climate Action
effective systems for enhancing the efficiency of existing agro-machineries for
assessing quality, grading & sorting, processing of agri-produce.

Crop and soil management System: Farmers face several challenges related to
crop selection, soil management, disease identification and other factors, which
22 Agriculture can impact agricultural productivity and sustainability. To address these 2. Zero Hunger Software
challenges, we need an application to help farmers for full fledged farming.
Smart Assesment Board: School teacher is planning to conduct a quiz
23 Smart Education competition on identifying states and its capitals of our country. Hence, school 4.Quality Education Hardware & Software
teacher needs a model through which teacher conducts the competition easily.
Language (Text) Translate System: A large portion of resource materials and
other texts are only available in English. Experts at their own level translate it
which consumes large amount of time which could have been utilized in
24 Smart Education developing novel methodologies. The Challenge is to develop a system that can 4.Quality Education Software
translate text from English to other Indian regional languages with minimum
human input for proof reading and with very high accuracy.
Audio & Video Translate System: A large portion of audio & videos are
available in English. It consumes large amount of time by the experts in
respective languages to convert them into required languages which could have
25 Smart Education been utilized in developing novel methodologies. The Challenge is to develop a 4.Quality Education Software
system that can translate audio/videos from English to other languages effectively
without any distortions and time consuming process with minimum human
involvement.
Teams can select their own problem statemt under Open Innovation Theme