Mobility

We recently had Madhumita Dey, a research scholar from IIT Kharagpur, who visited our IIIT campus, Hyderabad to participate in a project aimed at capturing data on potholes in Hyderabad. The team also included researchers from IIIT, Hyderabad along with Madhumita, who set out to capture data on the road conditions in Hyderabad using the Bodhyaan Car Platform.

The project involved setting up the Bodhyaan car with GoPro cameras, dash cameras and LIDAR sensors, which were used to capture data on the road surface as the vehicle drove through the city. The GoPro cameras and dash cameras were used to record high-quality video footage of the road surface, travelling around 207 kilometres.

The GoPro cameras and dash cameras were used to record high-quality video footage of the road surface, travelling around 207 kilometres.

The route set up for the project:

Starting from IIITH - Lingampally - Bauchupally - Sangareddy - Kandi - Patancheruvu - IIIT.

Once the data was collected, the team used machine learning algorithms to analyse it and identify patterns and trends in the pothole data. They were able to identify areas of the city that were particularly prone to potholes and prioritise those areas.

Madhumita, was impressed with how the teams were able to use their expertise in technology for this data collection. The combined use of GoPro cameras and dash cameras, allowed for a more comprehensive and accurate analysis of the road conditions than the traditional methods.

She was able to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and contributed to an important research project. She was able to leave with a newfound appreciation for the power of technology and the important role it plays in improving infrastructure and transportation systems.

We are grateful to the iHub-data Mobility Scholarship programme for facilitating our use of the Bodhyaan platform for data collection. The data collection went on for two days, during which we explored Hyderabad's urban and rural parts. The autonomous data-capturing platform "Bodhyaan" has multiple sensors that allow the capture of various types of data for numerous applications. We appreciate Mr. Pranav and Ms. Soumya's presence throughout the data collection procedure. Also, we extend our deepest gratitude to Mr. Ram Sharma and Mr. G. Mahender Reddy for guiding us with the planning and execution of the entire process.” as stated by Madhumita ( Research Scholar from IIT Kharagpur)