Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

Profile
Uday Prakash is a student of G.S.S.S Gumma (Basantpur). Uday is fond of dancing, reading and observing things around to get ideas for innovation.

Purpose
Uday has come up with a rolling road barrier system suitable for mountainous and hilly terrains, in order to prevent accidents.

Technical details
The barrier is made up of plastic cylinders that spin upon receiving an impact, thereby absorbing the shock and stabilizing the vehicle. This reduces its speed and chances of the vehicle plunging into deep gorges or getting out of control and causing a pile-up.

Benefit
This innovation can help in preventing accidents.

Suggested reading(s):

Farhan, M., Anas, M., & Azeem, M. (2018, August). Rolling Barriers: Emerging Concept to Reduce Road Accidents: An Indian Perspective. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 404, No. 1, p. 012045). IOP Publishing.

Wadekar, A., Tilekar, N., & Sawalkar, C. (2017). Introduction of a new road barrier system for safety management and efficiency on the mumbai-pune expressway. International Journal of Engineering Research in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, special issue, 48-52.

YouTube, (2017). Rolling barrier system. Retrieved on April 22, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-HevN1bzbA