Crescendo Report 2011

D.D.V.                       7th September 2010; ECAD, Instrumentation Laboratories
Report:
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE) aims at being a centre of excellence in engineering education, moulding engineers with the state-of –art technologies, innovative skills and human values matching with the growing expectations of the corporate world and society, thus play an effective role in nation building. Crescendo the annual technical festival of our college aids the mission of our college. Crescendo means to gradually increase in intensity and so has our technical festival broadened its horizons ever since its inception. This year crescendo was held on October 7th and 8th, 2011. IEEE CRCE organizes various events during crescendo every year that raise the bars of technical excellence. Reverse engineering and Robotrek were held as last year. IEEE believes in innovation and hence two new events Time Bomb and Robo Soccer were introduced. This year we received an overwhelming response in all our events. The registration amount totalled to Rs.1580 on the first day and Rs. 490 on the second day. REVERSE ENGINEERING Event heads:- Ajinkya Dharap and Shashank Shah No of teams participating:13 For the first round, a soldered circuit was given to the participants. They were supposed to trace its circuit diagram, de-solder the circuit and implement the same on breadboard using the drawn diagram. The teams who could accurately construct the circuit in minimum time were selected for final round. In the final round, a soldered circuit of higher complexity was given to the participants. The students who submitted the correct explanation of the working of the circuit were declared winners. Mr. Siddhant Samant and Mr. Dhiraj Borade won the first place and Mr. Jigar Hingoo and Mr. Derrick D’souza won the second place in group I. Mr. Gaurav Shenoy and Mr. Allan Lobo won the first place and Mr.Sumeet Variya and Mr. Mitesh Bajaria won the second place in group II. ROBOTREK. Event Heads: Komolika Neogi, Nikhil Phalak and Madhuja Kamath. No. of teams participating:35 Robo Trek was an event where participants had to navigate their remote-controlled cars through a track which had different terrains, bridges and obstacles. This year our theme was Mumbai Roads. Through the event we tried to send a message against drinking and driving.The tracks were constructed using wooden planks within 3 days. At the end, it proved to be very challenging and was liked by most of the people. On Day 1 of Crescendo, we had 25 teams coming. There was lot of enthusiasm and a large crowd soon gathered to watch the cars in action. On Day 2, we had more teams coming. The total number of teams at the end of Round 1 was 35. Out of these teams, the fastest15 were selected for Round 2. This round required the car to navigate the tracks and then go through a mazes and dirt. Students from various colleges across Mumbai had participated in the event. The best team was selected according to the time of completion of the tracks. Mr. Siddharth and Mr. Meet from Vartak college won the first place, Mr. Urman Parikh won the second place whereas Mr. Atit Desai won the third place. TIME BOMB Event Heads: Samruddhi Naik and Urvashi Agrawal No of teams participating: 40 Time bomb was a new event introduced this year and drew a large number of participants. In this event every team was asked logical questions the answers of which led them to the wire that is to be disconnected in order to diffuse the bomb. It was a time based event. The teams had to sequentially disconnect the wires within the stipulated time to prevent a blast. Ms. Charmi Patel and Mr. Adityadev Singh won the first place, Mr. Dhiraj Borade and Mr. Jay Sangoi won the second place whereas Mr. Sagar Dhote and Mr. Karthik won the third place.

ROBOSOCCER

Event Heads: Sarthak Tickoo and Shubham Banthia

No of teams participating:26

Robotics is one of the integral hobbies of any engineer. Hence this year we introduced a new robotics event Robosoccer. An actual soccer arena was created and the teams had to play soccer with their Robots .It was a rather high spirited event in which each team had a match of 2.5 minutes followed by penalty shootouts incase of a tie. It received a huge participation. Mr. Nihar Dalmia won the first place, Mr. siddhant from Vartak college won the second place and Ms. Sakina Ali won the third place.

Industrial Visit 2012      

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IEEE CRCE Students Branch aims at providing an extra edge to the students that will enable them to carve out a niche for themselves in this world of cut-throat competition and technology par excellence. An annual industrial visit is therefore organized every year at the end of the odd semester to provide an insight on how companies work and useful information related to the practical aspects of the course which cannot be acquired on campus. This year a 9 day industrial visit was organized from January 7, 2012 to January 15, 2012 to Ranthambore, Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur. A group of 72 students accompanied by Prof Ajay Kohli, Prof Heena Pendhari and Prof Sonya Padwal departed for Sawai Madhopur on January 7, 2012 at 1850 hours from Mumbai Central via Jaipur Superfast Express. On January 8, 2012 at 1030 hours the train halted at Sawai Madhopur . After alighting from the train the students were taken to a guest house so that they could freshen up a bit after the train journey. Lunch was provided at ‘Niralo Gaon ‘ Restaurant. The Restaurant was very homely and was adorned to look like a traditional Rajasthani house with a thatched roof and mud flooring. After lunch there was an open jeep safari through the Ranthambore Sanctuary. The experience was breath taking. Sambhar deers, Spotty deers, camels, peacocks etc. could be seen at point blank range. Also various plants species were seen. After the Ranthambore Safari light refreshments were served and we departed for Jaipur by bus. The city of Jaipur approached at around 2300 hours, the government offices were illuminated. At Jaipur accomodation was provided at Hotel ‘Royal Plazzo’. The day after, that is on January 9, 2012 after breakfast we proceeded for the industrial visit at 900 hours. The first industry that we visited was ‘Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd’ (REIL). The industry basically manufactures products for three different sectors namely agroelectronics, information technology and photovoltaic cells. REIL has achieved maximum development in the agroelectronic sector and the most famous machine it manufactures is the ‘Electronic Milk Tester’ (EMT). The EMT manufactured by REIL is said to be present in every village across the state of Rajasthan that practices animal husbandry. As many villagers in the rural areas insure their livestock, REIL creates databases for the same by barcoding their details. As Rajasthan is a state of villages REIL also manufactures solar panels to provide electricity to the remote villages. We were first briefed about the company and then were shown the various machines involved in the manufacturing process. The next industry we visited was ‘Bajrang Wire Products Pvt. Ltd.’. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company that manufactures ASCR code wire mainly used in conjectures using high carbon steel. We were explained in detail about the steps involved in manufacturing. We were also allowed to physically see the procedure. The company also manufactures ball bearings. After this we visited ‘Uttam (Bharat) Electricals (P) limited’. It ia an ISO 9001:2008 certified leading manufacturer of power and distribution transformer from 16 KVA to 10000 KVA upto 11-22-33 class, single-three phase having a yearly turnover of approximately 86 crores. We were shown the various steps in manufacturing a transformer. Also we were briefed about the different type of transformer windings. It was a great experience as it completely changed our visualization of the transformer as perceived after reading. After visiting the three industries we returned to the hotel for lunch. In the evening we went to the local market for shopping. On January 10, 2012 after breakfast we checked out from hotel Royal Plazzo and proceeded for sightseeing to the Amer fort. The Amer fort had a marvelous architecture as it originated from indo-sarcenic schools of thought. The mirror work in the sheesh mahal, the splendid carvings, the floral inlay work on the walls of the fort, the huge courtyards of the fort etc left us all spell bound. After lunch we proceeded to the City Palace the current residence of the Jaipur Royal family. Most of the city palace has been now converted into museum. The museum depicted the attire of the royal family, the weapons used by them, their jewellery etc. After visiting the city palace we departed for Jaisalmer by bus, enroute we visited the Birla Temple. Dinner was provided en route at a local dhaba. After an overnight bus journey we arrived at Jaisalmer on January 11, 2012 at 1230 hrs. At Jaisalmer we camped at ‘Meher Adventure Camps’. After lunch we visited the Khaba fort. At the fort we were shown the various types of stones available in the nearby villages, the vessels used by the local villagers etc. After khaba the next destination was the kuldhara village also known as the ghost village. Here we saw the typical model of a Rajasthani village house. A camel safari was organized to view the desert sunset. It was adventurous as most people were riding a camel for the first time. Upon our return to the campsite we were welcomed in traditional Rajasthani style with snacks and refreshments, following which there was a special folk dance performance by a local tribal group. On January 12, 2012 we departed early in the morning for industrial visit. It was a three hour bus journey from the campsite. We visited the Rajasthan west power plant. This is a thermal power plant which is a joint venture between the Jindal Group and the Rajasthan Government. We were warmly welcomed with tea and biscuits. The plant was started in the year 2007. It aims to have 8 operational units of which 4 have been completed and the remaining are scheduled to be completed in the next 8-10 years. We were taken to the conference room where we were shown a brief video, after which we were shown the sight area. Lunch was organized enroute to the campsite at ‘Desert Boys Dhani’ a village restaurant. It was evening when we returned to the campsite. At night an open jeep safari through the sand dunes was organized. It was scary as we past through jungles but was a marvelous experience. After breakfast the next day , that is on January 13, 2012 we visited the Jaisalmer fort also known popularly as the ‘golden’ fort for the sand stone used in its construction which gives it the appearance of gold. The fort also has many temples. Walking through the local market we reached the world famous building Patvo ki Haveli. The ‘Patvo ki Haveli’ is even mentioned in the Guiness book of world record. Further we went to the ‘Gadisagar’ lake, a manmade lake, for boating. We then departed for Jodhpur via bus at 1400 hours. Lunch was served enroute. We arrived at Jodhpur at 2000 hours. At Jodhopur we stayed at hotel ‘Maple Abhay’. The hotel had a palacial ambience. Dinner was served early that night. After breakfast on January 14, 2012 we headed towards ‘Sadar Market’ for shopping. We had lunch at the hotel and proceeded for Umaid Bhavan Palace. A large part of the palace was converted into a hotel and commercial area. From Umaid Bhavan Palace we proceeded towards Jodhpur railway station. We boarded the Suryanagari Express at 1850 hours for Mumbai. We arrived at Bandra terminus on January 15, 2012 at 1030 hours after a night long journey. We were probably the first council to take an Industrial visit to the desert of Rajasthan and were successful in its smooth execution. It was a great learning experience for all those organizing the Industrial visit and our council alike. We would like to thank all the staff members of our college for their constant support and guidance. We hope to set and achieve higher targets in future. - Pratik Chaudhary (IV head)

Ham Radio Report   ,Fr.CRCE,Bandra

D.D.V:      September 3,2011,10.30 a.m.  ; Room no. 812, Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues college of Engineering
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Amateur radio is a community of people that use radio transmitters and receivers to communicate with other Amateur radio operators. Amateur radio operators are often called ham radio operators or simply "hams" and frequently the public is more familiar with this term than with the legal term Radio Amateur. Amateur (HAM) Radio is truly a hobby but often one that makes a difference especially in emergency or disaster situations. It is an activity of Self Learning, Inter-Communication & Technical Investigation carried on between Amateur Radio Operators. Amateurs talk to local friends over the radio waves using a hand-held transceiver, communicating digitally with packet radio to exchange personal messages or vital information in an emergency, talking to other hams anywhere in the world, or engaging in contests with other Radio Amateurs over the airwaves. Amateur radio is a hobby and, by law, completely non-commercial. Individual amateur "ham" radio operators pursue the avocation for personal pleasure through building their own radio stations and communicating with their fellows globally, and for self-improvement via study and practice of electronics, computers, and radio/tv wave behavior . The history of HAM Radio in India dates back to 1921. Amarendra Chandra Gooptu and Mukul Bose were the first people to become Hams in India. Post independence a large number of HAM Radio clubs were established in India. Rajiv Gandhi , our former Prime minister was also a licensed Ham. However this hobby seems to be dying away from our country. Today only 0.01% of Indias population are active on HAM Radio. Hence IEEE CRCE conducted this workshop to develop an interest among budding engineers for this hobby. The workshop was conducted by Dr. M.G. Bhatia, Mr. Ketan Mehta and Mr. Jayesh Banatwala. Dr. M.G. Bhatia and Mr. Ketan Mehta have worked during the disaster relief after the Latur earthquakes. Mr. Jayesh Banatwala is involved with training students preparing to be HAMs. The workshop consisted of a brief presentation about HAM Radio followed by demonstration at two different frequencies HF and VHF. For the demonstration antennas were mounted temporarily on the college terrace. The antennas were mounted in the morning by the organizers. Various antennas that could be used were shown to the audience. Also a demonstration of Morse codes was given. The workshop was attended by 80 students across all years and branches from our college. The audience also got a first hand account of how to become a HAM from the Vice Chairperson , IEEE Atharva college who has lately given the exam and is awaiting his license. The students were allowed to communicate over the HAM Radio. After the workshop a large number of students have developed an interest in this hobby and that itself talk about the success of the event.

Embedded System Workshop    -August 20,2011 ,Fr.CRCE,Bandra

D.D.V:      August 20,2011,10.30 a.m.  ; Samvaad, 9th Floor Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues college of Engineering
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IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications , conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. To accomplish this objective IEEE Bombay section organizes various events every year. This year IEEE Bombay section decided to organize a series of lectures across various colleges in Mumbai with a view to bridge the gap between technology and aspiring engineering students.

Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE) aims at being a centre of excellence in engineering education, moulding engineers with the state-of –art technologies, innovative skills and human values matching with the growing expectations of the corporate world and society, thus play an effective role in nation building. IEEE CRCE aids this view by organizing various events to raise the bars of technical excellence. IEEE CRCE was thus honoured with the responsibility of organizing the inauguration and the first lecture of the lecture series.

Fr. Diniz, Dr. Srija Unnikrishnan (Principal-Fr. CRCE), Mr. Anthony Lobo (Secretary, IEEE Bombay Section), Dr. B.R.Prabhu (Student Activities Chair, IEEE India council), Mrs. Swapnali Mahadik (Gold chair, IEEE Bombay Section and IEEE-CRCE Branch Mentor) and Mr. Abhay Phansikar were present to grace the inauguration of lecture series. Mr. Jayant Diwaker (Vice Chairperson , IEEE CRCE) gave the introductory speech, which was followed by lighting of the lamp by the dignatories and a prayer song by Ms. Komolika Neogi, to mark the inauguration. The dignatories present then shared a few words with the audience. Further the podium was handed over to Mr. Abhay Phansikar , the speaker for the day.

Mr. Abhay Phansikar , a techno commercial lead with over 25 years of experience in software, embedded and real time, enlightened the students present on Embedded Systems. The presentation given by him was a bird’s eye view through the enormous and ever growing world of embedded systems. It included a brief introduction, common technologies used by students, case studies, embedded ecosystem, its trends and oppurtunities in this field in India. The 4 case studies – retail store, warehouse, container yard and asset tracking made the session rather interactive.

The seminar was attended by 80 students from various colleges across Mumbai. Ms. Samruddhi Naik (Event Coordinator, IEEE CRCE) gave the vote of thanks. The event was a grand success and IEEE CRCE could execute the task entrusted upon them by IEEE Bombay section, thanks to the effort put in Mrs. Swapnali Mahadik (IEEE CRCE – Branch Mentor), Mrs. Archana Lopez (IEEE CRCE- Branch Counsellor), IEEE CRCE students’ council and volunteers along with the support and cooperation of the entire faculty both teaching and non-teaching of Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering. IEEE CRCE hopes to get many such oppurtunities by IEEE Bombay section in future too.

-Komolika Neogi

Wireless Robotics Workshop

D.D.V:                       27th ,28th January 2011 ; Ecad lab
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The workshop was conducted for the first and second year students. Most of the participants had attended the level-1 robotics workshop conducted earlier wherein they made a car , however its movement was limited to the length of the wire used. The thought of makin a similar car whoose locomotion could be controlled but would not be confined to the lenght of the wire, drew a large number of registrations

The workshop was performed in groups where each group had 3-4 students. The workshop was conducted in two phases. On 27th it was conducted for the second year students and on the 28Th for the first year students.

Initially the theory involved was explained by Keshad.D.Malegam and Jigar Hingoo. each participant was provided with a booklet containing the necessary circuit diagrams. descriptions, working principles , datasheets of the various ICs used etc. It was contemplated that the theory session would be boring however there was sufficient interaction by the participants which was beneficial for both as it was easy to gauge the technical background of the participants.

After having being explained the theory the participants preceeded towards soldering. The soildering took quite a lot of time as it involved many small components and also appropriate placing of the components was a big challenge.It was performed under the supervision of the third year students of the IEEE council. After the the soldering was successfully completed was the last stage where the motors and wheels were attached to the chassis. also the receiver unit ( which was previously soldered) was connected to the motors. Most of the teams were could complete and their joy knew no bounds when the car actually moved forward, backward, sideways without bounds.

Industrial Visit 2011

D.D.V:                       7th -16th January 2011  ;  Kerala and Goa
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Industrial visits play a vital role in the engineering curriculum of a student. It exposes the students to the real world and provides them a great opportunity to expand their horizons above and beyond the syllabus. To facilitate the same, IEEE-CRCE organised a much awaited industrial trip to Kerala and Goa. It also served as a stress buster after the semester exams.

A total of 78 students departed from Lokmanya Tilak terminus on 7th January 2011 for a train journey to Trivandrum by Netravati express at 1140hrs. Prof. Swapnali Mahadik, Prof. Heena Pendhari, Prof. Anish Bhargav and Prof. Ganesh Bhirud accompanied the students. All meals were provided en route. The entire group finally alighted at Trivandrum on 8th January at around 7 in the evening and checked into the hotel. The next day began at 7:30am and students were taken for local sightseeing after breakfast. Places visited included Padmanabhan temple, Puthen Mali palace museum. The students were given some time for shopping and later were served lunch. Post lunch we went to Trivandrum zoo annexe to the Napier museum located at the heart of the city. The students spent a quality time there and enjoyed photography of the diverse flora and fauna. We then proceeded to Kovalam beach which took us 30 min by bus. The evening breeze felt as if we were standing atop a windy cliff. After enjoying a beautiful and fun filled evening at the beach, we returned back to the hotel by around 8 30pm.

TThe morning of the 10th, we left early for the industries. The first industry to be covered was ISRO where we were given a detailed tour of the facility. The management staff of ISRO displayed the scaled down versions of different satellites including GSLV’s, PLV’s etc. The students were also given a chance to see the original components recovered from previous satellites as well as shown brief videos on various stages that culminate in successful launching of satellite. We later departed for the next industry, KELTRON where we were taken to the power electronics section and were shown the production units of various transformers and power supply circuits. The managing staff of KELTRON was honoured with a memento from our college. We headed back to the hotel for lunch and checked out at around 6pm for an overnight bus ride to Munnar with an on route dinner at a restaurant.

The next morning, the bus pulled over at Munnar at around 7 and students checked into hotel Dhanyashree. Set in the idyllic backdrop of the tea gardens, the hotel offered a breathtaking view of the misty mountains in the distance and the tall oak trees peeping through it. After freshening up and enjoying the amazing scenery around the hotel, the students had lunch and were taken for local sightseeing to Madupatti dam for a thrilling speed boat ride. We later proceeded to Echo point and students were given time for shopping until dinner which was served in the hotel. We checked out from the hotel on 12th morning and departed for Cochin. There the students were served lunch while on an alluring boat ride. After an hour of dance and fun we aboarded the boat. We caught the train from Ernakulam to Madgaon at 1850 hrs. The journey continued with a 2 hour bus ride from Madgaon to Calangute with spectacular views which ended on Don Hill Resort, a 5 minute walk from Candolim beach. We had a delicious lunch at the resort, went for shopping, dipped in the pool and had a great time. In the evening we left for a boat cruise at Panjim. A regional folk dance was performed by the localites and later the DJ kicked in with his foot tapping dance numbers. We headed back to the hotel after the party. A welcoming Rajasthani folk music and dance performance was arranged by the resort management which was followed by a scrumptious dinner.

After breakfast on the following day, we headed for Candolim beach. The students indulged in some exhilarating adventure sports like PARA-SAILING, BUMPY RIDE, JET-SKI and BANANA BOAT RIDE...it couldn’t have got any better! Further we played beach volleyball, football and had a tremendous time. Finally after tons of fun, we returned to the resort, freshened up, had lunch and left for a visit to St. Francis church at old Goa, a mesmerizing experience indeed. Back in the hotel, a DJ night was arranged by the organisers before dinner where we danced on the tunes of famous Indi pop and western music. On 15th, we left the hotel at around 8.30am for the third industrial visit of the trip, General Instruments Consortium. The eager and enthusiastic students were acquainted with the design and manufacturing of primary process control elements for measuring pressure and temperature. It was a very enlightening experience. Mr. Mangesh Kulkarni, the managing director of GIC was presented with a memento as a token of appreciation from our college.We came back for lunch at the resort, packed our luggage and left for Thivim station from where we boarded Konkan Kanya express for Mumbai at 1800 hrs. After a journey of 16 hours, we reached Mumbai CST early morning on 16th January.

To sum it up, this extravagant and fun filled 9 day industrial visit was indeed an unforgettable experience. It’s only because of IEEE that we got the opportunity to organise this wonderful trip. But above all, it has definitely boosted our confidence to be able to take up further challenges so that we can take IEEE to greater heights.

Workshop for students of Bal Bhavan, Fr. CRCE, Bandra

D.D.V:                       6th ,7th January 2011 ; Fr.C.R.C.E
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A workshop was conducted by IEEE-CRCE for the students of Bal Bhavan on the basics of Computers i.e Paint, Microsoft Word, Microsof Powerpoint, Notepad and Wordpad. The workshop was conducted by Sonali Bhalekar and Adityadev Singh under the guidance of Prof. Anish.

It was a 2-day event. On the first day we had students of 5th, 6th and 7th standards and on the second day we enlightened the students of 8th and 9th on the basics of computers. the students were also provided with snacks and the enjoyed the workshop thoroughly.

AISC- All India Student Congress- 2010

D.D.V.                       24th-26th September , 2010;Fr.Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
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From 24th September 2010 to the 26th September 2010 IEEE-CRCE and Fr.Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering played host to many high profile delegates including Prof. Kasi Rajagopal (Chairperson IEEE India Council) and Mr. Raju Hira (Chairperson IEEE Bombay Section) to name a few, guests and students from all across the country who participated in the much anticipated IEEE India Councils All India Student Congress 2010 organized by IEEE Bombay Section in association with IEEE-CRCE.

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Solder of fortune

D.D.V.                       7th September 2010; ECAD, Instrumentation Laboratories
No. of participants:   21 groups of 2 students each
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IEEE CRCE presented its prime soldering competition “Solder of Fortune” on 7th September 2010 for the students of first year engineering. This event was held in the ECAD, instrumentation laboratories. This event was held with a view to teach soldering techniques to the first year students.

The event began at 3.30 pm following an introductory speech by Jigar Hingoo .Our experienced faculty members, Professor Ajay Kohli and Professor Swapnali Mahadik were the judges for this most awaited event. As the art of soldering is very important for the upcoming projects.

There was active participation from the First years. There were 21 groups of 2 students each. All students were given an hour to solder their circuits. The students were marked according to the soldering neatness and understanding of the circuit given.

Thus the event was a huge success. The event was conducted in an orderly and dutiful manner. As the art of soldering is very important for the upcoming projects, this workshop-cum-competition proved to be of utmost importance for the students.

All the students were greatly pleased and managed to show up some excellent soldering abilities, given the time and inexperience. The event went on till 6.30 p.m , thus thanking the Professors for their invaluable time and the volunteers for helping the students.

Thus the success of this event organized by IEEE-CRCE was due to the joint efforts of the active members of the Council and cooperation of college staff and teachers.

Soldering Workshop

D.D.V.                       6th September 2010; ECAD lab
No. of participants:   42
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A soldering practice session was organized on 6th September by IEEE-CRCE for the participants of Solder of Fortune. The event was organized in order to teach soldering techniques to the first year students

The event began at 3.30 pm in ECAD lab. The session was attended by 42 students. The students were divided into groups of two. A simple circuit was given to the students along with a general purpose PCB. The session was conducted by our experienced Professor Ajay Kohli. He taught the students how to solder the components on a PCB. He demonstrated different methods for the soldering. He taught them de-soldering technique which one should know while soldering the components. Event heads and volunteers helped the students improve their soldering skills.

The practice session helped the students learn soldering before the main event Solder of Fortune. The students thoroughly enjoyed the session and are looking forward for more such sessions.

Technical Debate

D.D.V:                       1st September 2010 ; Seminar Hall
No. of participants:   18 teams
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The Technical Debate, a unique concept founded on the basic rules of a debate but involving in depth discussion of applications of technology was conducted in collaboration with the EESA society. It received very enthusiastic support from students of all branches and was a grand success which saw a total of 18 teams of two fight to the finish to vie for the coveted title of being the ‘Most technically sound team in CRCE’.

The elimation started from 24th August 2010 and the finals were held on1st September 2010. The SEElectronics team of Mr. Sarvesh and Mr. Srikant Bharathan stole the show while the TE Electronics team of Tejal and Chinmay, the first runners up.

One-day IV to Artemis Electricals

D.D.V.                       14th of August,2010 ; the Artemis Electricals industry , Vasai
No. of participants:   48
Report:
The members of the IEEE organization conducted a one day industrial visit to the Artemis Electricals industry located in Vasai east on Saturday,14th of August,2010. The students going for the trip were asked to report to college at 8.30 am for a trip by bus.

The bus carrying the students left the college premises around 8.45 am. A head count was taken to ensure that all were present. The journey, though long, was fun-filled with everyone catching up on the latest gossip and singing very happy songs all the way. Snacks were served midway along the journey. After nearly a 3 hour ride, the bus reached its destination.

The 48 students were divided into two batches with each batch further subdivided into three groups. One of the batches was asked to wait while the other, comprising of three groups was shown the primarily three sectors of the Lights manufacturing industry - the area reserved for the printing of pcb , assembly of components and drying of Solder paste and printing paste; the area specified for the testing of the electromagnetic ballast and finally, the area reserved for the soldering of the surface and through hole components.

The various advantages of LED technology over prior technologies as well as the different tests and procedures conducted to ensure the quality of the electromagnetic ballast and its advantages over the normal starter in tube lights were well explained to the students. The students also got a first-hand view as to how components were assembled on the pcb and soldered in bulk quantities. The complete observation by both the batches was completed after a total of 4 hours.

Mrs.Swapnali Mahadik, the IEEE counsellor, presented Mr.Mondal with a token of appreciation on behalf of IEEE and all the visiting students. On the journey back, the students stopped on the way for a chilled drink of lassi and some sweets. The bus finally reached the college premises around 4.30 after dropping nearly half the students along the way. All of the students left with a feeling of happiness and content for having experienced just a glimpse of the many technological excellences that man has achieved till date.

Introduction to Lab

D.D.V.                   :   29th-30th July 2010 ; Basic Electronic Circuits lab
No. of participants:   82
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IEEE-CRCE got kick-started by organizing a seminar-cum-workshop on ‘Introduction to the Lab’ on 29th and 30th July in the Basic Electronic Circuits lab.This was with a view to giving the second year students a first hand acquaintance with various electronic components and instruments as well as with the problems that beset during the practical sessions and all possible ways of solving them.

The event had a huge response from the second year students and hence was conducted for two continuous days. The event began at 13.30 hrs and was conducted by Prof. Dilip Chandra who started the seminar by first bringing to light the importance of practical sessions and labs in the field of Electronics. He then gave a briefing on most commonly used electronic components like the resistors, capacitors, transistors, opamps etc. It was followed by illustrative session on how to operate the CRO, a big gun in electronic measuring instruments. The edifying seminar went on for about 2 hours

Students from Electronics, I.T. and Computers were targeted and a total of 82 students had attended. They were further split into 4 groups of 10 each to facilitate easy hands-on practice on the CRO. The students were at professor’s beck and call and heard him with rapt attention. They were satiated with this seminar that helped them to get introduced to the world of ‘Electronics’ rightly just before beginning with the actual practical sessions.

Summing up the success of this first event in the fresh semester organized by IEEE-CRCE was due to joint endeavor of the Professor, active students and the Council.

WIE Crescendo Report

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The event organized by WIE-CRCE for Crecendo was ‘Circuit Bonanza’. In this event participants were provided with the circuit diagram and they had to earn the components required to build the circuit by providing correct answers to the questions posed to them. The event was conducted on both days of Crecendo, eliminations on 1st day and the final round on the 2nd day. About 27 teams, with two students per team, participated in the elimination round. Six top teams, selected from the elimination round were chosen for the final. The winner were 1. Mandar Thorat and Swapnil Thorat 2. Yojak Raote and Vinit ved Third place was shared between Dhiraj Borade & Siddarth samant and Nirmal and Aditya. The cash prices awarded were Rs.1500, Rs.1000 and Rs. 500 respectively -Ekta Bharani Vice-Chairperson WIE-CRCE

WIE Solder Of Fortune

Report:
WIE-IEEE-CRCE got kick-started by organizing a seminar-cum-workshop on ‘SOLDER OF FORTUNE’ on 16th September in the Digital System Design lab. This was done to give the first year students a first hand acquaintance with various soldering techniques and instruments as well as with the problems that occur during the practical sessions and all possible ways of solving them. The event had a good response from the first year students. The event began at 16.30 hrs and was conducted by Syed Sir, who started the seminar by first bringing to light the importance of soldering in the field of Electronics. It was followed by an illustrative session on how to solder the components like capacitors, transistors, etc. The edifying seminar went on for about 1 hour. Students from Electronics, I.T. and Computers were targeted and a total of 22 students had attended. The seminar was followed by a soldering competition where students were split into pairs and a dancing LED circuit was given to them for soldering. The group that completed the given circuit in the most efficient way was awarded first place. This contest was judged by Prof. Shilpa Patil and Prof. Swapnali Mahadik. The winners were Nupur and Ashima. Summing up the success of this first event in the fresh semester organized by WIE-IEEE-CRCE was due to joint endeavor of the Professors, active students and the Council. Ekta Bharani. Vice-Chairperson WIE