Philippine Normal University

Institute of Teaching and Learning

Project KENSHI

Jean Carlos B. Deldoc

9 Malaya
 3 Young Innovators
o Jai Kumar
Basic Information
12 years old
South Riding, Virginia, United States of America
Middle School student (J Michael Lunsford Middle
School)
Invention/s
Window-mounted solar-powered air filtration device
o Purpose
It is a filtration device that uses inexpensive
components to purify the users house from
air pollution. The inventor specially designed
it for high air pollution areas in our world.
o Obstacles
I failed many times, he said. Building stuff,
testing stuff, researching stuff.
Jais biggest failure came a few weeks before
the competition finals. The seventh-grader at
J. Michael Lunsford Middle School in Chantilly
had been working on a water-powered air
filter inspired by a visit to his grandparents
home in India, where pollution often keeps
people from opening their windows. But when
he learned that many people in India and
other poor countries dont always have
access to the water needed for his filter, Jai
(pronounced Jay) decided to revamp his
project.
o Eesha Khare
Basic Information
18 years old
Saratoga, California, United States of America
Graduate (Lynbrook High School in California)
Invention/s
Electrochemical Supercapacitor
o Purpose
With the help of Dr. Yat Li (Department of
Chemistry, Biochemistry, University of
 California), she created a batter that could be
fully charged within 20 to 30 seconds, and
would hold charge longer than other similar
devices. The technology would potentially be
scalable to power cell phones or cars.
o Obstacles
She also went through numerous errors and
failures just to perfect the technology that
she created.
o Amin Hataman
Basic Information
15 years old
San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines
High School Student (Fountain International School)
Invention/s
Biodegradable bags made of Nata de Coco (byproduct
of coconut)
o Purpose
Hataman said that as a child, he noticed the
common practice of people putting garbage
inside plastic that is not biodegradable. I did
some research on how plastic was actually
doing a lot of damage to the environment,
Hataman said. As he pursued research on
biodegradable alternatives to plastic, he
learned about the cellulose properties of nata
de coco. There was this suggestion of nata
de coco, because it has cellulose properties,
which means that it could copy plastic that
we use today, but its organic, Hataman
said. Right now, Im actually already trying
to patent this. In the future, if I go into
business, I might be able to implement this,
Hataman said.
o Obstacle
(NO STATED OBSTACLE)
 PROPOSAL ON PROJECT KENSHI
o NAME
Active Sonar + Echolocation Implants for the Blind
o PURPOSE
The concept of this project is derived from the sonar technology
that the marine industry and animals, like dolphins (they have
very low eyesight), bats and whales, utilize in their daily lives. I
think, as a student, that this type of technology is under rated
and under used. It has a big potential and it gives blind people
the hope to see again.

These implants uses sonar technology and echolocation to

visualize the environment around a blind person. The other part
will be put near the ear to utilize the ears natural structure for
maximum effect, while the other part will be implanted in the
part of the brain that manages eyesight. These two will be
wirelessly connected. The user will see, not through his/her eyes,
but through brain activity that the implant dictates. The
technology may not perfectly simulate normal eyesight, but it
can show and detect the shape of the environment. For
example, it can show the shape of a neighborhood, with houses,
cars and people, for the user to know where he/she is going and if
he/she is about to collide with it.
o SUPPORTING CONCEPTS
SONAR equipment is used on most ships for measuring the
depth of the water. This is accomplished by sending an acoustic
pulse and measuring the time for the echo, or return from the
bottom. By knowing the speed of sound in the water, the depth is
computed by multiplying the speed by one half of the time
traveled (for a oneway trip). SONAR is also used to detect large
underwater objects and to search for large fish concentrations.
More sophisticated SONAR systems for detection and tracking are
found aboard naval vessels and submarines. In nature, bats are
well known for making use of echolocation, as are porpoises and
some species of whales. SONAR should not be confused with
ultrasound, which is simply sound at frequencies higher than the
 threshold of human hearing - greater than 15,000-20,000 cycles
per second, or hertz (Hz). Ultrasound is used on a very small
scale, at high power, to break up material and for cleaning
purposes. Lower power ultrasound is used therapeutically, for
treatment of muscle and tissue injuries.
In location and tracking operations, two types of SONAR modes
exist, active and passive. Echolocation is an active technique in
which a pulse is sent and then detected after it bounces off an
object. Passive SONAR is a more sensitive, listening-only SONAR
that sends no pulses. Most moving objects underwater make
some kind of noise. This means that they can be detected just by
listening for the noise. Examples of underwater noise are marine
life, cavitation (small collapsing air pockets caused by propellers),
hull popping of submarines changing depth, and engine vibration.
Some military passive SONARs are so sensitive they can detect
people talking inside another submarine. Another advantage of
passive SONAR is that it can also be used to detect an acoustic
signature. Each type of submarine emits certain acoustic
frequencies and every vessel's composite acoustic pattern is
different, just like a fingerprint or signature. Passive SONAR is
predominantly a military tool used for submarine hunting. An
important element of hunting is not to divulge one's own position.
However, if the passive SONAR hears nothing, one is obliged to
turn to active mode but in doing so, risks alerting the other of his
presence. The use of SONAR in this case has become a
sophisticated tactical exercise
Sonar sensors are useful ultrasonic rangefinders. They are
capable of giving readings from 0 to 255 inches, with increments
of 1 inch. A sonar sensor works by sending out a sonic pulse,
which is then returned as an echo that is then returned to the
sensor and analyzed. (these actually exist)
o DISAPPROVING CONCEPTS
(for sonar sensor) Sonar sensors are incapable of measuring
whether or not an object is small or large, since the signal the
send out is "cone"-shaped. Thus an echo is returned by anything
the pulse comes into contact with. Sonar sensors provide the
greatest range of the available distance sensors (up to 21 feet),
but do not have fine distance resolution below 6 inches; objects
less than 6 inches away will have a recorded range of 6 inches.
SONAR waves can interfere with whale and dolphin echolocation.
Many marine species, such as whales, depend on sound to find
their food, to communicate with their mates and young, and to
navigate in the oceans. Imagine a sound so loud traveling such
long distances that it can kill or seriously damage sensitive ears
 and drown out all other sounds. The Navy has pronounced the
LFA Sonar system impacts as "negligible," "minimal," and "not
biologically significant." But they don't really know, because the
sound levels produced by LFA Sonar have never been tested on
marine life. Furthermore, a number of incidents of stricken whales
connected with local use of Navy Sonar systems from around the
world have emerged.
o APPLICATION
As I said earlier, these can help visually impaired people to see
again. Through that, it can significantly reduce the risk of
accidents for these people while helping them to live a normal life
again.

DESIGN
 APPENDICES:
REFERENCES:
- http://science.jrank.org/6291/SONAR-SONAR-technology.html
- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sonar.html
- http://wiki.pierobotics.org/wiki/Sonar_Sensor
- Encyclopedia Brittanica

INVENTORS PROFILE
- Name
o Deldoc, Jean Carlos Betito
- Age
o 15 years old
- Place
o Pedro Gil, Paco, Manila, Philippines
- School
o Philippine Normal University Institute of Teaching and
Learning (3rd year High School)