It’s Thursday. Alaina Gassler is an 8th grader at Avon Grove Charter School in West Grove, PA. When she was tasked with a Science and Engineering Fair project, she got to work. She tackled a common problem that all motorists deal with on a daily basis—blind spots.
“Many car accidents are caused by drivers not being able to see hazards due to blind spots. My prototype is designed to get rid of those blind spots by displaying an image of the area behind them onto the spot. I used a small projector as the displaying device and a webcam as the recording device. The webcam is mounted onto the outside of the car, and the projector displays the image only the A-pillar of the car. To help the image become brighter and clearer, I used a reflective fabric that reflects the picture only to the driver. This prototype has the potential to greatly reduce blind spot related car accidents.”
With some fine-tuning and the backing from a major automaker, her concept could be mass-produced, improving the overall safety of future automobiles. Pretty cool for an 8th grader, eh!
8th Grade Science Project
It’s Thursday. Alaina Gassler is an 8th grader at Avon Grove Charter School in West Grove, PA. When she was tasked with a Science and Engineering Fair project, she got to work. She tackled a common problem that all motorists deal with on a daily basis—blind spots.
“Many car accidents are caused by drivers not being able to see hazards due to blind spots. My prototype is designed to get rid of those blind spots by displaying an image of the area behind them onto the spot. I used a small projector as the displaying device and a webcam as the recording device. The webcam is mounted onto the outside of the car, and the projector displays the image only the A-pillar of the car. To help the image become brighter and clearer, I used a reflective fabric that reflects the picture only to the driver. This prototype has the potential to greatly reduce blind spot related car accidents.”
With some fine-tuning and the backing from a major automaker, her concept could be mass-produced, improving the overall safety of future automobiles. Pretty cool for an 8th grader, eh!
-keep