MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631112852 A) filed by Dr. Arka Ghosh; Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma; Dr. Bansod Sneha Bharat; Prof. Dr. Swarup Kumar Ghosh; Dr. Amlan Das; Dr. Biplab Hazra; and Dr. Avula Leela Sukh Brahma Reddy on September 21, 2026, for Modular Decentralized Smart Flooring System For Autonomous Emergency Evacuation Guidance.
Inventors include Dr. Arka Ghosh; Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma; Dr. Bansod Sneha Bharat; Prof. Dr. Swarup Kumar Ghosh; Dr. Amlan Das; Dr. Biplab Hazra; and Dr. Avula Leela Sukh Brahma Reddy.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: Modular Decentralized Smart Flooring System for Autonomous Emergency Evacuation Guidance This invention describes a modular smart flooring system configured to provide autonomous emergency evacuation guidance in legacy, heritage, power-deficient, and infrastructure-constrained buildings. The system incorporates distributed pressure, thermal, gas, and obstruction sensing within independently operable flooring segments controlled by decentralized fog-computing units. Sensor information is locally fused to determine hazard vectors, crowd-density conditions, congestion gradients, and dynamically selectable evacuation routes. Directional light-emitting guidance cues and local-language audible instructions are adaptively activated according to changing environmental conditions. A ripple-triggered panic- delay protocol temporally sequences guidance activation to reduce simultaneous crowd convergence and surge. The flooring structure includes a thermally isolating, heat-resistant upper layer and a shock-absorbing, high-friction lower layer. Piezoelectric energy-harvesting elements, an ultra-capacitor energy-storage arrangement, and optionally a solar trickle-charging arrangement support continued operation during electrical outages. Neighboring flooring segments communicate locally to establish a decentralized hazard-aware evacuation mesh without dependence on building-wide networks or centralized servers.
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