The 11th of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) specifies the major discontinuities to gain sustainable cities or communities. The aim of this project is to develop a feasible system regarding the sub-goals of SDG 11 and make a significant change to make better cities or communities in Bangladesh. The cities in Bangladesh have several strains. Among various strains in the city areas of Bangladesh, traffic prone & insecure transport systems, non-fire-resistant infrastructure etc are the major problems. Therefore, to gain a viable city, an integrated smart city along with a Fire-resistant infrastructure project and an Integrated Transport Security System project is approached, focusing on removing the barriers to the wellbeing of the community.

1. Developed Model with Integrated
Project for Sustainable Cities &
Communities
Team name : CUET_Checkmate19
Supervisor: Dr. Md. Sanaul Rabbi
Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Mail: rabbi@cuet.ac.bd
Phone: 01717300305
Team Member:
Tanzeem Tahmeed Reza
Dept. of Electronics &
Telecommunication Engineering, CUET
Mail: tanzeemtahmeed01@gmail.com
Contact No: +8801866989292
Team Member:
Juhayer Mahtab
Dept. of Civil Engineering, CUET
Mail: Juha.mahtab.2015@gmail.com
Contact No: 01312840067
Team Member:
Tayba Busra
Dept. of Electronics &
Telecommunication Engineering, CUET
Mail: u1908017@student.cuet.ac.bd
Contact No: 01644967129
Team Member:
Kashfi Uddin
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering,
CUET
Mail: u1912019@student.cuet.ac.bd
Contact No: 01989107903

2. Table of Contents
Title Page No
1. Scope of the project……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
2. Technical Details…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
2.1 Fire Resistant Infrastructure
2.2 Integrated Transport System
3. Output Assessment……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
3.1 Project Output
3.2 Cost Analysis
3.3 SWOT Analysis of project
4. Contribution in development of Sustainable Technology…………………… 11
5. Innovativeness of the project………………………………………………………………………………… 12
6. Area of benefits………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
7. Motivation to join STEM………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14
8. References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15
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3. Scope of the project
The 11th of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) specifies the major
discontinuities to gain sustainable cities or communities. The aim of this
project is to develop a feasible system regarding the sub-goals of SDG 11 and
make a significant change to make better cities or communities in
Bangladesh. The cities in Bangladesh have several strains. Among various
strains in the city areas of Bangladesh, traffic prone & insecure transport
systems, non-fire-resistant infrastructure etc are the major problems.
Therefore, to gain a viable city, an integrated smart city along with a
Fire-resistant infrastructure project and an Integrated Transport Security
System project is approached, focusing on removing the barriers to the
wellbeing of the community.
Technical Details
Our proposed project is an integrated form of two individual projects. The
technical details are demonstrated below:
2.1 Fire Resistant Infrastructure:
Objective: To make infrastructures (indoors) fire-resistant and real-time alert
system
Stakeholders: Individual Home-owner, Fire Service Department
Project Details: An integrated tool, named Fire Alert & Detection System Tool
(FADS) will be developed which will collect analogue data from specific areas
and respond via buzzer, SMS, and red light to protect any individual from fire
accidents.
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4. Two case studies are to be solved.
Case 1: A number of sensors crossing
a specified threshold (fig 1)
Case 2: All sensors crossing the
specified maximum threshold(fig 2)
The SMS/call will only go to the owner
of the tool
The SMS/call will go to the fire service
centre and as well as to the respective
owner. An alert system will start.
Devices used:
The integrated tool will be fabricated which contains the sensors
demonstrated below. It will help detect and alert by using the two cases
stated above.
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5. A demonstrated circuit of our Fire Alert & Detection Tool(FADT) along with
preventive maintenance stuff (water sprayer) is given below:
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6. 2.2 Integrated Transport Security System:
Objective: To provide proper management, to reduce transportation risks
and illegal activities with higher efficiency.
Stakeholders: Mass people, Public-Private Transport Vehicles, Public-Private
Transport owners, Traffic Control System
Project Details: This project emphasises two perspectives.
● Traffic system monitored vehicle detection & tracking:
1. Any kind of illegal movement of any vehicle will be detected in
real-time and store data in the database
2. City streets and streets in residential areas will be covered by
devices stated below for monitoring
3. Real-time vehicle count for demolishing congestion
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7. ● Vehicle Junction & Tracker: From the perspective of cities in Bangladesh,
there exists a public transport junction system but not in optimized
form. Our project will redecorate the junctions with automation and set
trackers in each public transport vehicle to further investigate any
illegal activities.
Devices & Softwares Used:
● Softwares :
1. Image Processing & Machine Learning Softwares
2. Algorithms (Python Programming Language)
3. Database Softwares
● Devices:
1. CCTV Cameras
2. Integrated Wiring
3. Wireless Modules (GPS, GSM)
For detecting illegal movements & crime acts in streets, we have practically
done the programming and detected LP. The practicability is stated below:
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8. Steps Output
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9. Output Assessment
3.1 Project Output
Project Name Project Output
Fire-resistant
infrastructure
● Infrastructure with less fire-hazard
Integrated Transport
Security System
● Real-time vehicle tracking
● Real-time data storing
● Real-time tracking of License Plates of illegal
activists.
● Real-time vehicle count
● Automated vehicle junction
3.2 Cost Analysis
Fire Resistant Infrastructure:
Cost Analysis of integrated tool
Sensors Arduinos Accessories
● PIR MOTION SENSOR:
90-100 tk
● Arduino Uno
microcontroller:
700-730 tk
● LED Lights(5 pcs): 10
tk
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10. ● DHT11(temp and hum
sensor): 150-160 tk
● Analog Flame
Sensor: 60-80 tk
● MQ 2 SMOKE
sensor:120-150 tk
● MQ 7 GAS sensor:
110-180 tk
Total:530-670 tk
● GPS+GPRS+GSM
SHIELD(with GSM
antenna,GPS
antenna,Bluetooth
antenna,Power
adapter,USB cable):
3500-3900 tk
Total:4200-4600 tk
● Resistors(9 pcs-300
ohm and 1000
ohm):25 tk
● Buzzer: 15 tk
● Relay: 250 tk
● Jumper wire: 20 tk
Total:320 tk
Approximate Tool cost(Retail):5050-5590 tk
Industrially wholesale price(approx):3500 tk
Cost analysis of prevention maintenance stuff
Tools Price Total
Control box (MOSFET
NPN transistor,diode,
one transformer,
solenoid valve, battery
box)
2000 tk 2400 tk
Flexible Faucet 400 tk
Integrated Transport Security System: The cost analysis for this project can be
done after the handover of the project to government associations related to
this project. It can be done under ICT Division and the facilitator would be a2i.
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11. 3.3 SWOT Analysis
Both of the projects have been merged into an integrated model for
sustainable cities and communities and the S.W.O.T analysis has given below:
Contribution in development of Sustainable Technology
Sustainable technology is an umbrella term that describes an innovation that
considers natural resources and fosters economic and social development.
The goal of these technologies is to drastically reduce environmental and
ecological risks and to create a sustainable product. Our integrated project
has the aim to reduce some man-made or unwanted risks.
The project takes into account looming climate issues and offers a promising
sustainable and cost-effective solution.
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12. Innovativeness of the Project
Projects Project Innovativeness
1. Fire Resistant
Infrastructure
● Use of integrated fire-resistant & alert tool
● Use of IoT
● Practically applicable in indoors
● Low-cost production
2. Integrated
Transport
Security System
● Fostering existing Government project
● Use of IoT
● Applicable for cities and communities
● Public friendly system
● Lesser risks of human crime acts
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13. Area of benefits
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14. A total of 1,040 fire accidents occurred within Dhaka City only in 2007, of which
4, 129, 302 and 252 occurrences were respectively in slum, industrial,
residential and commercial areas.
After analyzing the statistics from the research, we can state that almost
30%-40% of fire accidents occur in small areas. Our “Fire Alarm & Detection
Tool (FADT)” is best suitable to counter fire accidents in small areas. Here we
can stand a hypothesis that up to 40% of fire accidents can be controlled by
our proposed tool. In 2018, there was an average of 53 fire accidents daily in
Bangladesh. According to that, Our tool is capable enough to counter
approximately 20 accidents daily.
Also, road & transport security is one of the major strains in Bangladesh. 2013
WHO Global Report on Road Safety highlights five causal factors and remedial
action areas: i) excessive speed ii) drunk driving iii) non-use of motorcycle
helmets iv) non-use of seat belts v) non-use of child constraints. Our tool is
solving excessive speed & non-use of motorcycle helmets issues. Unfit vehicle
detection is also possible via this tool. Overall it can be stated that our
integrated transport security system is highly effective in securing the life
of city dwellers.
Motivation to join STEM
The National STEM competition 2021 has the objective to provide the youth of
Bangladesh an opportunity to be aware of and attempt to solve some
important problems for the local community regarding SDG 2030. The
competition gets our attention when we have got an email from the
coordinator. We were really excited to overlook the competition and got
convinced to participate in it. The competition will help us a lot by enriching
our minds and developing our skills. The important thing is STEM funds after
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15. selecting the best projects out of many and the funding helps out a lot to
practically represent the idea of some talented minds and apply it for the
development of society as well as country. That is our motivation to
participate in this student-friendly competition.
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