'Sound Intervention System' from a BAU Student

Ali Kaan Ergün, a second-year student at the Bahçeşehir University Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, said that with the "linear sound system" project he developed, a sound intervention can be carried out that only protesters can hear, that does not affect law enforcement officers or residents of the area, and that is completely harmless to health. Stating that he won a 50 percent scholarship from the university with this project, Ergün is seeking financial support to bring his project to life.

"IT CAN TRANSMIT A HIGH-PITCHED SOUND TO THE TARGET GROUP UP TO 1 KM AWAY"

Stating that with his project, law enforcement can intervene with protesters without harming health or the environment, Ali Kaan Ergün said:

"This system can be used to respond to civil unrest. With current methods, protesters are dispersed with tear gas and pressurized water. This harms the protesters, law enforcement, and the people passing by and living in the area. Thanks to this project, the protesting crowd will be dispersed by directing a high-pitched sound at them over a long range of approximately 200 meters to 1 kilometer. Since the sound is directed only at the protesters, people living in the surrounding buildings or law enforcement officers will not hear it; only the protesters will. The protesters will have to disperse to escape the disturbing effect of the sound. Thus, the protest will be stopped without physical intervention."

"HARMLESS TO HEALTH"

Stating that the intervention has no harm to health, Ergün said: "We use sound waves and ultrasound. Since ultrasound is already a sound wave used in healthcare, it has no harmful effects."

"MY AIM IS TO PREVENT NOISE POLLUTION"

Stating that the system could also be beneficial against noise pollution, Ergün concluded:

"My aim in this project was to send sound as a beam, like a laser, so that it is heard only in the direction it is aimed, to prevent noise pollution and to ensure that sound is used in the most efficient way. First, I conducted research to prevent noise pollution. Noise pollution is caused by sound waves mixing with one another. In my project, I ensure that the sound is heard only where it is directed, that is, by the relevant person, and thus I prevent the target from being affected by other sounds."

HE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY WITH HIS PROJECT

Explaining that he won a 50 percent scholarship from Bahçeşehir University with his project, Ergün said: "I started this project in my last year of high school. Afterwards, I learned about the ApplyBAU system launched by Bahçeşehir University. I learned that ApplyBAU offers scholarships and the opportunity to bring their projects to life to prospective students who have projects or ideas, regardless of their exam scores. I applied and won a 50 percent scholarship. Thanks to my project, I am now studying at Bahçeşehir University and I have also found an opportunity to bring the system to life."

Ergün is seeking financial support to bring his project to life.