A photo of a working running second version of the final project. The LEDs are not on because the remote part was not turned on during the photo shoot session, but everything's working, including the pump, LED strip, humidifier, low-voltage LED indicator and the humidifier set point potentiometer.

The fountain of poof: Team Jim Final Documentation

Introduction Team Jim consisted of Nicholas, Jeena, Leland, and Jim. We were tasked with helping Jim in his daily life with an electronic device that we could build…

Trivia Machine by Team Enid: Final Documentation

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Exercise Reminder Clock (by Team J.A.N.): Final Documentation

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Jeffrey’s Light: Final Documentation

With the goal of creating a useful implement for an older person in mind, we looked into the life of our team member Jeff. As a blinds installation…

Our prototype has two separate parts: a fountain part (in the middle) with the pump, LED strip, humidifier and a radio receiver, and a remote part (top right) with a humidity detector and a radio sender.

Team Jim – Prototype Documentation

Introduction After our initial interview with Jim (which is documented here), we decided to have a follow-up interview to more specifically nail down an idea. After a substantial…

Team Enid – Prototype Documentation

Prototype What if we all possessed enhancive devices that would turn any boring, house chore into a playful activity between us and our family? Then, wouldn’t chores become…

Team Jan – Prototype Documentation

Introduction The goal of this project is to create a an assistive device for an older person, in our case, this person was Jan. In our last post,…

Team Jeff – Prototype Documentation

After our initial and follow-up conversations with Jeff, we decided to create an implement that would help him with his blind installation business. This post documents the process…

Team James – Initial Meeting

Brief introduction We (Nick, Leland and Jeena) as a team of students of the CMU Introduction to Physical Computing class are required to make an assistive device for…

Team Enid – Initial Meeting

 A brief introduction:  This project is about designing an assistive device for an older person. As part of the product design process, we met with our client, Enid,…

Team Jan – Initial Meeting

Intro On October 22nd, from 9:00a-10:00a, we met Jan in her home to discuss day to day problems that we could help alleviate through the construction of a…

Team Jeff – Initial Meeting

Intro: With the end goal being an implement that sets out to improve some aspect of life for Jeff, we approached this initial meeting with the objective of…

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Front view of the double transducer

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