March 2018

Meeting Documentation _1

Introduction On Thursday night (3/30), our group, Team Renfrew (consisting of Adriel, Arushi, and Monica), made a trip to an apartment in Downtown Pittsburgh to meet a wonderful…

Final project group assignments

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PassBox

White-board box that unlocks through a 3×3 button pattern. Decisions A major decision I had to make was what enclosure to make for my password box. I could…

Assistive Device: Weather Light

The Weather Light is a device that tracks temperature and the amount of ambient light  and changes the color of an RGB LED strip to inform the user…

Assistive Device: The Waker-Upper

The Waker-Upper is an assistive device that prevents students from falling asleep in class by sending vibrations when they stop writing or moving the pencil for at least…

Assistive Device: Coin Bank + Laundry Timer

Goals: A problem I have in my everyday life is dealing with the inconvenience of my laundry situation;  I live on the third floor and the washer and…

Assistive Device: The mPAD

The mPAD The mPAD is a conspicuous, intuitive personal assist device for managing and keeping track of daily tasks.   Process: There were two main tribulations that caused…

Assistive Device: Write Retrain

A device to monitor writing pressure, and complain if it becomes too large. Process Decision Points I had intended to attach the pressure sensor to a glove, but…

Assistive Device: De-icer

This project drips the faucet on cold nights to prevent my pipes from freezing! Process One major decision point was deciding the mechanism to lift and lower the…

Assistive Device: Home Assistant Alert System

Assistive Device: Home Assistant Alert System ——– Project Description To develop an alert system to help me know when our older landlady needs help with common chores around…

Assistive Device: Mister Resistor

What is it? Mister Resistor is an assistive device that helps the user determine the value of a resistor, either by applying the actual resistor or by inputting…

Assistive Device: Hydration Reminder

Short description: This assistive device reminds the user to drink water frequently, with the reminder frequency changing depending on the outside temperature. Process: When working on my project,…

Assistive device: CHAIRninja

Get up or get embarrassed! A chair that ensures you take a break every 30 minutes you sit.   CHAIRninja I am guilty of sitting for long hours…

Assistive Device: Phone Time Tracker!

Process: Discussion: Overall, I was satisfied with the technical functionalities of this project and my ability to make the best of trying out new components to use and…

Assistive Device: Slouch Detector

This slouch detector will calibrate to fit your individual posture and will alert you with an LED and on-screen text when you are slouching.   Process: My original…

Assistive Device for Self: Noise Nudger

What I’ve Made? I created a device that allows me and other students to anonymously silence loud talkers in our design studio space. How Does it Work? The device…

Assistive Device: The Guilt Hook

How should I advance the time of feeling of guilt about not working out before I leave home, rather than after coming home from school? PROCESS One of the…