{"id":15849,"date":"2022-05-06T11:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/s2022\/work\/?p=15849"},"modified":"2022-05-07T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T17:21:35","slug":"inspiration-capture-device-by-team-callisto-final-documentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/s2022\/work\/inspiration-capture-device-by-team-callisto-final-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration Capture Device by Team Callisto: final documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspiration Capture Device by Team Callisto: final documentation<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Inspiration Capture Device (ICD) is the product of weeks of collaboration with our team\u2019s client, Mary. After meeting with Mary multiple times in person and through the phone, we determined that Mary, as a writer, values the inspiration that can come at a moment\u2019s notice highly. Thus, we wanted to make her an assistive device that allowed her to quickly and easily capture whatever kind of inspiration reaches her in her daily life so that it could help her writing process.\u00a0 For some more background information on our project, please refer to this post: https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/s2022\/work\/team-callisto-interview-documentations\/<\/a><\/p>\n

What we built<\/h2>\n

The ICD captures \u2018inspiration\u2019 in two different ways- through a picture taken on a small camera or through a voice memo recorded on an audio recorder. The ICD is meant to do this while being as accessible as possible for Mary; the device is split into two parts (a remote controller and a necklace) to make it easy for her to interact with. At the mere press of a button, Mary can take a picture of whatever she is currently facing or turn on a voice recorder on her neck to quickly capture what\u2019s on her mind for future use.<\/p>\n

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Camera component of the ICD\u2019s remote controller<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside the remote you\u2019ll notice various wires as well as an Arduino Uno and a transceiver on the left near the camera<\/p><\/div>\n

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Top view of the remote controller, featuring two buttons with their LED lights meant to indicate current remote activity<\/p><\/div>\n

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The necklace part of the ICD featuring a green LED<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nhttps:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/s2022\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/combined.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

The above video is a compilation of clips relating to the ICD’s capabilities.<\/p>\n

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Image of Juan’s hand that was captured in the ICD demo video.<\/p><\/div>\n

Narrative<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While Mary is out shopping, she notices that a beautiful unfamiliar kind of bird has perched itself on a table in front of her. She pushes the ICD\u2019s red button to take a picture of the bird so she could find out what type of bird it is later. After doing so, she decides to write something about the bird.<\/p>\n

Later in the week, she suddenly gets a fantastic idea for a short story\u00a0 while she\u2019s out and about in Pittsburgh. To ensure she doesn\u2019t forget this idea, she presses the ICD\u2019s blue button and says her idea out loud. She then presses the button again to stop and save the recording. Hours later, Mary uploads the file on her computer, listens to her voice memo, and starts getting to work on an amazing story.<\/p>\n

Prototype and Process<\/h2>\n

Our prototype was broken into four parts so that we could test each component before combining them.<\/p>\n

The four components included the remote control, the microphone, the camera, and the necklace. The remote control included large buttons connected to LEDs and wireless transmitters, the microphone and the camera were each attached to an SD card, and the necklace included a casing for internal components and a chain.<\/p>\n

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The remote control component of the ICD prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

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The microphone component of the ICD prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

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The camera component of the ICD prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

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The necklace component of the ICD prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

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