Encouragement Box

<featured image> When I can’t get a loved one on the phone, this box plays a song I associate with them, and the LCD displays an activity that…

Explosive Schedule Reminder by Keith and the Rest: Final Documentation

Introduction This project was a 7-week challenge to create a device that can provide assistance to a person living with a disability. We collaborated with Community Living and…

Portable Schedule Playback Device by Apples Group: Final Documentation

Introduction: Our client Mark lives with a visual impairment and mild memory loss due to a traumatic brain injury. From our conversation with Mark and his caretaker Bill,…

Phone Holder and Alarm by Team Peaches: Final Documentation

For this project, we were tasked to create an assistive device for a client with a disability. Our class focuses on small electronics and interaction, so we had…

Mood Communicator by Team Guava: Final Documentation

0. Project Introduction We are Team Guava, and our client is Shaude. Over the weeks, we talked to and interacted with Shaude to get to know her better…

Bill’s Cooking Buddy by Hue Values: Final Documentation

  Introduction In this class, we worked collaboratively with our client  Bill, who has achromatopsia and is sensitive to light. We aimed to create an assistive device to…

Pill Alarm Clock

This is an alarm clock that goes off a certain time each day and doesn’t stop until the pills on the top are removed from the red stripe….

Team Keith and the Rest

Introduction: For the final project of the Intro to Physical Computing class, our Team Alycai, is working with Keith, a brain injured patient from Pittsburgh, and developing an…

Interview with Shaude: Team Guava

Introduction: For our Intro to Physical Computing class’s final project, our group, the Guavas, is working with Shaude, an individual from Pittsburgh with cerebral palsy, to develop an…

Interview with Darnisha: Team Peaches

This project connects our group (Team Peaches!) with a client from Community Living and Support Services (CLASS). CLASS is an organization that provides a myriad of services to…

Interview Documentation: Team Hue Values & Bill

Interview Documentation: Team Hue Values & Bill Introduction For our Intro to Physical Computing class’s final project, our group, the Durians, is working with Bill, an individual from…

Apples Group: Meeting with Mark

Introduction Team Name: Apples Team Members: Cameron, Stan, Lily In this course, 60-223: Intro to Physical Computing, our team is working with Mark, a member of Pittsburgh’s Community,…

Good Morning Phone Jail

An assistive device that prevents you from going on your phone in the morning by creating a loud buzzing noise when your phone is removed from its surface…

Social Shield 2023

Description This is a wearable piece that includes a pair of glasses that can change the opacity of the lens and a little installation that can be attached…

The Hot Grog-inator

Project 2: A Personal Assistive Device for Caleb The Hot Grog-inator is a personal assistive device that helps me keep track of tea-steeping and prevent mouth-burning. Demo –…

Focus Box

Part.0 Overview An assistive device that helps the user to focus on the task at hand rather than his or her phone by mechanically retracting the phone inside….

Pen-Corecting Device

This device works to train the user to hold their pen correctly. If the user holds their pencil incorrectly they face consequences. The device works through a switch…

Physical Wake-up Service

Physical Wake-up Service: A very effective alarm clock that gives you an wake-up experience you’ve never had before.   Images: Front view of device Side view of device…

The Droplet Distracter

Take a break from your phone to witness a soothing disco display of water droplets, that are–hold on–falling upwards???   They say the longer you don’t touch your…

Count by Hand!

by Mo Cambron Count by Hand! is a stitch and row counter for knitting and crocheting. Process In the beginning ideation phase, my initial idea was to have…

Task Box

  Task Box This project is a modular physical to do list that allows the user to customize which tasks they do each day. It tracks task completion…

Ulnar Entrapment Elbow Sleeve

An elbow sleeve that vibrates when your elbow is bent past 90 degrees for too long, and when you put excessive pressure on your elbow joint.    …

Breathing Lamp: An Improved Bed-Time Routine

A lamp that integrates with my room set-up and nighttime routine to initiate a period of mindful breathing through a series of brightening and dimming light cycles before…

My Day Duffle

This is a redefined bag, personalized to cater to my schedule requirements.  Video of it working: This is a video of the bag in practice. According to my…

Morning Insurance

By Andres Montemayor A non-destructive attachment to a campus bed that includes a clock, alarm, shelf, and lockable compartment to prevent use of phone in bed. Demonstration of…

Double Transducer: Water level to Rotational Speed

Peiran Ge, Quinten Staples.     Final Video: Peiran   The ultrasonic ranger detects the water level, or distance to the object, which changes how 4 LEDs light…

Double Transducer: Rotational Speed to Heat

Team members: Lily Hummel & Caleb Sun Caleb’s Double Transducer Detail Pictures   Process Pictures   Lily’s Double Transducer Detail Pictures       Process Photos    …

Double Transducer – Temperature to Fan Speed.

Angie Wang, Stanley Ip, Michelle Liu Top view of Angie’s Double Transducer. Thermistor(Middle-left, labeled as “INPUT”), Fan(Top-right, labeled as “OUTPUT”)   Final Working Model: Stanley Michelle Narrative Description:…

Double Transducer: Light Color to Sound Pitch

Detail Photos Working Videos   Narrative Description The machine sees the color emitted by LED, then uses the color value to expand or compress a motor which moves…

Double Transducer : Light to Heat to Linear Position | The Sunshine Lovers

      Project Overview The “Sunshine Lovers” is a machine that transduces light input into a linear position through an intermediate step. Working Demo 1 – The…

Double Transducer: Transparency to Water Level

Full View:   Yuxi Overall view of the project ~~~   Transparency station: Light valve is inserted between LED and photo-resistor   Yuxi LED OFF   LED ON…

Double Transducer: Linear Position to Transparency

Part 1. Overall Images of the Final Product   Part 2. Details   Part 3. Demonstration Dunn’s project in action.   Mo’s project in action.   Bhairavi’s project…

Double Transducers: Wind Speed to Colored Light

Team: Sapna Tayal, Harry Ren Our project took the input of wind speed through a wind sensor and converted that to linear motion through a rack and pinion…

Protected: Double Transducer: Varying Light Valve Transparency

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