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== Project Proposal ==
 
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We plan on making a vest that is covered in lights. The vest will be connected to a users phone, where the user can turn on the vest and alter the settings to that the lights flash and respond to their surroundings. We are incorporating sensors into the vest to that the lights will reflect the user’s surroundings.
 
  
 
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We plan on making a vest that is covered in lights. The vest will be connected to a users phone, where the user can turn on the vest and alter the settings to that the lights flash and respond to their surroundings. We are incorporating sensors into the vest to that the lights will reflect the user’s surroundings.
  
 
'''Link to weekly log:''' <br/>
 
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Revision as of 18:24, 21 September 2018

This is the page for Gillian, Andre, and Kenneth's ESE 205 project.

Project Proposal

Zesty Vesty

Overview:

We plan on making a vest that is covered in lights. The vest will be connected to a users phone, where the user can turn on the vest and alter the settings to that the lights flash and respond to their surroundings. We are incorporating sensors into the vest to that the lights will reflect the user’s surroundings.

Link to weekly log:
Weekly log

Team Members:
Andre Cook, Gillian Laming, Kenneth McNelly, TA: Chance Bayles, Instructor: Jim Feher

Challenges:

Gantt Chart:
In progress.

Budget:
Vest/Outfit Budget – $35 max -this may consist of multiple cheap vests from which we may work with or experiment on -or one moderately-priced vest as our final project

Communication System budget – ~$20? -connecting / streaming commands from phone to pi, and data from pi to phone

Sensors Budget – ~$20-25? -sound sensor -motion / accelerometer sensor

Lights Budget: ~$50 -32x32 RGB LED Matrix Panel - 5mm Pitch $44.95 -we will create our own LED Matrix

Auxiliary Budget: ~$20 -steel sewing wire for homemade light array

Total: $150