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==Challenges==
 
==Challenges==
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* Limited knowledge of Python and Raspberry Pi
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* Connecting our data with a database, AWS, and a website
  
 
==Gantt Chart==
 
==Gantt Chart==

Revision as of 23:33, 30 January 2019

Overview

It always seems like an impossible task to find an open table to work or a quick line for food across the WashU campus. BusyBear's goal is to create a database that is accessible to WashU students. The goal of our project is to measure busyness in high traffic areas on campus like Lopata Hall

Links

[View Project Log]

Team Members

Thomas Emerson
Tom Goon
Allison Todd
David Tekien, TA
Jim Feher, Instructor

Objectives

  • Setup a Raspberry Pi and be able to control it through a virtual machine and/or Putty
  • Learn and be able to code in Python as related to the Pi
  • Implement detection of devices through WiFi (MAC Addresses)
  • Be able to monitor busyness fairly accurately by filtering detected devices
  • Compare busyness at different times of day and between buildings
  • Host a website displaying useful and relevant data through Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Create a database to store data and use through AWS

Challenges

  • Limited experience with working with WiFi receivers or anything to do with MAC Addresses
  • Limited knowledge of Python and Raspberry Pi
  • Connecting our data with a database, AWS, and a website

Gantt Chart

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Budget

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Resources

Past Projects: