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=Project Proposal= | =Project Proposal= | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Don't you just hate it when you walk all the way down to the laundry room to find every single machine in use? Our 'Smart Home' idea will bring a solution to this problem. Our idea consists of a device that will alert, through text message, a washing machine's user that his or her laundry is done. | + | Don't you just hate it when you walk all the way down to the laundry room to find every single machine in use? Our 'Smart Home' idea will bring a solution to this problem. Our idea consists of a device that will alert, through text message, a washing machine's user that his or her laundry is done. We believe our device will cut the waiting time by a significant amount. |
==Team Members== | ==Team Members== | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 14 February 2018
Contents
Project Proposal
Overview
Don't you just hate it when you walk all the way down to the laundry room to find every single machine in use? Our 'Smart Home' idea will bring a solution to this problem. Our idea consists of a device that will alert, through text message, a washing machine's user that his or her laundry is done. We believe our device will cut the waiting time by a significant amount.
Team Members
- Ezra Blair
- Young Wang
- Billy Gilbert Habimana Cyusa
- Ellen Dai (TA)
- Jim Feher (Instructor)
Objectives
Hardware
- Using vibration sensors to determine completion of a washing cycle
Software
- Distinguish between vibration and no motion
- Get program to successfully send sms messages
- Get program to send sms to a different specific user every time (noted by the form)
- Receiving the phone number
- Set up a web server
- Get a custom domain name
- Create a form on the site
- Use form information to send text message upon washing completion
- Link to a QR code to the site
Challenges
- Deciding Interface (Website or Self Contained Server)
- Connectivity to private networks
