Gravicase

Team Members:

• Matt Rocco
• Michael Morgan
• Andrew O'Sullivan(TA)

Motivation:

To innovate the field of personal electronics protection with a cheap and reliable alternative to expensive phone/tablet/laptop cases.

Objective:

To create a case / device that upon being dropped will deploy an airbag / parachute to help protect your valuable electronics.

Obstacles:

• Safety
  • Premature detonation of our airbag system (Literally blowing your pants off)
• Cost
  • Airbags are expensive and typically designed to only be used once
• Powering / Triggering
  • We plan to run an Arduino off of it, which means we need some sort of external power supply. We also need power to help the device to trigger.
• Size
  • Creating a case or device small enough to maintain the shape and convenience of your device without compromising safety.