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MEMBERS

• Matthew Tay
• TK Abdul
• Vineet Baldwa
• Raghev Behl

PROJECT CONCEPT

SmartPackage is a smart delivery system. It will have multiple attachments for different purposes, which will aim to have self-sustainability (net energy output), full connectivity on the package with different types of sensors.

MOTIVATION

• Create mobile affordable climate controlled environment for portable embedded applications
• Provide fine-grained temperature control with real-time monitoring of ambient temperature and mechanism to adjust temperature
• Utilize existing off-the-shelf portable computing
• We propose a smart-package and takes advantage of computing to deliver targeted heating and cooling, and delivers functionality to the user's package on the go, helping the user more easily monitor their packages.

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

• No solutions currently on the market
  

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• 3.7V Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer batteries
• 5.2W 8V Flexible Solar Panel
• LilyPad Temperature Sensors
• 5V Heating Pads
• 2 CPU Cooling Fans
• 2 Thermoelectric Coolers
• Pulse Sensor, Temperature Sensor, Chemical Sensor (Alcohol, etc)
• Bluetooth 4.0 or 802.11 Adapter
• (Multiple) Arduino Uno or Comparable
• Android device (phone)

• Java with Eclipse & Google API
• Android SDK

• Bluetooth

• Cardboard box with heating and insulating elements
• Android mobile device

REQUIREMENTS

• Maintains a comfortable controlled temperature for the product using smart heating
• Monitors and reports on package contents
• Generates power using solar panels
• Interfaces with users personal devices (phones, tablets, Google Glass)
• Affordable but long lasting (and self-sustainable)
• Doesn’t weigh significantly more than regular package
• Attachments can be easily added and switched out (plug-and-play)

RISKS & MITIGATION STRATEGIES

• Cost Explosion
  • Mitigation: We will seek low-cost but high quality parts, and conventional but tested components
• Redundancy to User
  • Mitigation: We will design with modularity in mind, features can be selected at time of purchase
• Complexity Explosion
  • Mitigation: We will design in stages, focusing on adding functionality to the jacket at each stage.

TIME LAPSE

To be completed.

PRESENTATIONS & VIDEOS

• Project Proposal and Requirements
• Design & Architecture
• Mid-semester Project Status
• Test Plan & Experimental Validation
• Final Project Presentation
• Project Poster