Date/Time: Tuesday, January 7th / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: UTC SimCenter
701 E M L King Blvd
Note: You may not park in the SimCenter parking lot. Instead, you should find free street parking on M. L. King Boulevard.
Enter the SimCenter through the 2nd level entrance via the walkway from the parking lot. Ring the door bell on the door to the SimCenter for access. Tell the receptionist you are meeting with Dr. Sartipi and she will direct you to our meeting location.
Date/Time: Friday, March 6th / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: UTC SimCenter
701 E M L King Blvd
Read this article about your sponsor and the UTC Center for Urban Informatics and Progress:
Need a few concrete examples of Smart City project ideas? Check this out:
Get smart about Smart Cities! Here’s one of many websites you can review:
Learn about Chattanooga’s Smart City Plan--how can you support it?!
Check out the Ideas for Inspiration posted below under Additional Project Information
Ideate: Develop at least three ideas for a Smart City solution:
“Ford” - basic features
“Cadillac” - special features and high-end appearance
“Lamborghini” - push the limits!
Dr. Mina Sartipi, Director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) - mina-sartipi@utc.edu
Andrew Rodgers, The Enterprise Center, Director of Research and Applications Strategy - andrew@theenterprisectr.org
Kevin Comstock, Smart Cities Director, City of Chattanooga, kcomstock@chattanooga.gov, (423) 643-5959
This project is a Grand Challenge for Engineering project.
Question. What are the Grand Challenges for Engineering?
Answer. With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers were asked to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century. Their 14 game-changing goals for improving life on the planet, announced in 2008, are outlined here. The committee suggested these Grand Challenges fall into four cross-cutting themes: SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, SECURITY, and JOY OF LIVING.
Question. What is the challenge "Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure" and how can I learn more?
Answer. Here's a brief description of this challenge:
Infrastructure is the combination of fundamental systems that support a community, region, or country. Society faces the formidable challenge of modernizing the fundamental structures that will support our civilization in centuries ahead.
Learn more about this grand challenge here: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/9136.aspx
Question. Do I need to do anything special for my project since it's a Grand Challenge for Engineering project?
Answer. Yes. You need to explain how your work connects to this grand challenge. Review your project rubric for details.
Idea: design a Smart City capability to take advantage of activities at Miller Park and Miller Plaza. Check out this website for potential opportunities!
Idea: What if the Smart City test bed could promote and reward healthy activities like exercising? Check out this commercial for inspiration. What if you could do this without an Apple Watch?
The City of Chattanooga is using the Smart City corridor to improve safety and the quality of city services. This article provides insight into those initiatives.
Fun Theory says if you want to get people to change their behavior, make what you want them to do novel and fun. Check out these fun examples and learn more at https://goodvertising.site/the-fun-theory/
In this example, the stairs, which were right next to an escalator, were used 66% more than normal as people took their time playing a tune.
How can we get more people to throw their rubbish in the bin, rather than onto the ground, by making it fun to do? Here's one way!
Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? Check out this fun example to see one way to do that.