Final Project Proposal
TimeOut Box
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Project Ideation
Project Ideation
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
Title of Media
Smartphone addiction is a serious problem, specially in younger generations.
Ever been in a family gathering on a weekend all the Zoomers (Gen-z) in the family are on their phone? TimeOut Box is for you.
Do you doomscroll your social feeds first thing in the morning? TimeOut Box well snap you out of that bad habit.
Keep checking notifications during work and drifting away?
TimeOut Box Pomodoro feature will pace your consumption.
TimeOut Box aims to solve all this by offering a physical solution to this problem. Just put your phone(S) in the box and set a timer until you can take it out. Challenge yourself to complete the daily challenges. and watch out not to lose or you'll have to do the challenge.
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
TimeOut Box:
User Journey:
Distracted by phone and want to focus on work / family time.
Put the phone into the box and set the timer / Pomodoro mode.
Start!
If you have to take the phone out before the timer is ended you'll break your streak and you'll have to do the challenge (i.e 10 Pushups) .
If you wait for the timer to finish you can now enjoy another point added to your daily streak. take a photo and share it.
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
Project Planning
Project Planning
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
Construction Parts
Wood / Plastic housing to contain all the parts.
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
Rotary encoder to set time.
Limit Switch for Lid CLosing
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
Simple LCD 4*20
Buzzer for notifications.
Brain
Arduino Uno to manage the clock and timer, sense the lid open/close.
Power Management
Powerbank . or DC plug.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
TimeOut Box exterior
LCD , Push button , and rotary encoder
Arduino Compartment (mounted vertically) at the back of the box
Lid open , Phone inside.
Phone charger opening
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
Minimum Features: are the least amount of features that would demonstrate the coverage of all the technical modules and their complete integration
Complete Features: are the set of features that will complete your original project objective and vision
Nice-to-have Features: are the extra set of features that will make the project cooler, yet they need extra time, effort, and/or resources to finish
Minimum User Features
Can Set a timer
Action: Turn knob and press to confirm
Sensing: None.
User Input: timer duration
Lid knows when box is open and stops timer.
Action: Lid open.
Sensing: Hall effect sensor + magnet.
User Input: Open/Close Lid.
Show messages on lcd
Action: show timer end / timer countdown.
Sensing: none
User Input: none
Sound beep
Action: make a sound when timer start /end
Sensing: none
User Input: none
Complete User Features
Can set a pomodoro timer.
Action: set mode to pomodoro and start
Sensing: none.
User Input: button press.
show / count successful streak times/days.
Action: show how many times the user succeeded in using the device.
Sensing: none?
User Input: none
Show motivational message
Action: show message
Sensing: none
User Input: none
Show challenge if user didn't succeed
Action: show challenge
Sensing: hall effect lid open before timer ends.
User Input: button press.
Nice-to-have User Features
ability to charge phones
Action: power output
Sensing: none
User Input: connect phone
ability to customize messages
Action: show message
Sensing: none
User Input: use mobile app / touch screen to input own messages.
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7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
Timer setting
Program Timer setting using time intervals
Lid State detection
Program Limit switch to detect lid open/close
Enclosure design on fusion 360
Design the box and assembly
Pomodoro Setting
Add pomodoro timer mode
Motivational message / challenges
Program challenges if lid is open
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Arduino Uno
1
N/A
Piezo Buzzer
1
N/A
Push button
1
N/A
ON/OFF Switch
1
N/A
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