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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
my inspiration
I'm a curious person who needs to know how things work, as I work as an environmental specialist I deal with environmental measuring systems so I wondered how the VOCs system works inside....
First of all, let's talk about VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are a large group of chemicals that are found in many products we use to build and maintain our homes. Once these chemicals are in our homes, they are released or “off-gas” into the indoor air we breathe. They may or may not be able to be smelled, and smelling is not a good indicator of health risk.
AS Breathing VOCs can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, can cause difficulty breathing and nausea and can damage the central nervous system and other organs. Some VOCs can cause cancer.
Common examples of VOCs that may be present in our daily lives are benzene, ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, methylene chloride, tetrachloroethylene, toluene, xylene, and 1,3-butadiene, LPG, Smoke, Alcohol, Propane, Hydrogen, Methane, and Carbon Monoxide.
MY IDEA is to make a device to sense the VOCs level in the air, warning me if the VOCs level is higher than the healthy level of parameters of the VOCs in the Environmental Affairs Agency.
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
a smart device that can Warn people when there is a high level (Unhealthy) of VOCs and it gives actions like
1- send us an SMS to our phone by Bluetooth.
2- make a warning BUZZ and flashing light red (Unhealthy) or green (healthy) or blue (moderate)as the level of VOCs .
3- give us a measurement of VOCs on LCD.
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
wooding box made by laser cutter and PLA parts made by 3D printer.
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
Vocs Sensor (MQ135), Temperature & Bluetooth sensor and Button.
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
LCD Screen As measurement output.
SMS on phone.
RGB As Light output.
Buzzer As sound output.
Brain
Arduino
Power Management
adaptor 5 V.
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.
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
Action: light
Green light (normal VOCs level)
Red light (high level of VOCs)
Blue light (moderate VOCs level)
Sensing: VOC (Volatile Organic conc) Sensor.
User Input: air.
Complete User Features
Action: sound, flashlight
Green light (normal VOCs level)
Red light (high level of VOCs) and BUZZ Sound
Blue light (moderate VOCs level)
Sensing: VOC (Volatile Organic conc) Sensor
User Input: air
Nice-to-have User Features
Action: sound, LCD, flashlight, sending sms to phone
Green light (normal VOCs level).
Red light (high level of VOCs) and BUZZ Sound.
Blue light (moderate VOCs level).
reading of the value of the VOCs Level on the Screen.
sending sms to phone by Bluetooth.
Sensing: VOC (Volatile Organic conc) Sensor
User Input: air
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:
Design
1- preparing outer box On Fusion 360 & LaserworksV & ULTIMAKER CURA (mixing "plywood, PLA").
2- preparing the circuit On TINKERCAD.
3 days
5 days
Electricity
Coding the Arduino.
Making the Circuit in real components.
3 day
5 days
Finishing
connecting all things Together & testing them.
3 days
4 days
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
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