Assignments

Assignment 1

• Set up the project site

Assignment 2

Eye strain is a huge problem for people everywhere that work at computers for extended periods of time. There are lots of solutions currently, from limiting screen time to blue light glasses, but developing new screen types could be a great next step.

• Objective: Making it more comfortable for people to use computers all day long would lead to better productivity and increased happiness overall

• Background: Initially professionals who work in front of screens every day, but ultimately everyone who uses a computer for extended periods of time

• Methodology: perhaps an e-paper display in a normal screen form factor could be useful, or one that has the option to turn off the backlight if the natural lighting in the work environment is sufficient

• Expected results: reduced overall eye strain when working for long periods of time

• Costs: Varies widely depending on the solution used. Simply enabling an option on current monitors could be very cheap but developing entirely new display options will likely be much more expensive

Assignment 3

Why/Why: People have eye strain --why-> long hours at typical computer --why-> other types of screens are expensive and workplaces demand long hours --why-> alternative monitor tech is not mature/mainstream and the current system of working hours is vary hard to change

Duncker Diagram:

KT Situation Analysis:

Timing: ASAP. This problem is only getting worse as computers continue to saturate society. More and more people are working from home without scheduled breaks

Trend: Blue light glasses are kind of trendy but alternative monitor tech has next to no momentum

Impact: Eye strain isn't a problem that leads to death but the potential market is everyone who uses a computer which is very large

KT Problem Analysis:

Causes: Eye strain is caused by lcd monitors and their variants. Blue light filters like glasses and screen filters can help but do not eliminate the problem entirely.

Assignment 4

Final solution state (design goals):

• Monitor should all but eliminate eye strain when staring at it for long hours

• Monitor should be just as easy to use as a traditional LCD display

• Monitor should have performance on par with lower-end LCD displays

• Monitor should be fully adjustable and ergonomic

• Monitor should be within the price range of most higher-end consumers

• Monitor should be durable and made to last

Any path chosen should focus on the bolded goal because it solves the root problem. The selected path should then prioritize goals in the order they are listed above. The most likely first step in a path that would lead to success is to do lots of research on what parts of existing monitors affect the eyes most and think about ways to redesign those parts.

Assignment 5

Patents: US 10354603 B2 (Computer display screen for concussion patients), US 20150131297 A1 (Variable index light extraction layer with microreplicated posts and methods of making the same)

Trademarks: 88564646 (E Ink), 85721865 (Paperwhite), 88868566 (Eyecare Display)

Copyrights: Many due to the large number of manufacturers of e-ink displays and their associated IP

Assignment 6

11.3 Senior Design Plan:

See below for a snapshot of where we are and a timeline for the future regarding the web dashboard for HappyBox.