Develop a Solution

We were considering three different ideas for what we wanted to build to solve the security concern for people. The features that we had three ideas each for were the locking mechanism and the lockbox. For the locking mechanism, the options were LEDs to simulate locking and unlocking, a lockbox with a finger joint design, and a pear cam attached to motors. We determined the qualifications for each idea against multiple criteria: able to complete by the deadline, durability, manufacturability, aesthetics, cost effective, practical use, and reliable. Taking each aspect carefully in account, the lockbox with the finger joint design turned out to be the best option. It would serve our purpose of keeping items secure, while also not being too expensive or time-consuming to design. For the lockbox, our options were one large box to simulate a storage compartment, a 2x2 box to give three storage options with a user interface, and a lockbox intregrated into existing infrastructure. Through the same criteria, the option of the one larger box turned out to be the best that was cost-efficient and not too time-consuming. However, for the final showcase, we plan to increase the scale to a 2x2 storage box with 3 compartments for customer usage and one with the user interface. Our main focus will be the technical side of the project, which involves the fingerprint sensor, the bluetooth module, and MIT App Inventor. Hence, we decided to have the locking mechanism and the lockbox be more basic as it wasn't our primary goal of our project. The usage of the speaker and microphone for customers in addition to the fingerprint recognition and the user interface would be a plus, but only pursued if there's enough time to add those on.