Proposed Ideas
Wearable Visual Aid for the Visually Impaired
The goal is to develop a wearable device that would be worn as a hat. A camera would detect what the person is looking at and then audibly say what it is. The program would use the camera to track the person's hand and determine what product they are trying to purchase. Then it would use OCR to read and then say the brand of the product they have found. This would help people who are blind go shopping on their own.
Hardware Block Diagram
Software Block Diagram
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Revision A: Necklace
Initial revisions of this project were to create a necklace version however after discussing the effectiveness of this design we decided to switch to a hat design. As it offers better accessibility and is more user-freindly.
Similar Products
iDentifi
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A similar product was found, iDentifi which was a smartphone application that used object detection to identify what the user took a picture of. There are some accessibility issues with this app for the visually impaired that our product will not have. As it requires the user to take a photo and our project uses a camera mounted in the person's point of view.
Automatic Guitar Tuner
The automatic guitar tuner would attach to the headstock and tuning keys of a guitar and be able to tune the guitar automatically by listening to the string played and adjusting the tuning key on its own. Our design would differ by being attached to the guitar instead of the traditional handheld version, and have different presets for different guitar tunes (i.e. Drop D, Double Drop D, Open E, etc). These tuning changes could be done even while the musician is playing the instrument, allowing them to change their tuning mid-performance.
"Guiding Light" a Laser Projector GPS
Guiding Light is a GPS system that would utilize a laser projector to display the GPS directions on the ground ahead of the bicycle rider. Intended to be used at night this would give the rider real-time directions while keeping their eyes on the road ahead of them. This can also be used as a HUD showing current speed and distance traveled.
"Glider" Paper Airplane Video Game
Glider is a video game developed using the Unreal video game engine. This game used a gyroscope controller to control a paper airplane as it glides through the air. The goal is to get as far as you can while avoiding obstacles and not hitting the ground.
S.A.M (Smart Alert Mailbox)
S.A.M is a smart mailbox that would be controlled via a smartphone application. The mailbox would have features such as an alarm, a lockable door, and video surveillance. The app would allow the user to check whether the door is open or closed and receive notifications if the door is opened.
