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Team ReachTeam ReachProject ProposalProject Proposal

Jessica McCartneyJessica McCartneyJie ZhengJie Zheng

Monica MarinescuMonica MarinescuXiaoning XuXiaoning Xu

Design of a Non-Visually Accessible Design of a Non-Visually Accessible Campus Mapping/Database InterfaceCampus Mapping/Database Interface

http://sophia.smith.edu/course/egr410/teamreach/

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OverviewOverview Project DescriptionProject Description Motivation and ScopeMotivation and Scope Technical BackgroundTechnical Background Design ProcessDesign Process Project ProgressProject Progress Challenges and RestrictionsChallenges and Restrictions Project MonitoringProject Monitoring BudgetBudget Project BenefitsProject Benefits Questions?Questions?

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Project DescriptionProject Description

The goal of this project is to develop The goal of this project is to develop a portable GPS/GIS navigation a portable GPS/GIS navigation system for visually impaired students system for visually impaired students at Smith Collegeat Smith College

Final deliverables: Working prototype Final deliverables: Working prototype with user guidewith user guide

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Project Motivation and Project Motivation and ScopeScope

Original motivation - visually Original motivation - visually impaired student and GIS dayimpaired student and GIS day

WFI classes, Entrepreneurial Project WFI classes, Entrepreneurial Project Proposal and NCIIA fundingProposal and NCIIA funding

Project aimed at helping Smith Project aimed at helping Smith College students, with a possibility of College students, with a possibility of future expansion (Northampton, future expansion (Northampton, Hampshire County, etc.)Hampshire County, etc.)

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Technical Background - GPS and Technical Background - GPS and GISGIS

http://www.c-n.at/html/Produkte/ProdukteGPS.htm

Global Positioning Global Positioning System - NAVSTAR, 24 System - NAVSTAR, 24 Satellites covering the Satellites covering the globeglobe

Campus base stationCampus base station Geographic Information Geographic Information

Systems - easy to Systems - easy to manipulate map layersmanipulate map layers

Campus information Campus information databasedatabase

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Technical Background - Voice Technical Background - Voice InterfaceInterface

Outputs audio informationOutputs audio information Inputs voice commandsInputs voice commands Eyes-freeEyes-free Hands-free, no Braille Hands-free, no Braille

keypad requiredkeypad required

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Design ProcessDesign Process

ResearchResearch– Familiarization with current resourcesFamiliarization with current resources– Technical backgroundTechnical background– Product, software, hardware researchProduct, software, hardware research

Product DevelopmentProduct Development– Assessing user needsAssessing user needs– Designing, building, and testing Designing, building, and testing

prototype systemprototype system

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Project Progress – Device Project Progress – Device RequirementsRequirements

Essential componentsEssential components– Microprocessor and Microprocessor and

Operating SystemOperating System– ROM, RAMROM, RAM– GPS receiver and GPS receiver and

antennaeantennae– Voice-recognition Voice-recognition

softwaresoftware

Optional componentsOptional components– PedometerPedometer– Density detectorDensity detector

–Mic, speakerMic, speaker

–BatteriesBatteries

–USB portUSB port

–Wi-Fi portWi-Fi port

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Project ProgressProject Progress

InterviewsInterviews– Tasha Chemel, visually impaired studentTasha Chemel, visually impaired student– Laura Rauscher, Director of Disability Laura Rauscher, Director of Disability

ServicesServices TestingTesting

– GPS Coverage by Jessica and MonicaGPS Coverage by Jessica and Monica– Simulation of Voice-Activated Interactive Simulation of Voice-Activated Interactive

Menu by Jie and XiaoningMenu by Jie and Xiaoning

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Challenges and RestrictionsChallenges and Restrictions

Design constraints - size, weight, and Design constraints - size, weight, and costcost

Time constraintsTime constraints Trial-and-error nature of prototype Trial-and-error nature of prototype

developmentdevelopment Understanding the needs of system Understanding the needs of system

usersusers

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Project MonitoringProject Monitoring

Project will be largely self-Project will be largely self-monitoredmonitored

Weekly task list checkupWeekly task list checkup Weekly check-in with liaisonsWeekly check-in with liaisons DeliverablesDeliverables

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BudgetBudget Communication ($400)Communication ($400)

– With LiaisonsWith Liaisons– Research contactsResearch contacts

Administrative supplies Administrative supplies ($170)($170)

Product Development ($1460)Product Development ($1460)– HardwareHardware– SoftwareSoftware

Total - $2030Total - $2030 Travel ($1360)Travel ($1360)

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Project BenefitsProject Benefits

Mass productionMass production Improvement in the quality of Improvement in the quality of

life for visually impaired Smith life for visually impaired Smith studentsstudents

Help a wider pool of usersHelp a wider pool of users

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Professor HoweProfessor Howe Technical LiaisonsTechnical Liaisons

– Jon Caris (Smith College Spatial Analysis Jon Caris (Smith College Spatial Analysis Lab)Lab)

– Professor Andrew Fagg (University of Professor Andrew Fagg (University of Oklahoma)Oklahoma)

Laura Rauscher (Office of Disability Laura Rauscher (Office of Disability Services)Services)

Tasha ChemelTasha Chemel

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Thank you for your Thank you for your attentionattention

Questions?Questions?

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