Inspiration
Asthma affects millions worldwide, yet many triggers, like poor air quality, go unnoticed until it’s too late. Our inspiration came from the need to create a solution that empowers asthma sufferers with real-time insights into their environment, enabling proactive management of their health. By combining technology with personal wellness, we sought to build a tool that bridges this gap and helps people breathe easier.
What it does
BreatheEasier monitors indoor air quality by tracking Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels. It provides real-time data, smart alerts for unsafe conditions to allow users to note when their attacks happen.
How we built it
We utilized various Arduino Sensors as well as two ESP-32 boards. We also made an Android app that was designed to receive the data via Bluetooth connection.
Challenges we ran into
- ESP-32 board did not have enough memory space for the full program to run/
- Some of the sensors were intially broken, leaving us scrambling to find parts. ## Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Integration of all sensors with the boards, allowing the boards to communicate with each other.
- Connection of the ESP-32 Board with an android device, allowing data to be sent via Bluetooth,.
What we learned
- How to use Bluetooth and WIFI modules to connect boards as well as devices together, allowing for communcation with each other.
- Designing simple Android Applications. ## What's next for BreatheEasier
- UI enhancement with proper Android Development using Kotlin
- Better hardware specs(better sensors as well as a board that has higher amounts of memory space.)
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