ESE 1110, Team 17, "Prescvendo"

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Inspiration

We wanted to create something that would speed up the process of prescription pickup at pharmacies.

What it does

This vending machine delivers a patient's prescription upon reading his or her medical rfid tag. The system reads the user's rfid tag and releases the medication from the corresponding compartment.

How we built it

We built the structure with cardboard boxes, cut down cardboard sheets, and packaging tape. The servo motors are embedded in the side panels of the interior component, and the wiring to the motors, led, and rfid reader are run through holes to the box containing the Arduino and bread board.

Challenges we ran into

Our initial concept was much too elaborate. It was very difficult to start as our experience with CADing was too little to immediately jump into a project of that scale. We had to make a series of redesigns to simplify our idea into the final prototype.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that our final design of the interior compartments and release mechanism held up for several weeks, despite the box itself taking several knocks.

What we learned

We learned that starting with simple ideas and prototyping early, then working towards more a complex product, is a better way to achieve a more finalized end product.

What's next for Prescvendo: The Prescription Delivering Vending Machine

There are two possible futures for Prescvendo: 1) upscaling to the initial idea's sizing for commercial use in pharmacies or 2) redesigning the machine for home use (i.e. different tags releasing different medication mixes for each family member or for different times throughout the day).

Built With

• arduino