Inspiration
The inspiration for this project was our own experience with domestic flights where some flights did not have the screen or any kind of way to know when you'll reach your destination.
What it does
What the flight forecaster does is, it allows the user to put where they're departing from and where they are arriving to. It then extracts that data from the flight data in 2020 and displays their arrival time on that specific flight.
How we built it
We built by sorting out the data from the API provided by American Airlines into a .csv file with python. We then extracted out the data that way and we've been running C++ in the Arduino IDE to upload the data to our LCD screen display.
Challenges we ran into
The challenges that we ran into is that the serial port between the arduino and the host computer wouldn't transfer data properly. We encountered many errors with C++ and Python incorrectly reading the flight data due to the fact that it was too unorganized for it to read properly.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The accomplishments that we are proud of is being able to work together as a team and have a real physical product with us by the end of our first hackathon. It took us a long time with many trials and errors but completing this project for the Hardware Track was immensely satisfying.
What we learned
We learned how to configure our wires to the Arduino Uno 3, how to use different libraries such as LiquidCrystal, Wire, Serial, LCD, and many more.
What's next for Flight Forecaster
What's next for the Flight Forecaster is being able to display the temperature and humidity of the place that the person is arriving to onto the small LCD display.
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