Inspiration
The inspiration for this came to one of the group members when they came across a shocking statistic that there were over 15,000,000 deafblind people on earth. This led to the thought that there were tools predominantly designed around, deaf or blind people, but not people who were both.
What it does
Assists the deafblind by providing them with a buzzer that is connected to an ultrasonic sensor that they can reach into their pocket and touch while walking through everyday life. Buzzer increases its speed of its beeps as objects come closer.
How we built it
Fashion Design Student built and designed a prototype for the clothes. Computer Science Student coded the prototype for ultrasonic sensor and the buzzer. Collaborated to ensure that the hardware and the clothing would be able to work well together.
Challenges we ran into
Language barrier. Integrating the hardware into the design. Hardware issues (We wanted to put it on other articles as well, but for demo purposes and the hardware we had available, we choose to go with a shirt.)
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The overall design of the shirt and the ability to hide the ultrasonic sensor.
What we learned
Skills learned -Digital Knitting -How to soder two wires -How to work with someone from a completely different background as you -What the different pins on the Arduino board are used for -How to better interact with the hardware
What's next for
- Will be looking into smaller hardware parts and Bluetooth that we can integrate into other items of clothing in order to be able to successfully hide an ultrasonic sensor into. Fine tuning the prototype. NEXT YEARS FASHION TECH HACKATHON!!!!!!!
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