Risk Radar - CanWeDebugOurCode

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Inspiration

We were inspired to make a device that could be useful to detect workplace hazards. We wanted our device to pull data and give a recommended action based on government recommendations/laws on workplace safety.

What it does

Our device will warn you when the temperature is too high or too low (above 26), or if there are loud noises which could damage hearing.

Building

We built our design with the bth11 temperature and humidity sensor, loud noise microphone, and an Arduino Uno. We coded our project in C

Challenges we ran into

We had never used Arduino or C before (see team name). A large portion of our time was spent re-writing and debugging our code.

We were also unable to get accurate responses on the sound sensor using digital input, which would give us the noise intensity. We ended up having to switch to analog input which was a downgrade because it only told us when one noise intensity level was surpassed.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We our proud that despite none of our team members had previous experience using C and Arduinos, that we created a working project and learned a ton within 24 hours.

What we learned

We learned how to receive, analyze, and manage data on an Arduino. We also learned how to write a Arduino program.

What's next for Risk Radar - CanWeDebugOurCode

We needed to simplify our code to make it work so it doesn't have the scrolling functionality on the screen. We did this by condensing information. We could work on getting scrolling back to show more information potential showing the user recommended action in certain scenarios.

Additionally, the switch from digital input to analog input on the temperature sensor would allow the device to know the amount of noise intensity, rather then when it surpasses one threshold intensity. This would allow the device to tell the user how long they can withstand different frequency's, instead of only notifying the user when they are at risk.

Built With

• arduino
• c