~Sanitization Station~

Final Product
Final Product
Final Fit and Closing
First Fit
First Fit
Initial Wiring

Inspiration

We understood the impact of COVID-19, and we were searching for a quick and easy way to help the situation. We knew that the average person only washes their hands for 3-6 seconds, when the CDC recommendation is a minimum of 20 seconds.

What it does

To combat this situation, our group came up with a product to inform the user when to start and stop washing their hands. There is a joystick that controls the functions of the device. When the user presses down on the joystick, a servo dispenses two pumps of soap. Then when you push the joystick towards any direction, it will start a 20 second timer with a series of 4 lights. Each light represents 5 seconds, and the red light lets the user know when they can stop washing their hands.

How we built it

For the circuit, we used an Arduino Uno, an analogue joystick module, a servo, and a few LED's. To program the Arduino Uno, we used the Arduino IDE, and learned the Arduino language, which is similar to C/C++.

Challenges we ran into

One of the first challenges we ran into was brainstorming ideas. We knew that we wanted to have our project be COVID related but we did not know at first. The next challenge was learning the Arduino IDE and learning how the components speak with the Arduino Uno. One of our members had an Arduino but used it very rarely and the other 3 members had no experience at all, making it an almost entirely new concept.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of the overall product because it came out looking really good. We are also proud that we were able to learn the Arduino IDE and make a working product. Additionally, we were proud of each other due to how well we meshed together as a team even though this was our first time ever working together.

What we learned

What we learned is how to work as a team and collaborate with each other while working on separate parts to increase our efficiency. We also learned how to use the Arduino IDE and combine different modules to the Arduino Uno through their library.

What's next for ~Sanitization Station~

An improvement to the Sanitization Station’s enclosure is one major upgrade that can be done in the future. More specifically, modelling the enclosure so that it would be more fitted to the bottle and more compact would be the two goals we can work towards (as it is a very large box at the moment). Additionally, the servo mounting system controlling the dispensing of soap is inefficient and requires an update.

Built With

Submitted to

Cutie Hack 2020: Stay At Home
- Winner Best Hardware Hack

Created by

I worked on merging all of the pieces of code together. I also resolved any bugs or conflicts. I designed and put together the arduino circuit. This was my first time actually creating an arduino circuit and being the one who puts all the code together and debug.

Darren Lee
I wrote the basic coding for how the joystick would input commands to either dispense hand sanitizer/soap or light up the led's and count down. I also wrote the code for how much and how often the servo should rotate. It was a little challenging when I started because I've only really worked with Javascript and python in the past so coding in Arduino was different for me.

Miles Cheng
I designed and created the whole outer/inner shell of this contraption. I had to make a internal shell to hold the servo in place in order for it to pump out hand sanitizer. I even helped brainstorm our idea. I learned the basics of the Arduino codes. This is my very first Hackathon and project. I am very happy with the finished product and I hope you enjoy it.
Feel free to contact me @wlee162@ucr.edu

Warren Lee
I contributed in the coding of the "Sanitization Station". More specifically, I programed the lights (the timer) of the contraption. (This is my very first hack-a-thon, I am both very happy on how it turned out, but also very nervous.)

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