SkyFrame

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  Outside: Air quality, Temp, and humidity sensors

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  Inside: ESP32, touch sensor, and inside air sensors

Inspiration

Our inspiration came from automatic blinds for windows & smart thermostats.

What it does

The project is an automatic window that opens and closes with changes in temperature, air quality, and humidity. We also made an app that allows you to read temperature, toggle the window open or closed, and adjust the preferred temperature inside the house. There is also a touch sensor next to the window to open and close it manually as well.

How we built it

The mock window was first created in CAD and then laser cut into place. There was no clear acrylic, so the window pane is just a lighter shade of wood. We have both air quality and humidity/temperature sensors, both on the outside and inside of the window. Changes within those sensors are what tell the window to open or close.

Challenges we ran into

We had some issues with faulty components and creating the conditions that automatically open and close the window. We also learned that when wifi was enabled, some of our board’s pins would stop working and that was a significant hurdle to overcome.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are most proud of the fact that we made all of this, including CAD files, within 24 hours, and it is fully functioning along with full app integration.

What we learned

The most significant things we learned as a group were laser cutter, use Arduino with ESP32, and how to use wifi to connect electronics to our phones.

What's next for SkyFrame

The next steps for this project would be making a full-scale window and finding a way to allow this system to attach to existing window designs.

Built With

• arduino
• blynk
• cad