1. TEAM 8 Barry Li Victor Chen Elyas Sepasi Aron McKinnon ENSC 305/440 April 15 th, 2010 1

2. Outline 1. Introduction 2. System Overview 3. Product Design 4. Budget and Timeline 5. Future Development 6. What We Learned 7. Conclusion 8. Q&A 9. Demo 2

3. Introduction Team Members Motivation Existing Products Our Solution 3

4. iChecked Team Barry: CEO Lead, R&D, Circuit, Documentation Victor: CFO R&D, Funding, Purchasing, Circuit, Installation Elyas: COO R&D, User Interface, Documentation, Records Aron: CTO R&D, Sensors, Purchasing, Documentation 4

5. Background Car lanes next to you Must shoulder check, but really? Drivers must be reminded

6. Motivation 410,000 lane-changing related accidents annually Costs All of us can relate to the danger Vast number of cars Good drivers want to drive more safely 6

7. Existing Products Blind spot mirror 2 mirrors to look at? Only on very recent models Not widely available Other similar products ~$500 Too much 7

8. Our Solution Increase road safety Economical Universal to personal cars Accurate (rain/snow, night/summer) Friendly toward all types of users Seen as a part of the car 8

9. Car Speed Turn Signal Processing Circuit Output Power ON Sensors Warning System 9

10. Speed is over 30km/h Turn signal is on. BSDS checks for car in blind spot. Car found in blind spot, driver is warned. Collision is imminent. Car found in blind spot, driver is warned. Collision is imminent. 10

11. Current State of System 11

12. Product Design Sensors Processing circuit Warning system 12

13. Sensors  Wide angle (40 degrees)  Should not detect past 3m (do not want to sense vehicles 2 lanes over)  Should be fairly inexpensive  Infrared, Laser, Photo Recognition, Sonar, Ultra Sound  Costly, narrow angle, range issues 13

14. Sensors  Ultrasound Sensors  meet our criteria (Wide angle +/- 20 degree, short range 2m, low cost)  Parking Sensor purchased, sensor and driver used.  Easily Installable  Proven Field experience

15. Sensors  Supposed to work up to 2.5m  Reliable results at 1.5m to 2.0m  Still works for most vehicles in the parallel lane 15

16. Proposed Processing stage

17. Processing Circuitry

18. Warning System Discreet and non-distracting Audio Audio Visual Visual Buzzer Buzzer LEDs LEDs

19. Location 19

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21. Other Possibilities Integrating with car audio system Vibrating steering wheel Audio “car on left” 21

22. Speedometer / accelerometer Simulated solution Sensor quality and range Improved sensors / receivers Fit better our needs Warning System 22 Overall Future Improvements

23. ComponentExpected Sensors and receivers $260.00 Microcontroller$100.00 Accessories$200.00 Total$560.00 Funding$600.00 Actual $110.00 (for 2 sets) $30.00 $50.00 $190.00 $500.00 Under Budget! 23

24. ON Time! 24

25. Complete cycle of an engineering project Time management Working with others Constructive criticism Professionalism 25 We Learned

26. Affordable product Large target market Simple to install & use Clear & timely warning Reduce accidents (cost & life) 26 Business Opportunity

27. Set goals Thorough planning Team collaboration Good, better, best Budget & time management Goals achieved / useful product 27 Conclusion

28. Acknowledgement ENSC 305 / 440 profs and TAs Patrick Leung for sensor ideas Brad Oldham for function specs Justus Li for working on the car Dr. Mohammad Sepasi for design specs ENSC lab resource office for parts Mark Zhou and others 28

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