M.E.L.V.I.N. Electronic Voting System for a Legislative Body May /07/02

Client: Client: Government of the Student Body (GSB) Faculty Advisors: Dr. John Lamont Dr. Ralph E. Patterson III Members: Robert E. Meyer III Dan Phan-Quoc Kieu Michael T. Riley Andrew Siefer Introduction

Outline Introduction Introduction Problem Statement Problem Statement Design Objectives Design Objectives End Product Descriptions End Product Descriptions Assumptions and Limitations Assumptions and Limitations Risks Risks Technical Approach Technical Approach Evaluation of Success Evaluation of Success Recommendation for Further Work Recommendation for Further Work Financial Budget Financial Budget Human Budget Human Budget Lessons Learned Lessons Learned Closing Summary Closing Summary Questions Questions

Problem Statement The Government of the Student Body has many votes per session. These votes are currently taken by roll call voting. Roll call voting is extremely time consuming. This leads to long meetings and wasted time.

Our Mission We are to design a voting system that will save the GSB time.

Design Objectives: Hardware Basic Voting Functions Basic Voting Functions Cost Effectiveness Cost Effectiveness Ease of Use Ease of Use Fits current infrastructure Fits current infrastructure Expandability Expandability Environmental Adaptability Environmental Adaptability

GSB Room Layout

Design Objectives: Software Ability to tally results Ability to tally results Logging of all Votes Logging of all Votes Attendance Monitor Attendance Monitor

End-Product Description Basic Voting functions Basic Voting functions ID Referencing ID Referencing Display of Results Display of Results Port to Microsoft Excel  Port to Microsoft Excel  Attendance Attendance

M.E.L.V.I.N. Interface

Conceptual Drawing

Assumptions and Limitations Cost Cost Training Training Funding Funding Available Parts Available Parts

Project Risks and Concerns Funding Failure Funding Failure Cost Exceeding Funding Cost Exceeding Funding Software Delay Software Delay Parts Delay Parts Delay

Technical Approach Daisy Chaining of Modules Daisy Chaining of Modules PC Interface PC Interface Router Control Router Control Router Configuration Router Configuration

Evaluation of Project Success Design of System Completed Design of System Completed Software Design Completed Software Design Completed Development of Software Completed Development of Software Completed Development of Hardware Completed Development of Hardware Completed Hardware and Software Integration Hardware and Software Integration Field Testing Field Testing Final Testing Final Testing

Recommendations for Further Work It is dependant on funding. No Funding: Build prototype Build prototype GSB finances productions of unit GSB finances productions of unitFunding: Build more units if necessary Build more units if necessary

Financial Budget

Human Budget

Lessons Learned Always have a back up plan Always have a back up plan Manage time effectively Manage time effectively Manage resources effectively Manage resources effectively Look at all possibilities Look at all possibilities

Closing Summary Our system will provide: Faster Voting Time Greater Flexibility Logging of Votes Improved Time Efficiency

Special Thanks Government of the Student Body Advisors  Kathryn Kallaher  Michael Schaefer Parts Suppliers  Digikey  All Electronics Technical Consultant  Jason Boyd

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