1. ECE445 Senior Design: Smart Umbrella
Group 35: Dominic Antonacci, Jonathan Buie, Martin Miller
TA: Cara Yang

2. Overview
Wheel chair mounted system to adjust umbrella according to wind speed and direction
Consists of 3 elements
Wind Sensors
Control System
Motor system

3. Block Diagram

4. Forces Acting on the Umbrella

5. Pitch and Yaw Torque

6. Wind Sensor Error Propagation

7. Conclusion
In all, we created a hands free device for use on a wheel chair
Future improvements
More accurate wind sensing techniques
Potential handheld implementation
Lower Cost of system