Project
| # | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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| 20 | Desk Reservation System |
Akeem Kennedy Mark Syrek Siddhant Jain |
Mengze Sha | design_document2.pdf final_paper1.pdf presentation1.pptx proposal1.pdf |
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| [Siddhant Jain - sjain58 | Mark Syrek - markws2 | Akeem Kennedy - ajkenne2] # Problem: We live in a world with constant distractions. Sometimes we need personal space and time to think. What if there was a solution to reserve a seat in a library to facilitate this quiet time? This is necessary because not only is quiet time fundamentally important in today’s society but also seats at our favorite library, Grainger, are hard to come by because of the first-come first-serve system. # Solution: A solution to this problem would be a compact device that sends the status of seats to an online reservation system. The reservation system would allow you to select an open seat for an hour. # Subsystems: Power: This will power the desk module and its components from the wall. We will use an ac-dc converter to step the wall voltage down to power the desk reservation system. Controller: The brain of our system is a microcontroller. This microcontroller will handle the communication between the wifi chip, display, and sensors. This microcontroller will need to have analog and digital inputs and outputs. In addition, the microcontroller has to support serial communication protocols. Sensors: There will be an RFID sensor that will identify the individual who has requested the desk. Also there will be a proximity sensor to indicate if someone is occupying the desk. Display: The LCD screen will display the status of the reservation. Wifi: The wifi chip interfaces with the microcontroller and the database. Mobile Application: On the front end, It allows you to select which desk you want to reserve. On the backend, it connects to a database. # How are we different from other Desk Reservation Systems?: This reservation system that we are building has four unique components. First, it accepts desk reservations from a mobile phone. Second, it also allows you to reserve an open desk on the fly with your unique RFID tag. Third, we enforce the time spent at a desk; there is a strict check-in, check-out process and a proximity sensor to verify if someone is occupying the desk. Fourth, if encroachment occurs, we will have a system to show the fees incurred for people overstaying their time. # Vision: The goal of this product is to accomplish the following type of workflow: The student reserves a particular seat in Grainger. The LCD on the desk then says the seat is reserved. The student arrives at the seat in a timeframe of 15 min and taps their RFID tag on the compact device; this signifies check-in. The student uses the desk upto an hour; there is a proximity sensor verifying that the desk is being occupied. When it is time for the student to leave the desk, the student taps the RFID tag on the compact device to signify check-out. The proximity sensor will confirm if the student left the desk. We would build 2-3 desk modules for our project. This will allow us to simulate a desk reservation system. |
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