There are about 10 million visually impaired people in the US. It always hard for them to go outside to fit in the world with all the inconveniences. They usually go out with guide dogs. In this project, we would like to create a system called “Digital Guide Dog” to offer them an easier way to avoid hitting any obstacles in a path.
The cost to put one guide dog team – as our guide dog recipients and their guide dogs are known – into service is $48,000. That cost include the breeding, raising, and training of the dog, instruction for the guide dog user, and instruction for the guide dog team.
The PDR presentation in early fall should cover the project’s problem statement, requirement specifications, system-level block diagram and project specifications, as well as the team’s proposed MDR prototype specifications. The advisor and Faculty Review Board may suggest modifications to the proposed MDR prototype specifications at the PDR.
PDR SlidesMDR takes place before the Faculty Review Board and the team advisor near the end of fall semester (see schedule). The hardware and/or software prototype presented should demonstrate that the chosen design path is likely to lead to a completed project in April which meets or exceeds the project specifications.
At CDR, teams present the final design that has been chosen for prototyping to the review board. It is expected the all design decisions have been completed and can be justified at this point. The prototype at the CDR should demonstrate all major functionality of the finished project.
At FDR, Final Design Review is the final phase of the Design Review process. It normally focuses on construction details, finishes, materials, landscaping, and the consistency of the project, with the design, approved during Concept Design Review.
Graduate student in Electrical and Computer engineering, expected to graduate in May 2020. Working as the project manager and data analyst in this project including cleaning data, data analysis and predict possible objects in the path using machine learning. In the meantime, as a project manager, maintain the entire project on the right track, make sure every task is finished on time, communicate with the advisor and keep him updated the whole time.
I have a strong interest in the development of single chip microcomputer. I am good at the development of sensors and control systems and system scheme design based on the Internet of things. Mainly responsible for the hardware frame construction and circuit debugging of the project, planning the interface of the microcontroller and conducting the sensor debugging in the later stage.
Graduate students in ECE, expected to graduate in May 2020, Working as the software engineer, responsible for implementing the software architecture and algorithms used in this project.
