Senior Design Team 07 • Temperature Sensors for Veterans
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Proposed Problem

A person on a monoski

In our modern world, many people wish to explore new opportunities outside their home in what can be harsh conditions. This does not exclude veterans and other people with amputations, low sensation, and other aliements that can cause conditions to become dangerous without them realizing.

Adaptive Adventures is a non-profit organization that works with people with physcial disabilities to engage in sports and activities that they may otherwise not be able to. They have teamed up with Boeing and us to create a device that can monitor and alert both students and instructors when the users skin temperature is outside of safe levels so that they can stay safe while not having to worry about their health.

Right: A person riding on a monoski, an adaptive ski

Solution

Our solution for this problem is a small device and android app that alert the user and their instructor when their temperature is outside of a user-set range. This is done both physcially via a buzzer and LEDS on the device, as well as through the Android app by vibration and alert tones.

A person on a monoski. They have a device attached to their leg An overview of the devices hardware. A framework of an app design.

Team Members

Bridget Schmitt

Software Engineer

Bridget is a senior in computer engineer at Iowa State. She has experience with embedded systems and is excited to start working as a software engineer at Boeing next year.

George Makhali

Hardware/Software Engineer

George is a senior in EE engineering at ISU who is specialized in embded systems and software development.

Michael McDonough

Hardware Engineer

Michael is a Senior in Electrical Engineering here at Iowa State. He came to Iowa State to gain knowledge in Electrical Engineering and in specific, Power Systems Engineering. He is glad to be apart of this project because he feels that this team has the skills, knowledge, and motivation to change a lot of lives for the better. It not only rewards the benefactors of this final product but the team as well as we get to be apart of these individuals lives and get to see the work we strive to do pay off. Overall, he could not be happier to be apart of this team and hopes to make positive differences anywhere he can in the future.

Jared Cox

Electrical Engineer

Jared is a senior in Electrical Engineering. He has an interest in embedded and control systems.

Max Berthold

Hardware Engineer

Max is a senior in EE at ISU with a focus on power systems. He is planning on working at USG next year as a Project Engineer.

Jamie Anderson

Software Engineer

Jamie is a senior in computer engineering with a background in software and security. She is planning on pursuing a masters in AI at The University of Iowa.

Caleb Arnold

Hardware Engineer

Caleb is a senior in electrical engineering with a focus on biomedical engineering and small-scale electronics. He is excited to be working on a project with biomedical applications and improving the quality of life for others.





Final Results

Final Presentation
Final Report
Final Poster
Final Test Documentation
Hardware Demo
Software Demo

Weekly Reports

09/30-10/07 Report
10/07-10/14 Report
10/14-10/21 Report
10/21-10/28 Report
10/28-11/04 Report
11/04-11/11 Report
11/11-11/18 Report
11/25-12/02 Report

Design Documents

Final Design
Testing
Proposed Design
Design Contextualization and Exploration
Project Plan
Requirements
User Needs

2nd Semester BiWeekly Reports

Week 1 Report
Week 2 Report
Week 3 Report
Week 4 Report
MidSemester Project Review (Video)
MidSemester Project Review (PPT)
Week 5 Report