FINAL PRESENTATION

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I. Objectives

II. Scenario & Design

III. Process

IV. Live Demo

3 Prototypes

OBJECTIVES

Science Fiction
Way-Finding System
Dead Space

Tricorder
Star Trek

DRADIS
Battlestar Galactica
SCENARIO & DESIGN
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION
IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC
PROCESS
 RELATED WORKS

Bat-Tek Laser Harp ECG Circuit Arduino projects

APRSdroid
Portable Open Search
GeoPro ArcGIS and Identification Tool
PAPER USER TEST
USER INTERFACE TEST
USER TEST WITH AMRG

• Kenneth Chiacchia

• Ben McCandless

• Rebecca Hostetter
CHANGES IN DESIGN CONCEPT

• AR goggle • Laser Pointer

• peer to peer • point to point

communication communication

• 4 sets • 2 sets
DEMO
DRADIS - ROTATION
WRAP UP
3 Prototypes

OBJECTIVES

Science Fiction
 LESSONS LEARNED

• Sometimes re-scoping is crucial!

• Scenario is very helpful!

• Don’t assume it would just work!

• Documentation is important!
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• James F. Burke. Jr. • Ross Treyz • Kenneth Chiacchia

• Brad A. Michael • Brandon Perdue • Ben McCandless

• Brent Elmer • Rebecca Hostetter

• Shirley Saldamarco
• Youngwoo Lee
• Scott Stevens
• Cooper Sanghyun Yoo

• John Conomikes • Evelyn Chang

• John Dessler • Mina Yoo

• Steve Audia • Yoomi Lee

• David White • Hyungchul Jung

• David Françus • Rahul Azad

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