S15: Automated Meeting Room Reservation
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Project Title
Automated Meeting Room Reservation
Abstract
To implement a wireless automated meeting room reservation system using Nordic Wireless modules and SJONE boards. Each SJOne board will communicate with a central Board to convey the status of meeting room in use through.
Objectives & Introduction
The automated meeting room reservation is achieved through the built-in Nordic Wireless interface. Each board acts as a node in the mesh network which sends and receives information and communicates with a central node. The following objectives are to be implemented:
- Auto detection of room use
- Shortest Path routes
- Address nodes with auto-replies
- Track the rooms in use at the central server.
Team Members & Responsibilities
1. Sumeet Bhagwat
- Nordic Wireless Communication among nodes
- Integration of PIR sensors with Nordic
- Assembly setup in test environment
- Update Project Wiki
2. Ajinkya Khasnis
- Nordic Wireless Communication among nodes
- Develop Master Node Display App
- Assembly setup in test environment
- Update Project Wiki
3. Atresh Gummadavelly
- PIR sensor Interface and code to detect motion
- Integration of PIR sensors with Nordic
- Assembly setup in test environment
- Update Project Wiki
4. Sujay Kulkarni
- PIR sensor Interface and code to detect motion
- Hardware Assembly with USB Power Supply
- Assembly setup in test environment
- Update Project Wiki
Schedule
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| Week# | Start | End | Task | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 7, 2015 | Apr 21, 2015 | Identify hardware requirement, Order parts, Researching about datasheets | Complete |
| 2 | Apr 21, 2015 | May 10 , 2015 | Configuring Nordic communication peripheral and testing with wireless.h API to send and receive a message. | Complete |
| 3 | Apr 21, 2015 | Apr 28, 2015 | Test the motion sensors - Interfacing the PIR sensors to Sjone board, test them Developing an Algorithm | Complete |
| 4 | May 12, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Integrating Nordic and motion sensors and testing the entire setup. | In Progress |
| 5 | May 12, 2015 | Apr 18, 2015 | Working on Display App for Master Node. | In Progress |
| 6 | May 18, 2015 | May 20, 2015 | Hardware Setup in test environment. | In Progress |
| 6 | May 5, 2015 | May 12,2015 | Writing the project report and updating the wiki page accordingly. | |
| 7 | May 22, 2015 | May 22, 2015 | Project Demo. |
Parts List & Cost
| Item | Price | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ One Board | $80 | 4 | $320 |
| PIR sensors | $2.40 | 14 | $33.5 |
| USB Battery Packs | $10 | 3 | $30 |
Design & Implementation
System Overview
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Hardware Design
PIR Motion Sensor
PIR Motion Sensor plays the primary role of detecting motion in the vicinity, in this case,a room. It relies on heat changes in the environment by using temperature variations as an indicator. The sensor has 3 pins: Vcc, GND and a GPIO which can be used while interfacing with a micro-controller. Detection takes place in conical area(~120 degrees) in front of the sensor and the range is approximately 30 feet. This device is power compatible with 3.3V/500uA and 5V/800uA as well and will be interfaced with each of the SJ-One boards that are being used in this project.
Hardware Interface
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Project Source Code
References
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