Quick Alarm

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Problem:

College students sleeping through alarms and missing classes/meetings.

Solution:

Create an alarm clock that runs away and requires physical interaction and scanning a PennCard to turn off.

Tech Used

• 2 Arduino WIFI R4's for hardware control and sensor interfacing.
• Katzbot for the running away mechanism.
• Pin sensor to measure distance and ensure the bot does not run into walls.
• RFID scanner for user authentication.
• Servo motor to turn off robot when PennCard is scanned.
• WiFi connection for IoT capabilities.
• Laser-cut parts for third-level integration and interface design.
• User's computer for housing the interface.

Challenges we ran into:

• Limited slickness of the mechanism due to restrictions with the chosen platform (Katzbot).
• Difficulty fitting desired sensors and pieces on Arduinos.
• Inability to connect multiple Arduinos via Bluetooth.
• Lack of Arduino pins for desired features like LCD display.
• Challenges with syncing speaker with the robot.
• Addressing inconsistencies and limitations of IoT integration.
• Lack of inbuilt real-time clock within the Arduino.

Solutions:

• Adding a third level to the bot using a laser-cut wood platform for the RFID scanner interface.
• Housing the interface on the user's computer and the machine for simplicity.
• Using Arduino cloud as an on-off switch.

Built With

• arduino
• c++
• wifi