ECE 477 Senior Design Group 11 Spring 2006 handy Zhuang Derrick Colin
Outline Project overview Design challenges faced ECE 362 knowledge used Project demo
Project Overview Handy is a hand gesture based remote control Controls the Bose SoundDock Uses infrared sensors to read hand gestures Sleep mode to conserve battery power
Design Challenges Faced Selecting the right type of sensor Infrared vs Ultrasonic Low availability of infrared transmission codes Reverse engineer Creating the most suitable algorithm to recognize hand gestures
ECE 362 Knowledge Used Microcontroller Programming Techniques Memory considerations Microcontroller Interfacing Ports, External Interrupts Microcontroller Peripherals Timer, PWM
Project Demo Video http://shay.ecn.purdue.edu/~477grp11/files/handyvideo.wmv Live Demo!
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