Pat DeSantis James Silvia Travis Collins Bitar Team 2
What is our Product? Modular Fire Alarm for the deaf or hearing impaired Simple to install Requires no wiring
What does it do?
The Need? How to wake a deaf person from sleep during an emergency? Sight Smell Touch Taste Hearing
Proposal A modular fire alarm system for home use that will wake the deaf/hearing impaired while asleep. Over 278 Million Deaf/Hearing Impaired Worldwide. Efficiency: 27% (Lights) to 83% (Vibrator)
Market Research
Customer Requirements Affordable Easy to install Modular Work will any existing fire alarm siren Battery Backup Bullet-Proof upon operation (Implicit) Small, non-intrusive (Implicit)
Product Specifications Reset Button AC/DC Converter Effective Vibration Motor Accurate Microphone T3 Pattern Recognition
Artist’s Rendering
Competition
Gentex Smoke Detector -$130 - employ a bright flashing LED in addition to the loud beeping sound
Shake-Up Smoke Detector and Bed Shaker -$270 -custom smoke detector that has a built-in transmitter
Competitive Value Analysis
System Block Diagram Input Signal Band Pass Filter Voltage Comparator Shift Register Logic Circuit Vibration Motor JK Flip Flop Power Transistor
Input Signal Sound from any current fire alarm system 3 – 3.2 kHz Above 85 dB T3 Sound Standard Input Signal Band Pass Filter Voltage Comparator Shift Register Logic Circuit Vibration Motor JK Flip Flop Power Transistor
Microphone Schematic
Signal Processing Band Pass Filter – Hz Voltage Comparator – Determine if sound is above dB threshold Shift Register – Sample every half second Logic Circuit – Recognize T3 pattern Input Signal Band Pass Filter Voltage Comparator Shift Register Logic Circuit Vibration Motor JK Flip Flop Power Transistor
Bandpass Filter Schematic Hz
Digital Signal Processing Schematic
Switch JK Flip Flop Power Transistor Input Signal Band Pass Filter Voltage Comparator Shift Register Logic Circuit Vibration Motor JK Flip Flop Power Transistor
Output Schematic
Output Vibration Motor Input Signal Band Pass Filter Voltage Comparator Shift Register Logic Circuit Vibration Motor JK Flip Flop Power Transistor
Good Vibes
Product Results Current Status: Functional Prototype! Meets our basic design criteria! Expect a final result within the next week, with a couple enhancements.
Enhancements Microphone – Increase input radius Vibration Device – Sleek, durable, custom-made enclosure – More powerful vibration motor Implement main housing
Cost Analysis Fixed Cost: $150,000 Unit Cost: $32.00 at 100,000 units Total Production Cost: $3.35 million Selling Price: $ Total Revenue: $10 million Profit: $6.65 million Return on Investment: 1.98
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