STATUS REPORT # 3 RAUL RAMOS JOSHUA TORREY DAVID SANCHEZJESUS LUNA MONITORS PARKING SPACES AUTOMATICALLY AND SENDS STATUS NOTIFICATIONS TO PATROL OFFICERS Automatic Monitoring Parking Meter 9/21/2009

Problem Addressed Need:  Improve the quality of how officers receive information of any illegally parked vehicles, reduce labor time, and improve the convenience of parking Solution:  An automated system for parking meters to support today’s transportation system  Design milestones  Establish wireless communication Completed  Complete parking meter simulation 9/27/2009  Complete and upload website 10/09/2009  Submit final report 12/03/2009

Completed Tasks  Received, calibrated, & tested ultrasonic sensor  Used arduino program to received the distance from sensor to designated object  Achieved communication between Xbee’s and Arduino

Ongoing/Pending Tasks  Write pseudocode 09/27/2009  Research on GUI 09/ 27/2009  Web-page design 10/09/2009 Ultrasonic Range Finder

Upcoming Tasks  Transmit obtain sensor readings wirelessly thorough the Xbee’s

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Schedule Design Due: 59 days from today