EcoCar User Interface Mid-Semester Presentation Senior Design I March 1, 2012

Design Team Sam Knight Computer Engineer Dbus Programming CAN Bus Programming Lukas Cox Electrical Engineer Dictionary Training Physical Interfacing Adam Johns Computer Engineer CAN Bus Programming Alternatives Research Renz Santos Computer Engineer Recognition Programming Dictionary Training Dr. Marshall Molen Advisor

Contents Problem and Solution System Overview Technical and Practical Constraints Design Choices Progress and Timeline References

Problem and Solution

Problem The increasing technology in vehicles today unfortunately increases the amount of danger to drivers and passengers alike. “Driver distraction is a leading cause of crashes, although the exact figures are difficult to gage because of the unreliability of the data” [1].

Solution EcoCar User Interface – Allows car’s infotainment center to be controlled by voice – Helps lower the amount of attention needed to run modules on car

System Overview Microphone CAN Bus Voice Recognition DBus Handler Main Modules Projector Computer

Technical and Practical Constraints

Technical Constraints

Practical Constraints

Manufacturability Fit below passenger seat Microphone < 4”x2”x2” Projector < 1” depth

Sustainability No short term problems Works as long as hardware does not fail Withstand normal car vibrations

Design Choices

Microphone

Speech Recognition Software

Projector

Progress and Timeline

Timeline

Voice Recognition EUI Alpha Version

Voice Recognition Dictionary

The Interface

Attaining Hardware MicroVision donated a projector – Thanks!

References [1] (2012, February 22). “Music Related Car Crashes,” in Car Accidents [Online]. Available: car-accidents-causes.htmlhttp:// car-accidents-causes.html

EcoCar User Interface Mid-Semester Presentation Senior Design I March 1, 2012