1. RAUL RAMOS JOSHUA TORREY DAVID SANCHEZJESUS LUNA MONITORS PARKING SPACES AUTOMATICALLY AND SENDS STATUS NOTIFICATIONS TO PATROL OFFICERS Automatic Monitoring Parking Meter 10/14/2009 STATUS REPORT # 5

2. 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 10/16/2009  Website Design Completed  Submit final report 12/03/2009

3. Completed Tasks  Transmit ultrasonic sensor readings wirelessly  Create interface to upload readings and numeric sequences into Matlab 1 1 14 Parking Location State Time Available STATES: 0 - Illegal 1 - Legal 2 - No Car

4. Ongoing/Pending Tasks  Improve Meter Sim Code 10/16/2009  Development of Matlab GUI 10/ 23/2009  1 st Draft Final Report 11/02/2009

5. Upcoming Tasks  Communication between Matlab GUI interface & input sequences processed in Simulink  Improve Arduino detection & logic state code

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7. Schedule Design Due: 36 days from today