1. Campus Locator – Cell Phone Interface (May06-05) Dr. John Lamont Prof. Ralph Patterson III Faculty Advisors Iowa State University Senior Design Client A campus locator is being designed for use by new or prospective students, faculty, staff, or visitors at ISU to find locations of interest and navigate around the campus and its nearby environments. The campus locator will guide the user to various locations, both outdoors (e.g., buildings or points of interest) and indoors (e.g., classrooms, faculty or departmental offices, etc.) The cell phone is envisioned as an I/O terminal, providing the campus locator user with access to a centrally-located database and central processor. Current cell phone capabilities, such as text messaging and Internet accessibility, as well as predicted capabilities, such as voice recognition will be considered. Abstract Acknowledgements The team would like acknowledge Dr. John Lamont & Prof. Ralph Patterson III for their generous contribution to the project. Operating Environment  User Any environment that a cell phone can operate properly.  System The server will be in a heated and air conditioned environment. Assumptions  Continued interest in implementing the on-campus locator system from one or more campus groups  Availability of funds at the implementation stage  Only used for on-campus sites Limitations  Lack of experience in cell phone programming  Lack of experience in voice recognition systems  Only using basic cell phone services to appeal to larger audience (Text Messaging & Voice) Assumptions and Limitations Problem Statement  To make it easy for new students and visitors to quickly and accurately navigate around campus  To provide accurate simple navigational directions in the following forms Shortest path routes Indoor routes Outdoor routes Scenic routes Bike paths Roads The campus locator would provide easy navigational step-by- step directions to persons seeking them. Additional information such as that of parking, offices hours of faculty and staff, building information and bus routes will be provided. The user will connect to the system through a cell phone. Closing Summary  Deliverables Specifications report: - specifies how the system works Final report - details on the implementation of the system.  End product Campus Locator system End Product & Deliverables Technologies Considerations Proposed Approach  Research and gather information on the following Shortest path algorithms Voice recognition systems Software and hardware interface  Create a small demo based on research  Get feedback from faculty and advisor  Provide a detailed report of the outcome  Software Language Java/ JDBC Java/ SQLJ Windows/ C/ C++/ ODBC  Database management Oracle Windows/ MySQL Linux/ MySQL/ PostgreSQL  Shortest path algorithms Dijkstra’s single source algorithm Bellman-Ford algorithm Project Requirements  Design Objectives Must be cost effective Provide precise navigational directions Maintenance should be easily made Must be easy to use  Functional Requirements Calculate directions in real time Provide information of faculty offices, office hours, parking.  Design Constraints Documentation must be done by May 2006 Project must be cost effective Clear and precise directions  Measurable Milestones Project plan Design document Design review Requirements document/final report Brandon Judas Jason McCarthy Ammar Rasul Kirunda Kiruthi Team Members Project Schedule  Users include anyone seeking directions to navigate on-campus: Students (Main User) Faculty Visitors  The main use of the campus locator is to provide directions for navigating in and around campus as well as provide additional information such as: Faculty and staff office hours Building names Bus routes and hours of operation Parking information User and Uses Resources Interactive Response System Flowchart  Personal Effort Chart  Other Resources Software used was provided by CprE Dept. Hours Rate Total Brandon Judas320123840 Jason McCarthy311123732 Ammar Rasul327123924 Kirunda Kiruthi318123816 TOTAL1276$15,312 Budget Laborat $12. 00 / hour $15,312. 00 Poster$ 30. 00 TOTAL$15,342. 00 Testing Considerations  Software Test Unit Test Integration Test  Functional Test Interface Test Directional Test  User-based Test Alpha Test Beta Test