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= Project definition =
= Project definition =
Nowadays a lot of streetlights are on well nobody is walking/driving on the street. Also, there has been a lot of research on how lights affect the behaviors of people. With this project, we want to make a part of a SMART streetlight system. During the project will investigate the preference of all the different stakeholders to create a safer place.  
The current street lights are based on a system that is extremely outdated. It is possible to reduce energy consumption by large quantities by changing the entire system. This will not only be good for the environment, but it will also reduce costs over time. By creating a SMART light plan, this all is possible while increasing safety and decreasing light polution. As numerous studies have shown, different lighting conditions influence people greatly. By interpreting the results of those studies, a design will be made.


==Objective ==
==Objective ==
All the different stakeholders have different objectives.  
The different stakeholders have different objectives. It is the goal of this project to make a design that satisfies all stakeholders.
* Users: This are the people driving, walking, cycling, etc past the streetlights. So for their wishes, a literature research has to be done.  
* Users: This are the people driving, walking, cycling, etc past the streetlights. Their first priority is safety and visibility.
* Society: This are the people living in the area where the streetlights are standing. For example, if the color of the streetlights can make sure that the area will be more save it would be a great improvement for the society.  
* Society: The society can be diveded in two groups. First there is the people living in the area. Second is the municipality. For these stakeholders, it is important that it is cheap (in the long term). Other wishes could be the mood set by the lighting.
* Entrepreneurs: This are the people designing and making the SMART streetlights. For the companies, the most important is that they can make profit from the SMART streetlights, otherwise they will not make them. So when designing the SMART streetlights the right decisions in for example material have to be made
* Entrepreneurs: This are the people designing and making the SMART streetlights. For the companies, the most important is that they can make profit from the SMART streetlights, otherwise they will not make them.
 
==Approach==
==Approach==
The approach for this project is to start with literature study for what the users, society, and entrepreneurs want. Also, there are different people working on the TU/e that are involved with streetlight experiment. It is possible to do some interviews with those peoples. After all the information is collected, ideas for how the SMART streetlights will work can be conceived. These ideas can be tested and the designs can be adapted to get the best possible result. Then the final product can be built as a prototype or for the final product some hardware or software can be written.
The approach for this project is to start with literature study, to understand the influence of street lights on the objectives of the stakeholders. Other than the literature study, stakeholders can be further investigated by speaking with the municipality and with researchers of the TU/e lighting group.
With the results of these studies, the design requirements can be made. With these requirements a prototype will be build in the form of software.

Revision as of 09:41, 17 September 2017

Group members

  • Simon Kok (0850085)
  • Xueyuan Chen ()
  • Lennert Heijnen (0957658)
  • Lisanne Grevinga (0946763)

Project definition

The current street lights are based on a system that is extremely outdated. It is possible to reduce energy consumption by large quantities by changing the entire system. This will not only be good for the environment, but it will also reduce costs over time. By creating a SMART light plan, this all is possible while increasing safety and decreasing light polution. As numerous studies have shown, different lighting conditions influence people greatly. By interpreting the results of those studies, a design will be made.

Objective

The different stakeholders have different objectives. It is the goal of this project to make a design that satisfies all stakeholders.

  • Users: This are the people driving, walking, cycling, etc past the streetlights. Their first priority is safety and visibility.
  • Society: The society can be diveded in two groups. First there is the people living in the area. Second is the municipality. For these stakeholders, it is important that it is cheap (in the long term). Other wishes could be the mood set by the lighting.
  • Entrepreneurs: This are the people designing and making the SMART streetlights. For the companies, the most important is that they can make profit from the SMART streetlights, otherwise they will not make them.

Approach

The approach for this project is to start with literature study, to understand the influence of street lights on the objectives of the stakeholders. Other than the literature study, stakeholders can be further investigated by speaking with the municipality and with researchers of the TU/e lighting group. With the results of these studies, the design requirements can be made. With these requirements a prototype will be build in the form of software.