PRE2024 3 Group11
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Luca Leander Pijke Jort Thijs ; Mihaita Manolache 1457543
| Name | Student ID | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Leander ten Hoedt | 1663259 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Thijs van Berkel | 1831917 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Pijke van Bohemen | 1819755 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Mihaita Manolache | 1457543 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Luca Borst | 1669397 | Electrical Engineering |
| Jort Arendse | 1761285 | Psycholgy and Technology |
User
An automatic bird feeder can be made into a product suitable for multiple purposes and can be interesting for different users. Most birdfeeders are in gardens of people who simply like to watch birds from the comfort of their homes. However, they do not know when birds are feeding and thus when they can watch them. The automatic birdfeeder is ideal for this type of situation because it can send a message to the user's phone alerting them which type of bird is in their garden. For example, an elderly man who loves to bird watch has 2 feeders in his garden at different places around his house. His vision is a bit impaired, so he cannot keep a close watch on the feeders since this costs too much energy. With the automatic birdfeeder, he does not have to keep a close watch since he now knows when and which bird is feeding, giving him a very pleasant user experience.
The automatic birdfeeder can also be used for wildlife conservation in areas where certain species have a difficult time surviving. Many habitats have exotics, species not native to an area, that were taken as pets from different countries and escaped. These exotics pose a big danger to the biodiversity of ecosystems since they do not have natural predators living there. As a result, the numbers of their population increase rapidly, leaving not enough food for native species. With the automatic bird feeder, wildlife reservists can help the native species by giving them food without the exotics benefiting from their advantage. The automatic birdfeeder can also help in helping to understand the severity of the problem by keeping count of the birds that tried to feed. This is also interesting for researchers and ornithologists to preserve ecosystems better since birds play a vital role in almost all ecosystems globally.
For the scope of this course, we decided to focus on the group of people who just like to have a feeder in their garden. To understand their needs better, we have conducted multiple interviews with different users. The research questions can be found in Appendix A. From the answers, an affinity diagram was made from different identified themes.
MoSCoW
From the affinity attributes requirements for the bird feeder were made and ranked according to the MoSCoW Theory.
| Requirement ID | Description | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| PD01 | The system shall have a container for bird food | |
| PD02 | The system shall allow the user to hang the system on a hook | |
| PD03 | The system shall allow the user to hang the system using screws | |
| PD04 | The system shall have a landing area for the birds | |
| PD05 | The system shall have a door to the bird food | |
| PE01 | The system shall measure the amount of bird food left in the container | |
| PE02 | The system shall record the area in front of the door | |
| PE03 | The system shall detect birds approaching the cage | |
| PE04 | The system shall close the door to the bird food if an undesired bird* has been detected | |
| PE05 | The system shall keep the door to the bird food open if no undesired bird* has been detected | |
| PE06 | The system shall open the door to the bird food if no undesired bird* has been detected and the door is closed | |
| PE07 | The system shall scares away undesired birds* | |
| PE08 | The system shall record the number of detected birds | |
| PE09 | The system shall record the species of detected birds | |
| PE10 | The system shall have an internet connection | |
| PE11 | The system shall produce audio to attract desired birds | |
| PE12 | The system shall refill the food if less than 50 grams of food is detected | |
| PE13 | An additional power source, like solar panels, shall power the system. |
Week 1:
Lists of interests for each group member.
We will use this to decide our final pick(s).
| Jort | Leander | Luca | Pijke | Thijs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Drugs test robot for in a bar to prevent people from getting drugged.
- Safety walk system in which you can set you designation and it looks for safest road with most lights and busyness.Warning when straying from path - Social interaction robot which moves while video chatting |
- Robotic "guidedog" for visually impaired (something that detects obstacles and communicates avoidance directions)
- AI bird feeder (identifies, dispenses accordingly) - AI window cleaner (cleans windows that are hard to reach for example, finds them and cleans them) |
- app to chessboard
- Pill dispenser - smart energy meter and app |
- Software-hardware connection
- Making a robot move; pathfinding - Visual recognition; Sorting pills? |
-Embedded systems
-Solving puzzles -Entertainment or usefulness |