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Safe & Sound Design Challenge: The Challengers

 

Happy Valentines to 15 lucky Challengers who will be receiving an exclusive Texas Instruments Design Challenge Kit to help them turn their wearables design idea in to reality to promote personal safety..
Today, element14’s next biggest Design Challenge officially kicks off.
Sponsored by Texas Instruments, element14 is challenging 15 community members to design a personal safety-oriented wearable device that protects a person from personal and environmental risks, monitors personal health or protects personal property from theft.
Well done to these Challengers!
We look forward to reading all your initial blogs introducing your project designs:
C-3PO (Clem) | Priyanto Deb | Dale Winhold | Alex Kucherov | Sakthi Vvs | Douglas Wong | Peter Lauer | Md. Kamrul Hussain | John Kutzschebauch | Alexander Molnar | Feng Yao | Arturas Vaitaitis | Jon Morss | Inderpreet Singh | Mehmet Bozdal
imageClem Martins (C-3PO (Clem)
United States
Project: Balloon Safety using TI MSP430 Wearable
Synopsis:
I would like to create a wearable light TI MSP430 using Piezoelectric power source. This will provide safety by warning of any power lines within the vicinity of the balloon similar to the warning of airplanes when about to stall. Also using GPS attached, information can be gathered for playback to plot balloon performance. Information can be sent to the team on ground to track and recover the balloon when it lands. By freeing the pilot of some of these chores, the pilot can spend more time ballooning improving the safe operations.
C-3PO's project blogs coming soon
imagePriyanto Deb
India
Project: Rider protection and vehicle safety gear for bikes
Synopsis:
I am from India, belonging to a developing country with such a high volume of bikes and scooters, i witness a lot of accidents and thefts of these vehicles which in general have low security options and even less rider protection systems in place, with other developing countries also facing such problems such as Vietnam and Thailand. There are no commercial off the shelf products which can provide any specific theft protection. Although helmets are widely available, people prefer not to use them because of low police presence and no proper training. I propose a two stepped solution. Firstly, I propose a safety lock, working both ways for security and avoiding accidents, before the vehicle starts. Secondly, a different system that provides safety during the bike ride.
Priyanto Deb's project blogs coming soon
imageDale Winhold
United States
Project: Cold Weather Survival Suit
Synopsis:
Here in the great white north (Canada) our winter can be very cold. I live in Edmonton Alberta, recently we have had a cold spell of -31oC. We still go out in these temperatures, you just have to dress properly. Our outdoor sports also put a demand on keeping yourself warm, especially if you are a spectator. In these temperatures hypothermia and frost bite are very real and happen more then realized. So, I propose designing a cold weather survival suit for these conditions.
Dale Winhold's project blog
imageAlex Kucherov
Isreal
Project: Smart Safety Glasses
Synopsis:
According to Prevent Blindness America, more than 700,000 Americans injure their eyes at the work place, making eye-related injuries one of the most common. In 70 percent of the accidents, the eye injury was caused by an object or equipment. What is perhaps more alarming, is that according to the Occupational Health and safety administration (OSHA), 90 percent of the cases can be prevented by wearing protective eyewear. I propose designed Smart safety glasses, which communicate wirelessly with an electrical power tool or machine, and have the ability to detect whether they are being worn by a worker/operator. Unless the power tool receives a signal, indicating the operator is indeed wearing the safety glasses, it will not switch on, thus forcing the worker to wear the eye protection glasses.
Alex Kucherov's project blogs
imageSakthi Vvs
India
Project: T-Shirt for Monitoring Elderly and Physically Challenged Patients
Synopsis:
Monitoring Elderly and Disabled Patients while away is always been a challenge. Thus, I promose designing a T-Shirt that monitors a Patient's position and Vitals and Transmits to a Computer (RPi) over bluetooth, which in turn connects to the Internet via WiFi.In case of Abnormalities such as Patient movement or Vitals change,the data starts to transmit to a mobile device of a care taker.
Sakthi Vvs's project blog
imageDouglas Wong
Canada
Project: Invisible Hazardous Environmental Factors Monitoring System
Synopsis:
The first step in becoming safe and sound is to know the dangers and risks. Then we can devise strategies to stay safe and sound. This project investigates what invisible environmental factors might have hazardous side effects, how we might detect these conditions and what we can do to minimize the risks.Most people are aware that there are numerous invisible environmental factors that are potentially dangerous to humans, and many of us have nagging concerns that we are being exposed to potentially dangerous levels without knowing about it.
I propose to create a Invisible Hazardous Environmental Factors Monitoring System that explores how we might attempt to monitor some potentially dangerous environmental factors that cannot be detected by human senses. It will also discuss health risks filtered from information on the internet and provide some techniques we can use to minimize risks and exposure.
Douglas Wong's project blog
imagePeter Lauer
United States
Project: Motorcycle Winter Monitor
Synopsis:
If you live in the northern part of the US you know the drill. Every fall you winterize your toys, Motorcycles, classic cars, convertibles, boats. Every spring you face the same issues, battery died, mice chewed through the charger wires, hoses busted. For this project, I propose to design a motorcycle winter monitor that will Equip the battery charger, conditioner with an IOT monitor. Measure battery voltage, charging current temperature, humidity. Transmit it via bluetooth or wifi to smart phone. Anytime you are worried about your toy in the corner of your garage, where you can't get to now? Just look at your phone and you get a great health status.
Peter Lauer's project blog
imageMd. Kamrul Hussain
India
Project: Wearable Tracking Device for Miners
Synopsis:
My project proposal will be designing a wearable device that will display surrounding environmental information to the miner and to develop a system to track the location of a miner working inside the mine. The wearable device will be mounted on Miner's wrist which will display information on surrounding environment. A system based on NFC/RFID or BLE will be designed to locate the working zone of the Miner.
Md. Kamrul Hussain's project blogs coming soon
imageJohn Kutzschebauch
United States
Project: Element 14 – Custom Logging Explorer Wrist Equipped (E.C.L.E.W.E.)
Synopsis:
I propose design an E14-C.L.E.W.E.: A wrist mounted explorer utility that provides GPS logging as well other navigation functions and utilities. A digital ball of thread that can be used to find your way!
John Kutzschebauch's project blog
imageFeng Yao
China
Project: Flooding early-warning Alarm Pack
Synopsis:
Empty riverbank is slumber demon if the river or lake is not well managed. In Octorber 2009, Chembarambakkam lake discharge floods new areas in city with death toll at 269. Refer to    http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/chennai-rains-chembarambakkam-discharge-floods-new-areas-in-city-first-time-in-40-years/173727/, Even best weather forecast can not foretell the flood of July 2012 in Beijing, China, which ruined bunches of Resort Inns along one dry-up riverbed, even more severer than Hollywood Scenery. I propose to create a Flood Early warning Alarm Pack that sends an alarm to persons near a Reservoir Downstream Riverbed who may be exposed to great danger of unexpected flood discharge. This Early-warning Alarm Pack along the river can be of great help by offering vital escape signal. In most cases, 60 seconds in advance of danger can make life safe and sound.
Feng Yao's project blog
imageArturas Vaitaitis
United States
Project: Safe Sleep Baby Monitor
Synopsis:
We propose to create a safe sleep baby monitor for prematurely born babies. If the monitor will detect interruption in breathing for more than 15 seconds it will alert parents via their smartphone and via build-in buzzer alarm.
This monitor will help new parents with their anxiety about how their newborn babies sleep at night. The product will measure and classify motion, movements, position, orientation and activity levels and sending it to parents smartphone. It will detect breathing and falls and streams data to a smartphone app, where information is displayed in a convenient, easy-to-understand manner. Breathing movements, body position (on the back or on the stomach), fall detection, proximity to the phone, battery and connection status: parents will choose only the alerts they want to receive.
Arturas Vaitaitis's project blog
imageJon Morss
United States
Project: Personal Sound Sensor for Hearing Protection
Synopsis:
I propose to design a personal Sound Level indicator that alerts the user either via an LED or vibration that the noise level in the are has gone over a certain level. This will let the user (such as Road worker, Yard Maintenance Person, Data Center Engineer, and so on) that the noise in the are is at an unsafe level and they need to use Sound Sound Suppressors. This also could be used as a standalone device in areas such as Data Centers or Warehouses to alert all those that enter the area the sound level is unsafe.
Jon Morss's project blog
imageInderpreet Singh
India
Project: Safety Jacket for the Tolling Industry
Synopsis:
A few years ago when I was responsible for the RnD Department of a Toll Automation Company in India, I was unfortunate enough to witness an accident on one of our sites. A Toll Plaza in Chennai India was the location where a high speed car hit one of our local site engineers and he died as a result shortly thereafter. The application is based around the design and development of a complete safety and management solution for industrial workers in the tolling industry and can be extended to be used in other industrial environments as well. It consists of two major components as explained in detail below.In keeping with the theme of the challenge, the first part of the design consists of a wearable smart Safety Jacket.
Inderpreet Singh's project blog
imageMehmet Bozdal
Turkey
Project: Trackable Safety Helmet for Miners
Synopsis:
I am planning to build a safe working place for the miners. I decided to build this project because 21st century we still get news miners are missing and the result is usually catastrophic (Gas explosion kills 33 Chinese miners-2016, 9 miners dead and 23 missing after an explosion in Ukrainian coal mine). The main reason for the coal mine explosions is the methane gas explosions. The gas concentration, temperature, and pressure effect the explosion. These parameters should be observed carefully. Even all the measures are taken, the explosion may occur and some miners can be stuck inside the mining area and it may take long times to reach them. If we know where they are exactly, we can reach them faster. Another problem is human ignorance like not wearing the required safety-uniform, helmet, or mask. In order to solve these problems, I will design a trackable safety-helmet.
mehmet bozdal's project blog

 

Can you still join the Design Challenge?

We encourage anyone who has already submitted a design idea, but not selected to still participate.

 

You can do so, provided that you use the Texas Instruments MSP432 Performance Launchpad as the basis of your project, that it is keeping within the theme of the competition, and that you blog about your project in the Safe & Sound Challenge Page.

 

element14 invites entries from electronic engineers, performance apparel designers and makers to conceive and build any ‘safe and sound’ wearable to steer the world close to our vision of improving personal protection.

Finalists will have until Monday, 26th June 2017 at 09:00 GMT to submit their projects. Entries will be judged on originality, innovation and technical merit by a panel of judges including experts from Texas Instruments and the wearables sector. The winners will be announced during July 2017.

 

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Once again, congratulations to the Safe & Sound official Challengers and welcome to any members who would like to compete against them to be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes!

  • Dear All
    Please note:
    Due to an issue with getting challenge Kit out to some of our challengers the Safe & Sound Wearables Challenge project submission date has been extended further to Monday, 10th July 2017 at 09:00 GMT.

    Thank you to all our Challengers, we hope this gives you enough time to really sink your teeth into this challenge, finish your projects and hit the 10 updates finishing line.


    Good Luck!

    e14Phil

  • in reply to jwatson

    Thank you Jane that is good news, especially for those that shipping can be such a nightmare.  Hopefully for most the extra time will let us fine tune and take advice from other members for features to be added/tested!

  • To let everyone know, I have some TI modules and Booster packs I won't be needing for this project (From my collection). Listed below is what I have available for others in the challenge. If you can use any of these parts, let me know and we can arrange for it to be sent to you.

     

    1 - MSP432P401R Launchpad (Blue)

    1 - CC3200 LaunchXLA

    1 - Captive Touch BoosterPack (Part of the kit sent, I don't require this part)

     

    Ask about others, I may have them laying around

     

    Dale Winhold

  • in reply to jwatson

    I have several other parts literally on a slow boat somewhere, so this may come in handy even though I don't need the sensor board that is holding up the show.

  • in reply to ipv1

    Don't worry Inderpreet! The Challenge is extended until 26th June 2017 (9AM GMT) and TI are aware of the inconvenience this has caused and are trying to help.

     

    UPDATE:

    Dear All
    Please note:
    Due to an issue with getting challenge Kit out to some of our challengers the Safe & Sound Wearables Challenge project submission date has been extended further to Monday, 10th July 2017 at 09:00 GMT.

    Thank you to all our Challengers, we hope this gives you enough time to really sink your teeth into this challenge, finish your projects and hit the 10 updates finishing line.


    Good Luck!

    e14Phil

  • Dear All

    Please note: the Safe & Sound Wearables Challenge final project submission date has been extended to Monday, 26th June 2017 at 09:00 GMT. This is in the interests of fairness for those who have not yet received their full Challenger Kit components.

    The sensor boosterpacks on backorder from TI should be with us the 1st week of April, therefore most of you should have these by 10th April.

    Regretfully, we have been advised that to Beijing and Israel, these may not arrive with you until May. Huge apologies for this. We have tried everything.

    Of course, if you aren't integrating these sensors in to your build (as this is not mandatory to win), then this should not inconvenience you. The only mandatory component in this Challenge to be eligible to win the amazing prizes is Texas Instrument's MSP-EXP432P401R.

     

    Good luck and there is still time for others to join in and compete!

    Simply buy your own TI MSP432 Performance Launchpad, tell us about your project on the blog and get building!

     

     

     

    Dear All
    Please note:
    Due to an issue with getting challenge Kit out to some of our challengers the Safe & Sound Wearables Challenge project submission date has been extended further to Monday, 10th July 2017 at 09:00 GMT.

    Thank you to all our Challengers, we hope this gives you enough time to really sink your teeth into this challenge, finish your projects and hit the 10 updates finishing line.


    Good Luck!

    e14Phil

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    A sample of the Seeed version soldered:

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    I've measured everything for connections or shorts, but still untested.It's single DAC, quad ADC, and voltage reference broken out to P3.

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    has written a program that talks to this hardware and firmware from your PC.

    It's available from his github repo.

     

    image

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    If ADC or DAC is useful in your project, you can find the BOM and KiCad archive of latest iteration of the A/D D/A BoosterPack (same as the purple one but with 4 channel DAC and all components pushed to one side, here: Programmable Electronic Load.

    Source code example for MSP432 and TI-RTOS in my github repository.

     

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