Shampoo and Conditioner Identification Device
By Bish, Sheldon, Sittnick, Karla; Umetsu, Kenta; Enderle, John; NSF 2007 Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons With Disabilities, pp. 244-245Publication Date: 2010
Description of an audible device for identifying shampoo and conditioning bottles during showering. Designed by students at the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, the Shampoo and Conditioner Identification Device enables an elderly woman client with visual and cognitive impairments to differentiate bottles holding shampoo and conditioner, which are red and blue, respectively. It is a lightweight, waterproof, and shockproof device that emits an auditory voice signal when the colored bottles care scanned in front of it. The device, which is designed to hang from the shower curtain rod, is fabricated from opaque polypropylene and features a window for the color sensor made from clear polycarbonate. The color sensor is a light to frequency sensor that is fully programmable with computer software. The output of the sensor is customizable for compatibility with the microcontroller in the device circuit. The microcontroller contains a frequency counter program that distinguishes between the color sensor’s output for red and blue. The microcontroller communicates with an SP03 voice module and indicates which of the preprogrammed phrases to repeat as a signal is detected. The audio signal from the SP03 is sent through a speaker announcing either “Shampoo” or “Conditioner.”
Published by: Creative Learning Press, Inc. (Website:http://www.creativelearningpress.com)
Link to text: http://nsf-pad.bme.uconn.edu/2007/Chapter14,University%20of%20Connecticut.pdf
ISBN: 1-931280-12-6
