Team Here Comes Treble

By: Erin Tibbetts and Ryan Schnepper

Project name: Music to Your Ears

Team Here Comes Treble Client

Sarah can only hear out of one ear. Speakers are available in the classroom. She is possibly dyslexic. Easily frustrated by homework, especially with spelling

words. Statement of need: Sarah needs to learn her spelling

words independently.

Requirements and Constraints

Safe product Finished in given time Less than $150 Looks appealing Uncomplicated She needs to be able to hear it easily. Efficient power source Transportable Durability Usable for easy and complex spelling words. Product should be fun and stress free for our client.

Market

Existing technology – word processors – reading systems– phonetic spelling– speech recognition

Above products modified for clients with dyslexia Speakers available at school are very expensive.

Puzzle Piece Spelling

Fun and easy way to learn. Colorful = reduction in stress Recordable device built in. More independence.

A B C D E F

H I J K L

WV

UT

M

G

N

O P Q R S

ZYX

Design will reduce stress associated with homework.

More independence. Less reliance on her

mother. Encourages Sarah to

learn spelling words.

Lots of buttons means a lot of inputs.

Time consuming.

Pros Cons

Keyboard Spelling

Existing keyboard modified with buttons that represent spelling words.

Spelling words recorded ahead of time Hear word->spell it out on keyboard Leds on the keyboard to show if was right or

wrong. Each word is a key on the keyboard When spelling word key is pressed, board

knows order the keys for word.

Less Building Time Our client will learn

by hearing and typing.

Simplistic and user friendly.

Very plain Client’s mother

would need to be involved.

Connecting the recorder and the keyboard to react with button pushing would be difficult.

Pros Cons

Final Project Idea

Combination of our two previous ideas

Keyboard with only letters or numbers.

This would solve the issue of having too many inputs.

Xylophone project

Spelling software already available– SpellQuizzer $30.00– iSpellWell $30.00– ABC 4 Kids Workshop

Alternative Project: Xylophone

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Block Diagram

Turn on device Pull out individual sensor units

Wave hand in front of one of the sensors

Wave hand in front of one of the sensors

Each sensor plays a different note based on where keys

Each sensor plays a different note based on where keys

When done, replace sensor units and turn off

Parts and Cost List

8 Relays $1.50 each 8 Sensors $1.00-$13.00 each

– Motion – IR– Light

Stereo plugs $1.00 Stereo cables $8.00 Project box $10.00- $40.00 Misc. electronics $5.00 Reserve $30