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Team 7 Lucky 7

iPark. Christopher Bahm Eric Castillo Mitch Malone Meagan Orillion. Team 7 Lucky 7. Problem: On-Campus Parking. CEBA Parking Lot. Current Methods. Students spend time “ parking lot stalking ” other students to find a spot. Time Consuming Stressful

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Team 7 Lucky 7

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  1. iPark Christopher Bahm Eric Castillo Mitch Malone Meagan Orillion Team 7Lucky 7

  2. Problem: On-Campus Parking CEBA Parking Lot

  3. Current Methods • Students spend time “parking lot stalking” other students to find a spot. • Time Consuming • Stressful • May spend time looking for a parking spot in a lot that is completely full

  4. Current Methods • The most hi-tech parkers may rely on tweets from the parking office • Unreliable • Inaccurate within an hour

  5. The Solution: iPark App • iPark will track parking spots on campus and provide students with the ability to quickly and easily find parking on campus at a location convenient for them.

  6. Target Audience • The system is mainly targeted to LSU students, faculty, and staff, but will be available to the public to use for sporting events as well as other events and activities on campus.

  7. Smartphone App iPhone Android

  8. How it will work • Sensors will be located on each student parking spot on campus. • When the user opens the app they can select: • The parking lot they would like to park in • A building they would like to park near.

  9. How it will work • A computer generated image of the parking lot will appear with each spot color coded for filled or vacant

  10. Use Case Diagram

  11. Level 0 DFD

  12. Parking with App • Benefits: • Quickly and easily find parking • Reduced commute time • Less stress

  13. Similar Systems

  14. Competitive Advantage • iPark comes equipped with a hands-free voice activated virtual assistant to find them a parking spot. • For example, by saying, “Find me a parking spot in the CEBA lot,” the virtual assistant will find a spot nearby and give turn by turn directions and show it on the map.

  15. Competitive Advantage • Simple System • Reduces Routine Maintenance • Reduces day to day problems • Long Battery Life of Sensors • Batteries last 10+ years

  16. Financing • $5 per semester increase to parking fee. • $1.99 one time cost to purchase the app. • $200,000 per year in revenue from parking fees. • $5,000 per year from new app purchases.

  17. Questions, Comments, Concerns? • Christopher Bahm: Cbahm2@lsu.edu • Eric Castillo: Ecasti2@lsu.edu • Mitch Malone: Mmalo16@lsu.edu • Meagan Orillion: morill1@lsu.edu

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