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Team 5 - Magic Wand Ethical and Environmental Impact

Team 5 - Magic Wand Ethical and Environmental Impact. Madalina Vintila David Wilkinson Michelle Zhang Zac Greenawalt. Overview. Accelerometer based character recognition device Battery powered pen Wall/battery powered base station Wireless communication betwixt pen and base. L.

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Team 5 - Magic Wand Ethical and Environmental Impact

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  1. Team 5 - Magic WandEthical and Environmental Impact Madalina Vintila David Wilkinson Michelle Zhang Zac Greenawalt

  2. Overview • Accelerometer based character recognition device • Battery powered pen • Wall/battery powered base station • Wireless communication betwixt pen and base L

  3. Ethical Concerns • Safety • Failure of parts - overheating • Damaged battery - leaking • Broken wall-wart wire – electric shock • Broken LCD - Hg • Reliability • “character recognition” can be misleading • Single-stroke characters are not accurate • Cannot be used on airplanes (MiWi communication)

  4. Environmental Concerns • Manufacturing and testing • PCB manufacturing – energy and materials • Batteries – chemicals • Hardware components – hazardous metals • Normal Use • Li-Ion battery on base • AA battery on pen (2000 mAh NiMh)

  5. Environmental Concerns • Disposal / Recycling • PCB, hardware components are not biodegradable • Packaging is made of plastic • Batteries represent a hazard • LCD – mercury can leak if broken

  6. Questions?

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