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Hello: Power Struggle

Hello: Power Struggle. Ubiquitous Computing October 1, 2010 Andrea Bradshaw, Nour Diab, Haeyoung Kim. Elevator Pitch.

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Hello: Power Struggle

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  1. Hello: Power Struggle Ubiquitous Computing October 1, 2010 Andrea Bradshaw, Nour Diab, Haeyoung Kim

  2. Elevator Pitch Hello: Power Struggleenables users to manage their power usage by creating a smart home-environment system which allows a great amount of remote access and control. The system collects and visualizes the individual’s power usage, demystifying the numbers behind energy consumption.

  3. Design Questions • How can we give users more control over their home environment? • How can we make information about users’ energy consumption more accessible? • Can we make it easier to save energy? • How can smart devices help monitor energy use? • How can our environments adapt to our daily habits?

  4. Assumptions Most devices are plugged into outlets, including: • Air conditioners • Lights • Space heaters • Microwaves • Speakers • Laptops, cell phones, televisions The technologies we are interested in exist, we just need to combine them in a different way.

  5. Example: Power Aware Cord http://www.tii.se/static/poweraware.htm

  6. Example: Power Hog http://www.core77.com/greenergadgets/ientry.php?projectid=50

  7. Interaction Flow • Data transfer: outlet to web • Access & control: mobile access • On/off controls: web to outlet

  8. Interface: Setup

  9. Interface: Control

  10. Interface: Visualization

  11. Technical: The Device + = • Measures energy usage • Communicates using wireless • Can turn socket on or off

  12. Technical: The Phone Application uses GPS information from phone • Environmental information: weather • General location setup: city, time zone, etc. • Specific location: proximity to home

  13. Technical Example: Kill A Watt Cord http://www.smarthome.com/9034PS/Kill-A-Watt-Power-Strip-and-Energy-Meter-P4320/p.aspx Measures and Displays power usage

  14. Technical Example: Intelligent Power http://www.ambery.com/reposw.html Ethernet Controlled Power Outlets

  15. Technical Example: Smart Outlet Zigbee Communication http://saturnsouth.com/pages/products.php Turns sockets on and off

  16. User Scenario: Meet Tom Tom • 32 year old single male • Residence: 1br Manhattan apt • Profession: editor for a tech magazine • Hobbies: traveling, playing videogames, watching movies, cycling, and mountain climbing • Travels frequently for work, as well as mountain climbing and cycling trips.

  17. User Scenario: Daily Routine • Wakes up at 7am - ambient environment control is preset • Uses entertainment outlets: television & stereo • Uses appliance outlets: coffee maker • Leaves for work at 8:30am, and the apartment goes into standby mode after 15 minutes of GPS out of range

  18. User Scenario: Daily Routine • Before leaving work at 6pm, Tom uses his phone to tell the system he will be home in 1 hour • Heater is activated 20 minutes before arrival • GPS on phone tracks location, turns on lights when he arrives • Turns on entertainment mode to play video games and listen to music • Turns on kitchen outlets to use microwave • 11pm: turns on sleep mode to switch off all outlets except the one with the alarm clock

  19. User Scenario: Adventurer When traveling, system is set to travel mode • If winter, heaters are on for 3 hours during the night to keep water pipes from freezing • Living room lights are on for 2 hours every evening so it looks like someone is home

  20. Thank you!

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