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CreditSafe (Spring 2003) IPRO 329
Title
CreditSafe (Spring 2003) IPRO 329
Creator
Belchev, Bilyan, Hess, Brian, Waicekauskas, Scott, Fung, Richard, Geraghty, Mary, Hannigan, James, Bachmann, Scott, Karunamurthy, Aroon, Krydka, Przemyslaw, Fortinberry, Justin, Malik, Adnan, Ofori-amoah, David, Sundaram, Rachna
Date
2003, 2003-05
Description
he proliferation of the Internet in recent years has led to more people using, and being confused by, computer interfaces. Usability testing...
Show morehe proliferation of the Internet in recent years has led to more people using, and being confused by, computer interfaces. Usability testing is a formal laboratory procedure used to identify problems with user interfaces during the development of a product. It involves creating tasks for users to accomplish and watching whether they can complete the given tasks. More importantly, the testers observe how users interact with the interface in an attempt to understand why they perform the actions they do. The testing allows developers to identify issues with their designs early enough in the product development cycle to be able to change them, saving money and resources later, in addition to creating an easier-to-use product. Unfortunately, many companies do not implement usability testing or do so too late into development to make any substantive changes suggested by the testing. The result is often a product that is needlessly hard to use. The team will conduct usability tests during the semester to gain first-hand experience in all aspects of usability testing. This project will test the interfaces of products produced by other IPROs and will work closely with other teams to identify and address issues arising from their work so that students on this team and others can appreciate the value of usability testing and designing with the end users in mind.
Sponsorship: Illinois Secretary of State
Project Plan for IPRO 329: CreditSafe for the Spring 2003 semester
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Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology (Spring 2002) IPRO 324: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential garage Door Operator Using CCD Camera Technology IPRO324 Spring2002 Final Presentation
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Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology (Spring 2002) IPRO 324: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential garage Door Operator Using CCD Camera Technology IPRO324 Spring2002 Final Presentation
Creator
Henandez, Paulo, Girtley, Jason, Horng, Steven, Saric, Marin, Lee, Seungbi, Aluko, Obadamilola, V., Sandeep, Rami, Amit, Bango, Eric, Meskovic, Alen, Fung, Richard
Date
2002, 2002-05
Description
Chamberlain is interested in exploring new devices that can enhance the functionality of its garage door operator systems. Residential garage...
Show moreChamberlain is interested in exploring new devices that can enhance the functionality of its garage door operator systems. Residential garage door operators currently utilize an IR emitter and detector pair to identify the presence of an object breaking the "beam". This sensor is used to reduce the risk of a moving garage door striking an object in its path.The IPRO team will investigate the use of an inexpensive CCD camera to replace, and potentially expand, this functionality. The scope of this project will include but not necessarily be limited to: (a) understanding regulatory requirements for devices currently used on operators, and attempting to anticipate how current requirements will be interpreted and or modified to cover this new sensor, (b) identifying optical and electronic requirements to meet anticipated regulatory requirements, (c) examining current patents for devices utilizing similar technology, (d) developing a single sample device optimized for minimum development time and (e) estimating the projected cost for this system, when optimized for functionality, cost and produceability.
Sponsorship: Chamberlain, Inc.
Project Plan for IPRO 324: Enhancing the Functionality of Residential Garage Door Operators Using CCD Camera Technology for the Spring 2002 semester
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