PUPPERS
Puppy Emergency Rescue System
SSU Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project By:
Adam Lopez
Dylan Lopez
Andrew Wolfe
Problem Statement
The problem we are exploring addresses dog owners who leave their pets inside vehicles on hot days. They leave them inside the vehicle when performing tasks away from said vehicle. They feel guilt through the pets extreme physical discomfort, emotional trauma, and sometimes even death from the cars rising temperatures.
Value Proposition
Our Puppy Emergency Rescue system helps dog owners who want to increase the safety of their animals by avoiding the grief associated with death or harm and enabling the monitoring of potentially hazardous temperature conditions.
Features
PUPPERS is a two device system that enables monitoring of temperature conditions in remote locations. This system was designed for use in situations in which the health of a dog could be at risk due to ambient weather conditions
Transmitting Device
(The Hound)
The first device in our two device system is the transmitter, or the Hound. The Hound is responsible for monitoring temperature conditions and sending messages to the user. There are two types of messages that the Hound will send; status check and alarm.
Receiving Device
(The Pup)
The second device in our two device system is the receiver, or the Pup. The Pup is responsible for receiving transmitted messages from the Hound and displaying the corresponding alert to the user.
Real Time Updates
(The Function)
The PUPPERS system delivers alerts promptly to the user. For status checks the Pup will simply blink an LED, signifying the system is OK. For alarms the Pup will repeatedly flash an LED, turn on a buzzer, and vibrate, signifying the car has exceeded dangerous conditions.
Applications
The PUPPERS system was designed for cases in which dog or generally animal health may be put at risk due to ambient temperature conditions. In the current phase of this project, PUPPERS has only implemented the monitoring of heat conditions that can pose a serious problem for animal health. In future renditions of the PUPPERS system we wish to implement capabilities for cold conditions.
When designing PUPPERS, the team ensured that both devices were highly maneuverable so the system could be implemented in a variety of applications. Here are several recommended applications for use with the PUPPERS system:
