DreQuan Riley

Environmental Sensing Instrument (ESI)

• Ubuntu Operating system• Raspberry PI Hardware

• C++• Lepton thermal IR camera • Arduino microcontroller

• Robotics Operating System (ROS)• Python• C++

INTRODUCTION

SOFTWARE

Inspired by the Star Trek Tricorder, the ESI is a tool that is will be used for gathering environmental data. Environmental sensors are ideally suited for personal weather forecasts, micro-climate sensing and measuring air quality.

• Perform a study on micro-climates in close proximity• Characterize what (if any) micro-climate indicators are

present if there are mosquito breeding areas

CHARACTERIZING MICRO-CLIMATE FOR ZIKA VIRUS RISK ASSESSMENT

• Remote sensing of micro-climates in agricultural facilities

• Augment robotics systems with remote sensing capabilities

COMPONENT LAYOUT

SYSTEM DESIGN:

FUTURE USE CASE SCENARIOS

GENERAL SENSING PLATFORM

Preliminary SketchFirst Draft Top component of case

Bottom component of case

• Controller• RPI, Arduino

• gas sensors• CO,CH4, C2H6O, H• Gas Sensor Breakout Board

• Photodiodes• Geiger Counter• GPS• Weather

• Humidity, temp, pressure• Thermal IR camera• Color camera• Touch screen• Power System

• Polymer Lithium Ion Battery• LiPo Charger Basic - Micro-USB

Detects radiation

Analyses luminosity

Subject to change

Powers the ESL

Determines gas levels

Cortex of the ESI

Optical and thermal viewing

Interaction with Raspberry Pi

Sensor interface