A VOICE FOR AUTISM

Our project "A Voice for Autism" aims to create a user-friendly, cost-effective assistive communication device for individuals with autism. Existing devices are expensive and cumbersome, so our team is developing a solution that is affordable, efficient, and customizable to meet the diverse needs of users. Through rigorous testing and design considerations, we strive to provide a reliable and empowering tool for enhancing communication abilities. Our focus is on inclusivity, functionality, and practicality.

• Autism
• Communication
• Assistive Technology
• Device Development
• Innovation

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1. A VOICE FOR AUTISM DEC1606 Client: Josh Abbott (Micron) Advisor: Dr. Hegde Cameron Cornick Ashlyn Freestone Zachary Snyder Wen-Chi Hsu Yiru Gao

2. Problem Statement Our goal is to build a device that can help those with autism communicate with others. Assistive and Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices exist to allow people to communicate in more ways Types range from card readers to high end tablets. Why? A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

3. Market survey Need for Assistive Communication Devices Current Devices range in price from: $500 to $8500 Major devices clunky and inconvenient A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

4. Conceptual Sketch A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

5. Requirements To Get The Job Done Functional: Robust User-Friendly Power To Run All Day Production Cost <$200 Voice Recognition Non-Functional: Adjustable to Age Level Use Micron Memory Customizable to Preference A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

6. Potential Risks & Testing Risks: Testing Breaking the Device Vibration/Shake Test Learning Curve of Device Usability Questionnaire User Information Tracking of Habits and Travel Charge/Discharge Cycle test Battery Safety A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

7. Overview of Software Design A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

8. Overview of User Interface A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

9. Launch Topic A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

10. WordNet Structure of WordNet Superordinate Subordinate Sister Term Frequency A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

11. Heuristic function for Words suggestion Heuristic prediction function: C * e ^ ( - x / 4 ) + g ( 1 - e ^ ( - x / 4 ) ) A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

12. Receive A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

13. Hardware ARM Processor Why? Low Power Cheap Flexible How? Raspberry Pi Popular Single Board Computer Many Available Add-ons Arduino DUE Popular Hobby Board, No Display Drivers Issues? Designing a Board with large amounts of other components BeagleBone Popular Hobby Board, Not designed for Displays A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

14. How Many Board Design? Golden Design: Everything made and designed by our group The Reality: Using Solutions already made so that there is time to get to our own form of solution A massive team of engineers would be needed for the Golden Design . Issues with a single board design: Requires fully laying out a board: Including Matched memory lines and countless other requirements. Special facilities Team needs to learn how to lay out a multi-hundred component board More flexibility with a multi-board design. A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

15. Battery Charging Circuit?? Explored Solutions IC chip Comparator Future A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

16. IC approach Takes up less space Less components A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

17. Surface mount to DIP Necessary for testing circuit Soldering A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

18. Current Project Status Hardware: Working Hardware Interface with some Battery Charging Testing and Adding Last Pieces Software: Application Prototype Completed Word Dictionary Completed Word Suggestion In Process A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru

19. Task Responsibility Cum Hours: 584 Cameron Cornick Team Leader Ashlyn Freestone - Team Communication Leader Wen-Chi Hsu Team Webmaster #1 Yiru Gao Team Webmaster #2 Zach Snyder Team Key Concept Holder A Voice for Autism - DEC1606 - Dr. Hegde - Josh Abbott - Team: Cameron, Ashlyn, Zachary, Wen-Chi, and Yiru