HomeSync HomeSync Systems, IncSystems, Inc

Marc WoodMarc Wood

Rob DeesRob Dees

Daniel NevinDaniel Nevin

Problem SituationProblem Situation Life is busy!Life is busy!

Single Parent FamilySingle Parent Family Two-career FamilyTwo-career Family One-career FamilyOne-career Family

Time is a severely constrained resourceTime is a severely constrained resource Stiff competition for our timeStiff competition for our time

Problem Statement: Design an integrated human habitat to reduce the amount of time required to sustain the family and shift the family focus from maintenance tasks to achieving desired goals and objectives

Customer RequirementsCustomer Requirements Make Life EasyMake Life Easy

Information managementInformation management Financial planning and managementFinancial planning and management Calendar planning and managementCalendar planning and management Inter-household communicationsInter-household communications

Improve ease of accomplishing routine tasksImprove ease of accomplishing routine tasks Meals-menu planning/food inventoryMeals-menu planning/food inventory LaundryLaundry Routine Cleaning-vacuum, dust, clean bathroomsRoutine Cleaning-vacuum, dust, clean bathrooms Routine Maintenance-touch up paint, minor repairsRoutine Maintenance-touch up paint, minor repairs

Facilitate healthy livingFacilitate healthy living NutritionNutrition ExerciseExercise

Streamline routine processes in order for Streamline routine processes in order for families to reallocate time to more important families to reallocate time to more important activitiesactivities

Concept ExplorationConcept Exploration

Analysis

Information Management Accomplish Tasks

Input

Concept ExplorationConcept Exploration

Subsystem FunctionsSubsystem Functions Receive inputReceive input Store dataStore data Analyze dataAnalyze data Conduct inter-system communicationsConduct inter-system communications Display outputDisplay output Control/integrate the systemControl/integrate the system

Derived RequirementsDerived Requirements Critical to system successCritical to system success

Integration of software/hardwareIntegration of software/hardware The software packageThe software package Simplicity of user interfaceSimplicity of user interface

Trade-offsTrade-offs Cost vs. PerformanceCost vs. Performance Local vs. Remote Data StorageLocal vs. Remote Data Storage

Test PlanTest Plan Simulate subsystem interactionsSimulate subsystem interactions Build and test prototype model(s)Build and test prototype model(s)

Beta TestingBeta Testing Customer FeedbackCustomer Feedback

Time and Money Use CasesTime and Money Use Cases

The Base Use Case ModelThe Base Use Case Model

Functional System Design Functional System Design ModelModel

Information:Initial Preferences

Information:Routine Inputs

Energy:Electricity

System ControlSubsystem

“HUB”

Make Life Easy…(Customer Requirements)

Wellness:• Food

• Exercise• Health

Information:• Time

• Commo• Finances

Entertain:• Audio• Video

Task “X”:• Sensor

• Software

Looking Forward…BSD!!Looking Forward…BSD!!

““HUB”-HUB”-

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WellnessWellness

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InformationInformation

EntertainmentEntertainment

           

                     

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Task “X”Task “X”

Air Quality Sensor

Wireless Rain Sensor

“Roomba”