Concept Selection

 

Concepts:

 

• Car battery powered plastic encased sensor with data on Facebook. (14131)

• Fuel powered steel encased sensor with data on electronic billboards. (13112)

• Memory card for storage with data on a web portal. (14223)

• Steel encased fuel powered cell with data on Facebook. (13132)

• Water proof car battery powered sensor with data on web portal. (14123)

• Solar panel powered plastic encased sensor with data on billboard. (11121)

 

Results of interviews:

 

• Mr. Mujtaba:

     

He said that we should make separate models for indoor and outdoor air pollution. He also suggested that he would like to have a sensor capable of measuring Carbon Monoxide and Particulate Matter(PM2.5). As a subject specialist, He was against going for modelling of a sensor and advised the team to go for low cost environment sensors.

Power type:

             N/A

Display type:

              Primary: web portal.

              Secondary: smart phone app.

Sensor type:

              Mobile

 

• Mr. Mohammad Waqar:

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power type:

                 N/A

Display type:

                Primary: web portal.

                Secondary: smart phone app.

Sensor type:

              Mobile

 

• Dr Irfan Ahmed Sheikh:

 

He was really concerned about the concentration of PM2.5 in Lahore and urged that getting widespread statistics about this pollutants would be very helpful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power type:

           N/A

Display type:

            Primary: web portal (graphs).

            Secondary: smart phone app (graphs).

Sensor type:

             N/A

 

• Ms. Maham Tabassum:

 

She was really interested about the portalibity aspect of the sensors and the possibilty of widespread data collection.

 

Power type:

            N/A

Display type:

            Facebook page

            Android app

Sensor type:

            Mobile

 

• Ms. Durr-e-Shewar:

 

She was the only one who pointed out that as a researcher she would need the sensors to be compatible with the international standards. There are 1 hour , 8 hour and 24 hour standards. According to her, even if the sensor is to be mobile the data should be collected when the sensor is stationary for a considerable amount of time.

 

 

Power type:

             N/A

Display type:

             Smartphone app

Sensor type:

             Stationary (min 8 hours, max 24 hours)

 

Concept Scoring and Finalization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concepts Finalizing:

 

• A AC powered stationary sensor with the data to be uploaded on a web portal and (later) on an app.

• A car battery powered mobile sensor with the data to be uploaded on a web portal and (later) on an app.

 

The type of the sensor will depend on the type of data required. For example, if a data is required for a day or so in a specific area, a stationary sensor can be positioned for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 24 hours for data gathering. On the other hand, if the data is required for a longer period of time and for various areas, a mobile sensor can be used.