TAMU CPSC 483 Project Proposal 1/22 Territory Tracking and Restriction System Project Proposal Top Dog Technologies Denise “Merlin” Cuppett John “Viper” Kaczmarek Michael “Ice Man” Stewart Chris “Jester” Wesp Department of Computer Science Texas A&M University September 17, 2007TAMU CPSC 483 Project Proposal 2/22 Table of Contents 1 Executive summary .............................................................................................................................. 3 2 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Needs statement ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Goal and objectives ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Design constraints and feasibility ................................................................................................ 4 3 Literature and technical survey ............................................................................................................ 5 4 Proposed work ...................................................................................................................................... 6 4.1 Evaluation of alternative solutions .............................................................................................. 6 4.2 Design specifications ................................................................................................................... 7 4.3 Approach for design validation ................................................................................................. 10 5 Engineering standards ........................................................................................................................ 10 5.1 Project management .................................................................................................................. 10 5.2 Schedule of tasks, Pert and Gantt charts .................................................................................... 10 5.3 Economic analysis ..................................................................................................................... 11 5.4 Societal, safety and environmental analysis .............................................................................. 11 5.5 Itemized budget ......................................................................................................................... 12 6 References .......................................................................................................................................... 13 7 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 14 7.1 Product datasheets ..................................................................................................................... 14 7.2 Bios and CVs ............................................................................................................................. 14TAMU CPSC 483 Project Proposal 3/22 1 Executive summary The current products available for deterring pets from specific zones are very limited and overall sub-standard. Indoor deterrents involve only a single setup to where you can deter a pet from only one object (i.e. a couch) and there is no way to document how often the pet violates the off limit zone without constant supervision. These products are very limited as the majority of people have multiple objects they want to deter their pet from. It is very doubtful that anybody would buy 4-5 of those setups just to deter a pet from a few locations. Our intent is to correct this problem by developing a deterrent system that can have multiple off-limit locations and keep track of the time and place of every violation so that the user can be kept up to date with his or her pet’s habits. Another aspect that sets our product apart from those currently available is that the user may choose to set up zones for just tracking. Multiple pets may be tracked by the system. Our goal is to build this new tracking and deterrent system and make it not only cost-affordable, but easy to use and setup. The Territory Tracking and Restriction System that Top Dog Technologies is developing will have higher quality than any other products currently on the market because there is a need to have a deterrent and tracking system that monitors and documents when pets enter specific zones. Top Dog Technologies has researched the need of having a deterrent and tracking system and has defined the goal of its new product to create a network of receivers and transmitters that can record the general location of a pet and deter it from the off-limit areas. There has been a lot of research into the implementation of our project because there are some very important objectives that must be met to keep the product competitive in the market. The cost of the product and power source are very important aspects that must be kept to a minimum. The system must function well in an indoor environment without hindering or harming animals or people. The system must be easy to set up, use and adjust. With these objectives in mind, Top Dog Technologies has decided to use current RF Technology to create the Territory Tracking and Restriction System. The design of our project involves a series of Active RFID receivers and transmitters. The transmitter will be the device placed on or around the location you wish to make off-limit. On it there will be an input that will allow the user to adjust the range of transmission, or deterrent settings. The range can be adjusted on transmitters by fluctuating the input power. The range will be anywhere from 3 to 20 feet. This allows the system to deter or track a pet from different locations ranging from a small table to an entire room. The pet will be equipped with a specialized collar that will have a receiver module on it. Whenever the receiver picks up the transmitted signal, and the zone is designated as an off limit zone, the pet will be shocked and thus will leave the zone. Whenever the animal crosses into off limit or tracking zones, the time and location will be logged and stored in the pet’s collar using a PIC and