Team 3




Executive Summary

iDOCENT is a phone application created to assist navigation throughout buildings on Michigan State University’s campus. The software application is designed primarily for visually impaired individuals, as it vocally speaks turn by turn directions to the cell phone user. iDOCENT uses existing Wi-Fi access points to receive the device’s signal strength for localization purposes.

The iNODE for iDOCENT will be designed to supplement existing access points to increase system accuracy or expand the application’s usage to buildings without Wi-Fi networks. The iNODE will be of less cost than implementing more router access points on the engineering network and will be portable to allow strategic placement for achieving the best system accuracy results. The unit will consist of a Wi-Fi chip module, microprocessor, power supply, battery source, and transceiver.

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