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48 Sleep Position Trainer
Brian Park
Kyle Lee
Nick Tse
Po-Jen Ko design_document1.pdf
final_paper1.pdf
proposal1.pdf
video1.mp4
video
**Team Members:**

Brian Park (brianp7)
Kyle Lee (klee281)
Nick Tse (nstse2)

**Problem:**

Sleep is essential for overall health and recovery. We want to develop a device that can detect a person’s sleeping position and provide gentle feedback, via vibration, to prompt repositioning. This device is intended to help users improve and maintain healthier sleep patterns.

**Solution:**

In order to maintain healthy sleep posture, we propose a wearable sleep monitoring device that detects a user’s sleeping position and provides gentle vibration feedback when an adjustment is needed. The device continuously monitors body orientation during sleep and encourages repositioning when prolonged or unhealthy postures are detected, helping users develop healthier sleep habits over time. The system will incorporate a Battery, Microcontroller, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and Eccentric Rotating Mass (ERM) motors to develop a small wearable sleep position trainer.


**Solution Components:**

**Subsystem 1 (Position Sensing):**

Components: Bosch BMI270 IMU

A 6-axis IMU will be used to determine whether the user is laying on their back or side. The microcontroller continuously estimates the device’s tilt/roll angle relative to gravity. When the estimated orientation corresponds to a supine posture for longer than a defined time window, the system will know to activate the vibrations.

**Subsystem 2 (User Alert System):**

Components: Parallax Inc. 28821 DC Motor Vibration, ERM (Haptic) 9000 RPM 3VDC

This vibration mechanism will train the user to not sleep on their back. The device will keep vibrating until the user has turned onto their side, turning off the vibration.

**Subsystem 3 (Microcontroller):**

Components: Espressif ESP32-S3-WROOM-1

This acts as the device's control unit. It will be responsible for interpreting sleep position based on IMU, timing logic (vibration delays and cooldowns), and vibration.


**Subsystem 4 (Physical Build):**

Components: 3D-printed case

A compact 3D-printed case will protect the PCB, battery, and motor and keep them from shifting during sleep. The enclosure will include strap/clip mounts and ensure the vibration motor is pressed against the body for a noticeable cue, with openings for charging and any button/LED.


**Subsystem 5 (Power Management):**

Components: 3.7 V Lithium-Ion Battery Rechargeable (Secondary) 100mAh, TI BQ24074 charger/power-path IC, TI TPS62840 3.3 V regulator

This subsystem provides rechargeable power and stable 3.3 V for the electronics. The charger safely charges the battery from USB and can allow operation while plugged in. The regulator improves battery life by efficiently converting battery voltage to 3.3 V.




**Criterion For Success:**

The device is considered successful if it can reliably detect when the user is sleeping on their back and activate vibration feedback during sleep to encourage repositioning, thereby helping to reduce snoring, alleviate sleep apnea symptoms, and ease heartburn or acid reflux.

Pocket Pedal - A Bluetooth Controlled Effects Box

Kaan Erel, Alexander Van Dorn, Jacob Waterman

Pocket Pedal - A Bluetooth Controlled Effects Box

Featured Project

Our idea is to make an inexpensive alternative to traditional pedal powered guitar effects boxes. Essentially, we hope to implement a single aftermarket effects box that can be remote controlled via a mobile app. This low-power, Bluetooth connected application can control the box to change effects on the go. The hardware within the effects box will be able to alter the guitar's signals to create different sounds like echoing, looping, and distortion effects (and possibly more). These effects will be implemented using analog circuits that we will design and construct to be controlled by an app on your phone.

This project eliminates the expensive buy-in for a guitarist hoping to sound like any number of famous musicians with multiple effects pedals. On top of this, it also aims to get rid of the clutter that comes with the numerous pedals and boxes connected to an amplifier. Many pedals today don't even have a visual interface to select effects through some sort of menu. The app will also provide a much more handy and portable visual representation of the possible effects all from the phone in your pocket!

Team:

Jacob Waterman jwaterm2

Kaan Erel erel2

Alex Van Dorn vandorn2