Created by Lau, Michael, last modified by Angelbeck, Sarah L on Feb 15, 2018

Sarah Angelbeck ECE 120

Michael Lau ECE 120

Marwan Eladl ECE 120

  1. Introduction

    We interact with our mirrors everyone day, it is where we would brush teeth and look at ourselves. A lot of the times we would be looking at our phones while we are brushing our teeth. To make the mirror more interactive and revolutionize the (smart) mirror through displaying notifications and other information on the mirror. Some of the information we would like to display would be the weather, time, notifications, and a snapchat-like filter that allows the user to “try on” clothes. The goal of this project is to design and build mirror that would enhance users’ life through displaying useful information to improve users’ life.  


  2. Background Research

    We have looked at other projects online that have the same underlying design principle: a mirror on top of a display. These projects put a display under a mirror that turns the bathroom mirror for example into a display that shows users notifications, time and weather. This is important since most people do not have enough time in the morning look at their phone while brushing their teeth when they are in a hurry. Therefore the goal of this design is to allow users to multi-task. However, given the capabilities of the hardware we are using, we will attempt to display more information for the users to avoid distraction while they are looking at the mirror.


  3. Design Details


    The power supply is to supply power to the raspberry pi and monitor. The raspberry pi is used to do all the processing and provide the the monitor with the information it needs to display. The ultrasonic sensor is used to detect where the user is so the mirror turns on when someone gets close enough to it. The camera is used to provide the feed for the raspberry pi to use to detect where in the room the user is. 


4. Parts List

  • Two-way mirror (at least 12” x 24”)

  • Raspberry Pi

  • Monitor

  • 5V/2.4A Power supply (2.4 not necessary, just don’t go below 2A)

  • MicroSDHC card

  • HDMI Cable (already have)

  • Mini 2.4G Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo (already have)

  • Ultrasonic Sensor

5. Possible Challenges

  • Programming skills
  • time management, this project could take a lot of time
  • getting the design to work
  • physical construction


Comments:

You should talk with the other Magic Mirror group is discuss different features you guys are thinking about implementing, as well as your approaches to designing it (check out their wiki page). I'll give a tentative project approved, but please contact the other mirror group to discuss ideas and make sure you guys aren't doing the exact same project.
Posted by chorn4 at Feb 21, 2018 17:33

Cool idea!  I agree with Chris, see if you can talk with the other group.  Also, make sure the camera will be useful to your project.  It may take some time to integrate and with only one semester it might take up an unnecessary bulk of your time.
Posted by mnwilso2 at Feb 22, 2018 00:15