Project Smart Mirror

Casual Home Productivity

Introduction:

The main goal of our project was to create a casual tool for home productivity. Everything is shown on the display that doubles as a mirror, using two-way film. The idea is, as a user is getting ready for their day, they can see any important information at a glance. This display shows information such as the current weather, upcoming calendar events (using the built in Google Calendar support), and simple media casting (such as YouTube video playback or Spotify integration).

The mirror measures 22 inches diagonal, something still big enough to be used as a mirror and have plenty of space for presented information, while also being a reasonable cost. All settings and features will be controlled using a smart phone app, preventing the need for an expensive touch screen, while also saving the display from being covered in fingerprints. The smart phone app connects using a LAMP stack, making set up simple and easy. After the user has logged into their Google Calendar services, their Spotify account, and given their general location for weather services, the mirror will provide all the data at a glance!

Team Members:

Samuel Eslick: a computer engineering student, who contributes to hardware and software design, with a focus on the graphic user interface. Sam likes rendering 3D concept images and modeled the smart mirror prototype for the initial paper proposal. Sam had an internship this summer with Lockheed Martin and will continue his job in the industry after graduation.

Chase Harwell: a computer engineering student who contributes to software and app development and worked on its connectivity with the Raspberry Pi for this project. He has been part of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity during his time at UCF. Chase wants to work in industry, preferably in the field of ASIC or FPGA engineering.

Lynn Komarek: an electrical engineering student in power and renewable energies. She chose to do electrical engineering after STEM exploration programs in freshman introductory classes. The smart mirror inspiration came from lighted mirrors in the student union bathrooms. She enjoys it when engineering meets good design. After graduation, Lynn plans on working in industry.