Our Goals
Our minimum viable product is a bird feeder consisting of a sheltered structure housing a microprocessor, such as an Arduino and at least one sensor for data collection. It will also include an off grid power source, a food dispenser, and a camera to capture images of visiting birds.
Our stretch goal is to have a self-sustaining bird feeder that gathers temperature, humidity, and weight measurements, while wirelessly transmitting images of visiting birds. This ideal product also includes a weatherproof, transportable mount and motion detection capabilities that can trigger the food dispenser when birds arrive at The Bird Hub.
Our stretch goal is to have a self-sustaining bird feeder that gathers temperature, humidity, and weight measurements, while wirelessly transmitting images of visiting birds. This ideal product also includes a weatherproof, transportable mount and motion detection capabilities that can trigger the food dispenser when birds arrive at The Bird Hub.
The Team:
Robert Barlow
Spirit Bird: Falcon I'm a Sophomore at Olin College of Engineering, originally from the state of maple syrup, cows and skiing: Vermont! I designed and fabricated the bird feeder and feed dispenser, designed and implemented the electrical system, and wrote code for all elements of the project. I also wrote the html/javascript template for our data log, and assisted with the construction of the solar panel. |
Sabrina Tamames
Spirit Bird: Hummingbird Originally from Miami, I’m a Mechanical Engineer at Olin College of engineering. For this project, I was in charge of purchasing all materials, documentation, and helping with mechanical design and fabrication. My learning goals for this project were to Increase knowledge of Arduino, familiarize with sustainable design, and become efficient at documentation by taking lead on website. |
Isa Blancett
Spirit Bird: Ostrich I am a sophomore at Olin College, studying Engineering with a concentration in Computing. I was responsible for data collection, motion detection, image capture, and all the software behind these features of our project. Assisting my fellow teammates, I also worked on wireless transmission, data visualization, and electrical prototyping. |
Samantha Hoang
Spirit Bird: Cockatiel Samantha is a cross registered student from Wellesley College. She is a 3rd year Applied Physics major and Environmental Studies minor. For this project, she was in charge of the design and construction of the 26W solar panel and 7ft mount |
Team Member: Christian Lichter
Spirit Bird: Kingfisher
Christian is an exchange student from Germany studying medical informatics. He brings some experience with Arduino and Webdesign into the team and once had a sparrow landing on his hand. During the project he worked on making the solar panel, setting up wireless transmission and integrating the different subsystems
Spirit Bird: Kingfisher
Christian is an exchange student from Germany studying medical informatics. He brings some experience with Arduino and Webdesign into the team and once had a sparrow landing on his hand. During the project he worked on making the solar panel, setting up wireless transmission and integrating the different subsystems