Inspiration

This was the two team members' first experience using arduino, and we were excited to be working on hardware.

Driving to HackKean, we were inspired by traffic and decided on a small project that would aid drivers in recognizing when a stoplight turned green, if not paying attention.

What it does

1. Begins a warning repetitive blue LED flash after a driver remains motionless at a stoplight for more than 5 seconds following a green light.
2. Flash stops once the driver moves into the intersection.
3. If no driver is present, repetitive blue LED flash will not initiate.
4. If driver is present but does not move in an allotted time, light turns red and cycle repeats.

How We Built It

In the first two hours of our work, we decided to tinker with hardware. Repetitive failuire was what drove this project to completion.

Some Challenges We Had

Neither of the team members had any experience with using arduino, and one of the two members had little experience with any code. It was a steep but enjoyable learning curve.

What We Learned

Arduino is as versatile as it is easy to learn. We both developed an interest in hardware form this mini-project and would like to use similar hardware applications in the future.

Future Goals for StoplightGO

We hope to be able to demonstrate this in a real-life situation with small-scale traffic regulation, or possibly share this idea with local government officials to determine its implementation feasibility.

Built With

• arduino