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The EcoSafeSense app provides clients of EcoSafeSense with an intuitive way to access and visualize sensor information on an Android device.

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This project’s goal was to design and develop an Android Application to visualize and better understand data received from air quality sensors developed by the hardware team at EcoSafeSense. The main purpose of this application is to provide end users of the EcoSafeSense sensors with a way to view their data in a meaningful way at a quick glance.

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This project aims to survey and update tree data in one of eight zones on Algonquin College grounds to support their environmental, property management, and sustainability goals while ensuring seamless integration with AutoCAD plans whilst delivering clear communication with our client.

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UTask is a web application that connects clients who are seeking service and professionals providing services such as snow shovelling and pet walking in Ottawa and Montreal to meet the demand for effortless and secure interactions.

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Founded in 2016 in Quebec by entrepreneur Jemima Gomez and her partners, UTask emerged as a newly developed mobile application. Commencing with a hands-on approach, the founders nourish the platform’s evolution, leading to the launch of an Android application in 2017 aimed at automating critical business operations and streamlining the incorporation of additional service providers. UTask, a recently developed web application, serves as a seamless conduit connecting clients with local service professionals, prioritizing efficiency and user convenience, UTask integrates pivotal features such as an invoicing system, real-time notifications, and Google Maps services, all to enhance and elevate customer satisfaction.

Clients utilizing the UTask platform gain access to a comprehensive range of certified service professionals available for tasks spanning cleaning, painting, plumbing, snow removal, and more. This diverse array of services ensures that clients can swiftly find suitable professionals to fulfill their specific requirements, enhancing the overall booking experience.

Upon accessing the platform, users are greeted with a user-friendly interface facilitating seamless navigation and task booking. UTask simplifies the registration process for both clients and service professionals, fostering interaction and collaboration within the platform.

Real-time notifications, powered by Microsoft’s SignalR library, serve as a fundamental aspect of UTask’s functionality, providing users with instant updates on crucial events such as new appointments, chat communications, and task status changes.

UTask also boasts a robust invoicing system, empowering clients to effortlessly manage their invoices and payments. By streamlining the invoicing process, UTask eliminates administrative burdens, allowing clients to focus on their core activities while ensuring smooth transactions between clients and service professionals.

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Development of an automated assembly line for applying protective layers to gas detection sensor caps.

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The project encompasses the design and implementation of an automated assembly line incorporating components such as a robotic arm, conveyor, 3D printed parts, controllers, Arduino microcontroller, and soldering equipment. This assembly line will be responsible for consistently and accurately assembling protective layers on sensor caps. The program uses sensor detection from an Arduino to accurately create sequential logic in a robotic arm.

The project aims to have the robotic arm pick up a sensor cap from a sorted list, deposit the cap on a conveyor belt, and use a custom soldering iron end-effector to heat a proper paper to the sensor cap before the conveyor deposits the completed cap to its next assembly stage.

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Our team was tasked with creating an informational video on the used car buying experience in Ontario for our client, Ali Yaqub. Ali is the owner and founder of Inspect This Car a company that provides an impartial car inspection service for clients.

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This video project is a collaboration between the Interactive Media Design Program and the company Inspect This Car. Inspect This Car is a car inspection service that offers clients a neutral network of mechanics that will certify used vehicles for sale. This is done through their website where clients can sign up to have a car inspected by booking a time with a partnered auto shop. This greatly benefits the seller and the buyer as the mechanic is a third party and therefore impartial towards either party.
Our team was tasked with turning pre-production produced by a previous group into a fully finished video product for the company. The premise of this video was an educational piece of content explaining the process of buying a used car and how the client’s service makes the process easier. We were provided with storyboards, a script, a shot list, personas, and material that helped with the feel of the video. In addition to this we commissioned a professional voice actor to read the script for the production.
Over the course of three weeks, we filmed all the material needed to put the video together. Our first shoot took place at one of the client’s partnered mechanic shops. Here we got shots of one of the mechanics inspecting a car for the video. These clips were to be used as B-roll to show the process of the car inspection. Our second video shoot took place a week later where we filmed all the “meet up” and “paper signing” B-roll. These clips were used to reinforce the information provided to us in the script about safe meetups, paperwork info, and DIY car inspection tips. For the final week of filming, we shot additional clips to fill spaces we felt were missing in the editing process.
The editing process began in the third week of filming. Over the course of two weeks, we stitched together all the clips we wanted to use in the video and created a rough version. From the rough draft we started creating animations in Adobe After Effects to enrich the viewing experience. By the end of the second week of editing we had a product we were happy with and presented it to our client. He suggested minor changes that we promptly made to produce the final product.
In addition to the first video, we had some extra time since all the pre-production material was handed off to us. We produced pre-production for a second video that we unfortunately did not have enough time to shoot and edit. This video would have been an interview telling our client’s story and the history of the business. Our plan for this material is to hand it over to a group in the future if our client decides to collaborate with the College again.