YAC Presentation for ParCare 2016

1. Parcare
By:fedor,andy,
andbrad

2. Problemstatement
Many people are faced with the challenging task of finding street
parking during rush hour, especially if they have little knowledge
about the amount of parking or its availability in the area of their
destination.
We face to improve this task by building the ParCare Parking App.

3. CoreQuestion
How can finding parking become
easier and quicker?

4. Minielevatorpitch
“My team, ParCare, is developing an Android App to
help drivers find available parking spots close to their to
destination from their phone using real-time data
collected from sensors to help users save time.”

5. Keyinsights
● There are similar apps available, but they have
low ratings
● The installation process for sensors in other
companies is a lot longer
● Users want to have the least amount of steps
possible to find their spot

6. Dataonwheretopositionsensor1/2
Difference in X 6.18 10.46 14.82
Difference in Y 11.34 4 3
Difference in Z 8.67 8.47 7.66
Difference in X 8.82 9.73 6.45
Difference in Y 10.09 8.73 6.27
Difference in Z 2.14 2.76 0.61
Difference in X 5.1 5 4.46
Difference in Y 2.9 2.45 2.73
Difference in Z 6.73 5.51 4.39
Front
Middle
Rear
TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST 3

7. Dataonwheretopositionsensor2/2
● Difference in X, Y, and Z values for when the car
is driven over the sensor as opposed to not
● Data shows the most significant difference in Y
(Vertical axis) is when the sensor is placed in the
middle
● 2 Sample T-Test concludes that these difference
in Y values are indeed significant enough and
directly caused by the car

8. UserPersonas
Ringo Ross
● Stay at home dad
who drives his kids
around the city
● Has to frequently
find parking in
areas he is
unfamiliar with
● Would want to
easily find parking
wherever he is in
the city
Kelly Keller
● 45 year old secretary
that drives to work
every day
● Has short temper for
finding parking and
other drivers
● Wants apps to be easy
to use
● Would want a way to
find parking close to
her work
Fedor Paretsky
● Drives to school
every morning
● Is sometimes late to
school because he
can’t find a close
spot
● Has his parking spot
stolen if he goes out
for lunch
● Would want an easy
way to find parking
at school

9. Flowofappanduserfeedback
Open App
Select start
route
button
when close
to location
Select
location
from
favorites
or new
location
App finds
an open
parking
spot within
the area
Listen to
audible
directions
Park
without
having to
look for a
spot

10. Place your screenshot here
Wireframes1/3

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13. Feasibility
● Software side of the app (UI, Maps, Navigation,
Display..) will be feasible
○ Learning Android, Python, SQL, Arduino..
● Hardware side of the app (Sensor) is more
difficult, but progress has been made in building
an effective prototype sensor
○ Our main focus now is making a final version
of the sensor (compact, easy to install,
reliable feedback to server)

14. Marketability
✖ Could pitch idea to companies around
Seattle with parking lots
✖ Parking garages around the city
could choose to implement sensors
✖ Could be implemented around
schools (eg. Garfield High School)
✖ Eventually could be implemented on
city streets with government
approval

15. Ourprototypesensor

16. Finalthoughts
With a working app, we will be able to help
solve the problem of traffic congestion in the
growing city of Seattle by having drivers
easily find parking instead of roaming around
the city randomly

17. Thanksforreading/listening!