BUSCA

Study space on campus is a limited resource that most students struggle with on a daily basis. Student testimonials have shown that searching for available spaces often wastes valuable study time and usually results in the student being unsuccessful in his or her search. Brilliant Utility for Study Capacity App (BUSCA) has the potential to solve this problem. Having implemented a scalable service connecting study spaces to students seeking them, the work done for this project has proved the concept viable. The project involved making an Internet of Things (IoT) low-power embedded device with a button that is capable of communicating if a table is in use. The device sends status data over Wi-Fi to a cloud server, to then be accessible through a mobile app, which displays a map showing the available tables by building and floor. With this data, along with BUSCA’s scalability, students can determine which buildings, floors, and tables are available. While university and college campuses are the primary market, BUSCA can also be modified to fit other limited seating scenarios, such as casual dining or entertainment venues. A functional prototype has been developed and it successfully sends availability data to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud server and updates the mobile app accordingly, all with a latency of under 10 seconds.

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