Colin O'Flynn
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DriveSafe

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Also written up on the later wiki version: DriveSafe.

RED Co DriveSafe

[ About]

This project was designed for the Shad Valley program. In this around 525 students go to different universities around Canada, and are split into teams. Each university has between 40 and 60 people, and the teams around around 15 people in each team.

At the university I went to, University of New Brunswick, our team created the company called RED Co decided the product to make was the DriveSafe.

See the RED Co website for what exactly this is and more information on the program. Anyway there was a buisness plan involved and whatnot, although I stayed on the prototype commitee so I really only know the technical side of the project and not much about the business side!

Anyway I decided to release all the plans on the web for whatever. The download includes:

  • Service Manual (how it works)- User Manual (only useful in the prototype is infront of you)- Source Code (uses Salvo)- Schematics

[Download]

You can visit the project on AVRFreaks at:
http://www.avrfreaks.net/Freaks/freakshow.php?action=2&projectid=180

If you don’t want to register on AVRFreaks.net, there is a guest: username: guest password: guestuser

[Awards]

At the Shad Cup, the project won Best Business Plan (I had nothing to do with this) and 2nd best prototype. See http://www.shad.ca/Cup_winners_2003.htm.

There was also some cover on the discovery channel, you can view the video at http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20031017-shad1.asx. I happened to be around then, so its me in the interview.