Today Lt. Owen and Sheriff Deputy Johnson visited the school. We were able to get a good look at both of their cars and the layout of the insides. We also discussed various design options and user interfaces. We realized that the more universal the set up and mounting of the device, the better it will be for patrol work. Johnson gave us a good idea of recording an image every 20-30 seconds in case of a break in. This way we could go back to the general time the break in happened, remove the image distortion, then use the picture to identify the vandal. Lt. Owen also said that having an audio indicator along with the dashboard indicator would help alert them. Owen also asked about have a software on their patrol car's computer that would alert them as well. This way they could be working on a report and monitor motion at the same time. We are going to look into the feasibility of this but it would be a helpful feature. Both officers seemed very interested in the project and enthused to help. Owen was even able to put us in tough with another potential sponsor, Metal Metamorphosis Technologies (MMT), who provide custom modifications to police cars. We will be visiting their office on Friday, December 27th, to discuss the design of the Police ALERT.
We will be sending both officers an online survey for them to forward onto their fellow police officers to ensure a wide range of feedback.
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