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Roo Badge - Coggle Diagram
Roo Badge
Hardware
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A modified Volkswagen badge that functions as a specialised speaker system capable of projecting a focused audio beam.
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Key Insides
• Intelligent Identification: The system does not just play a generic noise; it uses machine learning and GPS to ensure the sound is "meaningful" to the specific species in the vehicle's immediate vicinity.
Real-Time Adaptation: By mixing sounds in real-time, the RooBadge creates a unique deterrent that animals are expected to respond to predictably "time and time again".
• Focused Technology: Rather than broadcasting sound in all directions, the system projects a focused beam, which acts as a shield to alert wildlife of the approaching vehicle.
Global Scalability: While currently focused on kangaroos, the system's logic is being tested for other animals like deer, as they share similar physical characteristics such as ear and head size.
Software
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An in-car application that employs machine learning and GPS tracking to manage real-time data and audio mixing.
Scope of the Problem
: Increasing kangaroo collisions, particularly during winter, lead to devastating outcomes for both drivers and wildlife populations
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User Interface
User Perspective and UX Requirements: Drivers require a seamless, automated "audio shield" that connects via an app to provide protection without manual intervention.
Technical Issues Influencing UI: The necessity for real-time synchronisation between GPS, species maps, and audio suggests the UI should likely display system status or "active protection" alerts.
Personal Impacts/ Needs
Enhances driver safety by reducing the risk of high-impact collisions that can be devastating to vehicle occupants.
Societal Impacts / Needs
: Protects wildlife by reducing the "tens of thousands" of kangaroo fatalities and sparing joeys from being left in deceased mothers.
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Success Criteria:
A measurable reduction in animal-related collisions and the generation of sufficient data to prove a repeatable, predictable behavioural response from wildlife.
Requirements of the Solution: The system must be scientifically proven and use real-time data to match audio output to the specific species inhabiting a GPS location.