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I like the thought process behind the Koch Innovation Challenge in having people from different disciplines/majors work together to create.
WSU - Student-created parking app concept wins 2022 Koch Innovation Challenge
Denitely an interesting concept.
The other finalists:
I like anything that sparks the entrepreneurial spirit and can potentially help build the next wave of innovators and business owners around here.
WSU - Student-created parking app concept wins 2022 Koch Innovation Challenge
The invention
“The idea for Everwhen came from the struggle that we all endure: campus parking,” Johnson said. “That sparked the idea for an app that can tell you where open parking spots are.”
The idea behind Everwhen is to attach sensors to pre-existing cameras in parking lots. The parking spots would have a symbol painted on the surface of the asphalt. The painted symbol becomes a sort of target that the camera can then track. Using targets instead of cars protects privacy and limits the variables, such as reflectiveness, that would interfere with the sensors.
The team’s goal is to use this technology for business clients.
“With this background knowledge in mind, by seeing where the targets are visible, we can find where the cars are and where the cars aren’t. With such data, we can then process that into an interface to be able to give a live updated map of open available parking spots at a glance,” Colamedici said.
Everwhen is an AI-recognition software that can be implemented with existing security cameras. It scans the parking lot for open spots and transfers that data over to the app.
“The idea for Everwhen came from the struggle that we all endure: campus parking,” Johnson said. “That sparked the idea for an app that can tell you where open parking spots are.”
The idea behind Everwhen is to attach sensors to pre-existing cameras in parking lots. The parking spots would have a symbol painted on the surface of the asphalt. The painted symbol becomes a sort of target that the camera can then track. Using targets instead of cars protects privacy and limits the variables, such as reflectiveness, that would interfere with the sensors.
The team’s goal is to use this technology for business clients.
“With this background knowledge in mind, by seeing where the targets are visible, we can find where the cars are and where the cars aren’t. With such data, we can then process that into an interface to be able to give a live updated map of open available parking spots at a glance,” Colamedici said.
Everwhen is an AI-recognition software that can be implemented with existing security cameras. It scans the parking lot for open spots and transfers that data over to the app.
The other finalists:
- ELEMENT, a remote-controlled defroster shield to easily remove ice from windshields. Team members: Dylen Trecek, Nehme El Ters, Warren Balthazor and Wesley Horner.
- Spoon Savor, a cooking tool to reduce messes in the kitchen. Team members: Claudia Diaz, Cooper Larsen, Izzy Panakos and Madelyn Stilwell.
- Open Color, a wearable camera that turns color into sounds for the visually impaired. Team members: Mason Garten, Noah Carter, Kobe Simmons and Wiley Hutcheson.
- Safe Heater, a battery powered portable heat source for cold-weather camping. Team members: Drake Mann and Noah Osborne.
- Dual-Shock Wallet, a convenient wallet for multiple ID cards and RFID key fobs. Team members: Adam Key, Ben Taxdahl, Ridge Estes and Craig Belto.