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In this EU-funded project (voiceitt.com/nuvoic-project), imec partners up with the Israel-based VoiceItt to incorporate their state-of-the-art dysarthric speech recognition software into a smart speaker. The goal is to (a) investigate which technological possibilities are available by contemporary standards and (b) adapt the device following a design thinking philosophy to ensure a match with the target group.
People with speech and motor difficulties need to be able to interact with the smart speaker via their own unique voice. Auditory feedback is given via an incorporated speaker. Visual feedback can be given via a LED-ring which resides on the PCB of the microphone array (see further for details). They often have a secondary user which can help them in assisting functions such as installation of the device and one-time setup steps.
All things concerning authentication, registration and others where a screen is needed, will be done on a separate accompanying device and are thus out of scope of this design contest.
For the first prototype, we have yet to decide on the design of the speaker enclosure. The main components have been identified in a first iteration of the project, with exception of the specific touchscreen.
In attach you find some personas we created for the intended users (primary group) and the assisting persons (secondary group)
By organizing this design contest, we hope to receive several possible designs for the smart speaker that (a) allow to integrate the components specified below and (b) fit well with the restrictions and specifications imposed by our particular target group. The design submissions will be presented to our project partners and an expert panel, who will rate them on a couple of criteria: feasibility (do all the parts fit into the design), aesthetics (subjective opinion on the look and feel) and fit with the target group (ease of use, simplicity and UX tailored to users with limited fine motor skills). At the end of this review process, we will award the winning design(s). The winner and first runner-up of the contest will receive a total sum of $100.
The smart speaker has a number of design requirements:
1. The casing needs to take into account the following criteria:
A) A small hole for the power supply (standard smartphone adapter)
B) A Seeed respeaker mic array v2 (wiki.seeedstudio.com/ReSpeaker_Mic_Array_v2.0/) inside the box, with openings so the sound can enter from all sides. A LED ring on top of it would be nice to remain (partly) visible. Be attentive to a USB + 3.5mm audio jack connection on the board
C) A Raspberry pi 4B (www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/mechanical/README.md) should fit in the enclosure with extra space for generated heat
D) There should be a speaker (such as the visaton FR8 www.visaton.de/en/products/fullrange-systems/fr-8-4-ohm) placed inside the enclosure.
2. There are no further specific design requirements, except that the speaker must be suited for indoor use.
3. Please provide sketch or 3D model in non-proprietary file formats (e.g., jpg, pdf, STEP, OBJ, STL)
4. Nice to have: reasoning for design if there are particulars to the design (design choices, what's the rationale behind it)
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One question regarding the Raspberry Pi. The power supply port that you mention in: "A) A small hole for the power supply (standard smartphone adapter)" is th one of the Raspberry Pi? What other ports of the Raspberry Pi do you need access to?
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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/
Seeed respeaker mic array v2
https://www.seeedstudio.com/ReSpeaker-Mic-Array-v2-0.html
FR8 speaker
https://www.visaton.de/en/products/drivers/fullrange-systems/fr-8-4-ohm
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