DAYNIGHT PANEL

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The Daynight Panel is a system that simulates outdoor lighting by using a grid of LEDs behinda light diffuser. The LEDs provide a source of light by emitting exact, calculated measurements of color, composedby a mix ofcolor intensity and color temperature. The light diffuser will mask the individual LEDs to create theblurredor frosted effectof looking through a window. The diffuser and the LED’sare intended to create the illusion of looking out into a window or of light coming in from awindow. By pairing the Daynight Panel to the Daynight app for iOS, users will be given the ability to take full advantage of the customizability with the LEDs. Users will be able to mix colors that mimic outdoor lighting effects, tap in to RGB LEDs to draw their owncreative vistas, and save favorite configurations to use anytime.Allthese features will be performed and controlled by a microcontroller, whichwill be at the heart of the panel controlling the LEDs, sending information to or receiving instructions from the Daynight app.

The Daynight Panel will be optimized to provide the best indoor atmosphere. It relieves homeowners, architects and designers of the burden of comfortably illuminating living spacesand it creates opportunities for saving time and money in efforts to achieve this effectotherwise.For example, this expands the opportunity to accommodate more indoor-locked rooms or basements while providing a pleasant atmosphere. A daylight simulation system may also be used to benefit people living in gloomy climates, people that suffer from isolated work environments, closed off or walled-in classrooms or housing quarters, those who experience jet lag, or humans in space.

Andrew Haas

P: iOS App
S: Microcontroller

Jordan Larsen

P: PCB Design
S: Schematic Design

Ornella Ngalamulume

P: Microcontroller
S: iOS App

Ricardo Rivera-Matos

P: Schematic Design
S: PCB Design