Details: Install a device to measure and control the speed of a skateboard
Group to Benefit: People who do not use a skateboard regularity but would like to use it for transport, especially if their daily routine involves going up and down hills. They can carry the skateboard up the hill and employ it when going down the hill. As they are not very familiar with skateboards they will not be comfortable with speeds beyond a certain threshold value.
Possible Problems: The location of the device will be a problem. If under the skateboard it might get in the way when going over bumps (like those near zebra crossings). If on the board itself it will cause obstruction to the feet.
Project: NTU Project Collaboration Page
Details: A webpage where NTU students can post details of projects they wish to do/are currently working on. The format of the posts will follow that of Kickstater. But instead of looking for funding these students will be looking for people to work with them. For example a student from mechanical engineering might be building a RC-Car which he designed himself. But he might need help with the electronics part of it so he can post on the site and someone from electronics engineering might decide to help him. Another section of the page might be dedicated to displaying completed projects. Possibly integrate into NTU OpenSourceSociety website.
Group to Benefit: NTU Students (not opening to public as there are already other sites to do that)
Possible Problems: These projects can only be those for their hobby not school projects which are graded but students might misuse the page.
Project: Documentation of Singapore's Fruit Trees
Details: If you stay near, say a mango tree, you whip out your phone, open the app, press locate and plant the mango icon at the location of the tree.
The information will be made accessible via a website as well for easy viewing. Maybe get users to submit photo as well.
Group to Benefit: Singaporeans, Tree Enthusiasts
Possible Problems: If not enough people use this app to contribute, the project will basically shut down. Possible solution might be to link the app to instagram; after users submit the photo and mark the location the app posts the photo to their instagram account with relevant hashtags.
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