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@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ breaks: false # Abstract -*TODO: Menna is in charge of this section -(not written in section title itself -since this section must have specific name for layout to work)* - This project explores the development of a prototype voting system inspired by the natural behavior of freshwater mussels detected and examined by biomonitoring. @@ -47,8 +43,6 @@ The outcome highlights how environmental signals can be simplified and communicated through interactive design. - - # Introduction In Poland, several waterworks use biomonitoring systems @@ -94,6 +88,10 @@ An alarm will then be triggered and further laboratory tests are done [@Nazaruk2016]. +In short, the core purpose of this technology is +to gather data, interpret it, analyse it +and then act upon the answer. + To meet this question, we will be using touch and light sensors to represent our virtual models on Arduino -- @@ -582,23 +580,35 @@ given more realistic sensor data, mainly by rewriting the function `alignVotes()` (see code listing lines 154-176 in @sec-vote of Appendix). -# Conclusion - Menna +# Conclusion -In answering the question, +This project demonstrates the research question "How do we simulate and visualise an existing biomonitoring technology -for its core purpose", -the prototype demonstrates -that Arduino and Bluetooth can effectively simulate such interactions. -Inspired by SYMBIO, -the project reimagines mussel movements as a form of communication, -green indicating drinkable water, red signaling otherwise. -The system explored -how mussel shell openness could represent a "vote" on water drinkability. -The voting mechanism was useful -in making environmental data more interpretable. -While the biological accuracy is simplified, -the core concept remains powerful, -showcasing how biofeedback can be expressed through design. +for its core purpose". +We defined the core purpose +of both the technology and our aim with the prototype +through desk research. +The core purpose of this technology is +to gather data, interpret it, analyse it +and then act upon the answer -- +and our prototype serves as aresearch tool for critical reflection. + +To answer the now defined research question, we did the following steps: +Through sensor-based pseudomussels (ESP32s), +bluetooth communication and code, +we simulated mussel reaction and behavior to enviromental stimuli -- +this being light and touch, and not poisoned water, as in reality. +The reactions (data) were collected, aligned into binary answers +and analyzed as yes/no "votes". +Depending on the outcome, the observer (ourselves) will be alerted +through LED lights attached to a breadboard, +signifying the water quality, based on which color light turns on: +either green light (drinkable water) +or red light (contamination). +We believe through these steps in our prototype, +that we succeed in simulating and visualizing +the core purpose of the SYMBIO system's way +of biomonitoring freshwatermussels. # Bibliography {.appendix} |