F'L'O'W' Assessment Systems Feasibility Presentation March 5, 2002

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F.L.O.W. Assessment Systems Feasibility
Presentation March 5, 2002

• Philip Beddow Adam Franzen
• Marcus Diehl Garth Gillespie
• Rhoda K. Farris Elizabeth
  Lighthart
• http//www.cs.odu.edu/elight/410Web

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Presentation Outline

• Societal Problem
• Demand for a Solution
• Our Solution
• What We Are Solving
• Competition Analysis
• Resource Requirements
• Organizational Diagram
• Targeted Market
• Preliminary Budget and Schedule
• Advantages, Limitations, and Risks
• Conclusion
• Questions

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Organizational Diagram
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Societal Feasibility
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Societal Problem

• Continued population growth and finite water
  resources are leading to water-stressed conditions

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Goal

• Provide a means of educating homeowners about
  their water usage habitsand steps they can take
  to reduce the amount of water they are using

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Demand for a Solution

• Population growth
• Mandatory water restrictions
• Persistent drought conditions
• US drought index
• Future drought projections

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SOLUTION
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FLOW Assessment Systems
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What We Are Solving

• Increase awareness of excessive water usage
• Educate about necessity of water conservation
• Provide effortless water usage monitoring

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Competition
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Technical Feasibility
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Functional Components

• Wireless Sensor
• Central Storage Unit
• User Interface

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Wireless Sensor

• Located at each water source
• i.e. toilets, sinks, showers, dishwasher, etc.
• Monitors water flow
• Transmits data to Central Storage Unit

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Wireless Sensor
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Central Storage Unit

• Collects data from all sensors
• Uses standard interface (USB)
• Stores data
• Flash RAM, database

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Central Storage Unit
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User Interface

• View data on various output devices
• Stand alone touch screen, personal computer,
  PDA
• Numerous formats to display data
• Water and monetary savings displayed
• Optional Tips data displayed

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Product Layout
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Preliminary Schedule

• Planning and Design
• 3 months
• Software Development
• 6 months to 1 year
• Hardware Development
• 6 months to 1 year
• Testing
• 3 months

Software and hardware developed in parallel
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Software and hardware developed in parallel
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Product Cost

• Sensor
• flash memory 5-10
• transmitter 5-10
• antenna 5
• mini turbine 5-15
• integrated electronics 5-25
• Central Unit
• memory 5-10
• flash memory 10-35
• microprocessor 20-50
• integrated electronics 15-55

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Total Cost

• Sensor
• 20 to 60
• Central Unit
• 50 to 150
• Typical Household System
• Less than 1,000

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Potential Funding Organizations

• American Water Works Association Research
  Foundation
• Hampton Roads Water Efficiency Team (HR WET)
• Universities Water Information Network
• Water Environment Federation

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Targeted Market

• Homeowners
• Contractors
• Commercial plumbing industry

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Benefits

• Increase consumer awareness
• Isolate high consumption areas
• Provides conservation tips
• Monetary savings

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Limitations

• Does not provide flow control
• Does not enforce conservation

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Risks

• Government Regulation (FCC, Energy Acts, etc.)
• Competition may have undisclosed similar
  products in development
• Consumers may ignore the need for water
  conservation

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Conclusion

• Continued population growth increases water
  demand
• Consumers generally do not care about water
  consumption
• FLOW Assessment Systems is a moderate cost
  information device that provides residential
  water consumption awareness
• FAS is a viable solution to reduce water
  consumption

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FLOW Assessment Systems
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Questions?
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