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THE FUTURE OF ALERT SYSTEMS 

The goal I took for this project was to help future space traveling which are astronauts and the farther future of what could space travel become. This position is more of a set up the system requirements for the future rather than create a model. Why did I feel this was necessary? Well because there has been a lot of good and bad in the space programs worldwide. With more and more countries starting to participate there is a need for people to have a universal standard made and indicated so that there can be a clear understanding of what is happening real time in what is the most hostile environment known to mankind.

Two parts that would need to be considered are colors, and symbols. Since space exploration is just starting to find its appeal as a larger possibility of travel. That being so there is the possibility that people cannot all perceive the data in our current standards in a meaning full way.  I am referring to people that actually could be born on a colony; they could be born color blind.  They can’t see red, yellow, green or blue the same way we do.  Nor should they be expected to in a crisis situation. So to aid in that possibility I focused on colors they can differentiate, rather than just see. I came up with the colors fuchsia and green. They are opposites and for every type of colorblind condition that exists all can differentiate these two.  The other part is that I happen to be dyslexic (which thanks to auto correct its spelled right) so I have a hard time understanding words, and when there is pressure like in a crisis it is near impossible to read period. I the main reason for this is that I actually don’t think in a linear sentence base, but pictures. For many other types of people usually found to have a disability that is linked to artistic abilities also rely on pictures. Words can convey the meaning, but the meaning or understanding is not as universal. By pairing a well crafted symbol with the word that it means much like a street sign telling us “prepare to stop” would.  For semantics and universal data if the symbol was the standard the words could change languages but still be understood. In a way they addition of symbols then create a system that transcends the barrier languages create. If there was ever a reason for getting past there barriers it would be to save lives by giving ease of access of knowledge.  

Primary system would be for this part of the design I focused of how it would tell you something was wrong and where to look. It would have a light that would flash for the danger of the solution; by mounting these on a diagonal axis across a compartment the whole space would be flooded with the color while using the smallest amount of materials and power. Next it would have a sound that alerted you to the severity of the problem, the sound could change for the severity level. A light indication of the problem under the main light would match the readout, by pressing the button on which the indicated problem would start the computer to call out the problem. An example would be it calling out “decompression warning pressure is decreasing by 15% in chamber A”. Though it would be nice to be able to push the button, it really isn’t necessary. Instead when variables start to change it would be better to have an alert sound, beep beep beep then a voice that calls out the problem, and then repeat. The secondary part which you could reference would be a readout which you have access to. It consists of a defused LED panel array that would tell you the severity by the shapes of the indicators, and colors in which they would light up as.  Next I made a light indicator that shows the problems location. It still didn’t alert the person to the data. I quickly realized that regardless of this knowledge and how it could be shown, it wouldn’t be read until it told you it needed to be read.  

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