TRITONTM FEASIBLITY PRESENTATION
TEAM ORANGE
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ABSTRACT
Six people die everyday as a result of drowning. Drowning is the number oneleading cause of death for children under five and it’s the second-leading cause of
unintentional, injury-related death among children under the age of 15. Nineteen
percent of all drowning cases involving children occur in pools staffed with certified
lifeguards. In addition to tremendous emotional heartache, this problem costs us
millions a year in medical and legal expenses and the figures are continuously rising.
Many facilities have responded to this problem by requiring their lifeguards to receive
additional training or by simply hiring more lifeguards. However, an arguably more
reliable and efficient alternative is to add an additional tool for current lifeguards to
utilize. The Triton system will provide continuous underwater surveillance and notify
lifeguards when it detects a possibly hazardous situation. Triton works by sending
messages from sensor outfitted bracelets worn by pool patrons wirelessly to a base
station near the pool. These messages are received by the lifeguards in real time and
the delay time for lifeguards to recognize there is a problem is eliminated. Triton is
superior over other technological solutions because along with offering additional
features and benefits, its cost is only a fraction when compared to the cost of similar
competitors.
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Table of Contents
I) Team Members
A) Biography
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B) Feasibility – Role and Responsibility
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II) Societal Problem
A) Problem Statement
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B) Facts and Figures
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III) Solution
A) Goals and Objective
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B) The System
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IV) Customer
A) Who?
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B) Characteristics
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C) Return On Investment
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V) Market
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VI) Risks
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I. Team Members
A) Biography
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Kate Nguyen – Project Manager
I am attending Old Dominion University as a senior with a dual major in
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. Some of my interests are web
design, graphics design, and applied mathematics. I worked for National
Banking Network as an assistant webmaster and I am currently working as a
Mathematics and Computer Science tutor at Tidewater Community College. I
plan to graduate in summer 2008 and pursue my dream jobs - web developer
and college professor.
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John “Dave” Larnerd – Financial Manager
I'm a senior in the computer science department graduating in May 2008.
Since arriving here at ODU slightly over two years ago, I have been actively
involved with the Military Student Union, Aviation club, and Hampton Roads
NROTC. My interests include: software engineering, computer networking,
and U.S. military history. When I graduate in May, I hope to attend Naval
flight training in Pensacola, FL.
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Cesar Barbieri – Marketing Manager
I am currently pursuing a Bachelor degree in Computer Science at Old
Dominion University. I expect to graduate in May 2008 with a minor in
Information Systems Technology. My future plan is to pursue a Master degree
either in Computer Science or Modeling and Simulation. For the last two
years I have worked at Tidewater Community College as a peer tutor
assisting students in all levels of Math and Spanish, C++, HTML, VB .NET,
and other computer related courses. During my free time I enjoy spending
time with my family, playing soccer, and reading good literature.
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Brandon Simpkins – Hardware Manager
I am a computer science major at ODU. I have an internship at Northrop
Grumman and my various rotations have given me experience in software
development, web administration, and networking. After I graduate I would
like to be employed as a SDE at Northrop Grumman. In my free time I enjoy
casual gaming and spending time with my friends.
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Scott Seto – Software Manager
I am a Computer Science senior at Old Dominion University. My interests are
websites design, java server pages and tennis. Currently, I am working on a
3D modeling project that I am very interested in. I have started a business of
building website online.
B) Feasibility - Role and Responsibility
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Kate Nguyen – RubeeTM research, diagrams, graphics, customers, abstract,
documentation
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Dave Larnerd – Software, solution, cost, PowerPoint presentation, presenter
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Scott Seto – Competition matrix, risk matrix
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Cesar Barbieri – Problem, Statistics, facts, customer surveys, competition
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Brandon Simpkins – Website, RubeeTM technology, risk matrix, customer
surveys
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II. Societal Problem
A) Problem Statement
Over 2000 drown every year in pools staffed with certified lifeguards. In addition
to tremendous emotional heartache, this problem costs us millions a year in
medical and legal expenses and the figures are continuously rising.
B) Facts and Figures
 Six people drown in U.S. pools every day. Many of these pools are public
facilities staffed with certified professional lifeguards.
--Centers for Disease Control
 Drowning is the 4th leading cause of accidental death in the United States,
claiming 4,000 lives annually. Approximately one-third are children under the
age of 14.
--American Institute for Preventive Medicine
 Drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional, injury-related death
among children under the age of 15.
--National Center for Health Statistics
 19% of drowning deaths involving children occur in public pools with certified
lifeguards present.
--Drowning Prevention Foundation
 A pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death
of a child age 4 and under.
--Orange County Fire Authority
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III. Solution
A) Goals and Objective
Using RubeeTM technology, TritonTM assists lifeguards by detecting and locating
the position of the possibly drowning victim. In the long run, Triton will help
reduce the statistics for drowning in public places. As well, Triton provides
historical data to determine the location that is high risk to drowning in swimming
pools.
B) The System
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RubeeTM Bracelet
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Transponders/Receivers
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Base Station / CPU
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Lifeguard Work Station
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Lifeguard Portable Alarm
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Database
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IV. Customers
A) Who
 Public Pools
 Water Parks
 Theme Parks
 Apartment Complex
 Universities
B) Characteristics
 Theme parks are a multi-billion dollar segment of the tourism industry.
 An amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a
central theme.
 Busy
 Children-oriented
C) Return On Investment
 Save human life
 Parks/pools provide new level of protection for children
 Safer
 Build customer base / More appealing
 Reduce insurance costs / liability
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V. The Market
 Aquatics Director Prince William County Park Authority:
“Always, Anything that will help prevent or reduce the likelihood of a drowning
would be worthy of exploring.”
 Ocean Breeze water park manager:
“Yes, but cost is a major consideration.”
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The fourth edition of Tim O'Brien's The Amusement Park Guide lists "more than
290 locations" in North America, including theme and amusement parks,
waterparks, and some miscellaneous attractions.
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The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions estimated (as
of 2002) that there were "approximately 450 parks" in the United States. The
association represents theme and amusement parks, FECs, waterparks, and
other attractions.
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The World Waterpark Association estimated (in a 2004 "Fun Facts" press release)
that there are "More than 1,000" waterparks in North America "including
municipal/city-owned pools with waterpark features, as well as corporately owned
waterparks, independently owned waterparks and indoor/resort style waterparks."
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Our host site, Theme Park City, has (as of late 2002) links to more than 250
theme and amusement parks, 100 waterparks, and 200 zoos in the United States,
using the most inclusive definitions of those terms possible so as not to exclude
useful links. Note that this only includes parks with websites: parks without
functioning websites can obviously not be included in a link list, and many smaller
attractions still lack official sites. (Theme Park City rarely lists resort style or
limited municipal pool waterparks, on the other hand).
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VI. Risks
Potential Risks
Risk Management
Hardware Availability Seek COTS products
Market Competition
Effective pricing strategy & reliable product
Unit Malfunction
System software will have hardware diagnostics
Liability
Seek legal assistance
Lost wristbands
Require deposit for wristbands
False Positives
Tune sensitivity of system
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