Final Project: Texting Shirt


Project Title: Texting Shirt

Project Team Members: Michael Lampe and Sam Christensen

Project Description:

A shirt with a key board screen printed on it using conductive paint and a LED matrix display mounted on the cuff.  A mobile app will interface with your phone via bluetooth so that when you receive a text it will be displayed on the LED matrix display and then you can text using the screen printed keyboard on your skirt.

Sketch/Concept Art:

Inspiration:

Materials and Costs:

  • Bare Conductive – Electric Paint
  • Silk Screen
  • Photo Emulsion Chemicals
  • Dress Shirts
  • Arduino Board
  • LED Matrix Display
  • Bluetooth Module

COST: $150

 

Timeline:

  • Presently: supplies are ordered
  • March 3rd: plan circuit
  • March 10th: Screen printing planned and practice run completed
  • March 17th: Screen printing complete and have a prototype mobile application
  • April 14th: Project complete (Hopefully!)

Fallback Plans:

Doing a T9 texting keyboard instead of a full keyboard or not having the LED display matrix.