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Brainware 200 - Personal Relaxation
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Cognitech had spent several years researching and developing the Brainware 200, a personal relaxation device that uses a combination of pulsating lights and binaural sound to relieve stress and bring its users to a more serene state. Precisely coordinated, slowly evolving light and sound patterns gently coax users' Alpha waves to relax.
Cognitech had worked with a design firm for most of the development, but became unsatisfied as problems remained unsolved, and costs rose. Bolton Engineering, Inc. was hired to take over the project, fix these problems, and reduce cost where possible.
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System Overview
Bolton took over the project and fixed all remaining problems
over a several month period. Bolton performed exhaustive
testing to find and correct bugs. Small software sections
were rewritten, and several hardware sections were changed
to improve cost. Some components were replaced to improve
sourcing.
Results
- Fixed all hardware and software bugs.
- Decreased cost by 10%, without impacting software written
to date.
- Added several features to software
- Simplified user interface.
- Lengthened battery operating time by decreasing power
consumption.
Project Scope
Bolton Engineering took over the project, fixed all bugs,
cost-reduced design sections, constructed prototype boards,
wrote diagnostic software, added new features to the existing
software, debugged the system, and supported regulatory
certifications. Ten sets of fully functional boards were
delivered to the client. |
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