Project: Doe Eyes.

By Raven C.s. McCracken, Copyright 8-22/2005: All rights reserved.

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Project outline: Develop an efficient inexpensive warning system to safeguard the highways for wildlife and commuters in rural areas, hopefully preventing millions of dollars in property damage. Insurance claims and the environment.

General outline of design requirements:

1 Functions during both daylight and nighttime and is easy to recognize.

2 0 to low maintenance

3 Economical to fabricate

4 Easy to install, and maintain in rural areas

5 Able to withstand climatic extremes of temperature and wind and sonic fatigue.

6 Detect target(s) as far as 100 feet from the roadway and alert drivers

7 Visible from ¼ mile in clear conditions to drivers.

The systems tested will be developed to meet these criteria as well as those designated by the DOT (Department of Transportation) guidelines for safety and durability.

General Alpha design

Siemens Microwave radar detector ($25) retail, mounted on a 4ft plastic rod with a solar panel for power: GE $.75 Retail. Motion detector alerts a micro volt LED: Less than $.10 Retail, mounted behind an amplification lens. The LED flashes for 15 seconds per activation to warn drivers of the presence of a target. Total estimate cost to build a working model with retail parts: less than $30 per unit.

These posts can be placed along roadsides where pedestrians and wildlife might cross the road at 190ft intervals. Based on the dispersion of the signal.