11/02/2025 - 14/02/2025
1. Leveraged ChatGPT and Copilot for comprehensive
topic research.
2. Took on the leadership role in team meetings, leading discussions, and addressing each team member's
concerns and ideas.
3. Finalized my proposed topic, Smart Waste Management Systems, as our group's
focus.
25/02/2025
1. Reviewed the problem and purpose statement, and helped refined the project's ideal, gap, and goal.
2. Researched on potential stakeholder companies using Copilot and identified a suitable company aligned with our topic after thoroughly reviewing their websites.
28/02/2025
1. Shared my arranged pitch with the group for their
reference.
2. Delegated different tasks to the team members based on
their strengths for the literature review.
3. Utilized Google to research the technical names for the bins and identified the primary bin for our project, ultimately finalizing mobile garbage bins as the focus.
02/03/2025 - 03/03/2025
1. Delegated the remaining sections to team members based on their strengths.
2. Conducted research on the current state of waste bins in residential areas and wrote the section on concerns and issues raised by the residents. Sources reviewed included reputable news outlets, such as The Straits Times and Today Online.
3. Wrote the section on design, features and functional aspects of mobile garbage bins, focusing on aspects such as mobility mechanisms (e.g., wheels and handles), capacity, and dimensions, with reference to the Ausko webpage.
07/03/2025 - 21/03/2025
I focused on the proposal solutions for this proposal report, and the following represents the areas I have wrote and researched in-depth:
How the IoT sensor can be incorporated into smart bins, such as by introducing a real-time monitoring sensor system and integrating various components effectively.
Placement of real-time monitoring sensors for optimal functionality.
Integration of GPS modules and ultrasonic sensor with microcontroller boards like ESP32.
Types of data transmission methods as well as cloud storage solutions (e.g. Google Cloud) for analysis and visualization.
Assisted other team members by refining the Real-Time Bin Status Updates, GPS-Based Bin Location Tracking, and Automated Alerts and Notifications.
Prompted ChatGPT and Copilot for researched information, as well as credible websites such as V3 Smart Technologies, to learn more about IoT sensors and smart devices.
Had a call session with the team members to review the report, thoroughly went through each section, and refined the headings as well as the introduction.
*Updated and refined points 2 and 3 by combining them into a single section.
28/03/2025 (Instructor Feedback)
1. Refined the problem statement to include the specific issues with Ausko's bins, as the previous version seemed too generic.
2. Slightly refined the introduction to make it less restrictive in scope.
3. Reviewed the reference list to ensure accuracy and consistency.
4. Refined the discussion on existing applications of IoT sensors in level monitoring to better align with our topic.
04/04/2025
1. Collated the images taken during our primary research and included them in the 'Concerns and Issues Raised by Residents' section, as well as in the appendix.
