Okhio, C. B., & Grosch, T. O., & Asgill, A. B., & Dismukes, J., & Ware, A. (2025, June), THE DEVELOPMENT & INSTRUMENTATION OF A MICROCONTROLLED SMART MAILBOX  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . 10.18260/1-2--57209

\bibitem{asee_peer_57209}
  Okhio, C. B., \& Grosch, T. O., \& Asgill, A. B., \& Dismukes, J., \& Ware, A. (2025, June), \emph{THE DEVELOPMENT \& INSTRUMENTATION OF A MICROCONTROLLED SMART MAILBOX}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  10.18260/1-2--57209

Cyril B Okhio P.E., Theodore Orrin Grosch, Austin B. Asgill P.E., Jeremy Dismukes, and Anthony Ware.  "THE DEVELOPMENT & INSTRUMENTATION OF A MICROCONTROLLED SMART MAILBOX".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/57209 Internet.  24 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_57209}
  Cyril B Okhio P.E., Theodore Orrin Grosch, Austin B. Asgill P.E., Jeremy Dismukes, and Anthony Ware.
  "THE DEVELOPMENT \& INSTRUMENTATION OF A MICROCONTROLLED SMART MAILBOX".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/57209 Internet.  24 Aug, 2025

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AB  - Using improved student engagement strategies in high-impact practices such as Senior Research Projects is demonstrating the much-needed enhancement in student SUCCESS as can be seen in the Project described here. The Senior Project course, a Design, Build & Test exercise, also often referred to as ‘Training in Research and Research Methods’, is predicated on regular evaluation and redesign, as a gateway course to the workforce and graduate school opportunities. Unlike most other courses, it is based on Open-Ended Problem-Solving requirements for which skills in specialized Instrumentation selection is required, and so is Training in Research & Research Methods where students learn to Find Information, analyze these, plot them, interpret what they see, Draw Conclusions and Make Decisions to impact the Design Objective. The measured Student successes which form important institutional yardsticks, included high measures of student engagement and positive outcomes that were influenced by measured factors likes self-efficacy, academic achievement, completion, retention, and career preparation. The grading in the course is based on a combination of “objective” and “subjective” evaluations. The objective part involves regular presentations of work in progress (35% of the overall grade) and a paper/Final report and final presentation (25%), each based on work performed and published articles on the subject matter. The more subjective components are 20% of the overall grade and 20% for peer evaluations of participation in small group discussions based mostly on completed work, cited articles and Class-Design Expo Presentations. This project addresses the evolving landscape of package deliveries by the development and instrumentation of a micro-controlled mailbox prototype that offers secure and contactless solutions. The initiative tackles challenges in traditional mailboxes, such as security, remote user interaction, and physical locking capabilities, to enhance the overall user experience. Utilizing IoT technologies, the project culminates in a smart mailbox prototype. The design employs an ESP32 microcontroller, chosen for its extensive features and versatile I/O ports, plus a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi communication port. A web browser interface provides a graphical user interface for user interaction. The integration of technologies such as RFID access control and solar-powered systems successfully resolves various challenges such as power-management observed in traditional mailboxes, and offers a comprehensive solution for the increasing demand for secure and contactless parcel deliveries.
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