BookBox | Eco
A self-service device adapted to wheelchair users, allowing users to independently borrow and return library collections.
KapiSolutions - Jakub Kapturkiewicz
Description
A device that allows readers to independently borrow and return library collections based on barcodes and magnetic stripes. BookBox | ECO has been equipped with a semi-automatic rack, thanks to which each user can adjust the height of the table top to their own needs. Just press a button, and thanks to the electric height adjustment, the tabletop smoothly and gently sets in the desired position. In addition, the device also gives readers the opportunity to check their own account balance.
Background
Extension of the current offer of devices for libraries with a self-service device adapted to the needs of people in wheelchairs.
Process
Preparation of initial project documentation including:
- Project schedule
- Ideational project with key assumptions, functionalities and requirements
- Risk analysis
- Selection of components and technologies
- Electrical diagram
- BOM preparation
- 3D model of the device and 2D documentation of individual components
Start of production of the device, including:
- Construction adaptation of a semi-automatic rack purchased from one of our business partners
- 3D printing of designed components
- Production of steel components (cutting, welding, varnishing, etc.)
- Electrical prefabrication of the device
- Development of software based on the Raspberry Pi 4B driver (Python, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
- Integration of used component devices into one working system
- Device commissioning, measurements and tests
Creation of the final documentation of the device, including:
- User's manual together with technical and operational documentation - DTR
- Electrical documentation - diagram, BOM list
- Construction documentation - technical drawings, BOM list
- CE Declaration of Conformity
Features
- Self-service library checkout and return
- Semi-automatic table top height adjustment - a convenience for everyone, especially for people in a wheelchair
- Checking your reader's account balance
- Login readers by scanning a library card
- Intuitive and friendly interface
- Stack detection - a proprietary solution that 100% protects the library against fraudulent use of the device by users
- Automatically logs out the reader after a certain period of inactivity
- Integration with a selected library system using REST services
