Advancing Aquatic
Alertness

About The Client

Shock Alert is on a mission to enhance awareness of Electric Shock Drowning and provide pool and dock owners with the knowledge they need to prevent this silent threat. Utilizing Shock Alert is essential for individuals to check their pool before taking a plunge.

Shock Alert's primary motive is to promote the message that it is imperative to avoid swimming near docks or marinas with electrical usage and to emphasize the importance of checking the water for any electrical current in the event of a person or pet accidentally falling in.

They are committed to spreading awareness and ensuring the safety of everyone in and around the water.

Project Background

Every year in the United States unknown death tolls occur due to invisible electrical presence in water resulting in electrical shock drowning and it is evident that children are the primary victims. The Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) occurs when AC voltage present in water passes through the body. Even a low level of voltage can cause skeletal muscular paralysis, rendering the victim helpless and eventually resulting in drowning

Electricity may be introduced to water in a variety of ways, including improperly wired pumps, boats, or lighting, improperly grounded wires, or stray current in the ground. This presence of electrical voltage in water is invisible, so it is crucial that water always be checked for voltage prior to swimming and this is where shock alert plays a critical role. The shock alert is a Bluetooth-based IOT device that operates with the help of sensors that detect the presence of electrical energy in the water. The shock alert device detects the readings and then sends the readings through Bluetooth over to a mobile device so that users can easily identify the presence of the electricity present in water and can be more cautious when they attempt to swim.

Goal

The main goal of the project was to develop a cross-platform mobile app as well as the backend APIs with a web administrative panel. The mobile app will connect to the shock alert’s Bluetooth device to allow the users to detect the presence of electrical energy in pools, lakes, and waters. The app to be developed works in a SAAS-based modal where the users will have to subscribe by making a payment through an integrated payment gateway. The mode of subscription will be recurring and will repeat every month, users can cancel their subscription through their profile. The users can be able to start a session for a device by mapping to a location. The energy levels, the unit as well as the battery percentage will be displayed to users. Once a session has been completed can be viewed on the session history screen where a visual representation of the graph along with the filters will be displayed as the users can export the session history in PDF format.

Project Timeline

The time taken for the completion of the project including the change requests is - 3 Months.

Challenges

There are major challenges we faced during the development of the project which are mentioned below.

• Display of the electrical readings in the mobile app

• The app to support the new offline feature

• We had a challenge of displaying the graphical representation based on electrical readings in the mobile app