Our Vision

Backtrack is an innovative product that is

leading the way in device retention and
relocation.

This device alerts the user in the event of them

leaving valuable items behind. BackTrack
consists of a bracelet and a number of fobs,
which communicate with one another.
Communication stops when the fob moves out of
range. This triggers a buzzer on the fob.

This product is the brainchild of five Mechanical

Engineering students but is the result of At BackTrack
extensive feedback from our stakeholders. After
We Care About The Important Things
numerous surveys and many hours of face to
face interaction with these stakeholders, listed
below, we came up with our mission statement:
GROUP 7:
To design a solution to prevent the loss of
personal items, thus reducing the associated
BackTrack can help you from losing your
Cian Brassinne
anxiety. belongings before you even realize they have
Robbie Dolan
gone missing.
James Kehoe
Participants Owen Murphy
David Smith
Trinity Research Facilities:
TILDA A BOUT T HIS P ROJECT
GBHI
The goal of the project was to design a product that would
External Elderly Care Facilities:
assist the elderly in day to day life.
Tallaght Primary care
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Trustus Day Centre
3B8 Universal Design Innovation
Kilnamanagh Activity Centre Under the guidance & supervision of Gareth Bennett
 Feedback
Through extensive research, the loss of personal
items was a recurring concern, which led to
heightened anxiety for out interviewees.
Our stakeholders wanted a solution which would
prevent them from losing and, otherwise, be able
to quickly locate an item without searching for it.
So we came up with a 10m range alerter:
BackTrack, simply put, is different and you can,
Why BackTrack?
No smartphone or Bluetooth enabled device
is required for our device
(unlike Keypal or Tile).
It operates on a wider range of senses
(the transmitter is small enough to take
outside of home, unlike Gadget Hound).
therefore, expect something excitingly
different.
Original Prototype
Final Concept
Unfortunately, the current prototype on display
is not BackTracks intended final design. The
following features explain the desired product.
Notable Changes to the Device:
1. Arduino was a majority of this project. This
greatly increased the size of the product.
BackTracks final concept would be much
smaller using a microprocessor.
2. BackTrack makes use of IR communications.
RFID technology would allow for greater
performance of the devices.

Due to constrictions, such as the time frame,

budget and technological capabilities, we were
unable to achieve our desired concept.
The Competition An example of which can be found at our stand:

Keypal Pro: Works in tandem with an iOS device

to locate either the fob or the phone by using the
app or by pressing the button on the fob itself.
Tile: Works in a similar manner to keypal pro,
however it works for all smartphone and
Bluetooth enabled devices.
The Gadget Hound: Still in development process,
very exciting product using many of the same
design objectives as ourselves. However, the
transmitter is excessively large and would not be
applicable to bring outside of the home.
The current product on display works under a
simple system.
1. The bracelet acts as the transmitter and sends
out infrared signals.
2. This signal is then picked up by the receiver
which acts as the fob.
3. If the fob goes out of range the buzzer will
sound and alert the user.
4. Once the device has been relocated the
button on the fob is pressed and the system
resets.