AKANE

Akane is a tool that will help you manage your noise level in the class room. If it’s to loud , the plant will close on it self. If the room is quiet , the plant will open it self.

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TOO MUCH NOISE IN THE CLASSROOM ?

We came out with one problematic : Noise ! How could we help with it ? and most importantly, how can we use a different way to say it and in a more sensitive way ? Our Engineer and Designer came out with one solution : AKANE

A live feedback of the volume of the noise in the room

During the day and during a specific time , you will need silence for concentration

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Live Feedback

The plante will close on it self and react on real time.

Generative Feedback

At the end of the day, you will have a creative picture resuming the noise density during the day

A way to give a more creative feedback for the children

By giving them a creative feedback by showing different level of plant formation and agglomeration. it will help the children understand in a sensitive way and by it, open there imagination.

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Team members


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  • Maxime Boutot

  • Firmware Engineering
    Software Engineering
  • EPFL
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  • Maxime Marchionno

  • Electronic Engineering
    Firmware Engineering
  • EPFL
I am currently enrolled in a Master in Information Systems at University of Lausanne and holds a Bachelor in Management (HEC) from Unil. Passionate about digital transformation, technologies, Sino-Swiss relations and great interest in HealthCare and intrapreneurship.
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  • Anne-Lise Dequenne

  • Business
  • UNIL
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  • Nadia El-Hindi

  • Industrial Design
  • ECAL
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  • Yael.Sidler

  • User Experience
  • ECAL
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  • Theo Denisart

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • EPFL

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