University HCI Project: Energy Usage Tracker App Design Report

This report details the design of an iOS application, created using Balsamiq, for tracking energy usage at home. The objective is to provide users with insights into their power consumption and offer suggestions for improvement. The report includes low-fidelity wireframes illustrating the app's features, such as device monitoring and energy consumption graphs. It emphasizes usability, graphical representation, and user-friendliness. The application is designed for the iOS platform, highlighting its accessibility and maintenance considerations. The report also evaluates the application's ability to manage energy effectively and reduce wastage, with a questionnaire assessing its user-friendliness and suitability. The conclusion highlights the app's potential to support users in efficiently managing their energy consumption, referencing relevant academic papers on user interface design and usability evaluation.

INTERFACE THAT TRACKS ENERGY USAGE AT THE HOME
AND PROVIDES ALERTS, SUGGESTIONS
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 The design is prepared using Balsamiq
 The objective is to provide proper insight
about the application power consumption
checker
 The design are with high graphics
 Proper usability is maintained
Design Statement

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 The reason behind selecting Balsamiq
application is that it offers wide range of
features
 Offers low-fi sketch wireframes
 Allows easy drag and drop facilities
 The power consumption checker is designed
for managing the power consumption within
the home application
Balsamiq

 The wireframe shows the
features that are offered towards
the users once they have logged
in to the application.
 All the devices are connected
with the app so that it becomes
easy to monitor the usage of the
energy.
About the wireframes

 The wireframe designed is
for monitoring the selected
application performance
and energy usage.
 The consumption of energy
is monitored for the
purpose of providing better
knowledge regarding the
way resources and energies
need to be managed.
About the wireframes

 The wireframe interface is
designed for the purpose of
analyzing the appliances
that are used for a
particular day and for what
time they are being
accesses.
 It is important to
understand the graph so
that it becomes easy to
evaluate the power
consumption ratio.
About the wireframes

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 For the purpose of evaluating the application,
it is important to focus on certain
characteristics
 This includes
 Usability features
 Graphical representation
 User friendly
 Accessibility feature
 Understandability of the application
Evaluation of the application

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 Does the application offers proper energy
management?
 How the resources can be managed?
 Why user will select this application for
managing energy?
 Is the developed application user friendly?
Questionnaire

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 Power consumption checker is suitable for iOs
platform
 This offers easy access and maintenance
 Reason behind selecting the application is
high usability and accessibility features
 Moreover as compared with other application,
this offers better support towards the users
Reason for selecting this application

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 The application is designed for iOs platform
 Needs high maintenance
 Lack of update will lead to failure
 It is important to save the data after checked
Limitations

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 The application will be able to reduce the
wastage of energy
 Will provide support towards the users
 Energy can be managed efficiently
 However not suitable for android
Conclusion

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 Berre, A.J., Huang, S., Murad, H. and Alibakhsh, H., 2018.
Teaching modelling for requirements engineering and
model-driven software development courses. Computer
Science Education, 28(1), pp.42-64.
 Martinez, J., Sottet, J.S., Frey, A.G., Ziadi, T., Bissyandé, T.,
Vanderdonckt, J., Klein, J. and Le Traon, Y., 2017. Variability
management and assessment for user interface design.
In Human Centered Software Product Lines (pp. 81-106).
Springer, Cham.
 McGlinn, K., Yuce, B., Wicaksono, H., Howell, S. and Rezgui,
Y., 2017. Usability evaluation of a web-based tool for
supporting holistic building energy
management. Automation in Construction, 84, pp.154-165.
References

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