🔹 Overview:
Developed a real-time subway tracking system featuring an Arduino-powered LED display, integrating Flask, MySQL, and the MTA API to dynamically update train schedules. Inspired by premium transit displays, this project aimed to create a low-cost, customizable alternative.
🔹 Key Skills & Technologies:
✅ Product Development – Early-stage prototyping, market research
✅ IoT & Hardware Integration – Arduino, LED matrix display
✅ API & Data Pipelines – MTA GTFS API, real-time schedule updates
✅ Full-Stack Development – Flask, MySQL, Python
✅ Problem Solving & Scalability – Market analysis, feasibility assessment
🔹 Challenges & Solutions:
- Real-time Updates: Optimized API calls for fast train schedule retrieval
- Hardware Synchronization: Built a serial communication bridge between web UI & LED display
- User-Friendly Interface: Created a web dashboard for configuration & alerts
- Market Viability: Analyzed competition and assessed feasibility for commercialization
🔹 Outcomes & Lessons Learned:
- Developed functional web & hardware prototypes
- Gained hands-on experience in IoT & transit tech
- Created a case study on product viability & scalability
- Demonstrated adaptability in evolving market conditions
🔹 Future Potential: