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VENDetta

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:55:30 +0000

VENDetta Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:55

Team members:

Jeffrey Hepworth
Erik Mauer
Brendan Murphy
David Rodriguez

VENDetta is a hardware/software package designed to retrofit existing vending machines with new interactive features, energy saving technology, and a global service/inventory system. Our team is retrofitting these machines to make a more user friendly environment, and to reduce operations cost, as well as save energy. The existing user interface will be replaced and/or complimented with a touch screen display, and the latest electronic payment technology. To conserve energy, existing lighting will be replaced with high efficiency lighting and the machines will hibernate when there is no human interaction. The global service/inventory system will allow remote communication with a host server to manage inventory, monitor system status, and service the machine remotely.

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Blue

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:54:08 +0000

Blue Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:54

Team members:

Sharad Desai
Lochan KC
Mahmoud Toure

Nowadays, most communication is going wireless. Whether people communicate through their cellular phones, online messaging services or e-mail, all information is being transmitted wirelessly. Team Blue is taking a cue from this and will design a Bluetooth Enabled Control Unit, for use with a car. This system will be able to perform simple car functions by inputting the preferred function to a program on a PDA. The PDA will then transfer that information to a Bluetooth receiver on an FPGA. After the data transfer, the FPGA will drive a voltage to the specified car function, such as unlocking and locking doors, opening or closing windows, etc.

This project will not only benefit our team by enhancing our engineering skills, but the project itself is practical. Only select cars have the OnStar system, and we feel as if this project can be universal to cars in general. While this project cannot claim to have all the features that OnStar offers, we can safely say that our project can still help drivers by controlling important car functions.

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RailTech

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:52:44 +0000

RailTech Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:52

Team members:

Jonathan Karnuth
Mike Oertli
Jason Rancier

The members of Team Railtech capstone group are building a linear accelerator with an accompanying power supply, control system, and Matlab user interface. This system will accelerate the metallic object by applying current from the capacitor bank to the rails. By utilizing our strengths, the project will focus on the safe and controlled acceleration in addition to a complex system for monitoring and data collection. With a Matlab user interface we will bring together sensor readings, launch statistics, and allow for full control of the system without exposure to high voltages or currents.

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AABFSM

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:51:30 +0000

AABFSM Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:51

Team members:

Motaz Alturayef
Shawn Arni
Adam Bierman
Jon Ohman

The All American Boys Featuring Slo-Mo propose to design and construct a neurofeedback system utilizing electroencephalograph technology. The system will be designed to promote brain wave frequency synchronization in order to promote different states of consciousness. The system will allow users to have their EEG signals analyzed and reacted to in such a way as to expose the user to a precisely tuned auditory and visual feedback network to synchronize brain waves to user specifications. The EEG will use forehead sensing electrodes and a signal processing program designed in MATLab. Feedback will be provided by a monitor and headphone network outputting flickering colors and binaural audio tones.

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3D

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:47:03 +0000

3D Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:47

Team members:

Christopher Bermel
Joshua Cornelius
Erik Lorhammer

Team 3D will create a 3D Volumetric Display system. This system will contain a flash memory interface, microprocessor, memory, microcontrollers for mechanical rotation, and an optical system (mirrors) to provide the illusion of a 3D still image. The goal of the project is to be able to load pictures from a flash memory source and project them on a screen rotating at high rotations per minute to create a 3D image from a series of 2D images. Uses for this type of display would possibly be medical (brain imaging, DNA research, etc.), military (topographical maps), and educational (showing 3D images of interest).

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TBD

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:45:33 +0000

TBD Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:45

Team members:

Katrina Bossert
Jay Brasch
Daniel Kopelove
Kirk Nichols

In the event of a radioactive spill or natural gas leak, emergency workers are potentially subjected to danger. This inherent risk to public service workers is the motivation for TBD,a wireless remote-controlled sensing vehicle. The vehicle is controlled over a Wi-Fi communication link. Sensed data, including radioactivity and combustible gas concentration, is transmitted back to the operator. Additionally, video from the vehicle is sent to the operator for more of an immersive experience. The operator has control over the vehicle direction, speed and the mounted camera orientation. This functionality allows the operator to find sources of radioactivity and gas leaks from a safe location.

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Solar

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:44:05 +0000

Solar Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:44

Team members:

Rob Chadil
Eric Dickey
James Love
Daniel Seltzer

The photovoltaic energy predictor is a project to develop a device that will determine the amount of energy that a photovoltaic (PV) solar panel would be expected to produce at a specific site, for example, a rooftop. The need for this device results from rapid growth in the commercial and home solar PV industry. The problem is that solar panel placement often occurs in locations where the sun's direct rays are blocked by trees, mountains, poles, etc... The device would use a camera along with an attitude sensor and signal processing software to enable determination of solar blockage. It will provide as an output an estimate of how much total solar energy would be converted by the panel on a daily basis.

Project Objectives:

Design, build, and test a portable device to capture hemispherical photographs with the corresponding latitude, longitude, and the orientation of the camera(Geographic orientation, pitch, roll) and store the data on a portable medium for later analysis.
Design, write and test a software application including a user interface and algorithms to take the data gathered from the portable device and estimate the solar radiation on any day for that location.

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Smooth Operation

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:42:31 +0000

Smooth Operation Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:42

Team members:

Christopher Kitt
Brenda Marcum
Jacob Oliver
Michael Roth
Andrew Yuan

The members of team Smooth Operation are designing and building a surgical instrument which combines the current laparoscopic tool port with an imaging device. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive abdominal operation in which tools are inserted through small incisions called ports. The surgery is performed using an inserted camera referred to as a laparoscope which allows the surgeon to view the surgical site. Current laparoscopic surgeries consist of multiple ports -- one for the camera module and others for the instruments necessary for the operation. Our design will eliminate one incision by incorporating a high resolution camera module with an existing instrument port. The instrument will also include an external LCD screen, providing the surgeon with a precise and convenient view of the surgical site. This will result in a reduction of patient trauma and also provide a more efficient procedure for the surgical team. The design will also include a method for video storage of the procedure for later instructional or legal purposes.

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School of Rock

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:40:53 +0000

School of Rock Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:40

Team members:

Cheyenne Aberle
Swain Brooks
Daniel Reed
Drew Veldhuizen

We would like to develop a self-tuner for an electric guitar. We would be connecting a control box to the audio output of the guitar. The analog signal sent to the output jack on the guitar will be used to determine the frequency of each string. Once this is determined, it will be compared to a frequency which is the exact frequency of the pitch we are looking for. Then the control box will output a signal to a small motor attached to the tuning knobs which will then turn the tuning knobs until the desired pitch is reached. The self tuner would be activated by a foot pedal similar to other guitar foot pedals which are used for effects. We could also implement effects such as distortion or whammy into the controller and output that to an amp if we need to.

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Opoles

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:31:44 +0000

Opoles Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/22/2016 - 13:31

Team members:

Jen-yuan Hsiao
Xhoua Lor
John Marion
Ruichen Zhao

The goal of the OPOLES (Objective, Positional Oriented Laser Engagement System) is to design a base system for a laser tag game that incorporates the use of GPS and other communications to provide a unique game experience.

Primary design objectives:

Incorporate GPS:
- Allow for distance calculations of ballistics.
- Allow for positional tasks/ rewards/ spawn points/ restricted play field etc.
Modular Based system:
- If a component is outdated or discontinued, a modular system would allow replacement module without a complete redesign.
Modules to allow for unique game experience. Possible modules include:
- GPS Module--> Required
- Force Feedback- Rumble pack/shocker/etc.
- RF link- download game rules- provide in game updates- scoring- etc.
- Gun Module--> Required
- Sensor Modules - vest/headband --> some form required

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