Senior Design

Thank you to our sponsors, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Institute of Telecommunication Sciences (ITS)! The frequency spectrum allocation required by the Federal Government is rapidly becoming congested. In order for continued optimization of the frequency spectrum, monitoring of proper use is necessary. Currently the spectrum...

WriteAble is creating technology to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities develop written communication skills. More information coming soon!

Team Sensors for Intelligent Networks is building a network of distributed sensors, designed to gather data for use in analysis of HVAC systems via data analytics by external servers. In particular, we will be taking data in rooms with consistently high occupancy. Our problem is to find a way to...

Can a robot mimic the functionality of a standard guide dog to help lead the visually impaired in a less expensive, more reliable way? That is the question we wish to answer in our senior design project for the 2015-2016 year. If successful, our vehicle will be able to lead...

The Radio Agnostic Phased Array 361 (RAPA 361) is an electronically steered antenna that can manage communications with multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) simultaneously. It improves upon previous designs because it can change directions at a rate of greater than 100 Hz, whereas even the best mechanical system is limited...

The SkyenLab Module enables the implementation of a low-power mesh network, with applications such as a smart home, or an interconnected industrial setting. Each module is created to be easily integrated into a home device such as a power switch, a thermostat or a flow meter. Wireless communication is achieved...

Dropsondes are disposable sensor packages that are dropped from an aircraft to collect meteorological information. Dropsondes typically collect temperature, pressure, and humidity information as they fall. The dropsondes that we worked with are used in hurricanes and their forecasting information would be greatly augmented by having precipitation density information. To...

Skeletal tracking and muscle activation detection technologies are both useful on their own, but exist in separate realms. Our product combines Kinect 2.0 skeletal tracking with electromyography to accomplish the goal of better understanding human biology. Our product provides the user a graphical representation of muscle activity by plotting the...

Magnetic fields on earth are not uniform and include many stray DC and AC magnetic fields, which create challenges for reliably and accurately testing satellite attitude control systems that utilize these uniform magnetic fields for attitude control. The product that we are constructing is a Helmholtz chamber, which will have...

Autonomous vehicles are becoming a reality in our modern society as prominent companies such as Google, Tesla, Audi, and Mercedes are developing prototypes and relevant legislation has already been introduced in 16 states. Currently, autonomous vehicles are designed to operate independently. However, providing additional information to autonomous vehicles such as...