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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Smart Tail-Light System, Julia Wood, Donald G. Haiss
Smart Tail-Light System, Julia Wood, Donald G. Haiss
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Safety Vehicle Research, 29% of all vehicle accidents are rear end collisions. Many are a result of failure to respond to a slowing or stopped vehicle. [1] The purposed LED rear lighting system will incorporate attention getting techniques to increase vehicle visibility to other drivers. Due to the small size and stature of the 2015 human powered vehicle called Joey, it will be out of the ordinary when traveling on roadways. “Three in four (72%) bicyclists who rode after dark said they tried to do something to make themselves more visible.” …
Motorcycle Helmet Crash Detection/Prevention System, David Witsaman
Motorcycle Helmet Crash Detection/Prevention System, David Witsaman
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This project proposes a motorcycle safety system that increases safety by actively helping to prevent crashes while also helping in the case that an accident does occur. The system actively helps prevent accidents by keeping the user’s eyes on the road with three additions to the typical helmet. The helmet has a heads-up-display (HUD) containing the speed of the motorcycle and turn-by-turn directions. Instead of tilting their head down the user can see their speed and directions by moving their eyes which will keep the road in their field of view. Blind-spot detection increases the user’s overall awareness of their …
Emlighten, Emily Mulvany
Emlighten, Emily Mulvany
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This project is focused on creating a system to increase patient satisfaction in hospitals. My senior design team has been working hand in hand with the emergency department of Akron General to design this system called EMlighten. The goal is to create an experience for patients where they exit the hospital feeling more satisfied than they currently are. Patient satisfaction is a key performance indicator used by many hospitals to determine how much additional funding each hospital department is granted. If patients feel more satisfied, not only is that indicative of better care, but departments will receive extra funding. EMlighten …
Pothole Reporting System, Alissa L. Mcgill, Brian G. Simmons, Sean D. Querry, Elizabeth J. Hammell
Pothole Reporting System, Alissa L. Mcgill, Brian G. Simmons, Sean D. Querry, Elizabeth J. Hammell
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to create a pothole detection device that can be attached to the underside of a commercial vehicle. Potholes cost motorists around 6.4 billion dollars annually, thus demonstrating the need for a system to aid with the detection and reporting of potholes. The four systems we needed to consider for the implementation of this project were the power system, the sensing system, the data processing system, and the reporting and logging system. Power pulled from the vehicle will enable the sensors and data processing module. The data processing module will analyze the readings from the …
Roobockey "Autonomous Hockey Robot", Keith R. Martin, Troy W. Bowers, Deboshri Sadhukhan, John A. Supel
Roobockey "Autonomous Hockey Robot", Keith R. Martin, Troy W. Bowers, Deboshri Sadhukhan, John A. Supel
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The goal of the ROOBockey project is to design and construct a floor hockey robot that can competitively shoot a puck. The robot design quickly locates a specific beacon through the use of image processing and uses a pneumatic shooting mechanism to send a puck to a specified target. The beacons act as possible player or goal positions in a hockey game. The robot also utilizes a wireless controller device to allow a user to maneuver the robot across a hockey field.
Titan Wireless Camera Control System, Matthew J. Trowbridge, Ian Drake, Samuel Davis, Ognjen Krco
Titan Wireless Camera Control System, Matthew J. Trowbridge, Ian Drake, Samuel Davis, Ognjen Krco
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The Titan Camera Control System is an eletromechanical device that allows the user to wirelessly control a camera’s digital operations as well as physical orientation through the use of a mobile device application. The Titan system accepts input in the form of virtual user commands on the mobile app and performs system output in the form of sending photos/video from the camera back to the app as well as changing the orientation of the camera in accordance with the user’s commands.
Pothole Reporting System, Brian G. Simmons Mr., Alissa L. Mcgill Ms., Elizabeth J. Hammell Ms., Sean D. Querry Mr.
Pothole Reporting System, Brian G. Simmons Mr., Alissa L. Mcgill Ms., Elizabeth J. Hammell Ms., Sean D. Querry Mr.
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to create a pothole detection device that can be attached to the underside of a commercial vehicle. Potholes cost motorists around 6.4 billion dollars annually, thus demonstrating the need for a system to aid with the detections and reporting of potholes. The four systems we needed to consider for the implementation of this project were the power system, the sensing system, the data processing system, and the reporting and logging system. Power pulled from the vehicle will enable the sensors and data processing module. The data processing module will analyze the readings from the …
Roobockey: Remote Controlled, Aim-Assisted Street Hockey Robot, Deboshri Sadhukhan, Troy W. Bowers, Keith R. Martin, John A. Supel
Roobockey: Remote Controlled, Aim-Assisted Street Hockey Robot, Deboshri Sadhukhan, Troy W. Bowers, Keith R. Martin, John A. Supel
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The goal of the ROObockey project is to design and construct a floor hockey robot that can competitively shoot a puck. The robot design quickly locates a specific beacon through the use of image processing and uses a pneumatic shooting mechanism to send a puck to a specified target. The beacons act as possible player or goal positions in a hockey game. The robot also utilizes a wireless controller device to allow a user to maneuver the robot across a hockey field.
Hvac Monitoring System, Ryan Gerhart, Tyler Miller
Hvac Monitoring System, Ryan Gerhart, Tyler Miller
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This report outlines the design and implementation stages of the development of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) airflow, humidity, and temperature monitoring device. The purpose of the device is to collect data to inform manufacturers and users about the current operational status of the HVAC system in place. Information about the airflow, humidity, and temperature is to be collected and wirelessly transmitted to a central database, where the data can be stored for later use and processing. The sensors and transmitter are to be powered using only energy harvested from the system, so that this data can be …
Plc Water Pump Control, Kevin Logsdon
Plc Water Pump Control, Kevin Logsdon
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This project set out to use a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to control a water pump to maintain the water level in a tank at a desired setpoint. A proximity sensor is mounted above the upper reservoir to detect the distance to the water level from the sensor, which will be communicated back to an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC. To control the water level, an AC variable speed drive, that can receive instructions from the PLC, is connected to a water pump that will ramp up the RPM as the water level drops below the setpoint to bring it back to …
A Software Application For Cardiac-Gated Computerized Tomography Scanning, Stephen Caldwell, Trevor Engelsman
A Software Application For Cardiac-Gated Computerized Tomography Scanning, Stephen Caldwell, Trevor Engelsman
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Computerized tomography (CT) scans are a common clinical imaging procedure used worldwide. Operating in the X-Ray spectrum, these machines rotate scanners around a stationary body in order to compile two-dimensional images into a unified three-dimensional image. With adjustment to scan frequency and intensity, internal features such as muscles, organs, and tendons can easily be viewed. However, the heart has long evaded CT use due to its near-constant motion. Recently, cardiac-gated scans have entered the market as a technique to image the heart at a specific moment in time when it is nearly still - the quiescent period. Occurring during rapid …