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Alternative Wheelchair Control System, Jessica Hendricks, Tara Keigharn
Alternative Wheelchair Control System, Jessica Hendricks, Tara Keigharn
Electrical Engineering
We geared this project towards assisting an individual with limited[1] motor function to operate a wheelchair. The product targets individuals who find use of a joystick is ineffective or painful. We focused our design on the wheelchair bought from Adaptive Driving Systems (Driving, 2013); but ultimately we would like to field a final product capable of applying to any electric wheelchair. Our goal: a person to operate the electric wheelchair using sensors that transmit a translation of an individual’s hand movement through a wireless transmission to a microcontroller installed on the wheel chair that then controls the wheelchair’s movement. …
Universal-Retro Console Gamepads To Usb Adapter With Two-Player Compatibility, Miguel Buenrostro
Universal-Retro Console Gamepads To Usb Adapter With Two-Player Compatibility, Miguel Buenrostro
Electrical Engineering
An Arduino board or microcontroller development board with a microprocessor can be configured to interface with a variety of wired gaming input devices. Through software and hardware design this functionality is accomplished for the use of older gaming system gamepad devices such as the original Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. The Arduino development board offers up to 18 general purpose input output connections which are sufficient for the simultaneous connection of up to 6 gaming devices of the aforementioned gamepads. The microcontroller‘s firmware is changed to achieved plug-and-play compatibility so windows can recognize the device as …
Airport Runway Heating System, Greg Wang, Curtis Reedy
Airport Runway Heating System, Greg Wang, Curtis Reedy
Electrical Engineering
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, flight delays cost airlines $22 billion annually (Rapajic 16). Snow and ice buildup on the tarmacs are a major contributor to these delays in regions where freezing weather conditions are common. Current solutions such as anti-freeze chemicals and snowplows are ineffective and costly. Implementing a radiant heating system, specifically pipes running hot liquid within or below the runways, can help maintain the surface above freezing temperatures. Such a system has yet to be installed in a functioning airport because of its complexity and high cost. However, the FAA provides funding for infrastructure improvements, and …
Wireless Water Flow Meter Network In The Great Bay, Braden S. Blanchette
Wireless Water Flow Meter Network In The Great Bay, Braden S. Blanchette
Honors Theses and Capstones
The Oyster Restoration Program alongside the New Hampshire chapter of the Nature Conservancy is working towards developing new oyster beds throughout the Great Bay. Sedimentation is proving to be a vast problem by covering up the beds before they have a chance to grow to a healthy level. The many rivers entering the Great Bay are bringing the sediments from all over the region and limiting the ability of the program to develop the new beds. They need a way to measure the sedimentation rate, by measuring the flow rate of the rivers over a single tidal cycle in various …