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Remote/Autonomous Sentry Gun Platform, Angelo Gagliardi, Dante Gagliardi
Remote/Autonomous Sentry Gun Platform, Angelo Gagliardi, Dante Gagliardi
Electrical Engineering
This senior project involves the complete system design and construction of a "Nerf" sentry gun to replace an armed guard. We aimed to develop a compact and highly mobile defense system that allows operational flexibility. The sentry gun can autonomously track and shoot at moving targets, while also allowing a user to remotely access and control the gun via computer. The mobility, hardiness, and functionality of this system allows a reliable replacement for human beings in harsh and hostile environments; ultimately sparing a life.
The Visual Representation Of Sound For The Hearing Impaired, Jonathan Brophy
The Visual Representation Of Sound For The Hearing Impaired, Jonathan Brophy
Electrical Engineering
There are many difficulties that arise when one is faced with a hearing disability. New applications of advancing technology have the potential to enable designs capable of assisting the hearing impaired with the ability to see sound. This project seeks to provide a user with a visual representation of loud noises detected using small directional microphones. The microphones determine the location of the sound above a set decibel level and a microprocessor determines the approximate location of the sound source and displays a vertical colored bar on a video image in the direction of the noise using virtual reality glasses. …
Buddy: A Breathalyzer For Iphone, Douglas Blaalid, Brandon Bevans
Buddy: A Breathalyzer For Iphone, Douglas Blaalid, Brandon Bevans
Electrical Engineering
Buddy is a Breathalyzer for the iPhone designed to be more a product than a project. Through proprietary hardware and a custom iOS application, Buddy provides users with a previously untapped link from the alcohol in their body to the display on their phones. Buddy uses an alcohol sensor connected to an Arduino Uno to accurately detect the BAC of the user’s breath. The BAC is then transmitted to an iPhone via the headphone jack where it is displayed and logged in a captivating app. The finished prototype successfully measured the approximate BAC of intoxicated users. The product website has …