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Poly Drop, Zachary T. Scott, Lilly J. Paul
Poly Drop, Zachary T. Scott, Lilly J. Paul
Computer Engineering
Poly Drop is a software interface to control an Open Drop digital micro-fluidics system. We obtained a hardware system from Gaudi labs. Our task was to create a Graphical User Interface that made the control of the device easier and more automated for better testing. We created software that had 3 parts: a control GUI, arduino code to control the hardware, and Image Analysis that gives the user information such as location and color of liquid drops as they move across the electrode grid of the Open Drop system. The GUI was developed using Java Swing. The communication between the …
Bruno The Robotic Bear, Aaron Brauner, Ian Panzer
Bruno The Robotic Bear, Aaron Brauner, Ian Panzer
Computer Engineering
Creating homemade robots are becoming a popular hobby among engineers. With the dramatic reduction in costs over the past few decades, it is finally possible to build a personal automated mailbox. Microcontrollers needed to function as the brains of the robot are also becoming powerful enough that relatively complicated instructions could be programmed into the robot to handle a plethora of sensors and peripherals. In order to demonstrate how the Computer Engineering department models the synthesis of computer science and electrical engineering, the topic chosen was robotics, specifically, a stuffed bear robot.
The microcontroller chosen was the Arduino Mega 2560 …