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The Following Robot, Juan D. Cerda, Matthew S. Kwan, Vi M. Le
The Following Robot, Juan D. Cerda, Matthew S. Kwan, Vi M. Le
Computer Engineering
The objective of this project is to design, build, and test an autonomous robot with an associated Android application. The robot uses on board inertial measurement sensors (magnetometer, accelerometer, gyroscope) and coordinates itself through Bluetooth communication with the similar builtin measurement sensors on the Android phone to mimic and follow movement. The Following Robot incorporates the same basic movement functionality as a typical RC car. The robot follows the user’s phone through an application on one’s phone. This application accesses the phone’s accelerometer and gyroscope data and translates into appropriate conversions. Methods of tracking and calculating distance or angular displacement …
Wireless Window Blinds, Cooper Laone, Niraj Morar, Zachary Malig, Jake Phillips
Wireless Window Blinds, Cooper Laone, Niraj Morar, Zachary Malig, Jake Phillips
Electrical Engineering
The Internet of Things asserts that there exists a global need for all objects to connect easily and accessibly. Today, smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart watches makeup just a few of the interconnected devices by the greater population. As a result a growing need for wireless connection between personal devices like phones, and computers to everyday appliances exists. This idea extends directly to households, businesses and buildings, where a growing need for smart home or smart-business appliances has taken root. Many companies like Nest, ADT and Apple make products for automated home security and in home media control. The Wireless …
Design And Implementation Of An Improved Android Application For Bard Shuttle Services, Chance O'Neihl Wren
Design And Implementation Of An Improved Android Application For Bard Shuttle Services, Chance O'Neihl Wren
Senior Projects Spring 2017
With the growing population of Bard College, the need for the college’s shuttle system continues to grow. As a result, enabling the Bard community to quickly and easily access the shuttle schedules and times, has also become more important in the daily of life of Bard College's inhabitants. Although Bard College has a mobile application for Android and iPhone mobile devices alike, there was a growing demand for a new improved shuttle application for Android mobile devices. This project seeks to improve the functionality, user friendliness, and availability of shuttle schedules to the Bard Community, in the form of a …