Fit For Green Online Notification And Reporting System,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Fit For Green Online Notification And Reporting System, Alexander Spotnitz
Computer Engineering
Fit for Green seeks to combat two main threats on the American home front: obesity and the energy crisis. This project is an online Notification & Reporting System that allows gym administrators using the Fit for Green solutions the ability to instantly generate reports and have those reports emailed to them on a scheduled (daily or weekly) basis. The reports contain metrics pertinent to the gym (e.g. one metric may be Average Power Generated per Workout Session).
Pier Portal Project Ii,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Pier Portal Project Ii, Andy Lam, Brian Markwart
Computer Engineering
The goal of this project is to design and build a remotely controllable camera system that will be deployed at the Cal Poly Pier located in Avila Beach. The system is composed of a camera and all of its lighting and movement controlling hardware enclosed into a waterproof acrylic tube, allowing it to be lowered underwater. The camera will stream its video feed onto a website where any user will be able to watch a live video stream from the pod. In addition, users with the correct privileges will be able to remotely control of the camera system via the …
Motion Sensing Fifa Controller,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Motion Sensing Fifa Controller, Anthony Agius, Jake Troychak
Computer Engineering
Our Project is designed to control the XBOX 360 video game FIFA Soccer by different kicking motions made by the user. This system consists of two pieces: the microcontroller attached to the XBOX 360 controller and the foot piece that is attached to the users foot in order to read all of the movements needed to control the game. Our project brings the soccer game to life by forcing the users to actually perform the different kicking motions that they want their game avatar to copy on the game. This project was designed for those who want to be more …
Pictshare,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Protocases,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Protocases, Christopher M. Polis
Computer Engineering
Design and implementation of a 3D printing web application.
Aurora: Experience Music Like Never Before,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Aurora: Experience Music Like Never Before, Jason Dreisbach
Computer Engineering
Choreographing musical light shows has previously required expensive professional equipment and experienced personnel. A Mac application, Aurora, was developed to control Phillips Hue Light LED light bulbs to emulate the effects of more complex professional lighting systems. Aurora makes it possible to choreograph dazzling lighting effects to musical tracks.
Nbconvert Refactor,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Nbconvert Refactor, Jonathan Frederic
Physics
IPython is an interactive Python computing environment. It provides an enhanced interactive Python shell. The IPython Notebook is a browser based interface distributed with IPython. It enables the creation of richly formatted notebooks that contain embedded IPython code. With nbconvert, notebooks can be exported to various formats including, but not limited to, LaTeX, reveal.js, RST, and HTML. This is important for users that want to be able to share their work outside of IPython. This senior project is the addition of a Sphinx LaTeX output format and the refactor of nbconvert.
More Like This,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
More Like This, Geoffrey Lawson
Computer Science and Software Engineering
No abstract provided.
Wargps: An Android Game That Incorporates Gps Location Services,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Wargps: An Android Game That Incorporates Gps Location Services, David Nussbaum
Computer Engineering
As the future of computing moves from the traditional personal computer to that of devices in the mobile realm, the mobile device becomes a more important part of our lives. Since the release of the first iPhone in 2007, mobile devices have become heavily adopted. The adoption rate at which both Android and iOS device have been adopted among users has out-paced the adoption rate of the PC revolution from the 1980s and the Internet boom from the 1990s.6 Within the smart phone market, adoption of Android smartphones is increasing six times faster than iPhone adoption.8 In the spans of …
Motohud: Intelligent And Safe Navigational Data Presentation For Motorcyclists,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Motohud: Intelligent And Safe Navigational Data Presentation For Motorcyclists, Drew Bentz, William Budney
Computer Engineering
The system uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, Bluetooth modem, and OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen to display navigational information to a motorcycle rider. Currently supported navigational information are speed and heading, with a framework in place for future turn-by-turn navigation. The system is powered by a lithium-ion battery pack and controlled by an Arduino Micro. For turn-by-turn navigation, an Android powered smartphone running our Android App is required. Our system aims to reduce safety hazards from having to tilt or move one’s head when trying to view speed on a motorcycle speedometer, which is usually mounted down by …
Design Of An Energy Efficient Virtual End Node Client Using Openadr2.0a And Smap,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Design Of An Energy Efficient Virtual End Node Client Using Openadr2.0a And Smap, Kevin Navero
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
Demand Response (DR) describes the set of actions taken to impose a reduction in electrical loads to stabilize the power grid and decrease costs. It is used when power grid emergencies or extremely high demand and congestion, threaten the electricity supply-demand balance. Automated Demand Response (ADR) describes a web-based control system that triggers DR events automatically by signaling other pre-programmed control systems. This project intends to use the OpenADR2.0 specifications provided by the OpenADR Alliance to construct an open source Virtual End Node (VEN) client to retrieve DR signals. The Simple Measurement and Actuation Profile (sMAP) software is also used …
The Visual Representation Of Sound For The Hearing Impaired,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
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. …
Obd2 Pid Reader,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Obd2 Pid Reader, Andrew Fong
Computer Engineering
The most current standard on automobiles for monitoring data is OBD-II. Using On board diagnostic Parameter ID (OBD PID) codes hobbyists and mechanics have the ability to monitor, chart, and obtain data on cars by communicating to the ECU. The OBD-II connector is often located under the driver’s side inside of the car. The hardware will consist of a generic Bluetooth OBD2 connector and a laptop running windows. The software will be an program exe created by visual basic. The software created in visual basic will allow the user to examine PID codes in order to record and discover new …
/Usr/Sbin/Clksync - Leo Nano-Statellite Clock Synchronization Software,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
/Usr/Sbin/Clksync - Leo Nano-Statellite Clock Synchronization Software, Matt Zimmerer
Computer Engineering
A CalPoly Student Based Organization called Polysat takes mission contracts regarding the development and production of nano-satellites designed to fulfill specific mission requirements. Nano-satellites themselves are very complex and dense electronic devices. Polysat Satellites have recently switched to a new version of the main system board. This system board hosts an ARM AT91SAM92G0 processor, and enough hardware to comfortably run an embedded version of the Linux kernel. Each mission requires specific configuration for the system image, and specialized software. I've spent much of the last two years developing software, and recently debugging both my software, and the software system as …
Sifteo Spice,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Sifteo Spice, Ikenga Kenneth Ugo
Computer Engineering
Sifteo SPICE is an application built on the Sifteo platform with the purpose of aiding in the learning of basic circuits. Traditionally, circuit theory is taught to students in two different methods, lectures and laboratory exercises. Lectures focus on auditory and visual learning and are largely passive learning. Lab experiments allow students to physically interact with the circuits, and learn visually through viewing output waveforms from simulators or on measurement devices.[3] The goal of the Sifteo SPICE project is to develop a physical system for virtual, real-time SPICE simulation that mimics the laboratory experience. In Sifteo SPICE, each individual Sifteo …
Bluelock: A Secure Bluetooth Operated Padlock,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Bluelock: A Secure Bluetooth Operated Padlock, Trever Mckee
Computer Engineering
For this project a secure, battery operated, Bluetooth operated padlock was created. The project included both the hardware to integrate with a padlock and an Android application used to interface with the hardware. In order to make the padlock secure both AES encryption and challenge response authentication were used for secure message passing between the device and the Android phone. The project also included power consumption and sustainability tuning including exploring Arduino sleep states and integrating the project with a solar charging unit.
Roborodentia Entry: Rob-Ot,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Small Bear Project Shield,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Small Bear Project Shield, Janice A. Gelacio
Computer Engineering
The Small Bear Project Shield is an upgrade of the Power Control Board used in the Small Bear Project class, which utilizes the printed circuit board technology for a smaller structure. It has a connector that receives a 9V power through a wall wart, converted to 5V with a voltage regulator. It also has a connector to plug in a computer power supply. The power source is selected with a switch. The assembled board is used to power a stuffed animal bear that is built and programmed in the class.
Real Time Visibility Culling With Hardware Occlusion Queries And Uniform Grids,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Real Time Visibility Culling With Hardware Occlusion Queries And Uniform Grids, Ilya Iseletsk Seletsky
Master's Theses
Culling out non-visible portions of 3D scenes is important for rendering large complex worlds at an interactive frame rate. Past 3D engines used static prebaked visibility data which was generated using complex algorithms. Hardware Occlusion Queries are a modern feature that allows engines to determine if objects are invisible on the fly. This allows for fully dynamic destructible and editable environments as opposed to static prebaked environments of the past. This paper presents an algorithm that uses Hardware Occlusion Queries to cull fully dynamic scenes in real-time. This algorithm is relatively simple in comparison to other real-time occlusion culling techniques, …
Applied Hw/Sw Co-Design: Using The Kendall Tau Algorithm For Adaptive Pacing,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Applied Hw/Sw Co-Design: Using The Kendall Tau Algorithm For Adaptive Pacing, Kenneth W. Chee
Master's Theses
Microcontrollers, the brains of embedded systems, have found their way into every aspect of our lives including medical devices such as pacemakers. Pacemakers provide life supporting functions to people therefore it is critical for these devices to meet their timing constraints. This thesis examines the use of hardware co-processing to accelerate the calculation time associated with the critical tasks of a pacemaker. In particular, we use an FPGA to accelerate a microcontroller’s calculation time of the Kendall Tau Rank Correlation Coefficient algorithm. The Kendall Tau Rank Correlation Coefficient is a statistical measure that determines the pacemaker’s voltage level for heart …
