ELEC 490 is a project based course that requires independent and co-operative work. Students propose, design, build, test and present a viable project that produces a trangible result. Here are a few of the highlights.
Satellite Tracker and Downlink System
Created by: Christopher Pegrum, Ben Merriam, Daniel Balicki
Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Saavedra
This group designed a system that is able to communicate and retrieve data from a variety of different satellites.
Anti-Drone Defence System
Created by: Alec Glover, Alex Spafford, Michael Dowling, Michael Briggs
Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Saavedra
This group designed an attack drone that takes out other drones that are flying in unauthorized airspace.
Wi-Wait: Wireless Occupancy Tracking Tool
Created by: Ezequiel Angius, Vasa Shpatrov, Gavin McClelland, Jaimie Kidson
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Dean
This group designed a device that measures the occupancy level of an area by using devices’ wifi signals.
Smart and Autonomous Management of a Solar Microgrid
Created by: Christopher Biancaniello, Jemima Khan
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Greenspan
This group designed a machine learning model for autonomous control of solar microgrid battery storage.
Predicting Stock Prices with Tweets
Created by: Shihao Lu, Tingkai Zhang, Faneng Xia, Yuhan Dai
Supervisor: Dr. Xiaodan Zhu
This group designed an interactive algorithm which uses Twitter data to predict stock prices.
Facial Recognition Security System
Created by: Jessica Nahulan, David O'Reilly, Mohammed Tajwar, Muhammad Majeed, Emily Heffernan
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Blostein
This group designed a facial recognition security system which strengthens itself over time using machine learning.
Human Mapped Robotic Arm
Created by: Daniel Borisov, Johan Cornelissen, Maytha Nassor, Jeremy Weiss, Daniel Borisov
Supervisor: Dr. Evelyn Morin
This group designed a robotic arm controlled by the motions of a human arm wearing special sensors.
Ultralens: Location-based AR Mobile App
Created by: Dylan Chiu, Jensen Grant-Nunn, JP McCluskey, Johan Cornelissen
Supervisor: Dr. Ying Zou
This group designed a location based augmented reality messaging and photo sharing mobile application for iOS.
Augmented Basketball Trainer
Created by: Pascal Michaud, Robert Roughley, Raphael Nelson, David Le, Jonah Chin
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Greenspan
This group designed an augmented reality basketball trainer which allows players to further analyze their shot and make improvements based off of the data.
Custom Robotic Gripping System
Created by: Aaron Nicholas, Aidan Gunda, Ghani Iawal, Sam Mason
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Greenspan
This group designed a robot with individual join control and pressure sensing feedback. The autonomous gripping system is a low cost option and can be added to existing robots.
Parallel Parking Robot
Created by: Kin Yee, Martin Keyes, David Marcuccio, Devin Suh
Supervisor: Dr. Naraig Manjikian
This robot uses three sensors to solve the issue of having to parallel park. It searches for a spot, positions itself correctly and pulls in. Say goodbye to fender benders!
Pocket Piano
Created by: Ameris Rudland, Keysey Cook, Jeffrey Turnock, Madeline Van Der Paelt
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Greenspan
The pocket piano is a computer vision device that allows you to play on any surface, using lazer light to detect hand motion.
Tube Amplifier
Created by: Mitch Guichon, Casey Hawley, Ben Taylor
Supervisor: Dr. Al Freundorfer
Using vaccum tube technology, these tube amps are capable of a wide range of dynamics and broad band spectrum. The music they produce is pleasant and warm!
Bin Picking Robot
Created by: Ryan Downling, Jordan Nanos, Nick Van Nynatten
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Greenspan
Motivated by the Amazon bin picking challenge, this group created a handy roboto that can sort objects using a QR code.