Electrical & Computer Engineering
2006 Senior Projects
Fire Extinguisher Robotic Unit and group members
Fire Extinguisher Robotic Unit
Universal Automotive Switches
Remote Controlled Aquarium Environment
Disabled/Caretaker Communication System
LED Desk Lamp
SAE Formula Car Team (2006)
Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
Guitar Trainer System
NES/SNES/Sega Genesis USB Gamepad Adapter
Fire Extinguisher Robotic Unit
A self-propelled robotic unit that will detect fires and activates an on-board fire extinguisher to smother the fire while sounding an alarm for the occupants.
Members
Hussein Mamlouk
Moustapha Mamlouk
Mohammad Nahle
Faculty Advisor
Lisa Anneberg
The development of universal automotive switches that can be relocated in an automotive interior to perform different functions by changing the address of the switches. This allows the use of a single switch design to perform multiple functions in a vehicle (engineering and cost savings for the automotive industry).
Members
Sarah Witting
Gregory Szleszynski
Faculty Advisor
Hassan Hassan
Remote Controlled Aquarium Environment
Computer control of an aquarium with a web cam monitoring of the process. The elements to be controlled are temperature, acidity, and oxygen content of the water. In addition, the computer will control and dispense the nutrients for the aquatic fish.
Members
Patrick Davis
Eddie Sadik
Tuan Tran
Faculty Advisor
Hassan Hassan
Disabled/Caretaker Communication System
Device for handicapped persons to enable them to remotely communicate with their caretaker by means of a recorded message when a specific keyboard button is depressed. (Project 1 Display Board Only).
Members
Abbas Mazloum
Hilal Fawaz
Stiven Stefanoski
Faculty Advisor
Leonard Moriconi
A battery-powered desk lamp using Light Emitting Diodes (LED) technology. The batteries will be recharged by means of a hand-operated generator (Energy Savings Device).
Member
Jordan Koenig
Faculty Advisor
Kelvin Shih
Development of electrical and computer components for the 2006 SAE Vehicle Competition. Some of the electrical and computer components include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an electric gear shifting device and the necessary electrical power devices.
Members
Jackilyn Abbott
Mario Foley
Taharah Hachem
Yamen Taleb
Chris Wojciechowski
Faculty Advisors
Badih Jawad
Lisa Anneberg
Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
The objective of the IGVC team is to design an unmanned robotic ground vehicle that could navigate around an outdoor obstacle course under a prescribed time while stay within the 5 mph speed limit. This brand new robot will be entered in a competition hosted by the Department of Defense at the Selfridge Air Force Base. The electrical and computer engineering includes a fuel cell concept and wireless communication.
Members
Jacob Bushon
Tim Helpser
Mary Grace Janas
Danielle Johnson
Nathaniel Johnson
Faculty Advisor
Peter Csaszar
A table top device that will display the proper chord to play, the next chord in the sequence, and a simple pedal input as a switch to move to the next chord. Predefined melodies can be loaded into the memory for the training exercises.
Members
Ryan Gadd
Matthew LaForest
Phillip Mohan
Faculty Advisor
Lisa Anneberg
NES/SNES/Sega Genesis USB Gamepad Adapter
Design and development of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) adapter for desktop and laptop computers that will interface with Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis electronic games control units.
Members
Scott Carr
Stefan Kurek
Faculty Advisor
Lisa Anneberg