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Alfredo Guevara, Jr.Advisor: Prof. SpinelliInternet Piloted Blimp
The purpose of this Capstone Design Project was to develop a system to remotely pilot, using the Internet, an indoor RC blimp. A wireless camera was added to the blimp to create a video web interface to show a remote pilot the view in front of the blimp. Communication to the blimp was through a wireless transmitter connected to a microcontroller which received information from the Host PC. The host received motor control data from the web interface. The blimp was able to maneuver around an indoor location while being controlled over the Internet.
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Peter L. KatlicAdvisor: Prof. CotterIntegrated Workout Shoe
This workout device measures distance, time, and pace for a walk or run. By integrating the design with a shoe there is no need for a user to carry a separate device. Based on measurements from an accelerometer, the unit is designed to be low in cost, provide accurate measurements, and is simple enough to replace or update. Necessary data can be viewed on the device while more specific data can be viewed on a computer, catering to different users.
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Gregory A. MahlumAdvisor: Dean TraverUnion College Weather Station
The Union College Weather Station project is the construction and implementation of an automated weather station for Union College. Weather sensors located on the roof of science and Engineering collect data. Data collected by these sensors is transmitted to a server where the data is archived. The archived data, along with the current weather conditions, are viewable over the Internet on a website hosted by the server.
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Greg McGrath and Greg MaierAdvisor: Professor Shane Cotter, Professor Michael RudkoCell Phones, Barcodes, and the Cheapest Internet Prices
Our project centers on the goal of allowing consumers to be able to compare a store’s price for a product to the lowest price online. It achieves this by allowing a user to send in a photograph of a barcode taken with a cell phone’s camera. That image is sent to our system via a Multimedia Message (MMS), where, once received, our system will analyze the picture to determine the barcode’s location and then the encoded Universal Product Code (UPC). This UPC is then inputted into an online database that compares prices for that particular product. The lowest price online is sent back to the user in a text message, which allows the consumer to easily determine the lowest cost online for a product compared to the price at a “brick-and-mortar” store.
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David A. SwiftAdvisor: Prof. James HedrickEmergency Alert System for Union College TV & Radio
This project called for the implementation of an on campus emergency alert system (EAS) for Union’s on-campus television station, TVuC, and radio station, WRUC. Members of the Campus Safety department are able to access the system from their systems using the proprietary EAS client software which was written for this project, selecting a pre-recorded emergency scenario from a list (written by Campus Safety) and have the ability to remotely “take over” both the TV and radio stations by displaying this emergency information, should such a situation arise on campus. The server software will perform the necessary hardware switching allowing the emergency messages to get passed to the TV and radio stations, and will overall help the college get pertinent information out to the campus as part of their ongoing reevaluation of the campus-wide emergency plan.
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