Senior Design Projects at USF Electrical Engineering
Our Teams
This Spring semester we have 12 Teams.
Anti Flip System
An active suspension system to provide a safe and luxurious driving experience in four or more wheeled vehicles
http://antiflipsystem.wix.com/antiflipsystem
Eco Bike
The ECO-Bike would be beneficial to anyone interested in an environmentally
friendly way of travelling using an enhanced version of basic bikes, or is
someone looking to ease their daily bike commute.
http://ecobikeusf.weebly.com/about.html
Induction Cup
Our product is focused on chemistry lab applications. It is much safer, fasters and more efficient than any other existing hot plates that have stir function on the market today. The induction circuit leads to faster heating while being safer than its heating coil counter part.
Modular Mobile Charger
The Modular Mobile Charger is a unique device that allows you to charge your electronic devices using either a solar panel, bicycle powered, or even using a water wheel! It's designed to be used both inside, such as during an emergency or outdoors for camping, hiking, or cycling.
http://modularmobilecharger.weebly.com/about.html
Accio Chess
A voice activated electromagnetic chess board
that is a step towards building games for people who
are unable to physically move playing pieces. Also provides a marketable option for chess and
Harry Potter enthusiasts to play the classical game
chess, using their voices to execute their chosen
chess moves.
RFID Mail Box
The RFID-MB will recognize when mail has been delivered and send a message via an app to notify the mail recipient. The intended audience is for anyone with a PO box or a mailbox that requires a key to enter. In addition, an RFID key will be used as key handle the mailbox.
Search Bot
•SearchBot is a proof-of-concept project featuring the design of a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna, radio link antennas, and other custom features that are mounted on an autonomous robotic platform.
http://www.searchbot.info/home.html
Stabil
This project describes the design and the operation of the self-leveling platform for a sea-sick resistance cabin for cruise vessels
It will correct a change of up to 20° in the x-axis (roll) and in the y-axis (pitch) so that the cabin is stabilized at all the times
http://ferrer1014.wix.com/stabil
Vacuum Tube tester
A vacuum tube tester with graphical user interface (GUI) would provide a modern and commercially available product forindividuals to test their own collection of vacuum tubes. Obtaining the characteristics of the tubes through this vacuum tube tester will allow audiophiles the necessary information to match the amplification for different channels of a sound system. Our product will work with a the Ardiuno micro controller based vacuum tube tester will have a C# graphical user interface.
http://vacuumtubetester.weebly.com/
Wire Ampacity Reader
This product will be an IR/Laser sensing device that will be able to determine the diameter of a given wire from a distance. This information will then be sent to a microcontroller which will reference a database that will relate the diameter of the wire to a known wire size. This will be used heavily in the design of power systems especially in the renovation of older systems. The intended audience for this product is electricians and electrical contractors who will be working directly with a potentially energized electrical system. By implementing this design we are hoping to help create a safer work environment and minimize the health risk.
http://usfeedesign.wix.com/cableampacityreader
Modular Fan Controller
The PC gaming market is growing quickly due to the advent of higher definition and easier access to video games. Estimates for the market capacity are approximately $24.6 Billion. Of this the performance and enthusiast sub segments are worth $7.6B and $10.7B respectively. These are our target markets. Cooling needs for PCs in these markets have increased with their performance. When several fans spinning at once a fan controller is typically employed. Our project is to create a fan controller that can run anywhere from 4 to 12 fans, and have software that not only interfaces with existing software on a consumers PC, but will also optimize both cooling and noise unique to each system.
http://thgilmour.wix.com/modularfancontroller#!about/c240r
Sensing Drone
The First Response Drone is a high-tech solution to today’s demand for urgent and effective medical care for whenever and wherever a medical emergency might occur. Integrating medical devices into drones will lead to the products and services healthcare professionals who require a unique solution to emergency response desire. Our First Response Drone can work in conjunction with first response methods used today or as a replacement for certain services depending on your individual company’s needs.