FALL 2016
AUTOMATED IMAGE-READING ROBOTIC ARM
This project added an image-reading aspect to the robotic arm previously created in
class. Rather than the robotic arm mimicking the movements of a secondary arm, the robotic arm moved according to the objects it detected through a webcam. The images were taken by a webcam and processed on the laptop using OpenCV. After using shape and color detection computer vision techniques, the coordinates of the object were transmitted to the Arduino via serial communication. The Arduino then used this data to move the robotic arm to point and track the object in real-time.
SPEECHVIEW
Our idea is simple, that people can have access to cheap and easy subtitles in their everyday lives. We want to make a wearable device which connects to the user’s smartphone and uses its “voice-to-text API” to allow them to see what people are saying. My idea is to have it be readily attachable to glasses of the user's choosing. This device is ideal for people who have partial or total hearing loss. Often people are robbed of their ability to hear properly, either through accidents, disease or simply as a function of age. This leads to frustrating social interaction where they must ask people to repeat themselves or hear the wrong thing, or don't hear at all. This device would help to alleviate that communication breakdown.
ALARM CLOCK
A digital-display alarm clock that is linked to a snake game. In order to shut off the alarm the user must grab four treats by playing “Snake”. The snake game was programmed using an Arduino; it uses an LED matrix to display the game along with a joystick to control the snake. A bluetooth receiver was added to the the amplifier circuit in order to allow music to be played through a phone / laptop through bluetooth connection. Once the real time matches the alarm time set by the user, a signal is sent from the Arduino to the amplifier circuit in order to play an alarm.
QUADCOPTER
The primary objective of this project was to design a quadcopter that would be able to fly stably and autonomously. This project encompasses a diverse set of skills and including mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. Furthermore, the project utilizes a variety of concepts we have learned over the course such as using the combination of both software and hardware to create a dynamic mechanical system.
REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOTIC ARM
This is a project extension of the original Robotic Arm project. As inspired by the Robotic Arm presentation during the lecture, a wireless joystick controller is a useful device that can improve the functionality of the Robotic Arm or act as an additional method of controller. The wireless joystick control will be more user friendly and has more mobility. Considering the wireless functionality of the remote, an RF wireless transmitter and receiver will be an optimal addition to the circuitry. The project also features a more advanced gripper; the gripper will increase functionality, stability and looks.
LED AUDIO SPECTRUM ANALYZER
Our project is a wooden enclosure that houses two main systems, an audio spectrum analyzer and a synthesizer. The audio spectrum analyzer consists of a 10x10 LED matrix display and is controlled by different bandpass filters. Each column of the matrix represents a frequency of our choosing which ranged from 32Hz to 16kHz, and the amplitude is determined by the intensity of the signal the particular frequency. The synthesizer was composed of buttons which when pushed will create different sounds.