Electrical & Computer Engineering Senior Design Projects
Both the Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs culminate in a three-semester sequence that allows students to shepherd a detailed technical project to completion and develop their interpersonal skills. Students are introduced to the formal design process before working in teams to plan, refine, design, and construct a hands-on project over the course of one year. Projects are supported by faculty, student or professional organizations, and/or industry mentors and cover a range of applications. Past projects have included cost-saving energy systems, personal autonomous vehicles to assist those with disabilities, and more.
AquaGUIDE
Visually impaired swimmers face significant challenges when trying to swim independently. Current solutions rely on third-party assistants providing guidance through touch, which are infeasible in open-water conditions and limit the swimmer’s autonomy. Our project addresses these issues by developing a swim cap to guide swimmers through audio feedback, enabling them to swim safely and independently. AquaGUIDE is an interdisciplinary project across BME and ECE.
GESTE
GESTE is an interdisciplinary ECE and CS project that tackles the accessibility gap between hard-of-hearing individuals and the hearing population by developing a sophisticated sign language translation system. It aims to convert German Sign Language (DGS) gestures into coherent written English text through advanced machine learning techniques with the use of Meta Aria Glasses, thereby reducing the dependency on human interpreters and overcoming limitations in current translation technologies.
Winner: ECE Senior Design Award
Reeflex/ByteBlazer
Invasive lionfish pose a threat to coral reefs. Traditional methods of controlling lionfish populations are ineffective or too costly. We are proposing an autonomous submersible capable of removing invasive lionfish. ByteBlazer/Reeflex is an interdisciplinary project across CS, ECE and MAE.
RTX UAV
For the annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition, sponsored by Raytheon, students in STEM disciplines are encouraged to find original solutions for a series of timed challenges. Our solution tackles this year’s challenges, which include autonomous missions, drone-to-drone communication, and efficient search and delivery. RTX UAV is an interdisciplinary project across ECE and MAE.
SkyHarvester
The objective of this project is to develop an energy harvesting module (EHM) for use in the airline industry to reduce the need to replace single-use coin cell batteries that power preflight internet of things (IoT) sensors.