CSE Senior Design I Superior Designs, Inc. Spring 2010 Approved Projects (for delivery August 2010) Instructor: Mike O’Dell

1 Apartment Security System  Design and develop a system that detects, record and reports unauthorized vehicle entry.  Implement camera (or other) detection mechanism to identify vehicle and compare against database of thoise authorized  Integrate vision processing and database mechanisms to solve real-world problem.  Sponsor: Ms. Judy Astrello, Cooper Hill Apprtments, Bedford, TX

1 Robotic Connect-4 Game  Develop a simple robotic device to play connect-4 game.  Camera detects board state and s=directs device to select and drop correct chip in correct position on board  Integrate camera hardware and vision processing software and AI solution logic to solve the game.  Potential Sponsor: CSE Vision Lab (Dr. Athitsos)

1 Generic Autonomous Vehicle Control Module  Design and develop a sensing and control system for any hobby remote controlled vehicle that uses a standard RC receiver  Control module communicates with vehicle’s actuators/controls using standard (PPM) signal.  Integrate embedded computer, PPM module, actuators, GPS, etc. to control generic vehicle  Potential: a full blown autonomous UGV with obstacle avoidance in a matter of minutes  Potential Sponsor: (Chris McMurrough??)

1 Directional Sound Receiver  Design and develop a system consisting of an array of omni-directional microphones.  Adjust delays in the audio streams from microphones to reinforce sound/suppress noise.  Develop user interface to monitor and control speaker selection.  Potential application: speaker selection in a conference room/meeting  Sponsor: Umair Sadiq/UTA Lab??

1 Weather Balloon Data Collector  Design and develop a system to be attached to a weather balloon to collect environmental data (position, altitude, temperature, pressure, humidity, etc).  Module should also be able to detach from the aircraft via remote command, timer, or upon detection of a specified event.  Data collector module deploys parachute and detection device to allow recovery.  Potential Sponsor: UTA GeoScience Lab??

1 Digital Audio Recorder (DAR)  Develop an audio version of a DVR (a.k.a. “Audio Tivo”) for the radio  Integrate/implement hardware to store and manipulate digital audio stream for “real-time” playback  Implement “rewind”, “fast forward,” “jump to live,” and other functions similar to those found on a DVR  Potential Sponsor: Radio Shack, or local technology company