Software Engineering Projects Projects for CS4810/EGCP 4810 Software Engineering Teams

Project List Burris Logistics Yard Equipment Management Cedarville University 3D Virtual Tour/Game Cedarville Post Office Package Tracking N00bIT Computer Web Sales Wind Tunnel Retrofit (CpE Only) Radio-Based Geolocation (CpE Only)

Burris Logistics Yard Equipment Management Description: Develop web-based application for management of drivers, tractors, and trailers in warehouse yard. Technologies: Java, AJAX, servlets, mySQL, web services, JBOSS Faculty Advisor: Dr Gallagher Customer: Burris Logistics, Milford, DE Pros: Established customer relationship Travel likely Real-world project Funded Cons: Distance to customer can sometimes inhibit communication Application must integrate with existing architecture

Cedarville University 3D Virtual Tour/Game Description: Develop web-based (or stand-alone) application to introduce prospective students to the Cedarville campus and culture. Technologies: 3D Computer Graphics, Modeling, Adobe Flash (?), Web, Scripting, Torque (?), XML (?) Faculty Advisor: Dr Shomper Customer: Cedarville Admissions Pros: It’s just cool! Cons: Open-ended requirements need definition

Cedarville Post Office Package Tracking Description: Develop a web application for tracking and delivering packages coming into the Cedarville post office. Technologies: Web, Database, XML Faculty Advisor: Prof Schumacher Customers: Cedarville Post Office Pros: Real-world problem and need Automation of a current manual process Cons New customer

N00bIT Computer Web Sales Description: Develop a sales web site to permit custom configuration of computers. Technologies: Web, XML, Database. Advisor: Dr Gallagher Customer: N00bIT Pros: Customer is Cedarville alum Existing site helps communicate and clarify requirements Cons: Remote customer can inhibit communication New customer

Wind Tunnel Retrofit Description: Develop a controller application and GUI for new wind tunnel electronics. Technologies: Application Programming (e.g., VB, Java, C#, C++), GUI. Faculty Advisor: Dr SanGregory Customers: Cedarville Professors and Students Pros: Local customers Existing equipment for determining requirements Cons: Parallel development with H/W increases S/W risk Single programmer to be assigned to project

Radio-Based Geolocation Description: Develop (embedded) software to triangulate radio location signals. Technologies: H/W-Level Programming (e.g., VHDL, Assembly or similar), FPGAs. Faculty Advisor: Dr Kohl Customer: Cedarville Competition Teams Pros: Local customers Opportunity to support Cedarville Competition Teams Cons: Parallel development with H/W increases S/W risk Single programmer to be assigned to project

Precision Fiber Channel Test Device Description: Develop software to support a module for testing fiber channel communications. Technologies: Fiber channel communications, FPGA programming. Faculty Advisor: Dr Kohl Customer: Dr Kohl Pros: Well-defined customer requirements Real world problem Cons: General difficulty (due to speed) of Fiber Channel communications

ION Competition Robot Description: Develop software and hardware control for ION Competition (Lawnmowing) Robot. Technologies: VHDL, assembler or C, GPS, FPGAs or Microprocessors. Faculty Advisor: Dr Kohl Customer: Dr Kohl Pros: Local customer Opportunity to support Cedarville Competion Team Existing earlier version of robot Cons: None