Senior Design Projects - Fall 2023 Showcase

Our project involves the development of a digital operating interface that enables the user to control a mass flow controller (MFC) efficiently through added functionality and customizability. This objective will be accomplished by creating a control system that interfaces the MFC with a computer and utilizes a program developed with LabVIEW to change the desired settings. The program will have several unique functionalities: data logging, admin/user roles, gas calibration options, and savable user modes. In addition to the special features of our product, the digital interface will be intuitive and easy to install.

The Automated Drip Irrigation System is an innovative solution meant for automating agricultural practices by integrating state of the art technology into the irrigation process. The system is composed of sensors to monitor soil moisture levels, ensuring accurate water delivery across different farm sections. Emphasizing safety, marketability, ease of use, waterproofing, preventing over-irrigation, scalability, cost-effective, and remote monitoring. Moreover, it provides the user with an interface to inspect different parameters including environment temperature, humidity, and a log of the system operation. Employing a user-friendly interface with real-time feedback, the system ensures intuitive control and monitoring. Despite some limitations such as network reliance for remote access, the system aims to overcome these challenges to deliver good performance optimizing crop growth and health, resource utilization, and remote access.

"The theme of our project is the induction power transmission system for electric vehicles. Our goal is to create a wireless charging system that improves the transmission power while ensuring charging efficiency. To achieve this result, we have adopted many methods to improve the efficiency of wireless charging, such as modulating the input voltage by controlling the frequency and time of the input voltage, using MOSFETs and diodes to control the transmission coil, using high-density ferromagnetic inductors as resonant filters, and adding Zener diodes to control the output. The final system will be installed on the golf cart for wireless charging.

In the proposal, detailed information about this project was provided. At present, our project still faces some problems. The product needs to improve efficiency and service life at a low price, and safety hazards should be reduced. For feasibility analysis, our group conducted interviews with some clients and identified their demand directions by collecting some issues related to wireless charging systems. Then, through brainstorming, the final design requirements and constraints of the product were summarized. Through the analysis and comparison of feasibility in terms of technology, resources, culture, law, marketing, economy, and progress, we have concluded that our project is highly feasible. In terms of risk, we analyzed risks in areas such as technology, resources, economy, arrangement, culture, law, and marketing, classified these risks, and proposed solutions for each risk. We have considered factors such as humidity, temperature, pressure, and external interference in the design of the final application environment for the product. For the concept of wireless charging systems, we focused on studying some basic concepts and the usage of components in wireless charging systems. Through research, the production plan has been determined. For the description of the final product, we have used different levels of diagrams to describe our product. In the action plan module, we break down the project into different tasks and arrange the division of labor and work duration for each person. In terms of interdisciplinary aspects, our team consists of four people, and this section provides a detailed introduction to each person's skills and experiences. The personnel section displays the resumes of four members. In the budget section, we have estimated the component prices and labor costs required for the final product."

"In the current world, the number of industrial safety accidents has surged with the increase of industrialization. Fire safety accidents in various regions occur frequently. However, the fire sites are often in a bad situation, great danger will be caused by the usage of human rescue and more unnecessary losses will be brought.

All of those bring a huge and complex challenge. Bearing in mind, our team has decided to carry out a project which will make breakthrough: multifunctional rescue car. The first goal of the project is to reduce the death rate of rescue workers, and to make it possible to carry out some rescues which originally seemed to be difficult and impossible. At the same time, we endeavor to make the rescue more scientific, efficient, and intelligent. We aim to tackle these challenges, and open a new era of unmanned rescues through these efforts. Multifunctional rescue vehicle represents the revolutionary change of rescue from traditional to unmanned mode. The multi-functional rescue trolley is the perfect rescue vehicle; therefore, it is equipped with advanced sensor technology as well as is capable of being controlled remotely. This state-of-the-art camera and other tools allow the trolley to understand what is around it and its platform.

As for the rescue process, the exterior is filled with hidden dangers that are invisible to the eye. Due to the trolley's countless functions, the flexible remote control robot arm can be activated when necessary. The multi-functional trolley has plenty of functionality, so it can pick up a variety of items, including dangerous items that no one else would dare to touch. The use of remote control saves time, but it is even more controllable. By installing the remote control, rescue is smoother and less likely to cause injury. This new technological innovation promises can complement the various rescue projects all over the world and be widely used in disaster relief.