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These are few examples of end-products of two-semester Capstone Design projects. EGN 4411L - Capstone Design II is the second phase of two sequence capstone course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum. In this course students integrate what they have learned in their courses and labs into building and testing an engineering paper-pencil type design completed in EGN 4410 - Capstone Design I. Students start working on their final projects as soon as they are cleared by the faculty in EGN4410. Students go through critical review for the feasibility of the end-product demonstration and meeting the production specifications including engineering standards and the constraints. Students must describe a set of realistic constraints during the design and implementation of the project such as economical, environmental, social, political, ethical, health, safety, manufacturability, sustainability and social impacts.

Design of a Machine Learning System for Sign Language Recognition Team Member(s): Michael Parlato, William Mackie Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description An interactive software system which utilizes a user calibration to extract the hand from a video frame, compiles a mathematical model of the hand, and attempts to recognize the gesture in the image. ... See More
Design of an Object Detection/Recognition System for the Rhino Robotic Arm Team Member(s): Mark Hallberg, Stephen Kennedy, Jefferson Sharon Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description The project achieves interface and control of the Rhino robotic arm using LabVIEW to detect, determine, and place objects based on the specifications of the end-user. The end product is capable of al... See More
Design of a Bipedal Walking Robot Team Member(s): J. R. Filleau, K. W. Barrett, G. A. Gagnon, J. E. Jamieson III Semester: Summer 2013 End-Product Description This project will design a bipedal walking robot for future research or as a platform for commercial development. The robots frame will be the LynxMotion Scout biped frame [3] shown in Figure 1. The ... See More
Design for Interior Temperature Regulation for Stationary Vehicles Team Member(s): Jon Kelly, Elias Argaw, Anthony Simpson Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description This design implemented a feedback system to monitor the ambient and interior temperatures of a closed volume. Upon a +10F difference interior to ambient, a microcontroller would activate a fan syste... See More
Design of a GSM GPS Vehicle Tracking System Team Member(s): Aster Pastoral,Chris Doorbal, Jon Lister Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description The ability to track the whereabouts of people or property has always been a luxury. Whether someone is tracking a stolen car, maximizing corporate fleet vehicle productivity, or finding a lost indiv... See More
Design of the U-Can: Robotic Trash Can Team Member(s): Clinton Earnest, Jessica Oshana Semester: Summer 2013 End-Product Description The U-Can is an autonomous robotic waste collection bin designed for dining areas such as assisted living facilities, hospitals, and restaurants. The U-Can runs along a detected path, through the din... See More
Design of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Team Member(s): Brett Haymans, Chris Ratliff, Derek Jeter Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description Wind generated power has become increasingly relevant in recent years due to rising environmental and economic concerns. A resolution to wind generated power for relatively low-wind receiving areas i... See More
Design of the Dispenser/Retriever of an Electronic Relay System to Extend the Range of Wireless Motorized Devices Team Member(s): Carolyn Sumrall Semester: Summer 2011 End-Product Description The iRobot Create will be fitted with a UVtron sensor, a servo motor, a light tray, and programmed via the Command Module to accomplish the project objectives. See More
Thermo-Electric HVAC Team Member(s): Justin Palumbo,Matthew McPalmer Semester: Summer 2011 End-Product Description The thermo-electric HVAC system heats and cools a limited space to a desired temperature that is entered by the user through a keypad. The user can set presets and will have the actual and desired te... See More
Ultra-capacitor Powered Radio Controlled Car Team Member(s): Jeremiah Montee Semester: Summer 2011 End-Product Description The main purpose of this design is to replace a battery with another power source. For this project, an ultra-capacitor will be introduced to take the place of the battery. The ultra-capacitor disch... See More
Multiple Robot System Team Member(s): Bryan King, Ángel Gabriel Pérez López de Echazarreta Semester: Summer 2011 End-Product Description Our product is a set of robots that being dynamically searching a room from a starting location while communicating between themselves. When one robot or the other finds the target object, it signals... See More
MOBILCOM: Design of a Morse-Binary-Light Communication System Team Member(s): Bradley Faulk, Mason Kilgore, Jose Poggioli Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description MOBILCOM is designed to facilitate communication through the medium of light. Through Morse code methods previously used in the U.S. Navy for signal lamp communications, a translated, coded message wi... See More
Parking Space Availability Monitoring System (PSAMS) Team Member(s): Khoa Chu, Josh Davis, John Patrick Negrido Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description PSAMS uses an IP camera hardwired to the SSE building to transmit live video feed of the first 20 spaces of the SSE parking lot to MATLAB hosted on our personal computer. Using MATLAB digital image pr... See More
Hardware and Firmware Interfacing of a Real-Time Indoor Navigation System: Auto-pilot Reconnaissance Quad-Copter Team Member(s): Brandon Walker, Michel Starr Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description The quad-copter, designed with an indoor navigation system, can be used for reconnaissance missions in any building space. The quad-copter is updated with a navigational checkpoint file before flight.... See More
Design of Smart Monitoring Application for Remote Temperature Sensing (SMARTS) System Team Member(s): Samir Ibrahim, Leary Tomlin Jr., David Oshana Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description The SMARTS system is designed as an attachable device that can be used on any cold storage system with minimal installation time. The unit comes with three ports to easily plug in wired temperature p... See More
Design of a HVAC Zone Control System Team Member(s): Mark Wadsworth Semester: Summer 2011 End-Product Description The final product is a remote monitoring system that maintains a specified temperature throughout an environmentally controlled structure. This is done with the use of remote temperature sensing circ... See More
Design and Implementation of Labview Based Monitoring System for Building 4 Utilizing CompactRIO Team Member(s): Asa Furman, Cortez Ashley Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description This project is concerned with the creation and implementation of a building monitoring system for Building 4 on the UWF Pensacola Campus. The goal for the final product is a comprehensive monitoring ... See More
JDM Home Automation: Optimizing Energy Conservation Team Member(s): Jhon Arango, Daniel Craig, Michael Stanton Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description One of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century will be the development of a sustainable energy conservation solution. Energy conservation in homes has become imperative due to risi... See More
Design of Autonomous Research Surface Vessel Team Member(s): Anton Yaresko, Alexander Keyhani Semester: Fall 2011 End-Product Description The Autonomous Research Surface Vessel is a fully-autonomous and fully-electric marine robot which will aid in the advancement of environmental science and water research. The main function of this au... See More
Automated Spectrum Equalizer Team Member(s): Michael Carbaugh, Steven Lyons, David Duncan Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description The project equalizes an audio system automatically for the user. Features include a white noise generator, pre-amplifier control, reset, 31 digital filters, and line-level inputs/outputs. See More
Design of a Prototype Wind Energy & Load Compensation System Team Member(s): Alan Newbold, John Vuong, Elizabeth Cherry Semester: Summer 2012 End-Product Description The final product is a prototype for a dual hybrid power system that uses wind energy to supply power to a resistive dump load and energy from the electric utility to supply power to an inductive dump... See More
Design of a Carbon Monoxide Emergency Response System Team Member(s): Joshua Reed, Carl Douglass, Brad Stoltman Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description Our product is a carbon monoxide emergency response that will automatically react to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide gas. If the micro controller receives carbon monoxide readings greater than a cert... See More
Design of Camera Stabilization System Team Member(s): Alberto Sigala, Daniel Tuller, Miles Hammac Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description The Camera Stabilization System uses redundant systems to maintain stable video capture capabilities for situations in which either the camera is moving, the target is moving, or both are moving. A GP... See More
R-BOT Design of an Alternative Renewable Energy Robot [A.R.E. Robot] Team Member(s): David Doss, Sean Scalf, Sixto Velasco Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description A solar powered robot designed to "paint" a soccer field with little to no human intervention. See More
Implementation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Team Member(s): Steven Long, Matthew Goettl, Fred McCarthy Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description The end product will be an autonomous Quad Rotor. The Quad Rotor will be equipped with ultrasonic range finders that will be used for obstacle avoidance. The attitude and heading of the Quad Rotor wil... See More
A Case Study: Wind Energy and Load Compensation System Team Member(s): Alan Newbold, John Vuong, Elizabeth Cherry Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description In the past few years, green technology has been on the rise. More people are converting to green technology because of major advancements in green technology during the past few years. Now, there is ... See More
Design of a Solar Battery Charger Team Member(s): James Hancock, John Kimberl, Sam King Jr. Semester: Fall 2012 End-Product Description This product is made with the intent of using a solar panel to charge multiple cell phones with a battery backup to charge to keep a constant flow of power all day. With proper sunlight, the device is... See More
Design of a Solar Flight Extender for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team Member(s): Michael Benbow, Don Coleman, Justin Rumbach Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description Solar powered aircrafts are not used in everyday applications; however the solar panels can extend the average commercial battery run time. Solar panels are mounted on the top of the wings and down ... See More
Design of a Solar Tracker Utilizing an Embedded Monitoring System Team Member(s): Tyler Bowman, David Swick Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description To create a portable embedded solar tracking device w/ power output optimization. We wanted to implement a system that was small scale, low-cost, easy to use, and that would provide a high efficient ... See More
EMG Controlled Robotic Arm Team Member(s): Joseph Smith, Gary Spann Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description An Electromyography(EMG) controlled robotic arm utilizes the electrical signals transmitted in the user's muscles along the arm to control the robotic arm in a similar fashion. The user is attached to... See More
Design of a Solar Powered Charging Station Team Member(s): Travis Hanna, Tony Shoupe, Wade Thornhill Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description This solar powered charging station is designed as a portable, stand-alone power source for the majority of consumer electronics (i.e. iPads, iPhones and Android devices). Target markets include the ... See More
Design of a Solar Array Positioning Controller Team Member(s): Andrew F. Potter, Christopher A. Hayes, Nathaniel M. Eubanks, Vadim S. Ilin Semester: Spring 2013 End-Product Description Traditional fixed solar panel installation fails to optimize solar energy collection when the sun is not at its peak position. Maintaining a perpendicular angle with the sun optimizes the energy coll... See More
Unmanned Proximity Tracking Device Team Member(s): Mason, Hope, Rappold Semester: Summer 2013 End-Product Description The UPTD or Unmanned Proximity Tracking Device is a small drone in the form of a quadcopter that is capable of tracking a predetermined target. The UPTD will identify a predetermined color that the t... See More
Design and Implementation of Affordable Sight Technology for the Blind Team Member(s): Linzy Franks, Alex Martinez, Noah Larsen Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description Our product is a glove that will help the blind navigate without the use of a Seeing Eye dog or a cane. When the user approaches an object, he will feel a slight vibration on his wrist that will grow... See More
Design of a Laser Tag System Team Member(s): Ryan Myers, Matt Williams, Travis Tolin Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description Our product utilizes IR lasers and sensors in order to facilitate a strategic laser tag game. In the Briefing Room, players enter their names and choose the game parameters: game mode, teams (if a... See More
Design of a Prototype Solar Battery Charger Team Member(s): Jonathan Clark, Zachary Douglass, Michael Zimmerman Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description Charging devices on the go has become more important than ever as technology rapidly advances. Power delivery systems have remained stagnant in the form of electricity hogging wall chargers and ineffi... See More
Design of a Self Contained Solar Powered Composter Team Member(s): Heath Curtis, Daniel Goodhall, Crystal Donaldson Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description The solar powered composter can be available to interested consumers and would promote self-sufficiency by automatically charging and maintaining electrical circuitry along with converting organic was... See More
Stability Controlled Bicopter Team Member(s): Curtis Scott, John Law Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description The Stability Controlled Bicopter (SCB) is an RC aircraft vehicle that will maintain stability while it is in the air. The SCB is able to take the signals coming from the controller and implement the ... See More
Design of a Geographical Exploration Vehicle Team Member(s): Steven Rosenmarkle, Justin Lutz Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description The vehicle is a 500lb steel framed unmanned ground vehicle that is wirelessly controlled via 2.4GHz RC communication. It is powered by 24-36V DC and can consume up to 270A under normal operation. The... See More
Design of a Geographical Exploration Vehicle Team Member(s): Steven Rosenmarkle, Justin Lutz Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description The vehicle is a 500lb steel framed unmanned ground vehicle that is wirelessly controlled via 2.4GHz RC communication. It is powered by 24-36V DC and can consume up to 270A under normal operation. The... See More
Radio Frequency Identification System Team Member(s): Rochele Hullinger, and Brett Vines Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description The demand for applications using wireless communication is greatly increasing. The designed wireless communication system provides a reliable form of such communication. The system uses two radio f... See More
Design, Construction, and Implementation of Wind Powered Generators Team Member(s): Jushua Rodgers, and Nathan Barrow Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description As we use more and more of the Earth's resources, the human race pays the price. Fossil fuels that are processed and/or consumed produce deadly toxins into the air which damage the Earth's atmosphere... See More
Designing a Rife-Bare Generator Team Member(s): Matthew Brown, and Kenneth Kirkland Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This Rife-Bare generator is a medical tool used for the eradication of bacteria. The generator employs the use of several different methods that all add to the functionality and success of the eradica... See More
Wind Tunnel Power Consumption Optimization Team Member(s): J. A. Martin, and A. M. Fralic Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This project will design a process that will be used to meet the design objectives. This will result in the implementation of a control system that will minimize the power consumption of the low spee... See More
Design of an Electric Vehicle Battery Management System Team Member(s): Neil Edmonston Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description The EV BMS is a microcontroller based product that allows for easy integration on any electric vehicle. The system will monitor each cell in the battery pack and ensure that an overcharge, undercharge... See More
Design of a Rail Gun with Control Unit and Targeting System Team Member(s): Canaan DuVall and Seth DuVall Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description The electrical-powered rail gun on a turret base is an effective weapon for defensively neutralizing targets. The non-explosive bullets make transporting and storing ammunition much safer while the ab... See More
Design and Implementation of an Alternative Energy System Team Member(s): A.D. Thompson Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description A photo-voltaic panel, wind turbine, batteries, and an inverter organized to comprise as the final project description. The final design will be able to power a 40 watt light bulb through a DC to AC i... See More
Overhaul of Power Distribution Network Team Member(s): M. H. Leak, J. L. Gunn, and B. W. Eckard Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description The end product will be a more efficient and reliable feeder that will be submitted for approval by a Gulf Power Company system planning engineer. The customers will enjoy better reliability and fewe... See More
Design of a Self-Powered Weather Monitoring Station Team Member(s): Garrett McCabe and Michael Davidson Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This project will design and develop a self-powered weather monitoring station which can be remotely surveyed by use of a website interface. Location of the weather station is not constrained by the a... See More
Remote Control Video Camera Team Member(s): Daniel Dolfie Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This product allows the user to wirelessly control the direction that a camera is looking. The camera sends its images wirelessly to a screen. An example of a use for this product is to monitor anyt... See More
Design of an Autonomous Deterrent/ Defense System Team Member(s): John Burleson and Jason Dent Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description Fort Walton Beach, Florida - May 7, 2010 - B.D.G.R. Inc. proudly introduces ADS to protect our troops from harm overseas as well as defend against pest and rodents in the farming and agriculture world... See More
Design of a DC Brushed Motor Controller and Static Air Resistance System for an Electric Vehicle Team Member(s): H.R. Rosenstiel and P. Anderson Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This electric vehicle is capable of speeds in excess of 60 mph for one hour. The motor control system controls the efficient use of the battery through various speed and torque conditions associated w... See More
Design of a Room-Mapping Robot Team Member(s): A. L. Coleman and T.R. Cantin Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This robot is the basic design and structure of a generation of task performing robots; with potential use in military, hazardous, and civilian environments. Such as; deal with poison control, bomb lo... See More
Design a Solar Powered System for the Emerald Coast Boys and Girls Club Builiding Team Member(s): A. A. Oram and C. A. Chanley Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description End-Product Description: This project results in the design of a solar energy system for use in an existing commercial building (specifically, the ECC building). It allows clients to incorporate a so... See More
Design of a Firefighter Robot Team Member(s): Mitchell Hernandez and Dae Kim Semester: Spring 2010 End-Product Description This project will design and develop a prototype for a competition level fire fighting robot for users in commercial applications, e.g., commercial developers, homeowners, and applicable government ag... See More
Design of a Prototype Wind Energy & Load Compensation System Team Member(s): Elizabeth Cherry, Alan Newbold, John Vuong Semester: Spring 2012 End-Product Description In the past few years, green technology has been on the rise. Now, there is a solution for customers with windy days and high energy bills. A wind power system with load compensation is the perfect pr... See More
High-Speed Video Camera Frame-Rate Validation Team Member(s): Jarrrod D Palmer Semester: Spring 2011 End-Product Description The module will be connected to the IRIG input on the camera/recorder. The user can use the camera to record the user interface of the module. Based on the sequence of LEDs which are lit on the user i... See More
Design of a Remote Control Vehicle to Test Ammonia Levels in a Dairy Plant Team Member(s): Gregg Burkel Semester: Fall 2010 End-Product Description This project will consist of the design and development of a remote controlled hazardous material vehicle. The vehicle will be able to determine the anhydrous ammonia ppm concentration in a food prod... See More
Design of Smart Power Pro: Wireless Power Measurement System Team Member(s): Chelsea Coley, Stephanie Daley, Jeremy McKinney, and David Fletcher Semester: Fall 2010 End-Product Description Smart Power Pro represents a new advancement in home and/or business power consumption estimation technology. With this device the consumer will be able to perform real-time monitoring of home energy... See More
Design for Radio Frequency Transmission and Reception Team Member(s): Kyle R. Hollenbaugh & Michael D. Richards Semester: Fall 2010 End-Product Description This RF transmission and reception project provides a reliable means of direct communication. It has low power consumption and is designed to transmit radio waves over short distances. The user can ... See More
A Wireless Audio System Team Member(s): Benjamin Ronan, and Christopher Gerhardstein Semester: Fall 2010 End-Product Description The wireless audio system uses any input that can be instantly changed. The system modulates the input signal and transmits it on a user specified channel frequency. The receiver demodulates the cha... See More
Design of a DC-DC Modular Smart Power Board Team Member(s): D. M. White Semester: Fall 2010 End-Product Description The end result of this product is an extremely user friendly board capable of meeting up power requirements for unmanned system robotics. Therefore, the maximum power output for each of the variable ... See More

Design of a Machine Learning System for Sign Language Recognition

Team Member(s): Michael Parlato, William Mackie
Semester: Spring 2013

End-Product Description
An interactive software system which utilizes a user calibration to extract the hand from a video frame, compiles a mathematical model of the hand, and attempts to recognize the gesture in the image. ...

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Design of a Machine Learning System for Sign Language Recognition

Design of an Object Detection/Recognition System for the Rhino Robotic Arm

Design of a Bipedal Walking Robot

Design for Interior Temperature Regulation for Stationary Vehicles

Design of a GSM GPS Vehicle Tracking System

Design of the U-Can: Robotic Trash Can

Design of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Design of the Dispenser/Retriever of an Electronic Relay System to Extend the Range of Wireless Motorized Devices

Thermo-Electric HVAC

Ultra-capacitor Powered Radio Controlled Car

Multiple Robot System

MOBILCOM: Design of a Morse-Binary-Light Communication System

Parking Space Availability Monitoring System (PSAMS)

Hardware and Firmware Interfacing of a Real-Time Indoor Navigation System: Auto-pilot Reconnaissance Quad-Copter

Design of Smart Monitoring Application for Remote Temperature Sensing (SMARTS) System

Design of a HVAC Zone Control System

Design and Implementation of Labview Based Monitoring System for Building 4 Utilizing CompactRIO

JDM Home Automation: Optimizing Energy Conservation

Design of Autonomous Research Surface Vessel

Automated Spectrum Equalizer

Design of a Prototype Wind Energy & Load Compensation System

Design of a Carbon Monoxide Emergency Response System

Design of Camera Stabilization System

R-BOT Design of an Alternative Renewable Energy Robot [A.R.E. Robot]

Implementation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

A Case Study: Wind Energy and Load Compensation System

Design of a Solar Battery Charger

Design of a Solar Flight Extender for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Design of a Solar Tracker Utilizing an Embedded Monitoring System

EMG Controlled Robotic Arm

Design of a Solar Powered Charging Station

Design of a Solar Array Positioning Controller

Unmanned Proximity Tracking Device

Design and Implementation of Affordable Sight Technology for the Blind

Design of a Laser Tag System

Design of a Prototype Solar Battery Charger

Design of a Self Contained Solar Powered Composter

Stability Controlled Bicopter

Design of a Geographical Exploration Vehicle

Design of a Geographical Exploration Vehicle

Radio Frequency Identification System

Design, Construction, and Implementation of Wind Powered Generators

Designing a Rife-Bare Generator

Wind Tunnel Power Consumption Optimization

Design of an Electric Vehicle Battery Management System

Design of a Rail Gun with Control Unit and Targeting System

Design and Implementation of an Alternative Energy System

Overhaul of Power Distribution Network

Design of a Self-Powered Weather Monitoring Station

Remote Control Video Camera

Design of an Autonomous Deterrent/ Defense System

Design of a DC Brushed Motor Controller and Static Air Resistance System for an Electric Vehicle

Design of a Room-Mapping Robot

Design a Solar Powered System for the Emerald Coast Boys and Girls Club Builiding

Design of a Firefighter Robot

Design of a Prototype Wind Energy & Load Compensation System

High-Speed Video Camera Frame-Rate Validation

Design of a Remote Control Vehicle to Test Ammonia Levels in a Dairy Plant

Design of Smart Power Pro: Wireless Power Measurement System

Design for Radio Frequency Transmission and Reception

A Wireless Audio System

Design of a DC-DC Modular Smart Power Board