PHYSICS 121 - PROJECTS SHOWCASE
Tuesday March 21, Noon-1:30 Friday March 24, 3:30-5:00 Warren Lecture Hall 2120 p> This course involves practicums on data acquisition and control using microprocessors for the first 5 weeks; and then students spend the next 5 weeks in teams of ~2 developing and building a project of their choice.
The theme might be described as "just go for it", with the only requirement being that the project detect something in the real world, process the information, and control something in the real world. About half the projects use embedded PIC microprocessors; some use PC-scale computers, some are not computer-based.
C. Fred Driscoll (Prof), Gregg Dobrowalski (TA), Tom Driscoll (TA), Allen White (Electronics Engineer)
1,2 PIRATE, roaming 20,000 micro-leagues under Canyonview pool --- Four independent thrusters,
compass and depth navigation, problematical datalink, rocket launchers ---
Andy Stewart, David Stahnke
Brian Maertz, Nicholas Hedberg
*** Earl Dolnick Award Winner ***
3. eyePod. A computerized somnographic alarm clock.
Brent Wheelock, Matt Bibee
4. Mighty Mouse: Who's the boss here?
Martha Coakley, Kristin Kulas
5. Army of Two: precursor to a swarm for the Ages.
Jon Lim, Neeraj Kapoor
6. Soap-In-Hand: Dispensing without hassle.
Maxwell Kerber
7. Foosball-O-Matic: They said it couldn't be done! --- Optical ball tracking, rapid paddle placement,
energetic thumper produces a PIC microprocessor playing with/against itself, successfully.
Avi Thomas
*** Earl Dolnick Award Winner ***
8. IEEE Robo-Magellan, definitely the Governator's choice.
Andrew Chan, Joseph Formanes, Daniel Leu
9. Hovercraft: Much Sturm und Drang, and some level-headedness.
Matthew North, Gonzalo Ceja
10. The Dog that Graduated from Yale: Just whistle, master!
Noah Myers, Ethan Brown, Dan Keeler
11. Portable Ethernet (RJ45) Tester; Category 5 or Cat0 ?
Travis Bottalico, Charles Cheung
12. Laser Harp: Airy photons to ephemeral phonons.
Catherine Noble, Kevin McCarthy
13. Getaway Car: Whistle means scram!
Tram Dang, Colin McElroy
14. The Quicksilver Glider: Power + Altitude + Pic = ?
Eric Clark, Courtney S., Phillip Traver
15. Laser Distance Ranger: Triangulation to the bottom of the pool.
Aldo Monges, Semeon Litvin