Projects from the Department of Computer Engineering

Team Members: Kwan Yin Lau, Jun Zhao, Xiang Gao

The goal of this project is to implement a simple digital camera with on-board and web-based image processing system. The major components include a Terasic D5M serial camera, a frame buffer and web server on the Altera DE2 board, and a VGA monitor for displaying the images.

Team Members: Andrew Maier and Sila Luckanachai

The project automates the role of a receptionist of a building and implements the security that is required to grant access to guests. The basic functionalities implemented are meant to provide a convenient interface between the guest at the entrance and an authorized personnel. ● Detects via IR sensor and plays an automatic greeting upon the arrival guests ● Photographs an image of the guest and passes it to the on-board web-server ● Updates the authorized personnel-side browser to show guest image ● Prompts authorized personnel to grant/deny access within a designated time interval ● Unlocks door upon access approval through the actuation of a solenoid latch.

Team Members: Peter Hu, Mikael Rouhiainen

Our robot runs with two motors. Three infrared mounted on the robot help to detect and avoid collision with obstacles. The goal of the robot is to successfully navigate through an obstacle course.

Team Members: Tarek Kaddoura, Jigar Nahar

The Home Automation System is an embedded system that is capable of remotely controlling home appliances. It uses the X10 Home Automation products to communicate with appliances and gives home users control through a centralized web interface.

Team Members: Matt Johnson, Brett Griffin

Ultrasonics have been used for decades in a wide variety of industries. Ultrasound is a sound pressure wave that oscillates at a frequency higher than that of audible noise. For our application, ultrasonic transducers were used in conjunction with the Altera DE2 development board to create a accurate rangefinding system. The transducers can be set up side-by-side to detect the distance of other objects or, for increased range demonstrations, set up across from one another pointing at each other.

Team Members: Nicole Stodola, Gerry Finlay, Chris Pederson

40+ years of curling experience between Nicole and Chris Wanted to improve the current delivery verification method Level shoulders is very important to the curling delivery

Team Members: Paolo Villadarez, Shenhao Li

Our group created an image processing and image triangulation based projectile detection system with flight trajectory prediction functionalities. The core detection capabilities of our project functions similarly to a dumbed down version of the widely-known Hawk Eye detection system used in professional Tennis matches for line-call disputes. We also implemented a VGA controller to visually demonstrate the prediction ability of our system via a software based dartboard simulation.

Team Members: Sean Hunter, Michael Wong, Thomas Zylstra

The Voice Manipulator allows you to modify your voice and either send it to speakers or a Bluetooth-paired device. It allows you to apply a frequency shift to your voice and add an echo of variable volume and delay. The Voice Manipulator can be used in Direct Mode, in which the voice signal is sent to Line Out. It can also be used in Bluetooth mode, in which the output is sent via Bluetooth to a paired cellular phone, effectively allowing for the Voice Manipulator to be used as a Bluetooth headset

Team Members: Torrin Swanson, Andrew Ovens

Our implementation of a Poor Man’s Light Show consists of an input from any audio source through the ‘Line In’ port on the Altera DE2 board. With this audio signal we separate the signal into its various frequency components and use these specific frequency ranges to turn on corresponding Light Emitting Diodes. This can then be scaled up at a later time to include actual stage lightning equipment. Our algorithm is one that tries to mimic the visually intense lighting sequences, which typically are designed by a sound engineer, that you would normally see at a concert. The Light Show was designed to be fully portable as for one to be able to take the Altera DE2 and the LED external circuit to any environment which could supply a ‘Line Out’ audio source which could be tapped into our system

Team Members: Timo Hohn, Leo Nickerson

Depth perception is an evolutionary trait that most people take for granted. It has proven to be rather difficult to replicate this trait in computer systems. This project purposes to produce a depth sensing system for computers which could be used in numerous systems. The core components for this project consist of a pair of cameras, a webserver being run on the Altera DE2 board, and a client program run on a secondary device.