CAPSTONE DESIGN PARTICIPANTS
Sam Dugan
Kurtis Eisler
Joseph McCauley
Brandon Fonseca
Adam Van Egdom
Visr
34
It is a problem all drivers are familiar with – you are driving and are suddenly blinded by a bright light. Traditional sun visors are ineffective when dealing with reflected light, other vehicles’ headlights, or the sun lying very low on the horizon. Additionally, traditional sun visors are intrusive to the driver's field of view. There is now a better solution. Introducing Visr, a nominally transparent visor that leverages computer vision to intelligently dim select areas of the display when bright light sources are detected.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
Lucy Liu
Kaustav Chaudhuri
Hannah Rosenberg
Connor McCallum
The Self-Standing Crutch
35
While crutches are frequently used by many, few improvements have been made on the design. One major issue individuals face is the inability to easily set them aside when not needed for short periods of time. The Self-Standing Crutch allows auto-deployment of supporting legs once it senses that the crutch is no longer in use. Once the user starts to use the crutch again, the support legs will retract and the crutch can be used as normal, significantly increasing convenience and safety for users.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
Alejandro Haro
Ronny Paredes
Richard Li
Kevin Jimenez
Lock-ED
36
Lock-ED is a smart docking station engineered to be a convenient and safe method for securing bicycles. With the increasing popularity of sustainable transportation, bike theft has become more prominent; particularly, pilfering of unsecured and easy access bike parts for aftermarket reselling. Lock-ED is an all-in-one solution equipped with separate electromechanical locking mechanisms and tamper-detection sensors to comprehensively secure vulnerable bike components, along with an integrated cloud service that notifies users of detected suspicious activities.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
Connor Kent, Jon Gutschon, Pavel Yaryshevskiy, Thomas Manley
Grow.op
37
Grow.op aims to help individuals cultivate their own cannabis plants without prior knowledge or equipment. Our flagship product, the GrowMaster9001 is an autonomous hydroponic growing unit which features nutrient injection, humidity regulation, adjustable light cycles, and more! Users can log into the responsive web application to view and adjust the growing conditions remotely as well as set alerts so they can continually monitor their growing environment.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
William Li
Sagar Dighe
Jonathan Tjong
Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez
Mirakey
39
Mirakey is a keyboard with dynamically adjustable keycap symbols. This improves quality of life and eliminates the need to memorize different layers or different language layouts. Users that frequently type in multiple languages or use small keyboard layouts are generally required to memorize alternate keyboard layouts since their keycaps are printed in one language. When a keyboard layer is changed, the displays in each keycap display the updated symbol. Our design is built to integrate with off-the-shelf mechanical switches for a premium typing experience.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
William Kwong
Michael Lin
Faraz Tahir
Mark Hanna
AutoWheelie
40
Metropolitan areas continue to be largely inaccessible to mobility impaired people. Wheelchair users must perform a wheelie maneuver to navigate around inaccessible curbs and obstacles. This maneuver is risky since inexperienced users are prone to head injuries resulting from tips while performing a wheelie. AutoWheelie is a power assisted wheelchair device that provides an automated system to enable wheelchair users to safely perform this maneuver. AutoWheelie is one solution to make our cities more inclusive, safe and accessible for all citizens.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
Vishwa Sheth
Vishvam Mazumdar
Prabhdeep Soni
Matthew Yuen
Aggash Sivasothy
Automated PCB Disassembler
42
In 2020 alone, the world generated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste and only 17.4% of this was recycled. The time and costs associated with manually removing components from PCBs results in the vast majority ending up directly in landfills. Our product is a machine that can desolder and sort components from a used PCB. This could allow for these components to be further recycled or even reused entirely, both preventing the accumulation of landfills and reducing the need to produce more microelectronic components.
For more information on our project, visit our website.
Laye Mehta
Gerry Saporito
Ash Raji
Andrew Mouchantaf
Wheelchair Accessible Control System
44
Our goal is to create a universal attachment for all joystick-powered wheelchairs to accept electromyography signals from the user and move the wheelchair accordingly. Electromyography signals are concerned with the activity of the nerve cells (or motor neurons) that are responsible for muscle control. These signals can be measured, creating a means of distinguishing between facial expressions to create a control mapping for the wheelchair. We took on this project to restore a degree of autonomy to those suffering with quadriplegia and other paralytic disabilities.
For more information on our project, visit our website.