Senior Design

Instructors and students lose valuable class time erasing the whiteboard, reducing the effectiveness of lectures. Our project attempts to solve this problem with the Eraser-Bot. While lecturing or conducting class, a teacher can use the device to erase the whiteboard without diverting attention from the classroom. The device provides an...

Modern technology has led to several advances in key areas, such as energy efficiency and autonomous behaviors. Invented in the early 19th century, the traditional lawn mower has faced continuous improvement, leading from purely mechanical mowers to more modern electric models. Today, the lawn mower faces yet another key modification:...

Nowadays, the automation of everyday life tasks has been made easier given the new technologies available. Homeowners would like to arrive to their homes finding the house environment set to their desire. There are various current smart systems that homeowners can install in their homes, which make their homes smarter...

The Colorado Space Grant Consortium, in conjunction with the Center for Environmental Technology (CET) and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), has acquired a C-band radio dish which needs to be altered in order to receive S-band transmissions from and send UHF signals to the Polarcube cubesat mission...

Team DISC is creating the first smart disc golf driver. We are 3D printing a disc gold driver in similar weight and style as a typical Innova Driver. The smart disc will be powered from three rechargeable lithium ion batteries, and will contain a microprocessor, Bluetooth, GPS module, power switch,...

A Cavity Attenuated Phase Shift (CAPS) spectrometer enables scientists to quantify the extinction of light due to aerosols in the atmosphere for the purpose of measuring air pollution. This instrument enables scientists to have a quick way of measuring the atmosphere. Currently, our customer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

The objective of our project is to create a cost-effective, easy-to-use bicycle power meter. The power meter will be able to measure and record the power that a user outputs while riding a bicycle using a strain gauge located on the crank arm of the bike in conjunction with a...

The Assistive Center for Direct Control (ACDC) provides patients with the ability to control different parts of a basic hospital room (e.g. TV, bed, fan, etc.) through an Android device. ACDC gives the patient more control to complete simple tasks without relying on a nurse or caretaker. Medical patients with...