Palais Senior Design Prize nominee
Palais Senior Design Prize nominee for capstone teams presenting at ECEE Demo Day. This award recognizes a capstone team the best project and presentation as selected by a panel for the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.
Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Based Cable Fault Analyzer
This project, completed in partnership with General Dynamics Mission Systems, focuses on developing a device that uses time domain reflectometry (TDR) to detect and locate faults in twisted-pair communication cables used on U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 21 towers. The device combines both custom hardware and software to generate and analyze electrical signals, enabling accurate fault…
Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Circuit Breaker
Our capstone project is a Wi-Fi enabled smart circuit breaker designed to improve electrical monitoring, accessibility, and user control in a household system. The system uses sensors and a microcontroller to collect real-time voltage, current, and power data, which is then sent to a desktop application for live display, remote switching, and data logging. Overall,…
Drone Detection Using Active Radar
The objective of this project is to design, build, and demonstrate a low cost active radar system capable of detecting objects and determining the angle of approach using software defined radio (SDR) , specifically the ADALM-Pluto. This device is capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals entirely controlled by software. This project will determine if…
AI Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Using Drones
This project is to design an AI powered drone to reduce the risks/costs of cleaning solar panels. The Drone uses a custom trained AI that runs on-board along with a specialized cleaning system. The drone can either be utilized using manual cleaning controls or can be run fully autonomously using the AI. ★ Spring 2026…
Psyche Energy Management System for an Autonomous Rover
We developed a dual mode power management system combining a Python simulation and Arduino hardware using a shared control algorithm. The system successfully modeled and managed rover power under calculated solar power levels for all parts of the asteroid 16 Psyche’s orbit and latitudinal positions on the surface. The system demonstrates reliable fault handling, adaptive…
Renewable-Integrated Townhouse System
This project focuses on the electrical design of a new townhouse development with no existing infrastructure, requiring a complete system including primary extension, transformers, and secondary distribution. The developer’s objective was to implement a renewable-ready solution from day one, enabling future integration of distributed energy resources. Our goal was to evaluate whether a modern, integrated…
Sensing System for Leaf Respiration: Measuring Vital Signatures in Plants
The project oversees the design, prototyping, and implementation of an electrically-based sensing system for a leaf respiration tracking chamber. The system will be used for monitoring, collecting sensor data, and controlling a variety of environmental variables such as: temperature, CO2, humidity, VOCs, and photosynthetically active radiation. ★ Spring 2026 Palais Senior Design Prize nominee Video…