Spring 2026
Sensing System for Leaf Respiration: Measuring Vital Signatures in Plants
Team SRJ engineering has design a leaf respiration system to help biologist gather more data on the subject. As of now, there is only a methane chamber, our product will sense temperature, CO2 ppm, light, and relative humidity. With this low cost, long lasting, easy to deploy system, researches from all budgets can collect vital…
Pressurized Water Reactor Simulation and Visualization
Team 4 created a Python-based simulator for a modern multi-loop pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant, which includes a nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) with a reactor core, hot and cold legs, pressurizer, and steam generator connected to a turbine. The simulator includes a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying time-varying state variables such as…
Polarization-Based Counterfeit Detection System
This project focuses on designing and demonstrating an optical authentication system that uses polarization imaging to distinguish genuine parts from counterfeit copies. Using a FLIR Blackfly color polarization camera in a controlled imaging setup, the system captures polarization-resolved data such as Stokes parameters, Degree of Linear Polarization (DoLP), and Angle of Polarization (AoLP) from mica-…
Fresnel Lens Concentrator Photovoltaic System for Deep Space Power
This project is a NASA funded deep space mission to 16-Psyche that uses a combination of solar panels and Fresnel lens concentrators to increase the power output of the photovoltaic system. Demo Day Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/6288916641 Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor NASA Psyche Mission Advisor Cassie BowmanResearch Associate ProfessorSchool of Earth and Space…
Robotic Explorer for Hypothesized Surfaces
Team 30 has designed and implemented a modular sensory stack intended for the LEMUR 3 rover to traverse the unique surface of the 16 Psyche asteroid. Demo Day Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/82144193587 Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor NASA Psyche Mission Advisor Cassie BowmanResearch Associate ProfessorSchool of Earth and Space [email protected]
Robotic Explorer for Hypothesized Surfaces
Our project focuses on exploring a metal-rich asteroid, sponsored by NASA’s Psyche Mission, with the goal of gaining insight into the composition of Earth’s core. Our solution is a wireless motor controller printed circuit board designed to enable reliable robotic traversal on the Psyche asteroid’s surface. Demo Day Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/rec/share/ODo9zDDGYr1b7BEBCTfZqGSwmyqHKR7ioAGcDTJs8e3x0fK00KmhfXpJYMoBxFeD.-TC-ip0rpFuUFDuX?startTime=1776719089000 Research poster View the…
Titanium and Carbon Fiber Interface Detection
This capstone project goal is to detect the interface between titanium and carbon fiber to improve aircraft structural integrity for critical connections. Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor Electroimpact Advisor Jeffrey WestleyElectroimpact
Predicting Chaos Using Machine Learning
Our group has performed research into chaos theory to gain understanding of chaotic dynamics, in order to generate ground truth data for a data driven approach to modeling chaotic systems. Our data-driven approach involves the use of a type of shallow recurrent neural network called a reservoir computer. We have built a reservoir computer that…
PROSPECT Rover
The Psyche mission seeks to explore the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, a body thought to be the exposed core of an early planetesimal, in order to improve our understanding of how planetary cores form. This capstone project addresses the difficulty of studying the Psyche asteroid by designing a rover that can reliably operate in the…
SolarSense – A Low-Cost Solar Power and Battery Monitoring System
SolarSense is a low-cost solar power and battery monitoring system designed to make energy flow visible and understandable for users. It uses an ESP32-based controller with sensors to track voltage, current, and temperature, while managing LiFePO₄ battery charging through a PWM-based control system. Real-time data is displayed locally and on a touchscreen dashboard, turning solar…