Electrical Engineering
EM Modeling of Resistivity Loaded Antennas on Lunar Regolith
The goal of this project is to make use of the opportunities that the far side of the Moon has to offer. This area is almost completely free of any interference from the Earth’s radio signals, thus it is the perfect location for the detection of extremely low-frequency radio signals. Research poster View the poster…
Pulse Power Supply
A low-voltage prototype that generates pulses of power rather than a constant stream based on a solid state switching topology. This demonstrates a typically high voltage practice in safer operating conditions. Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor Advisor Jesus Alejandro ValladaresLos Alamos National Laboratory
RF Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Environmental Monitoring
This project investigates the viability of RF energy harvesting to power low-energy systems in environments where solar or battery power may not be reliable. Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor Advisor Georgios TrichopoulosAssociate ProfessorSchool of Electrical, Computer and Energy [email protected]
In-Situ Resource Utilization for Hypothesized Surfaces: Magnetic Collection on Psyche
This project proposes an in-situ resource utilization system for the asteroid Psyche using magnetic collection and inductive sensing to gather and identify metallic ore in low-gravity environments. The system stabilizes transported material with permanent magnets, detects metal type by analyzing electromagnetic responses from dual sensing coils, and sorts the material into separate storage chamber. Demo…
Linear Particle Accelerator Project – Los Alamos Laboratory
The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) linear accelerator (LINAC) relies on copper accelerating cavities driven by high-power RF to accelerate protons for national security, science, and medical isotope production. To ensure proper operation, the cavities must remain precisely tuned to their resonant frequency to couple RF power effectively. The control mechanism uses the forward…
LiDAR Stock Solutions: Automated Inventory Sensing Robot
We created a robot capable of scanning and mapping boxes, and a web-based interface to visualize the warehouse environment to track stock with misplaced and missing inventory being properly recorded and alerts sent out to authorized users. The design utilizes a flagship Sick Picoscan 150 pro lidar and ROS2 network design running off a Raspberry…
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…
Simulating Differential Equations Using FPGA Boards
This project addresses the challenge of visualizing and interacting with chaotic systems—such as the Lorenz attractor and mass-spring-damper models—by implementing them in real time on hardware. The core objective is to design a high-speed numerical engine using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that solves ordinary differential equations (ODEs) at tens of thousands of steps…
Synthesizing a RISC-V Microprocessor Capable of Running C programs
Team 7 is developing a RISC-V-compliant microprocessor capable of executing compiled C programs on an FPGA platform. The project aims to bridge the gap between software and reconfigurable logic. The processor will be implemented in SystemVerilog, then synthesized and deployed to an FPGA, where visitors can write their own C code, run it, and observe…
DEVCOM Audio Noise Inverter
Audio Noise Inverter that is capable of taking environmental noise, inverting it, and broadcasting the inverted signal to effectively “cancel” the noise. The project is an exploded desktop circuit that will demonstrate the internal components, software, and real time input/output monitoring. Demo Day Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/85095903749?pwd=fIYZAzHS8vrRJNob6ejNqHzPakg4Re.1 Video Research poster View the poster Sponsor DEVCOM Soldier…