Fall Engineering Senior Design Projects

Florida State University Panama City Electrical Engineering students will present their senior design projects utilizing state of the industry technology in the FSU Panama City Holley Academic Center Lecture Hall on Thursday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The presentations will highlight undergraduate course and capstone projects.

Demonstrations and presentations are open to the public. Questions are permitted at the end of the presentations. The program is offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

For information about the electrical engineering program, contact Dr. Jerome Barnes at (850) 770-2261, Dr. Geoffrey Brooks at (850) 770-2247 or Dr. Clay Hughes at (850) 770-2254. For information about admission to the University contact the Office of Admissions at (850) 770-2160.

Presentation Schedule:

9:00 – 10:00 A.M.:  Course Project Demonstrations

Digital Logic Lab

Stopwatch

Digital Lock

Word Guessing Game

Simon Says

Traffic Light

Whack-a-Mole

DEC --> BIN Game

Home Lighting System

Simon Says with Sound

10:00 – 11:00 A.M.:  Project Presentations

Microcontroller-based Mosquito Trap

Design and prototype a compact, inexpensive, light-weight mosquito trap for use by mosquito control agencies. The trap will be easy to transport and set in the field; it will release attractant (such as CO2) and maintain unharmed mosquitos for at least 14 hours.

Special thanks to mentor entomologist Dr. John Smith of the FSU Panama City faculty.

Wireless Medical Data Transmitter

Design a serial data device that will transmit patients’ medical information to an MDDS (Medical Device Data System) which will then transfer the data to hospital’s EMR (Electronic Medical Record). This device will be small and flexible, easily attaching to any medical device.  It will utilize a microprocessor that is capable of transmitting wirelessly and will have a unique identifier to associate the device in question to the correct patient.

Special thanks to mentor Richard Hurst of the FSU Panama City faculty

Applying Magnetic Fields to Alter Umbilical Impedance

When testing the umbilicals, Oceaneering uses a device called a Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR). This device sends a pulse down the umbilical, a portion of which is returned when it encounters an impedance mismatch. Using this device, the umbilical can be checked for faults and the operator can determine the type of fault by observing the returning signal. The project idea is to make use of the TDR and a magnetic phenomenon known as the Hall effect.

Special thanks to mentor Joshua Domingue, Oceaneering.