Each semester our seniors formally present their projects at the end of term before their professors, peers, mentors and community partners. Following the presentation is a Q&A session from the attendees.
Electrical and Computer Engineering 2026
Electronic Nose
Presenters, from left: Shelby Godbee, Dominic Weiland, Titus Campbell, and Rachel Raffeld
Modern industries face significant losses and issues from theft, inventory mishandling, and equipment misplacement. Our team is developing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh network framework for real-time asset tracking that addresses these challenges through self-healing routing capabilities and distributed node communication. The system utilizes ESP32-C6 modules to create a scalable mesh network where each node can serve as a sensor, relay, or gateway, automatically intaking, distributing, and rerouting data to track assets on a large scale.
Project J3C2: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Asset Tracking Framework
Presenters, from left: Chad Mayo, Justin Kwarteng, Jaiden Smith, Christian Ivers, and Jacob Lavallee
The rapid advancement in racing platform capabilities have led to unprecedented performance, subjecting drivers to extreme forces that are surpassing physiological limits. Maintaining precise vehicle control has become increasingly complex, making necessary the development of assistive technologies. Contemporary solutions have begun focusing on steering ratio modulation and the implementation of steer-by-wire systems, following past trends in aerospace innovation.
The aerospace industry has successfully implemented fly-by-wire systems, and in the most high performance applications, proprioception as a part of the control scheme is well proven. Proprioception is the human body’s ability to sense position and movement in three-dimensional space, and the human's inherent ability for proprioception makes it an ideal part of a closed loop control system. This is an opportunity to enhance the human-machine interface in a high-performance environment, where the margins for error are minute. The proposed research aims to develop an automotive proprioception steering system that is engineered for high-performance racing vehicles, and will be fully vetted in a simulated racing environment. This novel approach seeks to leverage human proprioception capabilities with advanced electronic control systems to revolutionize how drivers interact with their vehicles under extreme conditions.
Solid State Transformer
Presenters, from left: Carlos Britt, Jacob Bass, Ethan Delmar
Traditional power-distribution hardware is often bulky, rigid, and inefficient at supplying power in certain applications, such as large data centers and charging electric vehicles. We are utilizing a solid-state alternative to the conventional transformer that reduces the physical footprint while improving power transfer across a wide range of frequencies. By leveraging modern power electronics and renewable energy, our design aims to provide a more adaptable pathway for power distribution, enabling for more efficient and reliable power transfer across a variety of loads.