• Controller Design for Complex Path Following of the TurtleBot 

  Xu, David (2018)

  This project aims to design and implement a controller for the TurtleBot, available in the Swarthmore Robotics Lab, in order to enable the robot to move smoothly along complicated curved paths. A Smith Predictor, a ...
• Self-Driving Campus Vehicle 

  Powell, Josh; Higashi, Yosuke; Ho, Matt (2018)

  We added self-driving capabilities to Emily Kan and Danielle Miller's go-kart from their 2006 E90 project, further modified by Michael Chen and Chris Grasberger in 2017. We were able to achieve our main project goals ...
• General Case Automated Control of Window Shades With Sample Applications 

  Yu, Tiffany; Perez-Putnam, Gabriel (2018)

  This project aims to automate the control of window shades through a unit comprised of a microcontroller, a motor, sensors and necessary connections. The unit's general function is controlled by a program that adjusts ...
• Visualization of Core-Annular Microfluidic Flows 

  Park, Minseo; Lamberty, Zach (2018)

  Nanotechnology, especially that involving hydraulic or fluid flows, is promising to revolutionize the field of medicine and scientific research. Lab on a Chip devices and DNA microarrays are promising technology for ...
• Ultrasonic Metering 

  Origunwa, Omodayo A. (2018)

  The goal of my E-90 was to build an accurate active flow measurement system that could be mounted onto a pipe. I was able to produce a prototype of such a system, with two transducers mounted on a pipe that could transmit ...
• Fuzzy Logic Control of a Double Inverted Pendulum 

  Ong, Kyrstyn (2018)

  The objective of this project was to design a fuzzy logic balance controller for a double inverted pendulum using the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox in MATLAB Simulink. Specifically, the fuzzy logic controller was designed in order ...
• Platform for High Altitude Research 

  Nogueira, Natasha Faria (2018)
• Building a Cob Hut 

  Kayagil, Ahmet (2018)

  The purpose of this project is to design and construct a cob structure located in the Crum Woods. The structure would serve as a place of meditation and contemplation where the occupants could have the opportunity to ...
• Clay Tile CNC Machine 

  Eberle, Jimmy; Johnson, Matt (2018)

  With the widespread commercial availability ofXY table systems, the use of 3D printers and CNC machines that rely on the underlying machinery has expanded. This project aims to take the same base technology and use it ...
• Modification and Development of a Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered Vehicle 

  Jansen, Andrew; Yeung, Chung Yuen Brandon (2018)

  The purpose of this project was to modify the Swarthmore fuel-cell vehicle in preparation for the 2018 Americas Shell Eco-Marathon. The Shell Eco-Marathon challenges high school and college students to design fuel efficient ...
• Designing a Wearable Wireless Bioimpedance Circuit 

  Huchra, Harry (2018)

  I worked with Professor Maggie Delano to design and prototype a wearable bioimpedance monitor to help patients at risk for congestive heart failure (CHF) monitor their condition. According to the CDC over 5.7 million ...
• Design & Analysis of Foldable Structures 

  Giordano, Emma (2018)

  For my senior design project, I looked to create a collapsible, folding outdoor structure that incorporates the mechanics of structural and mechanical engineering that implements the architectural and aesthetic elements ...
• Computationally Expediting Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy 

  Ganapati, Vidya; Robey, Alex (2018)

  Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM) is a computational imaging technique that iteratively stitches together low-resolution, variably-lit images in Fourier space to produce a high-dimensional image. Unlike conventional ...
• Sign Language Commanded Smart Home System 

  Abitino, Angelina; Chung, Won (2018)

  Given the increase in massive datasets and powerful data mining techniques in combination with advanced computational power, the use of artificial intelligence in order to improve our everyday lives is currently being ...
• Autonomous Vehicle Solar Charging Station 

  Chandrasekhar, Justin (2018)

  designed and built a prototype charging station that would allow an autonomous car to autonomously detect its existence before driving itself in to begin charging. The source of the charge is primarily be a solar charge ...
• Autonomous Drone Control System 

  Sheehan, Thomas; Kephart, Owen; Cai, Emily (2018)

  A convenient system to programmatically control an inexpensive drone was created with the intention to explore the concept of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). In addition to modifying the drone controller ...
• Design and Implementation of a Four-Panel Solar Array on the Lamb-Miller Field House Roof 

  Branco-Lo, Isabelle (2018)

  A four panel solar array was designed and implemented to offset the power of the Clothier Field Stadium and the Clothier Baseball Field scoreboards as well as all of the coaches' office lights in the Lamb-Miller Field ...
• Development and Analysis of Phosphorescent and Translucent Concrete: A study fabricating and testing the applications of an optical fiber matrix and phosphorescent strontium aluminate powder additive to a cementitious mixture 

  Bednar, Ross; Merritt, Sam (2018)

  Samples of white portland cement were prepared using various methods and employing one of two non-traditional admixtures. Three samples were made containing rare-earth doped strontium aluminate. The first was mixed in ...
• Fluorescence Microscopy Computational Model 

  Asiedu, Kwame (2018)

  Fluorescence microscopy is an extremely useful biological tool used to detect specific molecules within a specimen. Fluorescence microscopy is widely used for the purpose of cancer detection. When trying to locate cancerous ...
• Antenna Subreflector Position Control System 

  Andersen, Sydney (2001)

  The goal of this project was to design a position control system capable of compensating for misalignment in an antenna subreflector's position. To do this, a scaled-down system was used for testing. A model of a radio ...

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