2019
Senior Design AY 2018-2019
Senior Design Instructor: Dr. Paul Fortier
ECE 457/458 Design Project I/II is the capstone design experience where students expand their abilities and develop important real world engineering problem solving skills. The students were divided into eleven groups. The details are given below.
*Indicates Team Leader
Student Members
- Christopher Lunn*
- Saulo Gomes
- Sherry Xu
Project Title
Image Processing for Surgical Monitoring
Project Description
Video-based computer monitoring of surgical procedures.
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Vance McCollough
Customer
Mr. Tom Calef, Activ Surgical
Student Members
- Tyler Arruda*
- Jordon Borges
- Han Jie Deng
- Khang Nguyen
Project Title
Wind Turbine Generator
Project Description
Analysis of Wind Turbine Generator
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Rancour
Customer
Mr. David Allard, Allard Engineering
Student Members
- Alex Scott Theg*
- Nick Walter Caswell
- Devaj Ramsamooj
Project Title
RFID Asset Management System
Project Description
Automate asset tracking in a manufacturing company
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Paul Fortier
Customer
Mr. Nathan Bales & Mr. Joe Santos, General Dynamics Mission Systems
Student Members
- Michael Benson
- Diamantino Spinola Depina
- Brad Joseph Varnum
Project Title
Honey Bee Hive Wireless Environment Monitoring
Project Description
Monitor environmental parameters that affect beehive health
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Benjamin Viall
Customer
Dr. Paul Fortier, UMass Dartmouth ECE Department
Student Members
- Aiden K. Gula*
- Ashley Dauphinee
- Adam Ronald Francoeur
- Dylan Anthony Souza
- Shaqueir Parker Tardiff
Project Title
Brain Computer Interface Control of IoT Devices
Project Description
IoT based control of devices using using brain electrical signals
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Benjamin Viall
Customer
Dr. Lance Fiondella, UMass Dartmouth ECE Department
Student Members
- Luis Pinto
- Jason Sayde
- Austin Richard Urban
Project Title
3D First Responders Target Localization System
Project Description
Enhance geolocation of first responders using cell phone technology
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Dayalan Kasilingam
Customer
Dr. Paul Fortier, UMass Dartmouth ECE Department
Student Members
- Michael St. Pierre*
- Brian Andrew Dougenik
- Travis Morazzini
- Matthew James Sylvia
Project Title
DSP-Based Underwater Acoustic Modem (UAM)
Project Description
Develop low power platform that can transmit and receive underwater acoustic communications
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Paul Gendron
Customer
Dr. Corey Bachand (Bachand Engineering) & Dr. David Brown (BTech Acoustics, LLC)
Student Members
- Ebuka Chuba Chibueze
- Abraham Sabeh
Project Title
Securing IoT Devices
Project Description
Assess impact of boot sequences on internet enabled systems
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Benjamin Viall
Customer
Dr. Ruolin Zhou, UMass Dartmouth ECE Department
Student Members
- Kyle Jasson Roderiques*
- Anthony James Mitchell
- Abe K. Moore
- Seth Cameron Stark
Project Title
AUV Imaging System
Project Description
Upgrade an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) by adding a camera system
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Paul Gendron
Customer
Dr. Miles Sundermeyer & Dr. Brian Howes, UMass Dartmouth SMAST
Student Members
- Kevin Michael Costello
- Matthew Joseph Eires
- Jesse Childs Kanaley
- Yegor Dennis Shea
Project Title
Acoustic Calibration System for Underwater Transducers
Project Description
Develop an acoustic calibration system for underwater transducers
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Brown
Customer
Dr. Corey Bachand, Bachand Engineering & BTech Acoustics, LLC
Student Members
- Clayton Karl Golz*
- Matthew Cabral
- Samjat Chan
- Michael James Ferreira
Project Title
Electronics for a Side Scan Sonar (SSS) Transducer
Project Description
Develop High Frequency electronics for SSS Transducers
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Brown
Customer
Dr. Corey Bachand, Bachand Engineering & BTech Acoustics, LLC