Color Detection for the Visually Impaired People
Visually impaired people can experience colors through biofeedback such as voltage signals, vibration, auditory pitches, pinboards, and reading pins. Color detectors can allow for the visually impaired to identify clothing articles, color walls, or simply appreciate art.
Advisors: Dr. Yahya Osais and Dr. Jihad Alsadah (owner of the idea)
Students: Faris Albaitouni, Ibrahem Alturkestani, Mohannad Hakmi
Documents: Plan, Design Document, Design Slides, Final Report, Final Slides, Demo Video, Sources
Garage Door Opener based on Image Processing
Design and implementation of a garage door opener. Unlike a traditional garage opener that uses a remote control, the system analyzes images of approaching cars and opens the door when a recognized car plate is identified.
Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Al-Mulhem
Students: Mohammad Ba-Shamakh
Documents: Plan, Design Document, Design Slides, Final Report, Final Slides
Electronic Part Tracker
A system for tracking electronic parts of the COE department, and managing part borrowing. It should allow its users to check the availability of a given part and to borrow it. A part is available if the department has it and it is not checked out (borrowed).
Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Khayyat
Students: Mahdi Al-Mayuf, Wael Alagi, Abdulrahman Alkhiary,
Documents: Plan, Design Document, Design Slides, Final Report, Final Slides, Demo Video
Microcontroller-Based Dual-Axis Sun Tracking System (MDASTS)
Solar energy is harvested through the use of solar panels made up of interconnected photovoltaic (PV) cells. These panels capture the solar energy from the sun and convert it into direct current electricity. There are several factors that affect the efficiency (percentage of sun’s energy striking the PV cell that is converted into electricity) of the solar panel. The two major ones are: (1) the PV cell efficiency and, (2) the intensity of sun rays received on the surface of the panel which is function of the sun’s position in the sky. Although there is a continuous technological improvement in the PV materials to enhance PV cell efficiency, current technology delivers PV cells with an efficiency level ranging from 10 to 20%). Therefore, to enhance the efficiency of solar panels in order to lower the cost of the KWh, we need to rely on the dimensions of the panels and/or the radiation intensity. Increasing the surface area of the solar panels is not a viable solution. It increases investments cost and requires more ground surface. A more feasible and economical solution however, is to maximize power extraction from the panel by operating the cell arrays at their full potential. This can be achieved by continuously exposing the surface of the panel at a right angle to the sun’s rays. This strategy can be accomplished by a sun tracker, a device onto which a solar panel is fitted to track the movement of the sun across the sky. This project explores the design and implementation of a sensor-driven intelligent controller applied to a dual-axis sun tracking system. The real-time controller determines when and how much to tune the driving motors to minimize the misalignment of the solar panel with the sun’s incident rays in order to maximize power extraction from the panel. The system needs to be designed taking into account execution speed and design complexity.
Advisor: Dr. Aiman El-Maleh
Students: Omar Al-Ajlan, Taha Bokhari
Documents: Plan, Design Document, Design Slides, Final Report, Final Slides
FPGA Based Single Chip Controller For Dual-Axis Sun Tracking System
See the description of the previous project.
Advisor: Dr. Aiman El-Maleh
Students: Murtadha Al-Saeedi
Documents: Plan, Design Document, Design Slides, Final Report, Final Slides