Paint Heat Lamp Power and Control System

The objective of the project is to expand the system to a multi-light capability that can cover a larger repaired area. The team will determine the need for and specify the requirements for a larger transformer (possibly of special design or specifications), single or multiple capacitors and igniters, and an appropriate means of controlling the combinations based potential customers’ facilities.

MP3-Based Digital Record and Playback Device

Similar in purpose to a recordable CD jukebox, the MP3-based digital record and playback device is a home stereo style device. This device is capable of real-time recording and compression of incoming audio, capable of encoding of CD audio from an incorporated CDROM drive, plays locally stored MP3 files. This device can locally store MP3 files from ISO-9660 CDROMs, and is accessible via a standard FTP network protocol. It is possible to create play lists from local files. Audio input and output connections are in the form of RCA analog audio and S/PDIF digital. This device makes use of DSPs, microcontrollers, hard disk access, CDROM control, development of a custom file system, digital signal sampling, a display controller, user input and output, network management, power fault tolerance, and digital and analog I/O.

Authors

Robert E. Fancsalszki (CprE)
David Govek (CprE)
James Charles Leatherby (CprE)
Thomas Mitchell (CprE)
John David Woods (CprE)
Kenneth Lombard Jr. Reeds (EE)



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A Secure Wireless Interface Between PDAs

The purpose of this project is to develop a wireless interface between two PalmPilot or HandSpring devices using two Motorola Talkabout radios. A third Talkabout-PDA would be used during testing, to try and intercept messages between the first two systems.

Authors

Michael R. Hale (CprE)

Jeremy Lee Kohlhaas (EE)

David J. Inman (CprE)

Hassan Rashid (CprE)

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Communication Device for Handicapped Kids

The purpose of this project is to develop a communication or educational device to assist handicapped children. So the project will develop a single device suitable for use by children with various motor and other challenges. To determine a general set of design requirements, the team will contact various regional government agencies working with handicapped children. A prototype system will be developed and tested by a handicapped child, after the design is complete.

Authors

Brian Patrick Grove (EE)

Stephen Mark Peters(CprE)

Alexander Roscoe Leith (EE)

Ankur Tandon (CprE)

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Immersive Video and Audio Streaming for Collaborative Virtual Environments

An integrated system is developed to support simultaneous connection of immersive environments among geographically located sites.The main component of this system is the ability of sending and receiving video and audio streams integrated in the three-dimensional rendering on the virtual scene.

This project will investigate the current state of video and audio streaming tools, which are mainly focused on web-based transmissions, design a modification/solution for integrating these tools in a three-dimensional scene, and develop a prototype to check  the feasibility of the solution designed.

Authors 

Brandon E.Bausch (CprE)

Galen William Faidley (CprE)

Aaron Joseph Schmidt (CprE)

Huah-Yew Tan (CprE)    

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Temperature Controller for Infrared Paint Curing

Through this project a controller is developed to maintain a constant temperature of a repaired automobile panel for a specified time during repainting. With the recently painted surface, no contact can be made, as it would damage the resultant finish. The heat is provided by a set of infrared lamps to dry the paint. In some case, there are two stages of heating to correctly cure some paints. For instance, a temperature range of 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit is needed for 4-6 minutes to ease the solvents before full heat is applied to finish the curing, which requires a temperature of 140-150 degrees Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes. The maximum surface area is 4 square feet to be dried at one time.

Authors

 Michael Burman, CprE

 mburman@iastate.edu

 Jonathan Johnson, EE

 jdjohns@iastate.edu

 Matthew McMullen, CprE

 mmcmulle@iastate.edu

 Tom Vedder, EE

 tvedder@iastate.edu

 Mark Wibholm, EE

  wibholmm@iastate.edu

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