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Seismic Communicator
G. Will Flathers
By using seismic waves, the
Seismic Communicator allows miners trapped in an underground mine
collapses to inform rescue teams of their positions and vital
statistics. Tested to more than 200' in the Natural Bridge
Caverns, this project was a feature segment on Discovery Channel Canada,
won first place in the IEEE sectional paper competition, and is
currently pending patent approval.
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Endovascular Stent Weave
Lisa Martinez, Raevon Pulliam
Washington & Lee premed student Lisa Martinez teamed
with VMI mechanical engineers Raevon Pulliam and Ted Davis to
investigate a novel endovascular stent weave pattern inspired by ancient
Celtic knots. Their work was featured on local TV WSLS and
published/presented at the 2008 National Council of Undergraduate Research.
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Hearing Impairment Simulator
G. Will
Flathers
The Hearing Impairment Simulator allows parents of
hearing-disabled children to hear as their children hear. Parents
enter their child's audiology chart and record their own voice or a
pre-recorded sound for processing. The project is co-advised by
Roger Ruth, M.D., president of the American Academy of Audiology, won
second place among engineering posters at the VMI URS 2006 and was
featured on Channel 10 News, Roanoke, WSLS.
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Tick-Collecting Robot
Justin Woulfe,
Barry Hammond, Dennis Crump
The Autonomous Tick Rover collects and exterminates ticks
while traversing an area. The robot follows a chemoattractant tube that
attracts ticks to the robot's path. It won first place in the VMS
Section's 2005 IEEE student paper's contest and a
Wetmore Research Grant. Patent rights were filed in 2006 naming
the cadets and their advisors as the
primary inventors.
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Internet-Aware Medical
Refrigerator
Matthew York,
Paul Kuwik, Tom Largi, Dennis Crump
The
Internet-Aware Medical Refrigerator monitors how frequently a patient
takes a medication (e.g. insulin, as shown during field testing by a
diabetic patient). If an unexplained delay is detected it sends a
warning email to the patient's family and doctor. It won first
place in engineering in the 2004 VMI Undergraduate Research Symposium
and has a patent pending.
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Museum of Science Optical Multiplexer Demo
Paul Kuwik,
Tom Largi
Kuwik and
Largi designed this demonstration to show how multiple different signals
can be combined onto a single communications line, such as on a computer
network or telephone wire. Combining optics, microprocessors, and analog
control circuitry it was displayed in the 2003 VMI URS Symposium and
earned a Wetmore Research Grant.
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Computerized Parking Garage
Brian Holt,
Jenny Dineen, Tsung-Ta Ho
The
Computerized Parking Garage routes cars in a crowded garage to an
optimal parking space.
The system combines electrical and computer engineering and
mathematics in an algorithm and internet-based hardware to provide a
solution to this difficult problem. Cadets have a patent pending and
are seeking licensure. It won first place in engineering in the
2003 VMI Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Smart
Catheter
Matt Brooks and
Steve Lee
The Smart
Catheter Project involved constructing biomedical catheters with
integrated sensors and the hardware and software necessary to display
the results on a laptop computer. The work was funded by a grant
from MIT and resulted in first place sectional and regional 2002 IEEE Student
Paper Competition awards (one of seven such awards in the country), a Hinman Research Award, and an honors thesis for Brooks.
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Museum of Science Laser Communications Display
Matt Brooks and
Brian Holt
Brooks, Holt, and the ECE
class of 2001 designed this demonstration of laser-based communication
systems for the Science Museum of
Western Virginia. It won third place in the 2002 VMI Undergraduate
Research Symposium.
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