{"id":429,"date":"2011-11-21T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/?p=429"},"modified":"2023-02-27T20:05:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:05:45","slug":"project-showcase-shines-spotlight-on-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/2011\/11\/21\/project-showcase-shines-spotlight-on-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Showcase shines spotlight on seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"DSC7986.jpg\"Design of a Sustainable Green Space – Team 2<\/em><\/p>\n

The breadth, creativity and expertise of the college\u2019s seniors were on full display April 29 at the second annual CECS Senior Design Projects Showcase. The half-day event, which featured oral presentations as well as an exhibition, was an opportunity for engineering and computer science seniors to demonstrate their mastery of their disciplines through the capstone projects that most had been working on for the entire year.<\/p>\n

Projects ran the gamut from plans for transforming a drab parking lot into a sustainable park (Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics) to a folding pickup truck bed extender (Manufacturing and Systems Engineering and Management); from an intelligent ground vehicle and human-powered vehicle (Mechanical Engineering) to a remote sensor network using software-defined radio on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (Electrical and Computer Engineering). Computer science teams weighed in with Web-based flash cards for students with cognitive and learning disabilities; an Android phone application to track courses and assignments; and a 3D update of a shareware video game. Construction management students prepared bid documents for a four-story, 28-unit apartment building.<\/p>\n

\"sdps2011-109.jpg\"Industry Judges<\/em><\/p>\n

Evaluating the projects were industry professionals, charged with determining which teams would be awarded the $3200 in prizes, some of which were generously contributed by Anheuser Busch and Digital Energy, Inc. Faculty members served as moderators.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe projects are getting more sophisticated,\u201d observes CECS dean S. K. Ramesh, \u201cand people who happened to come to the Student Union that day were amazed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next year, plans call for expanding industry sponsorship, recognizing the top teams in each discipline and growing attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe showcase is a way to demonstrate the outstanding programs we have in the college,\u201d says Ramesh, \u201cand to show that we educate problem solvers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nFirst Place Project Displays<\/em>
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First Place Oral Presentations Second Place Project Displays<\/em>
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Third Place Oral Presentations<\/em>
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\nThird Place Oral Presentations<\/em>
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\nAutonomous Aircraft for Aerial Observation<\/em>
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\nMattew Keyawa\u2019s Oral Presentation: Protection and Control Circuitry in High Frequency Power Amplifier
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\nThe Regents Lofts team with judges.
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\nAutonomous Helicopter Team
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\nScorched Earth Team
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\nAccessible FlashCards Team
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\nThe Regent Team
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\nWireless, Remote Micro-Powered Sensor Network using Software Defined Radio, Oral Presentation
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\nIntelligent Ground Vehicle Team
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\nClassmate Team Droid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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