Shown below are actual examples of primarily engineering-related capstone projects (Senior Design Projects) previously done by students.*

The projects and the students that work on them are very diverse. What may not be of interest to one student, may be exactly what the next student is looking for. When contemplating whether-or-not to list a project, kept in mind that the financial risk to list a project is only $150 free until Dec. 31, 2006. We encourage you to list your Project (or Bio) and then see what kind of response you get.

Electrical Engineering

• Autonomously Controlled Vehicles with Collision Avoidance
• Using Near IR Spectroscopy to Detect Brain Function
• Growth and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Si:H Films for Photovoltaic (PV) Devices
• IntelliCam: An Intelligent Visual Tracking System
• Automated Video Tracking for Multiple UAVs
• Super-Mileage Fuel Injection
• Solar Car Battery Management System
• Magnetic Levitation Device
• GPS Controlled Vehicle
• Designing and Implementing a MATLAB Toolbox for Image-based Rendering
• Encoding/Decoding System for Primordial Anisotropy Polarization Pathfinder Array Experiment
• Energy Saving Climate Control System
• Vehicle Accident Automatic Reporter/Responder
• Control of Omnidirectional Wheeled Robot
• Robodog Frontal Facial Recognition
• RFID Management System for Domestic Applications
• Bluetooth, Internet and Cellular Communication System
• Design and Implementation of Adaptive Modulation Algorithms in a Real-Time DSP Environment
• Speech-Based Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications
• e-Parking Meter Management System
• Deep Brain Temperature Sensor
• FM Transmitter for MP3 Player
• Olfaction Response In The Human Forebrain
• Wireless Identification System to Assist Sight-Constrained People
• Digital Programmable Guitar Effects Processor

Computer Engineering & Science

• Voice Recognition and Translation
• Digital Automated Robotic Cable Installer
• Solid Texturing Using Noise Functions
• 3-D modeler: Surfaces of Revolution
• Terrain Generation

Software Engineering

• Bone Morcellator
• Multi-sample Biopsy Tool
• Surgical Hand Tool
• Three Dimensional Scanner
• Solar-Powered/air conditioned sunroom
• Develop desktop marketing and non-browser marketing channels to place dynamic product feeds in front of customers
• Plasmid and Gene Search Engine
• Autonomous Robot Swarm
• J2ME Widget Library
• Field of View Coordinate Correction
• GPS Coordinate Correction Based Upon Map Data

Mechanical Engineering

• Micro-UAV
• Fuel Cell Test Apparatus
• Solar/Stiling System
• Circulation Rotor Windmill
• Micro Flow Pump
• Hydraulics Stepping Motor
• Axial Flux Electromagnetic Micromotor Based on MEMS Technology
• Micro Fluidic Delivery System
• Forumla SAE Engine
• Knee Joint
• CNC Plasma Cutter Table
• Connecting Rod Free Engine
• DARPA Urban Challenge
• Mobile Wheelchair Lift
• Catalytic Temperature Sensor
• Cranberry Counter
• Stem Seal Testing for Severe Service Valve
• Test Rig For High-Temperature Plug Seals
• Sprinkler Drive System for Rotary Sprinklers
• Formula SAE Suspension
• Fire Fighting Robot
• Pump Housing
• HVAC Noise Control Test Stand
• Liquid Waste Water Reduction
• Driver Control Module
• Gear Lubricant Test Apparatus
• Grade Level Control

Materials Science and Engineering

• Fatigue of Nickel-based Superalloys
• Quenching Behavior of Ni-Based Super Alloy Turbine Disks
• Analysis of the Titanium- Hydroxyapatite Interface Toughness or Orthopedic Implants,
• Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Micropatterned Silica in a Microfluidic System
• Biphasic Nanofiber Arrays for Tissue Engineering
• Strength in Similar and Dissimilar Gage Aluminum Friction Stir Welds
• An Assessment of the Effect of Carbon Brake Dust on the Corrosion of Aluminum Alloy
  Aircraft Wheels

Biomedical Engineering

• Creation and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Bone Cement
• Low-Profile Prosthesis for a Close-to-distal End Amputee
• Fetal Membrane Thickness Measurement
• Design, Manufacturing and Testing of a Mucoadhesive Drug Delivery System Infused with Naproxen
• Power Assist Sit-to-Stand Mechanism
• Lift/Transport System for the Elderly
• Wheelchair Access System
• Hospital NICU Sound Level Alarm
• CPR Mattress Re-Design
• Determination of Mucoadhesive Mass Transfer Coefficients
• Growth, Characterization and Biocompatibility of Bone-like Apatite Coatings on Metallic Substrates

Physical Therapy

• A qualitative study using grounded theory to define the concept of “safety” at home to older patients, their caregivers, and home health professionals involved in their care.
• Assessment of the impact of educational intervention on risk factors for heart disease on the participation in wellness exercise, perceived health status, and knowledge of heart health in older community living African American women
• A retrospective case-controlled study of predictors of first time fallers in older adults admitted for sub-acute rehabilitation using items on the MDS.

Informatics

• Bringing the Sakai Project to the Mac OS Dashboard
• Biological Data Organization and Manipulation Environment
• Eye Tracking and HCI study: HCI analysis of eye tracking equipment and related interface issues for the US Navy
• Gaze Tracking Human Factors Analysis: Human factors analysis of iScan gaze tracking equipment for Crane NSWC
• IROSSS: Comprehensive study of a weapons control interface for the US Navy
• RFID: Online monitoring system designed to track patients and equipment in a hospital
• Net Defenders: Software that allows parents to block internet access according to their schedule
• Web-based application allowing scientists to view a phylogeny of their Daphnia DNA sequence
• Tasus: A multimedia presentation including 360 degree factory video, digital recordings of robotic processes, and a digital voice soundtrack
• Arabidopsis Gene Mutation Analysis: Analysis of stop codon mutation in Arabidopsis genes

The Information School

• D-Notes for the Tablet PC
• Physician Activities Reporting Database
• Washington State Justice Information Network
• Information Audit on the use of Forms in the United States Courts

Management of Technology

• Applying Enhanced Materials for Laparoscopic Hernia Surgical Balloons
• Building and Evaluating an Improved Image Generation System
• Software Development Valuation Using Risk Modeling and Real Options
• Develop an Automated Password finding System

Other Projects

• Visual Art as an Impetus for Social Change: The Development of an Art Program for the
• Synthesis of Enzyme Inhibitors
• Analysis of Glucose Transporter Transcription and Insulin Levels in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
• Nicaraguan Dairy: A Case Study on the Potential Effects of Free Trade Under CAFTA
• Personalizing Moral Choice: A Contextual Approach to Prenatal Genetic Testing
• The Impact of Mother-Child Time on Children’s Academic Engagement and Maternal Workforce Participation
• The International Illegal Trade in Human Organs
• Synthesis of Enzyme Inhibitors

* These projects were done without the involvement of freeRandD.com.