tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67926896010818178552012-01-19T15:47:50.790-08:00Advanced Internet Technology in the Interest of Society Laboratory (AITIS Lab) @ Sonoma State University - Department of Engineering Science - Research Projectsfnoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792689601081817855.post-39213718744302669442011-12-19T17:20:00.000-08:002011-12-21T17:21:58.340-08:00

A major challenge radiation therapy is to determine the amount of radiation that will be taken up by the liver, kidneys and tumor, etc. The name of such testing is called “dosimetry”.  Dosimetry becomes particularly challenging when different body organs move in different directions, e.g., lungs moving up and down. The purpose of this project is to design a configurable mechanical platform that

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Average person in the United States consumes about 600 liters of water per day!  An average American household consumes 11,209 kWh per year. In fact, a US house hold uses three times more electricity for lighting, and twice as much in refrigerators than in the EU. Consider these: 1 in 8 people, nearly 900 million worldwide, lack safe drinking water; we can save up to 8 gallons of water a day

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"Electroencephalography (EEG) is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons within the brain.” In medical applications EEG is used to detect conditions such as epilepsy by recording and observing electrical activity from the brain that travels along the scalp. EEG recordings have traditionally been carried out using a mas- sive recording device,

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In many environmental wireless networks lack of having line-of-sight can be a major issue. We are investigating the usage of using adverting-balloons or weather balloons for providing WiFi connections. Status: December 2012 Sponsor: CCE

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The goal of this project is to develop a sensor platform that monitors the water flow through the Copeland creek as it passes through the Sonoma State University. Using installed sensors in the creek the quality and flow of the water is measured, recorded, and transmitted to the Sonoma Preserve Server. The real-time data will be available through Internet. The first prototype was completed in

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Sonoma County offers a rich variety of interwoven soils, elevations, and micro-climates. The aim of this project is to design a mobile distributed sensor network to measure various climate changes across the country. The iMEG (Intelligent Mobile Environmental Geo-Sensor), also known as climate pod, can record the climate conditions of different locations we visit! iMEG can be installed on

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Engineering students at Sonoma State were given the challenge to design a throwing or kicking machine for Jaslene, a young girl with cerebral palsy, who cannot use her arms or legs to throw or kick a ball.  Students worked in small groups and came up with some exciting and innovative solutions to the challenge!  These machines make it possible for Jaslene to participate in

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The purpose of our project is to build the first solar-powered wireless weather station at the Fairfield Osborn Preserve. Weather stations play a critical role in Preserve programs by providing climate data relevant to a wide variety of environmental studies. While many researchers have collected data over the years for their individual projects, the Preserve has had a critical need to

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In this project the engineering students at SSU are deigning a water monitoring system, which measures how much water we use in the bathroom or as we shower. The device can easily be installed on any sink and no plumbing or hardware modifications are required. We plan to test this device in the Salazar building in June. A prototype will be available at the 350 event near the Environmental

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Click to see the presentation slides! In this project we demonstrate a low-cost Remote Weight Monitoring system, designed and developed by the Health Care Technologies Laboratory at Sonoma State University. The primary purpose of this system is to remotely monitor weight changes in diabetic patients. The system is intuitive and easy for patients to operate. In this system the scale readings

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A wind turbine converts wind energy into electricity. Two of the biggest hurdles for using wind power have been cost and the need for strong winds. New turbine designs are focusing on reducing the number of moving parts and improving efficiency. The Department of Engineering Science is collaborating with AGLOBAL TECH to test and verify a new Micro Wind Turbine which can be feasible and affordable

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As the demand for new Internet services, such as 3-D online gaming, video conferencing and learning, video telephony and downloading, and high-definition video-on-demand, becomes more widespread, the amount of electricity used by servers, communication devices, and Internet infrastructure continue to be a major concern. Various studies show that in 2005 the total energy used by data centers (

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The purpose of this project is to retrofit an existing off grid Solar System Power system with a wireless interface that will track system performance and provide historical performance data to better manage the utilization and future growth of power resources at the Fairfield Osborn. This is a continuing project and requires knowledge of wireless and micro-controllers. Our focus in this phase

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The field of research is continuing to grow with each new area and discovery. Every discovery brings researchers a new item or area to look at. With environmental studies there are still findings made daily and the more tools that are available to researchers, the more often these breakthroughs will occur. One of the challenges that are faced by researchers when doing studies in the wilderness

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The purpose of this hand-held device is to record GPS position as well as readings from attached sensors. The device can later be connected to a PC and download all information. Google map can be utilized to map display the information. track moving objects where installing a GPS is not practical. This device will be ideal for applications such as tracking birds, fish, small animals, learn about

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The purpose of this device is track moving objects where installing a GPS is not practical. This device will be ideal for applications such as tracking birds, fish, small animals, learn about animals and their habitats, keeping track of moving bicycles, etc. Click on the figure for more information.

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Advances in environmental sensor, communication, and computing technology are transforming our understanding of environmental processes on a global scale. Many wildlife regions, including Fairfield Osborn Preserve ( a 450-acre field station administered by SSU’s Field Stations & Nature Preserves), can significantly benefit from implementing a distributed wireless network to transfer data. In

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The energy efficiency of network equipments and devices is important for economic as well as environmental reasons. Studies estimate the USA’s network infrastructure uses 24 TWh per year, or $24 billion. This includes network switches, access points, end-node NICs and servers. Consecutively, the theme of power reduction in various electronic devices is gaining tremendous momentum. Here are some

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Effectiveness of distance education systems deals with a number of factors which affect their success or failure. These include the influence of distance learning theory upon instructional design and delivery. In our project our goal is to design and implement an open-form platform in which each educator can design specific learning modules and simply add them to the knowledge-based platform.

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Energy-Aware Building Model (EABM) is the use of one or more computers to control basic building functions and features automatically and sometimes remotely, via cell phones or computers. The main difference between EABM and a so called Smart Home or Automated Home is its ability to educate building occupants. A number of projects have been suggested reduce energy consumptions inside buildings.

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We highly encourage students to examine various existing network-based simulation tools and become proficient in one or more. A number of surveys have been published including the one by Jianli Pan. A good comparative study is provided by V. Soares; refer to their work for more information and references. Also Begg compares a number of simulation tools for next generation networks. Here are some

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This page provides a wide variety of projects for undergraduate and graduate students. The main idea of this page is to give some general project ideas: 1- Design bidirectional communication system to transmit voice over fiber using low cost laser.

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The amount of energy spent for network infrastructures can be significantly reduces using energy-aware protocols. This in turn can reduce CO2 emission in order of million metric tons. Recently, the idea of energy conservation in network infrastructure has been presented in a number of works. However, thus far, less attentions are given on power-conserving issue for optical networks. Our

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Optical burst switching (OBS) has been proposed as a new paradigm to achieve a practical balance between coarse-grained circuit switching and fine-grained packet switching, hence, better utilizing the available bandwidth. In this dissertation, we analyze a number of issues involving the development of OBS technology, including reactive and proactive contention resolution mechanisms with service

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A number of DTN-based projects for graduate students are currently available. These projects are mainly for graduate students, however, undergraduate students are highly encouraged to participate. A very interesting and practical project for undergraduate students in this area is design of a DTN network using a Lego Mindstorms Nxt. Here is a tutorial paper about delay tolerant network. We are

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Healthcare Technologies Laboratory (HTLab) at Sonoma State University is dedicated to providing an invaluable resource in assisting individuals with special needs. The laboratory focuses on developing concepts, products, and services which improve the interaction between technical and social systems aimed at enhancing the quality of life for all people of all age groups. If you are interested in

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Develop a general purpose Android application that can be used while working out. The application is interfaced with a simple general purpose sensor via Bluetooth and keeps track of goals and daily activities.

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Hack a flying helicopter such that you can track its movements using several IR-sensors. Using software the helicopter should be able to be pointed to particular position and hover around the designated area (potentially taking pictures).

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Design a wireless Microchip-based vehicle (moving robot) that can be controlled via Arduino using Bluetooth or WiFi. The robot must be equipped with different proximity sensors (and other sensors e.g., gas sensor) and an accelerometer. When the vehicle passes over a bump, the phone must vibrate. By moving the phone in different directions the robot will change direction and speed. As the robot

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In this project you will design a flying rocket which carries a small microprocessor, wireless transmitter, camera, and accelerometer to photograph and records the flying pattern of the rocket. LabVIEW is used to capture the real-time data.

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Low Dose-Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy  is an increasingly popular alternative to radical surgery and radiotherapy for many patients with early, localised prostate cancer. It involves the transperineal placement of radioactive seeds directly into the prostate under ultrasound guidance, and aims to deliver a high dose of radiation to the prostate. However, in many cases the patient is required

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