Category: Capstone

In many places, grid-wide power outages wreck havoc on households. Food spoils, laundry molds, and showers go cold. To combat this issue, people have started adding generators and large-scale batteries to their homes in hopes that they can create enough power to sustain themselves until the grid is restored. In a way, these people have created microgrid in their homes. This team worked with the Mantey household, who are concerned with maintaining power through frequent outages where they live….Continue Reading Microgrid Manager Continue Reading Microgrid Manager

Moving heavy furniture and appliances in residential settings poses a serious risk of injury. The team’s solution was to design a modular robotic system capable of carrying heavy objects of arbitrary shape in tight residential areas….Continue Reading Mover Bots Continue Reading Mover Bots

Autonomous drones have become increasingly prevalent in delivery, and search and rescue, however features of a suitable drone for autonomous landing could cost upwards of $2000. Inspired by Professor Elkaim and a conference paper that achieved landing with a similar method, we developed a cheaper and scalable method of autonomous vertical drone landing using AprilTag Recognition….Continue Reading Navigation Imaging Precision System Continue Reading Navigation Imaging Precision System

Used hypodermic needles are a biohazardous material that has become increasingly littered on beaches in California. These needles get buried in the sand and thus are very difficult to find and dispose of safely. Citizens place themselves and their families at risk for simply visiting these beaches. The team’s solution is an automated rover that has the capabilities to detect and map needles without human interaction. The goal is to get enough accurate and verifiable data that could be easily accessed by the public through an easy to understand website and map….Continue Reading Needle Beetle Continue Reading Needle Beetle

Synthesis in the context of music and sound design refers to the process of creating complex audio signals by generating, shaping, and modulating sound waves. This synthesizer performs analog audio synthesis, but additionally provides a video output synthesized from the audio. This unique combination aims to expand the audio synthesizer market by offering innovative tools that enhance both auditory and visual creativity, allowing users to maximize their creative expression in unprecedented ways….Continue Reading OLA Audio Visual Synthesizer Continue Reading OLA Audio Visual Synthesizer

Scrum is a difficult methodology to properly manage. Current project management tools are very general purpose and give too much flexibility when they are used for Scrum, leading many important Scrum-specific practices to be forgotten, skipped, or too tedious to do, creating an epidemic of ineffective “flaccid Scrum.” This team can make many of Scrum’s practices easier to follow by creating a Scrum-specific tool that enforces these practices and simplifies the process….Continue Reading Scrum Champion Continue Reading Scrum Champion

UCSC does not have a central place for course planning, leading students to navigate scattered resources that are often confusing, time-consuming, and inaccurate. This team’s mission is to simplify the UCSC degree planning process by bringing course search, catalog planners, GE checking, credit checking, and major verification into one place….Continue Reading Slug Path Continue Reading Slug Path

Creating workout plans and tracking progress takes a lot of time. This project’s goal was to save time by providing an all-in-one virtual ecosystem to plan, track, and show user fitness data….Continue Reading Smart Dumbbell Continue Reading Smart Dumbbell

This team’s project goal was to be able to see all desired day and global information without having to use their phone but in a way that is incorporated with their daily routine….Continue Reading Smart Mirror Continue Reading Smart Mirror

To curb the trial-and-error approach many plant enthusiasts take when caring for their plants, we have created a system that enables users to remotely monitor their plant’s environment. The Smart Plant Monitor is a device that collects data on temperature, humidity, light level, and soil moisture to transmit to the Arduino IOT Cloud, where it is then viewable to users….Continue Reading Smart Plant Monitor Continue Reading Smart Plant Monitor