Project Demo Evaluations

ESE116 "The Clock" - 85 This clock reader seems quite simple to design with a sensor and micro-controller.

Flashlight Follower - 93 The design worked well but was a bit simple.

ECar - 85 They didn't even test it on the ground.

Dance with your Hands - 100 Awesome job combining software/hardware of a kinect to droid platform.

Pokemon Stadium 350 - 100 Very interesting design project combining classic gaming and robots.

Rhex Box - 100 The box worked well in keeping the player in the middle. Successful job.

Automatic Chess player - 100 If the project beats the player; either way it was a great design and product.

Sign Master 9000 - 100 Useful design in teaching sign language.

Kinecto Vision - 100 Great simple idea that worked; could be worth millions.

FPS 360 - 100 Great FPS design and it worked well.

Universal Glove Controller - 95 Smart use of a gyroscope to control a car. 

Green Engineering - 95 Well programmed and worked to my knowledge.

R.A.V.E.N - 93 Very complex software program and hardware building. Even if it didn't work it was a good try.

High Speed Water Purification system for Developing countries - 95 Great use of renewable energy and good idea. Although it looks quite expensive.

Street Solutions - 93  This design seemed to be efficient but would be hard to test and really find out results without making it live.

Energy Performance Rating of UPenn - 95  Useful idea for energy saving.

AccuEnergy - 93  Sounds like a good idea, but hard to say how important it would be.

Electronic Pitch Trainer - 90 Interesting design, helpful for many people that could understand the software.

AutoPlug - 87  I don't know how practical this would be for individuals, but I guess for dealerships it would be useful.

Stadium Express - 95 Awesome idea. I don't know why this hasn't been implemented earlier besides the fact that cell reception in a stadium is very difficult.

Urban Energy Consumers as Solar Producers - 90 Useful idea for better energy.

Economic Network Model - 85  Seemed very abstract and not to hard to do.

Sustainable Rainforest Solutions - 90 Looks like it took some time and effort. Agree with their ambitions to save the rain forest.

Spam Detection on Wikipedia - 95  This is a necessary application for such an active website.

Wind's Up! - 95  These ideas need to be worked on by smart individuals such as these.



Detection of Pneumonia by Computer-Aided Auscultation - 95 This was a bit over my head, but sounds like a good design.



Intelligent Information Systems for Technical Trading Analysis - 93 Sounds like a money making program.


Laser Cutter - 100  Someone must have had some awesome funding for this project.  Looks professionally built.

CIMG107 - 80  Not sure the point of the project; it did do a flip.


ADC Lab - 80 Don't understand what the design really is..


NXT Line Follower - 80 I designed something exactly like this in CS102 my Freshman year.

What is Design?

    When I think of design, I think of the process of creating a new product or plan for a new product using techniques like blueprints, circuit diagrams, and ect.  Design processes usually use software in the beginning before moving onto hardware testing.  This process takes research and trial and error in order to reach a working prototype.  Once you have a prototype, you then have to work out the kinks and make the prototype a fully functioning safe product.

   This is my idea of "design."

Why E.E?

     When asked why Electrical Engineering, I always have a different answer because there are many reasons.  Since I was a kid, my parents provided me with all sorts of toys that involved problem solving and building techniques.  These days were the foundation to my love for engineering.  Then as I traveled further into my studies in high school, I focused on math and science.  If there was one thing I could change about my school experiences, it would be starting higher level maths and sciences earlier, but that is beside the point.  In my senior year I took A.P. Physics.  By this time in my life, I knew I wanted to study engineering in college; the question was, "what kind of engineering." I found the answer during the last month of my physics class. For this month, we studied and worked with Lego Robotics kits.  This required programming and the basic knowledge leading into electrical engineering.  Therefore I chose E.E. as my major and have enjoyed it's challenges sense.
     As I reach my last year of college, I have a want for more knowledge. I would like to travel out west to a respected college and pursue my graduate degree (possibly in micro-electronics). After obtaining this degree I will have more of an idea as to what I would like to do after Grad school. After graduating with a Masters, I expect to get a job paying in the 65K and up range.