CSE Senior Design I
Superior Designs, Inc.
Fall 2015 Approved Projects
(for final delivery May 2016)
Instructor: Mike O’Dell
P Important Notes About Projects
 These are the only approved projects for
this semester. No others will be added.
 The projects listed with titles in red are
sponsored projects, representing real
customer needs. These projects will be
assigned, selected or not.
 If a project is selected/assigned that shows
the sponsor as “TBD,” a sponsor must be
identified and named by the team within one
week of project start.
P Panic Button
 Develop a system to allow a “panic” call to
specified phone numbers.
 Application should run on desktop computer
and/or be implemented as a separate
programmable wireless device.
 Button activation should also activate voice
recording device and store recorded audio.
 Must be able to activate panic call
unobtrusively.
 Sponsor: Dr. Alexandra Stefan
P On-Target Detection System
 Develop a system to remotely score and
report results of weapon test results
 Approach might deploy acoustic/visual hit
detection mechanisms to determine location
of hit in target grid.
 Sponsor: Thomas Moore, Orbital ATK
P Patient Monitoring System
 Develop patient monitoring system that
would allow tracking and reporting of patient
vitals (BP, etc.)
 Access database to project health issues
 Interface with reporting system that is
accessible by physicians to use in patient
reviews/appointments
 Joint project with IMSE
 Sponsor: Dr. Paul Componation (IMSE
Chairman, and UT Southwestern Medical
Center
P Class Assistant Reporting System
 Automate the tracking of hours, etc. of UTA
College of Engineering undergraduate class
assistants
 Identify students via biometrics, photo, etc.
and provide means to prevent fraudulent
reporting
 Generate timesheets with relevant
information on each assistant
 Implement as mobile app.
 Sponsor: Dr. David J. Ewing, MAE
Department
P Zoning Watchdog System
 Provide residents the opportunity for equal
representation in the zoning process.
 Solution should effectively and efficiently
notify residents of zoning change requests and
enable and facilitate an organized community
response from residents with similar support or
concern.
 Mobile application that notifies residents of
pending zoning change requests and status.
 Sponsor: Sogeti USA
P ???TBD
 Project details to be defined.
 Sponsor: Travis County Courts
Note: we expect a project based on input
from one of your classmates, but have not yet
received sufficient information to publish the
concept. If a concept is finalized by Thursday
this project list will be updated. If not, the
project will be deleted.
P 2016 IEEE Robotics Competition
 Develop a robot and participate in IEEE Region
5 Student Robotics Competition
 April-May timeframe in Kansas City, MO.
 Requirements as specified by contest rules.
 Successful project team will enter and
participate in competition (and win)
 Sponsor: Dr. Chris McMurrough/Matt
Middleton
P Dental Tech Camera
 Develop a head-mounted camera that "snaps on"
to dental hygienist safety glasses
 Would allow the hygienist to stream stills or
videos to a tablet/pc/monitor to show the
patient what they are seeing.
Jac Justice, RDH (Stephen Ratcliff, DDS, on
Davis and Tucker close to campus)
 Potential Sponsor: Jac Justice, RDH (Stephen
Ratcliff, DDS, on Davis and Tucker close to
campus)
P Open Source ECG/Holter Monitor
 Develop a mobile ECG system to allow patient
monitoring
 Integrate sensors, microcontrollers and
monitoring application
 See discussion at
http://hackaday.com/2014/02/23/mobilecggoes-open-source/
 Potential Sponsor: UT Southwestern
 possible synergy with Patient Monitoring System
P Vertical Farming
 Develop a vertical farming (aeroponics) system.
 Develop a chamber that allows variations of
nutrients, light mixture, timing.
 Develop an app to allow experimentation.
 NASA is interested in aeroponics for space station
food production.
 Potential Sponsor: NASA?
P Virtual Drivers’ Training System
 Develop a system that will provide drivers’
training using a VR headset (a driving
“game”).
 Integrate realism by using devices with a
“cockpit” including steering wheel,
accelerator, brake pedal, turn indicators,
etc.
 Provide a mechanism to score the student on
various driving scenarios.
 Sponsor: TBD (Local Drivers’ Education
Company?)