December 4, 2015 - Arizona State University

Innovation
Showcase
December 4, 2015
Welcome
Meet the next generation
of problem solvers.
We are proud to welcome you to our December 2015
Innovation Showcase, where you will see an amazing
array of projects designed by students to solve real-world
challenges.
Students and faculty from the Fulton Schools of
Engineering at Arizona State University will amaze you with
their brilliant solutions.
It’s not just the solutions that impress us, but also the
process in which students work directly with faculty
mentors and industry leaders who partner with our
students to develop new and innovative ideas. This
collaboration is enriching for both sides and provides an
introduction to industry for our students. The relationships
that develop are rewarding and often result in job offers.
The research and creative expression demonstrated
here have immediate and direct impact in companies
across the country.
We know that you, along with us, applaud these innovative
and successful students.
Thank you for joining us for this exciting celebration.
Kyle D. Squires, Ph.D.
Vice Dean and Interim Dean
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
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Discover Innovation
“Do you know what my favorite renewable fuel is?
An ecosystem for innovation.”
–Thomas Friedman, American journalist, columnist and author
Identify a problem. Research it. Design a solution. Push the
envelope. Learn from failure. Reinvent it. Build it. Make it.
Code it. Do it. Take it to Innovation Showcase.
Innovation is at the core of Arizona State University’s model
for the New American University. ASU faculty and students
continually seek out opportunities to partner with industry
on real-world problems, tackling them with enthusiasm,
research and intellectual facility until they find innovative
and imaginative solutions.
Innovation Showcase celebrates this commitment to
innovation and the amazing work produced this year by
students and faculty.
Many of the projects on display began with an industry
request for help to solve a problem. The problems were
then matched with students, who worked in teams with
faculty mentors to come up with tangible solutions. It is
use-inspired research and design that solves industry
issues while giving industry leaders an up-close-andpersonal look at students, who they often go on to hire.
You will see new inventions, new methodologies, new
creations and new ideas. You will see students who have
tackled problems, pushed the envelope, collaborated
across disciplines, learned from failure, cultivated
imagination and curiosity, experienced new possibilities,
participated in an overarching entrepreneurial energy and
changed perceptions.
Innovation Showcase fosters the process of invention,
creation and revolution, creating generations of
intentional innovators as well as generations of
cutting-edge inventions.
It reveals the evolution and continual process of innovation,
highlighting diverse projects from undergraduate and
graduate students.
Our 2015 Innovation Showcase is organized into
innovation neighborhoods inspired by innovators
through the ages.
TESLA4
Engineering Undergraduate Projects
EDISON
11
Engineering Senior Capstones
and eProjects
WRIGHT
BROTHERS14
Aviation Senior Capstones and eProjects
HOPPER15
Information Technology Senior Capstones
and Computing Graduate Projects
DA VINCI
17
Human Systems Engineering Projects
JOBS
18
Graphic Information Technology Projects
Wander. Explore. Be inspired.
A special thank you to our sponsors
AbsoluteMLS, Chris Thomas
EyeTech Digital Systems
Fawn Industries
Honeywell
Medtronic
Microchip Technology Inc.
New Technology Group
NRG
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PURE Grips
Rio Salado Rowing Club
Tesla
EGR 202 COURSE PROJECTS
These projects were created by students enrolled in
EGR 202: Use-Inspired Design Project II.
THIRD-YEAR PROJECTS
KEY FINDER FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRMENTS
Bryce Copple, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Stephen Tate, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Stephen Morud, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Marko Fithian, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
The team created a device that aids the user with finding their keys
and can be applied to backpacks, briefcases and other belongings.
The device is specifically geared towards people with visual and/or
hearing impairments.
Nikola
TESLA
Engineering
Undergraduate
Projects
SECOND YEAR PROJECTS
POOL WATCH ★
Mike Dempsey, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Brandon Uyehara, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Chad Waddoups, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Nick Lasky, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
The purpose of this project was to design a Bluetooth-enabled
device to help pool owners monitor activity in their pool. This project
will help prevent drowning by alerting the owner of the Bluetooth
device when someone falls into their pool.
ROBOT ARM CHECKERS
Alex Thiel, Sophomore, Engineering (Robotics)
The student made a robot that can play checkers against a person.
The robot uses a camera to find the checkerboard, identify the
position of the pieces and target the pieces. It then picks up the
chosen piece using a sucker and moves it to the correct place.
ELECTRONIC SEEING EYE DOG
Shahin Pirzamany, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This purpose of this project was to create an electronic guide dog
for visually impaired people.
QUADCOPTER COMPUTER VISION
Bryce Beagle, Sophomore, Engineering (Robotics)
This project explores the capability of using a quadcopter to follow
and track objects on the ground using OpenCV. It performs different
maneuvers based on the objects detected, as well as their size,
shape and color.
WEARABLE TURN SIGNALS
Brandon Actipis, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Nick O’Brien, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Tatiana Edgerton, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Rafael Katz, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
The purpose of this project was to create wearable turn signals that
help cyclists stay safe and better communicate with drivers on the
road. One module is mounted to the handlebars of the bicycle while
the user wears LED turn signals on a vest.
ANALYSIS OF SILICON NANOPARTICLE MONOLAYERS
FOR USE IN SOLAR CELLS
Kari Sanford, Sophomore, Technological Entrepreneurship
and Management
The student observed changes of the state of polarization of light
when it reflects off a surface (silicon monolayer). This data was
used to calculate thickness and density of the monolayer through
ellipsometry analysis. Thin, crystalline silicon layers form a P-N
junction with the silicon wafer, creating the absorber of a solar cell
with higher current output.
SPEED HAWK KNOCKOUT
Aaron Hall, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Robert Touchston, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Neil Flippin, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Johnathan Barone, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Speed Hawk Knockout is a Bluetooth-enabled boxing glove
that micromanages data generated from the user’s punching
performance. Statistics include speed for every punch thrown
(values are available after the user’s session is completed) and
power for every punch thrown (power data is instantly displayed via
LED lights).
THERMOELECTRIC FAN
Benjamin Shuch, Sophomore, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This device uses a thermoelectric generator, heat sinks and fire
to create thermoelectricity. The electricity is then used to power a
turbine, which in turn, cools off the system and creates more energy.
This form of renewable energy can be used to power something
else, such as a light or battery.
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Tesla
CRASH BUDDIES ★
FUJITA
Briggs Farnsworth, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Taylor Fueller, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Blaine Farber, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Garret Nordmerey, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
The Crash Buddy is a fuel-optimization indicator for motorcyclists.
During daily commutes, this device offers real-time feedback to
optimize fuel consumption and records long-term data. Future
applications of the product aspire to record G-forces experienced
during accidents, as well as a 9-1-1 notification in the event of a
collision.
Sara Fletcher, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Brandon Larson, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Muhammad Sani, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This device uses an ultrasonic sensor to detect the distance of an
object from a user’s hand and relays that information using proximity
relatable rapidity beeping to a Bluetooth earpiece. Fujita is designed
to be used by the visually impaired for increased mobility and object
awareness inside their homes and other small indoor spaces.
CHILD SAFETY
Kendra Kim, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Margaret Golka, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Brandon Carter, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Falikou Doumbia, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
The purpose of this project is to create a Bluetooth-enabled device
to alert parents that their child has been left in their car seat, as well
as notify parents of potential safety hazards.
AUTO-BACKUP POLICE BELT ★
Bobby Therdchitphaisarn, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Clint Trollope, Junior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Electronic Systems)
Sheldon Weiss, Junior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Joshua Kosar, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Saeed Alharjri, Junior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Electronic Systems)
This project integrates RFID and GPS to create a duty belt that
automatically sends a distress signal for back up when a weapon
is drawn. This project will be geared towards emergency response
personnel (e.g., police officers) and will allow them to concentrate on
the situation at hand.
AUTOMATIC CAR WINDSHIELD SHADE
Eric Rogers, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Preston Wilson, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Gustavo Reyes, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Bingtao Fu, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This project is a Bluetooth-enabled car windshield shade that
folds and unfolds according to remote commands or internal car
temperature.
FINDER
STAY-AWAKE HEADSET
Josh Purnell, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Frank Ross, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Calvin Birr, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Ruthwik Kadavak, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
This project utilizes Bluetooth communications with GPS
functionality to track a wearable device. It uses multiple signaling
sensors to locate the wearable device. The main use for the device
is to locate children who go outside of the tracking range.
Kayleigh Caparulo, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Daniel Wark, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Zhanelle Coleman, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Zack Chen, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This project uses an accelerometer to detect when the user is falling
asleep. It uses Bluetooth communication to send data to a hip pack,
which contains a speaker and a vibration motor, and activates these
components to wake the user.
LIGHTING THE WAY ★
WEARABLE END EFFECTOR CONTROLLER
Anthony Rico, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Jay Eduard Ragay, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Limhi Perez Huerta, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Wesley Porter, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Team Lighting the Way is developing a revolutionary built-in lighting
concept for bicycle helmets. The helmet incorporates both front and
back lighting, as well as braking indicators, to ensure the maximum
safety of the rider, day or night. Wireless communication on the
bicycle gives the rider easy access to controls while maintaining
freedom of movement.
Stephen Anthony, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Joey Nguyen, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Naim Abouhafs, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Stephen Buck, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
This project uses PSoC 4 Bluetooth to connect a 3D printed hand
with a glove controller. The glove provides haptic feedback through
vibration when the 3D printed hand comes in contact with an object.
★Outdoor projects
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Tesla
INTERVAL TRAINING FITNESS BAND
Kevin Hudson, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Cody Bentley, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Anthony Cano, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Ryan Kritz, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
This project is a prototype for a fitness wristband specifically
designed for interval training. The wristband features an easy to read
LED display for efficient visual feedback.
ASU SMARTWATCH
Kevin Nichols, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
LeeVaughn Curry, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Alexander Deuel, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Timothy Dinielli, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This project is a watch prototype that receives alert messages from
a smartphone using Bluetooth communication. Alerts could be a
phone call, text message or email that appear on the watch display.
BLUETOOTH MOTORCYCLE HELMET
Carly Thalman, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Cody Van Cleve, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
The purpose of this project is to create a Bluetooth motorcycle
helmet that is complete with synced turn signals and brake lights to
help improve visibility of the motorcyclist and decrease the chances
of the motorcyclist being hit by other drivers.
BLUETOOTH DOG DOOR
Erik Person, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Rodney Jacobs, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Kyle Norman, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Marshall Graham, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This project is a Bluetooth-interfaced pet door. This project
incorporates the use of electromagnetic locks and infrared proximity
sensors to lock and unlock the door via Bluetooth.
WHERE’S MY CAT?
Xunguang Li, Junior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Skyler Moore, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Jiaxu Song, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Caleb Carlson, Junior, Engineering
This device allows pet owners to find their pet utilizing lights, sound
and GPS, as well as providing different information about the
animal’s surroundings.
BLUETOOTH CAT COLLAR
Caleb Carlson, Junior, Engineering
Skyler Moore, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
Xunguang Li, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Jiaxu Song, Junior, Engineering (Robotics)
This cat collar is used to give cat owners the benefit of always
knowing the location of their cat. If you cannot find your cat, press a
“panic button” to ping the cat and lights and sounds will activate. The
collar also has GPS if the cat gets out and away from the house.
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Edison
MEDTRONIC HEARING AID
Luis Jurado, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Martin Parisella, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
David Summitt, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Pedro Ramirez, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
The team designed a prototype of an inexpensive and selfimplementing hearing aid for use in developing countries.
NTG HYDRODYNAMIC VORTEX WATER PURIFIER
Thomas
EDISON
Engineering
Senior Capstones
and eProjects
RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE
Elizabeth Long, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Dawntaye Johnson, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Matthew Dickens, Senior, Engineering (Robotics)
Abdulaziz Alshubat, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Shengjie Zhu, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Rube Goldberg Machines engage people of all ages to educate
them on the work of Rube Goldberg. This project utilizes conductive
paint, moveable parts and other exciting means to bring the work of
Rube Goldberg to life.
Leo Cid, Senior, Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Brian Hennesy, Senior, Engineering (Mechanical Engineering
Systems)
Stephen Foster, Senior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Alternative Energy Technologies)
Huy Hoang, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Aeronautical Engineering Technology)
The NTG Hydrodynamic Vortex Water Purifier project encompasses
research on a new water treatment method for potable and nonpotable water. The team was challenged to fabricate a prototype of
the water treatment method and to test the prototype for reliable
data to prove the efficacy of this water treatment technique.
SCULL AND BONES SHELL TRANSPORTATION ★
Justin Duprey, Senior, Manufacturing Engineering
Aaron Lozano, Senior, Manufacturing Engineering Technology
(Mechanical)
This project is a rowing shell transportation device that is a PVC
cart measuring five feet long by two feet wide by three feet tall. The
rowing shell on top is more than 10 feet long.
ON SEMICONDUCTOR LED DRIVER TEAM
MICROCHIP - INTERNET OF THING
Ieshya Anderson, Senior, Engineering
Ryan Marshall, Senior, Engineering
Cordero Flores, Senior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Electronic Systems)
The ON LED driver team was tasked with designing an LED driver
that has an output equivalent to a 40 watt incandescent bulb.
Competitor drivers were investigated to benchmark designs that
also have an efficiency of 80 percent or less.
Michael Wondrash, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Adam Cote, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
This custom Android smartphone application controls a Power over
Ethernet (PoE) LED lighting system over a Constrained Application
Protocol (CoAP) network, utilizing Microchip RN4020 Bluetooth
Low-Energy modules and 8-bit PIC microcontrollers.
PURE GRIPS SWING GLOVE ★
HONEYWELL FLIGHT DECK SPEECH RECOGNITION
Marcus Daley, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Automation Engineering Technology)
Alexander Riggs, Senior, Engineering
Taylor Randall, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
The team was challenged with developing an interface that reads
various grip pressures and positions throughout a golf swing and
transmits data to a device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) for
analysis. This was to be accomplished with components between
the club shaft and the grip or externally with components in a glove.
Casey Petersen, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Dale Richardson, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Seana O’Reilly, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Joshua Magana, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Honeywell Aerospace tasked the team with designing a reliable
speech recognition system on the flight deck to free a pilot’s hands
and eyes for more important tasks, thereby making his/her job safer
and easier.
★Outdoor projects
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Wright Brothers
NTG CRUDE OIL EMULSIFIER
Tim Schaeken, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Anthony Young, Senior, Product Development
and Manufacturing Technology
Panuwat Arumsart, Senior, Product Development
and Manufacturing Technology
The NTG Crude Oil Emulsifier project seeks to explore the effects
of microcavitation on crude oil samples. Specifically, the team has
focused efforts on reducing the viscosity of crude oil for the purpose
of lower transportation costs through pipelines.
Wilbur and
Orville
WRIGHT
NRG RENEW CONTAINERIZED MICRO-GRID FOR
DISASTER RELIEF ★
Samantha Janko, Senior, Engineering (Robotics)
Shaun Atkinson, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Daniel Cotter, Senior, Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Kevin Lawson, Senior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Alternative Energy Technologies)
Disaster relief situations and industrial projects in isolated locations
require a temporary and independent power source. This team
developed a rapidly deployable system for generating sustainable
electrical power to meet these needs.
Aviation Senior
Capstones and
eProjects
MESA AIR HIGH ALTITUDE, LOW AIRSPEED
PROBLEMS
Robert Obrist, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Hunter Wall, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Professional Flight)
There have been multiple cases of an aircraft reaching the stall
threshold during cruise flight. Mesa Air, a regional air carrier
organization, has taken steps to reduce the probability of this
occurring. Students assisted Mesa Air by providing potential
solutions.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES GROUP DIESEL FUEL REACTOR
Everett Barksdale, Senior, Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Anthony Sciacca, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Aeronautical Engineering Technology)
Devin Slawsby, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Automotive)
Ting Au, Senior, Engineering
This project focused on the investigation and fabrication of a
mechanical fuel reactor. The team used cavitation to improve the
physical and chemical properties of diesel fuel.
AIRPORT OPERATIONS STAFFING AND STAFFING
EFFICIENCY
Nathaniel Rayes Salinas, Senior, Aeronautical Management
Technology (Air Transportation Management)
Sierra Garber, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Professional Flight)
Matthew Booher, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Junyeon Cho, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
Airports are centers of transportation that service a large number
of aircraft and passengers every day. To facilitate this, airports
are subject to many logistical and decision problems that must
continuously be solved. Airport operations staff must efficiently
connect the dots to make travel seamless for every flight and
passenger.
TOUCHSCREEN WHEEL—FAWN INDUSTRIES
Alaric Egli, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Automotive)
Stuart Turner, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
(Automotive)
Dalton Kennon, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
The goal of this project was to explore the feasibility of integrating
new interaction methods into vehicles by replacing the current
steering wheel controls with a pair of reconfigurable touchscreens.
EYETECH
Eduardo Fernandez, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Technology
Hussain Mwladdawilah, Senior, Electronics Engineering
Technology (Electronic Systems)
Bachirou Falana, Senior, Electronics Engineering Technology
(Electronic Systems)
Eye tracking systems sold by EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc. are
desktop devices that lack mobility and require the device to be
tethered, via USB, to a computer. With guidance and support from
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc., this student team constructed a selfsufficient mobile eye tracking system.
IMPROVING THE FAA FIELD APPROVAL PROCESS
Jonathan Ostler, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Wesley Tom, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
This project provides an explanation of the FAA field approval
process and examines process changes through history.
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Hopper
RUNWAY HOTSPOTS AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Alex Camalich, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
ChiChung Fung, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
Bradley Bezanson, Senior, Aeronautical Management
Technology (Air Traffic Management)
Andrew Martz, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
Dylan Wilkinson, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
This project addresses the runway hotspot issues at Phoenix Sky
Harbor Airport.
PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY TOWER RELOCATION
Erick Pearson, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
Skylar Melancon, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
Joshua Handler, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Traffic Management)
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority is currently under
expansion and improvement by way of its Master Plan 2030 (as a
part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program). Part of this master
plan involves upgrading and relocating the airport’s air traffic control
tower. The team was tasked with assisting the Airport Authority with
selecting the new tower location.
eProjects
Our eProjects program brings students and
industry together to find innovative solutions to
real-world problems.
Learn more: poly.engineering.asu.edu/eprojects
CAE OAA WEATHER CANCELLATIONS
Rebecca Cooper, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Michael Leano, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Omar Sonbol, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
For CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix, the majority of flight
cancellations are due to weather conditions. In order to better
understand and analyze these cancellations, the reporting system
must provide more specific details about the reasons to help
dispatch mitigate these issues as best as possible.
Grace
HOPPER
Information
Technology
Senior
Capstones and
Computing
Graduate
Projects
UAS OPERATIONS INTEGRATION
Tyler Bailey, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Jillian Dauscher, Senior, Aeronautical Management Technology
(Air Transportation Management)
Currently Unmanned Aerial Systems are prohibited within a five
nautical mile radius of Phoenix Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA). With
the new Unmanned Aerial Systems degree program at Arizona
State University, an agreement needs to be made between ASU,
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation operators at
KIWA in order to keep ASU aviation programs on the forefront of
innovation.
USB KEY SECOND FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
Christopher Norzagaray, Senior, Information Technology
This project is a second factor authentication system for a website
using an external USB storage device as a key. Users have the
ability to register an account, login and manage their account profile.
★Outdoor projects
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da Vinci
WEBSITE DESIGN
Lakshya Chhabra, Senior, Information Technology
This student created a website from scratch using the skills and
knowledge learned in his major and secondary focus area classes.
He designed the website, coded and styled the webpages, and set
up the website on a virtual server to test and run the website.
SOLD
Tyler Baron, Doctoral Student, Simulation, Modeling and Applied
Cognitive Science
Christopher Mar, Master’s Student, Software Engineering
William Hearter, Master’s Student, Software Engineering
Parneet Kaur, Master’s Student, Software Engineering
Corey Copenhaver-Heath, Doctoral Student, Computer Science
Brian Johnson, Master’s Student, Computing Studies
Tharun Niranjan Gomudurai Pandian, Master’s Student,
Software Engineering
This team created an educational game in collaboration with the
Thunderbird School of Global Management to teach marketing and
pricing concepts to entrepreneurs. The game follows the online
DreamBuilder curriculum for young women in South America. Build
your cake empire today!
Leonardo
DA VINCI
Human Systems
Engineering
Projects
PERCEPTIONS OF WRITING ERRORS
Adam Johnson, Senior, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
This project experimentally tests how college undergraduate
students make judgments about essay quality and author
characteristics with respect to superficial and substantive writing
errors. Results are expected to lead to automated writing system
developments that a) incorporate new instructional components
(e.g., teaching novice writers about the impact of different errors),
and b) offer improved practice opportunities in recognizing and
correcting different errors.
REACH APP
Mandar Patwardhan, Master’s Student, Software Engineering
Derek Hamel, Senior, Software Engineering
This team designed a mobile application to support the prevention
and early intervention treatment of childhood anxiety.
VACCINE STORAGE CONTROLLER
HUMAN FACTORS GUIDANCE FOR COLLABORATIVE
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
Venkat Rohit Koppana, Master’s Student, Computer Engineering
(Computer Systems)
Sridharan Rajagopalan, Master’s Student, Computer Engineering
(Computer Systems)
Sanjay Raam Madhavan, Master’s Student, Computer
Engineering (Computer Systems)
Deepika Jain, Master’s Student, Computer Engineering
(Computer Systems)
This project is a vaccine excursion avoidance system with a
predictor algorithm that predicts an upcoming excursion by reading
the change in temperature values. The team introduced a backup
system in case of an excursion to keep the vaccines within the
needed temperature range until trained personnel attend to the
emergency.
Michael Fedele, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
It is vital to understand how to design technologies and tools for
intelligence analysis. In order to do so, we must understand related
work in the field and the challenges of implementing progressive
solutions. This project accomplishes those goals and suggests
human factors guidelines for intelligence analysis.
THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF INTELLIGENCE
ANALYSIS
Verica Buchanan, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
Nathan McNeese, Postdoctoral Student
This poster presents a review of human factors related intelligence
analysis research highlighting multiple cognitive challenges that
impact intelligence analysts’ work. The authors outline ways in
which human factors can be beneficial to alleviating many of the
challenges. Additionally, the authors introduce the Living Lab
approach as a valuable and unique means for understanding the
cognitive science of intelligence analysis.
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da Vinci
USABILITY EFFECTS ON RESTAURANT POINT-OF-SALE
INTERFACES
Cheryl Wang, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
This project compares two restaurant user interfaces. One interface
follows the same layout as those popularly used in many restaurants.
The other is designed with usability in mind and teaches new users
efficient ordering strategies by modeling experienced servers’
cognitive schemas. The goal of this research is to see if the second
interface will improve accuracy and speed of selection among
novices.
USABILITY EVALUATION AND TESTING OF LINK2GOLF
MOBILE PHONE APP
Christopher Mayra, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
Link2Golf, a Phoenix-based startup company, has created an app
that allows golfers to search for and chat with other golfers and to
quickly make reservations. The goal of this project was to assist the
company with improving the usability of their app. To accomplish
this, the researcher evaluated and tested the Link2Golf app using
established principles and research methods.
THE ROLE OF USER AND DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS
ON THE USE AND PERCEPTIONS OF TYPE 1 DIABETES
DEVICES
Jessica Voge, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
This project summarizes data from the Diabetes Technology Survey,
which was developed by researchers from ASU and the Mayo Clinic.
The researcher presents data on the use and perceptions of devices
used to manage Type 1 diabetes, discusses lessons learned from
fielding the survey, and suggests improvements to the survey for
subsequent data collection.
INFOTAINMENT ICON RECOGNITION STUDY
Lourdes Reyes, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
In the past few years, car makers have added infotainment systems
in cars with functions that manage and play audio content and utilize
navigation, but interacting with an infotainment system requires the
driver to divert their attention away from driving. This study evaluates
icons used in infotainment systems to measure how quickly users
can identify them.
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECTIONALLY
INFORMING VISUAL WARNINGS FOR COLLISION
AVOIDANCE
Rachel Howes, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
As technology-induced driver distraction has increased, so has
interest in in-vehicle collision avoidance systems. The researcher
evaluated the efficacy of directionally informing visual warnings for
collision avoidance presented in an in-vehicle infotainment system.
ENHANCED DISCRIMINATION OF STIFFNESS
THROUGH PERCEPTUAL TRAINING
Sung Hun Sim, Doctoral Student, Simulation, Modeling and
Applied Cognitive Science
People demonstrate limited ability to discriminate between levels
of stiffness. The researcher tested whether this ability could be
improved via perceptual training. The method of training studied
appears to enhance the haptic discrimination of stiffness, making
it potentially applicable to tasks like surgery or diagnosis where
accurate judgments of stiffness are important.
IMPROVED TYPING ON A FLAT KEYBOARD VIA TACTILE
KEY-IDENTITY FEEDBACK
Sung Hun Sim, Doctoral Student, Simulation, Modeling and
USING COGNITIVE SCIENCE TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN Applied Cognitive Science
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Bailey Herbstreit, Sophomore, Industrial and Organizational
Jeff Yungfleisch, Master’s Student, Applied Psychology
Usability and user adoption is largely a function of psychological
factors (sensation, perception and cognition) related to the user,
the task, the environment and the solution. Explicit and consistent
consideration of these factors in the requirements, design,
development, testing and sustaining phases of any project will
significantly improve product success.
Psychology
The team investigated if information about key identity could be
delivered via tactile stimulation and if such information could be
used to facilitate typing on flat keyboards. The researchers found
while the key identity information could be conveyed by using tactile
sounds, an association between key identity and tactile stimulation
should be learned through training, and typing was facilitated by such
association.
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