Transcript SEAL Projects - Department of Electrical Engineering

Digital Dietary Recorder System
Objectives:
- Capturing volume of a small object
(food item for this application)
- Increasing the accuracy of measuring
dietary intake compared to the
traditional hand measuring method.
Current Status:
- Pilot study with Fred Hutch Cancer
Center
- Optimizing the algorithm and
calculated volume
- Building and automatic calibrator
Accomplishments:
- Built and tested prototype V2.0
- Designed the pilot study with Fred
Hutch Cancer Center
Digital Ostomy Measuring tool
Objectives:
- A digital add tool on to an existing
ostomy solution
- Increasing the accuracy of measuring
dietary intake compared to the
traditional hand measuring method.
Current Status:
- 3D reconstructing of a stoma
- Outputting the exact dimensions
- Creating a user friendly user interface
- Writing a provisional patent
Accomplishments:
- Completed an early prototype for
prove of concept
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Twin Registry Study
Objectives:
- Calculating activity type and energy
expenditure using an accelerometer
sensor and a GPS
- Comparing the results with
commercial software.
Current Status:
- Finalizing the algorithm
- Validating the algorithm
- Finalizing the user interface
Accomplishments:
- Successfully tested the algorithm
- Successfully created a cellphone
application for the subjects to enter
their daily info
A Smartphone-Based System for
Automated Detection of Walking
Objectives:
- Calculating activity type (walking and
non walking) using an accelerometer
sensor, cellphone camera, and a GPS
- Comparing the results with
commercial software and existing
solutions.
Current Status:
- Finalizing the algorithm for image
processing
- Validating the algorithm
- Finalizing the user interface
Accomplishments:
- Successfully created a cellphone
application for the subjects to enter
their daily info
- Completed pilot study
Bluetooth Enabled Digital Scale
for Toothpaste Usage Monitoring
Objectives:
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To accurately read gram measurements of
toothpaste containers on the digital scale with an
attached microcontroller and wirelessly transmit
the data to smartphones using a Bluetooth
antenna
To develop smartphone applications on iOS and
Android operating systems to communicate with
the digital scale and mange the stored
measurements
To minimize total cost of the system while also
making it compact and portable
Current Status:
Accomplishments:
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Developing mobile applications for iOS and
Android operating systems
Reducing the overall size of the added
components attached to the digital scale
Increasing the output range of the Bluetooth
module to detect lower scale measurements for
the case of nearly empty toothpaste containers
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Connected a microcontroller and Bluetooth
antenna to a digital scale that estimates
measurements
Connected the Bluetooth digital scale to iOS and
Android smartphones
Reduced the size of external components to a
small box attached to the digital scale
Smartphone Oscillator Testing Device
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To make a device capable of rotating a
smartphone about a central point
Make a microcontroller and servo motor serve as
the main components to minimize the cost
Make the system independent of a computer
connection for power and manipulating the
oscillating parameters
To package the components into a portable and
easy to use device
Current Status:
Accomplishments:
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Constructing the arm component to hold the
smartphone enabling the servo motor to rotate
the smartphone as desired
Increasing the portability and usability of the
device
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Successfully connected a servo motor and
microcontroller to perform the oscillating motion
Removed system dependence on a computer
connection by utilizing potentiometers and a
switch to control the oscillating parameters
Added a battery pack to power the
microcontroller and servo motor
Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs)
Objectives:
- Removing fine particles from the air stream
- Lowering the chance of the particle
reentrainment by trapping particles in
secured spaces (foam-covered or guidanceplate-covered) where have fewer
disturbances than bare collecting electrode
FC-ESP
GPC-ESP
Current Status:
- Reassembling the second prototype with
delicate electrodes
- Estimating the collection efficiency by using
Deutsch-Anderson equation
- Building a new prototype for the field
testing at R217 in POB
Accomplishments:
- Measured the collection efficiencies under
various corona voltages, repelling voltages,
and airflow velocities
- Estimated the energy efficiency
- Simulated the flow field, electric field, and
particle trajectory
- Third-party test
Electrostatic Fluid Accelerator (EFA)
Powered Aircraft
Fan
EFA
Anemometer
Objectives:
- Promoting an EFA-powered aircraft
- Silent operation
- Highly scalable
- Low power consumption
- Environmentally friendly (CO2 free
and fuel free)
Current Status:
Accomplishments:
- Developing a refined prototype and test - Developed a numerical scheme to
apparatus
predict the resulting EFA velocity while
- Estimating the energy efficiency
operating under high speed free flow
- Conducted the experiments to verify
the numerical results
High Reliability Micro-Pump
Pump 1L/min
Liquid Bearing Force
Current Status:
Surface shapes for COMSOL simulation defined
Next steps:
• Design of Experiments using COMSOL to
confirm options for 1L/min and fluid
bearing performance is practical
• Built/test a 3D printed plastic prototype
Objectives:
• >6 years life, ~ $10.00 cost to build
• 100 times the MTBF of current industry
alternatives
• Match computer industry requirements for
liquid cooling
• Provide high value in the adjacent $57B
pump markets where extreme reliability, all
plastic fluid path and low cost are important
Accomplishments:
- Market requirements and size estimate
completed
- Research phases defined
- Business Plan transition defined
- Patent draft completed
- Design options for exploration defined
- Plastic experts and HPC experts providing
advice
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Current Status:
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Designing software add-ons
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