Overview

In this project, we are creating a fully autonomous robot to compete and win at a competition in March. This multidisciplinary project integrates autonomous navigation, mechanical design, and various control systems. Its organization involves software, hardware, power, and mechanical team leaders, all of which are eager to succeed alongside the robot and create a name for our club!

IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition

Project Lead: Ethan B.

Technical Offerings

• Software: Robotics Operating Systems, Simulations, C++, Python, Firmware.
• Hardware: Sensors, Motors, Microcontrollers, and other Electronics.
• Power: Batteries and Robotic Electrical Systems.
• Mechanical: Design, Fabrication, and Construction using CADs, Machinery, etc.

Overview

The VST Plugin is a software-based digital audio effector utilized within a DAW program, predominantly for music production. It incorporates DSP and UI/UX design with C++ programming and Git version control. Our team is implementing multi-effect capabilities using the JUCE Framework for VST development. The scope of these effects will be time-based, modulation, spectral, and dynamic. Also in work are hardware projects and UCF facilities impulse response collection.

VST Plugin Development

Project Lead: Joshua Y.

Technical Offerings

• Software: C++, Digital Audio Processing, JUCE Frameworks, Version Control Software, UI/UX Design.
• Hardware: Speaker systems, Power systems, Audio Sensory Devices.

Overview

The Super State Racer is IEEE’s EV poised to develop enhancements to the current state of the automotive industry. The project’s hybrid energy storage system combines lithium batteries and ultracapacitors to make the vehicle more efficient and limit the effects of battery degradation. This project bridges various disciplines in electrical design, software integration, control systems, and mechanical enhancements. This project is intended for students of all skill levels!

Super State Racer

Project Lead: Jonah S.

Technical Offerings

• Software: Programming, Development Boards
• Hardware: Sensors, Motors, Microcontrollers, Capacitors, and other Electronics.
• Power: Batteries and Vehicle Electrical Systems.
• Mechanical: Design, Fabrication, and Construction using CADs, Machinery, etc.

Overview

F1Tenth is an Autonomous International racing competition that takes place yearly at the ICRA robotics conference. This year IEEE and ACM are collaborating with support of the ECE department to create our own car and team to send to this conference. We are also hosting an internal UCF F1Tenth competition where 2-3 teams will be competing for the chance to send themselves to ICRA as UCF representatives.

F1Tenth Project

Project Lead: Vedant P.

Technical Offerings

• Software: Robotic Operating Systems, Python, Sensor Interfacing, Control Systems, Robot Localization, Path Planning.
• Hardware: Sensors, Motors.
• Power: Battery, Power Distribution Systems.
• Mechanical: Machine Assembly.

Overview

This is a competition type project where you can develop and make your own engineering project. Projects can go between two different project paths beginner and advanced paths. At the end of the spring semester projects will compete for the best projects in their respective paths. During project meetings we will assist in your development and also give lessons and the fundamentals you will use in developing your project. We will provide funding (within limits) for your project. This is a great way to expose and challenge your technical abilities!

Internal Project Competition

Project Lead: Matias G.

Technical Offerings

• Software: Arduino IDE, C++ and beginner friendly coding applications.
• Hardware: Sensors, Motors, Microcontrollers and PCB’s.
• Power: Battery, Power Distribution Systems.
• Mechanical: CAD and KiCAD design, 3D Printing, and other manufacturing methods.

Overview

We are developing a small, fully autonomous robot to participate in Micromouse competitions. The robot’s goal is to navigate through a maze as quickly and efficiently as possible without any prior knowledge of the maze. This project combines embedded systems, PCB design, pathfinding algorithms, autonomous navigation, control systems, and CAD modeling. The goal is for this to be a beginner-friendly project, and we will help any new members learn the concepts necessary to complete the project through hands-on workshops.

Micromouse Development Comp.

Project Leads: Catlin A. & Blake W.

Technical Offerings

• Software: Arduino Embedded Programming, Pathfinding Algorithms, and Real-Time Navigation.
• Hardware: Sensors, Motors, Microcontrollers, Batteries and Power Systems, Compact PCB Design, and other Electronics.
• Mechanical: Compact Design, Fabrication, and Construction using CAD tools and Machinery.

Overview

This project is meant to supply a machine for a company known as Pangolin Laser Systems. This device will be capable of winding and curing coils for laser scanners with precision and speed. We will be using mechanical design, electrical design and code. Leaders are currently in the process of being selected, so feel free to reach out and bring your best to this new IEEE project!

Laser Engineering Project

Project Leads: Andrew H.

Technical Offerings

• Software: C++.
• Hardware: Stepper Motors, Sensors, Micro-Controllers, etc.
• Power: Rectifiers, Buck Converters.
• Mechanical: CAD Tools, 3D Printers, Machining, etc.

Overview

ShredSense is a guitar teaching platform that uses computer vision and neural networks to teach people guitar! This project is centered almost entirely around the software side of IEEE and writing in higher level programming languages, mostly python. We plan to use libraries such as OpenCV, Pytorch, and numPy to train a model capable of tracking players finger position in relation to the fretboard of a guitar. This information will then be used to both provide feedback and more importantly, rate the player’s performance in order to game-ify learning and make practice fun!

ShredSense

Project Leads: Nathan H.

Technical Offerings

• Software: C++, Python
• Frameworks: PyTorch, NumPy, Matplotlib.
• Concepts: Object-Oriented Programming, Software Engineering Pipeline, GitHub, AI/ML applications, Digital Signal Processing.