Green Power Group | Team RealtyServer | SJC | HotStuff | Team Patomic | Cold Robot Exterior | SFC
Members:
Brian Dell, Rachel Aylard, Kelvin Nelson, Sean Killins, Harv Samra
Graduating from Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Project Description:
Our team is developing a control system for managing a variety of alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. This control system stores and provides 120VAC power for standard residential or commercial applications. Our team will design and build all the hardware and software that is used in our control system. The goal of our team is to provide an affordable alternative to a costly commercial system.
Our system supports solar panels and wind turbines, which provide the power to charge banks of lead-acid batteries controlled by a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) module. One-kilowatt inverter modules convert the stored energy back to a standard 120VAC at 60Hz to run appliances such as TVs and computers. Power usage depends on power being generated and stored battery power.
Our system will be configurable remotely from a webpage interface or locally via a touch screen. Our system collects data on the amount of power generated from each of the alternative energy sources and on the power used. The collected data are displayed as easily readable charts and graphs to the user through either type of interface.
Members:
Brandon Tennant, Allen Wallace, Rob Little
Graduating from Computer Systems Technology
Project Description:
RealtyServer Systems offers complete MLS (Multiple Listing Service) systems offline and online for computer and Smartphone devices. RealtyServer Systems asked our team to develop a web application allowing the realtors clients’ to view MLS listings using their PCS (Private Client Services) product with a web-enabled Smartphone. (The current PCS system provides access to MLS listings to more than 100,000 members of the public.)
Our team designed and implemented new templates to provide PCS information that is compatible with a Smartphone web-browser. We also edited and removed all redundant/unnecessary code, and tested the results on the target Smartphone devices. We were able to maintain all requested functionality and extended the reach of the PCS system to include web-enabled Smartphones.
Members:
Juan Ramirez, Cole Bevan, Shawn McKim
Graduating from Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Project Description:
JSF Technologies is the worlds' leading developer and manufacturer of solar powered flashing traffic beacons. Over its seven year history, JSF has spent nearly $3 million on research and development of its main product lines: pedestrian activated crosswalk beacons; 24-hour flashing beacons for stop signs and warning signs; and school zone beacons containing cellphone modems for remote programming and activation. Selling mainly to the US, JSF's sales have risen nearly 1000% over the past 4 years.
Team SJC developed the next generation controller for the traffic beacons. This new controller uses the cellular network's voice channel, the same channel used when a cellphone makes a voice call. Voice calls have the highest priority, meaning, if the cellular bandwidth is being used at its maximum capacity, a voice call will not have to wait. Older controllers use SMS ( short message service ) signals sent via the data channel. Though it costs less to use, when the cellular network is at its maximum capacity the signal may wait for hours.
In every GSM cellphone ( Global System for Mobile Communications ) is a SIM card ( subscriber identity module ) that securely stores a telephone number. Team SJC took a SIM card and built the controller around it, in essence making a stripped down cellphone.
Members:
Robert Sobaszek, Josh Lewis, Takumi Adachi
Graduating from Computer Systems Technology
Project Description:
Team HotStuff has built a web-based application for carpentry instructor and dirt-bike enthusiast, Mark Swanwick. The application allows registered members to list their off-road vehicles online, and if they go missing, members can mark them as stolen or missing. The stolen or missing vehicles are listed in a directory that guests can search, allowing them to aid in the return of a vehicle by reporting it to the owner.
Most of the Capstone teams are restricted in the technology they are allowed to use due to the need to integrate their projects with existing applications, but Team HotStuff has the privilege of building an application completely from scratch. With the privilege of freedom, this Capstone team has chosen to use completely portable open-sourced technologies to ensure portability and ease-of-use, and to avoid any additional costs.
Members:
Mike Slanina, Pamela Conrad, Thomas Bengtson
Graduating from Computer Systems Technology
Project Description:
Rowing Canada Aviron is a nonprofit organization recognized by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in Canada. Our client contact developed this project to address the needs of the Rowing for All committee. This committee was established to promote the sport of rowing at all levels; including recreational, adaptive, touring, schools, and indoor rowing.
The main goal of this project was to develop a web portal for rowers and sport lovers worldwide to access the most current information in the exciting world of rowing. The completed website provides user account management, a large number of public- and member-content pages, user forums, blogs, event pages, and information on rowing clubs across Canada.
Keeping with current industry standards, this website relies heavily on database support for dynamic generation of website content pages. All software packages used in this project were open-source to minimize cost to the client. The completed product has provided Rowing Canada Aviron with a new web portal that offers its users enhanced functionality and a much needed social-networking medium.
URL: www.rowingcanadaaviron.org
Members:
Bentley Wood, Brian Price
Graduating from Computer Systems Technology
Project Description:
Team Cold Robot Exterior, consisting of Brian Price and Bentley Wood, is working with Clelland DataScience’s Don Hilman to design and develop a “Smart Environment,” a collaboration of devices through a central low-power server.
This project was a unique opportunity to work with an experimental prototype, and assist with the research and evolution of a new concept for control of remote Support Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) sites. The project has delivered a real-world example of the new technology in action.
The project team has developed a middleware component, drivers, and supporting documentation. A reliable Java code base is used for remote control of lower-level devices (such as power monitors, door locks, etc) using a custom protocol.
Members:
Josef Krentz, Scott Hill, Steve Chester
Graduating from Computer Systems Technology
Project Description:
Our team built an application to track shipping guarantee violations. The application communicates with couriers like Canada Post and UPS. It collects all information about shipments from courier systems and determines if the deliveries have arrived late. If a package arrives late, the application automatically submits a claim to the courier for a refund.
We used Java Server Pages (JSP) to write the application, which implements Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language (AJAX) functionality to reduce page reloading. The database expands upon an existing MySQL structure from Kitchen’s Best Manufacturing Group Ltd.
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