AVR based mini Projects

3D scanner Using Atmega644 Introduction This goal of this project is to make an effective, low-cost 3D scanner. Summary Our project implements the hardware necessary for a laser triangulation 3D scanner as well as…

Touchpad/Infrared Music Synthesizer Using Atmega644 Touchpad/Infrared Music Synthesizer "Generate music with your laptop touchpad!" Wei-jiunn (Vic) Jang Kalina Jordanova The Touchpad Infrared Music Synthesizer uses a laptop touchpad and an infrared distance sensor to control…

IR harp using Atmega644 INTRODUCTION Wouldnt it be cool to be this guy? Powerful laser shining into the audience, playing strings by sweeping your hands across the beams, rocking out in a room full…

Digital Receipts System Using Atmega644 Introduction Our final project is a conceptual prototype of a digital receipt system. The basic idea is when making a purchase with a credit or ATM card, the transaction information…

Traction control system Using Atmega644 Introduction For our ECE 4760 Final project we have developed a traction control system that detects wheel slip and adjusts the velocity of the wheels accordingly. Robotic vehicles are becoming…

Fart Intensity Detector Using Atmega644 INTRODUCTION Our project is a fart intensity detector which ranks fart magnitude on a scale from 0-9 according to sound, temperature, and gas concentrations. The inspiration for this project was…

Tissue Impedance Digital Biopsy Using Atmega644 Introduction Our project measures and analyzes the electromechanical properties of tissue using a probe containing a microarray of electrodes, to aid as a tool in predicting the health of the…

Weather Canvas Using Atmega644 Introduction The Weather Canvas is a robust outdoor weather monitoring system coupled with an indoor LED display. The outdoor system consists of a microcontroller, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, home-made anemometer,…

Autonomous Self-parking car Using Atmega644 Introduction We created an RC Car that can identify a parking space and parallel park by itself. The RC Car drives down a street searching for a parking space to…

The Autonomous Tennis Ball Picker Using Atmega644 Introduction and Motivation In the tennis and sports equipment market, there are very few advanced electronic devices assisting in the feeding and picking of tennis balls or any other kind…

BalanceBot Using Atmega644 Introduction The BalanceBot is a singular axis self balancing robot that is capable of adjusting itself to changes in weight and position. We developed the Balance Bot (BB or B2)…

Multiple PID motor controller (with Wiimote!) using Atmega644 Introduction The main idea for our project was to implement an inexpensive solution to the current CU Snake Arm motor-driving system by using a Mega644 microcontroller instead of multiple 3-Amp…

Wireless Persistence of Vision Device with Realtime Control Using Atmega644 Introduction We set out to make an easy to interact with, highly custimizable POV display. In deciding on a project we looked for a challenge that would have a good…

Programmable RGB Spinning LED Display Using Atmega32 Introduction For our final project, we built a mechanism that spun a linear array of seven LEDs at a velocity that made it appear as if a message was being…

Alarm clock with speech synthesis Using Atmega32 1. Introduction We designed an intelligent alarm clock which can be programmed from the computer to speak custom messages and also detect whether the user is on his bed or…

ESD Foam Touch Controlled Brick Blaster Using Atmega32 Introduction As technological devices become more advanced and a bigger part of our daily lives, the user interface of devices is becoming more important; intuitive and modern interface provides a…

NES EMULATION USING ATMEGA32 OVERALL DESIGN GOAL The overall goal of our project was to recreate the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) using Atmel Microcontrollers.  We decided early on the adding audio to the mix…

Robot Plotter Using Atmega32 Motivation Deciding a direction of the final project in ECE 4760 can be very difficult. With small Micro Controller Unit, we can build anything and everything. We felt compelled to…

Rhythm Ring: Interactive Rhythm Sequencer Using Atmega32 I. Introduction The Rhythm Ring interactive rhythm sequencer is an engaging musical device that enables the user to create a plethora of rhythms and beat patterns with the touch of…

Networked Biometric Authentication Using Atmega32 Introduction: Due to the increasing need for securing data and places, the biometric authentication industry is seeing large market growth.  We decided to build a scalable, small, and efficient device…

High Speed Photography Controller Using Atmega32 The goal of this project was to build a versatile, yet easy to use, sensor-triggered camera controller for high speed photography. Dan Furie (djf35) Scott Linderman (swl28) High Level Design…

3D Video Game Control Using Atmega32 Introduction Our project is a 3-dimensional game control for a video game displayed on a black and white television set. Motivation and Overview In the recent push in technology, many…

Neural Net Helicopter Using Atmega32 Introduction and High Level Design Our project was to design a two degree-of-freedom stationary helicopter, autonomously controlled by an evolving neural network. A normal helicopter has six degrees of freedom,…

Accelerometer Controlled R/C Vehicle Using Atmega32 INTRODUCTION In our final design project for ECE 476: Microcontrollers, we decided to build a vehicle controlled, using accelerometers, by a remote control that wirelessly transmits, using RF technology, data…

Music Wand: Real-Time Optical Scanning of Sheet Music Using Atmega32 Introduction The Music Wand is a device that optically reads printed sheet music in real-time and synthesizes the notes which are read from the page. The device uses a linear…