Are you worried of your kids getting lost when you are out at a crowded place? That’s obvious, isn’t it? This project will reduce the risk of children getting lost at unknown and crowded places thus will also eleminate your nightmares. As you may have already guessed from the name, this project is basically a […]
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Okay, I admit I don’t have a monkey. But would you be looking at this if I didn’t mention monkey? And this would work for a monkey. Does your monkey or dog wander off? Would you like to see where he/she is? Well, they make dog trackers (see picture). However, most are over $100 and
Our project is inspired by the commercial product, PicoDopp, which uses a similar scheme for foxhunting. Foxhunting is a contest where participants try to locate a transmitter, called the fox, simply by monitoring the signals it transmits. Typically this is done using highly directional antennas — antennas that only receive signals from one direction. However,
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Documentation HelioWatcher: Automatic Solar Panel Control Jason Wright (jpw97) and Jeremy Blum (jeb373) Introduction We designed and built a system to automatically orient a solar panel for maximum efficiency, record data, and safely charge batteries. Using a GPS module and magnetometer, the HelioWatcher allows the user to place the system anywhere in the world without
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Introduction A spotlight that follows you on its own! The ultrasonic spotlight tracker is a system that uses a wireless beacon to track a targets location using both RF signals and ultrasound waves. It then drives a light source to point at the location of the target. High Level Design The motivation for an
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