AVR based mini Projects

Maple Bot Introduction For our final project in ECE 4760: Digital Systems Design Using Microcontrollers, we designed and implemented a radio-controlled, map-learning, line-following robot. The robot traverses a map of lines with…

Virtual Object Grabber Introduction What is seeing without feeling? The field of Virtual Reality has recently been gaining much attention, with the Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard paving the path of visualizing a…

BOXING TRAINING INTRODUCTION In the modern American classic, Rocky IV, Ivan Drago (portrayed by Dolph Lundgren) is shown utilizing a then-futuristic electronic punch meter (in addition to anabolic steroids) in his quest…

Ultrasonic Pursuit Automobile We’ve implemented an autonomous pursuit vehicle capable of chasing a designated target using ultrasonic transmissions. The system is demonstrated by chasing a second, human-controlled, RC car. The pursuit unit is…

GPS Navigator and Explorer The idea of the the project is to create a useful device for being able to get directions with any specified path by use of waypoints rather than a path…

Virtual Virtuoso a tool for conductors Introduction There are very few ways to improve one’s skills in conducting a live band. Practicing by conducting a real band requires coordination of many people and conducting along to…

Real-Time Pitch Shifter. Introduction "A device that pitch-shifts voice in real time" For our final project, we attempted to implemented a real-time vocal pitch shifter. The system was designed to work as follows:…

Smart Sitter: A Do-it-Yourself Wireless Home Automation System Introduction Smart home technology has been surging in popularity over the past decade. According to a recent poll, 46% of consumers believe that it is important that their current or…

ukule-LED ukule-LED is a ukulele with LEDs embedded in its fretboard. These LEDs can light up in configurations corresponding to different chords, which can aid the ukulele player in learning how…

Frequency Visualizer Introduction This project visually displays the frequency content of an audio signal using an 8X3 grid of LEDs. A microphone and amplifier collect analog audio input which is sampled digitized…

Bioelectrical Body Fat Analyzer Introduction For our final project, we have decided to use the microcontroller provided to make a device which would measure body fat percentage of one's body. The basic principle behind…

Speech Lock we designed and implemented a speaker recognition device that acts as a lock triggered by the sound of your voice saying a specific passcode. The implementation uses hardware filtering from…

Gesture based MIDI glove Introduction Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and specific physical connections that allow electronic music devices and computers to communicate with…

ECE 4760: T-Bot Introduction "A resistive touch screen robot that follows a user-defined path input by drawing on the touch screen."" We designed and implemented a robot that follows the path drawn on…

SingLock SingLock is a pitch-based security system based on ATMEL MEGA1284P microcontroller featuring two password protection stages: one based on a 4-digit numeric personal identification number inputted via the keypad and…

The Skittles Mini-Factory   Introduction   The Skittles Mini-Factory is self-contained repackaging unit that separates Skittles by color. Once separated, the Skittles are resealed in individual plastic bags. The Skittles are dispensed one at…

ECE 4760 Final Project: Rapid Circuit Prototyping Introduction Our final project was to create a rapid prototyping machine for electrical circuits by repurposing an old pen plotter that we fitted with an electrically conductive pen. Our plotter…

REAL-TIME SCROLLING SPECTROGRAM INTRODUCTION This project implements a real-time scrolling spectrogram-style visualization of an audio signal. We successfully displayed the frequency spectrum content in real time using a 4-bit grayscale scrolling display on…

PALPi Lite Edition So this is the PALPi V4 which is a DIY Retro Game Console powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W. The IDEA here was to make a portable handheld gaming…

AVR Studio Simulator Introduction and Exercises LEARNING OBJECTIVES • get a brief introduction to most of the major debugging features AVR Studio• read through a refresher on C programming and an introduction to I/O on AVR…

ECEN1400 Final Project- Sensor Spy Ball This is the final project for ECEN1400: Introduction to Digital and Analog with Professor Alex Fosidck at University of Colorado at Boulder (Spring 2017). The goal of this project was…

Summer 2017 Altium Designer 17 Research This past summer I had the opportunity to work for computer science PhD candidate Ryo Suzuki under the guidance of Tom Yeh of the computer science department. My task was developing…

BUILDING KILOBOTS AND REVISING KILOBOT DESIGN FOR IMPROVING THE OPTICAL RESPONSE I would first like to acknowledge my adviser, Dr. Yanjun Yan, for her patience, kindness, and mostof all her assistance in completing this thesis. I would like to thank Dr.…

Microcontroller Survivability in Space Conditions Introduction The Utah State University (USU) Materials Physics Group (MPG) is interested in the performanceof Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) microcontrollers in space conditions. Microcontrollers are commonlyused on CubeSats, small…

Wireless Sensor Network for Energy and Environmental Monitoring: Helping Old Buildings Go Green I. Introduction Today, the rising cost of energy and social trend of “going green” has put increasing pressure on commercial property owners to improve the efficiency of their investments. There…