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16 Gesture-controlled LED Coffee Table with Tetris
 Esther Kim
Joshua Pack
Ryan Dwyer
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Our project is to design and build a functional coffee table with an LED matrix display surface on which we can implement the game Tetris. With the use of motion sensors placed on the sides of the table, we implement hand gesture recognition technology to enable the user to move, drop, and rotate the Tetris pieces. The LEDs are controlled with PIC microcontrollers and have light diffusion films above them for a warm glow for each square.

Laser Harp MIDI Controller with Musical Articulations

Yingxi Hai, Hanze Tu

Laser Harp MIDI Controller with Musical Articulations

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Electronic music concerts usually need eye-catching visual aids to create a certain atmosphere. Laser musical instruments is a great way to do this. We have been thinking of this project for a while and it was ECE445 that made this laser harp come true. The novelty of this project is that the harp-like laser device mainly focuses on playing articulations with laser and sensors, as a true universal MIDI controller, to control timbres that are synthesized or sampled. Articulations include piano/forte, vibrato, tremolo, and portamento. With the help of Professors and TAs, we learned how to pick right the components, design PCB, soldering, and program microcontroller. Those skills are not only useful in this class but also really important to electrical engineers. Also, we learned how to use individual strengths, combined with effective teamwork, in the pursuit of meaningful goals.

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