Projects


# Title Team Members TA Professor Documents Sponsor
1
Ant-weight, 3D Printed Battlebot
Justin Leong
Yuxuan Nan
Zilong Jiang
Haocheng Bill Yang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
2
Antweight Battlebot
Gauthami Yenne
Jingyu Kang
Nandika Vuyyuri
Haocheng Bill Yang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
3
CCD image sensor board for film camera retrofit
Ayush Garg
Ethan Greenwald
Jason Guo
Haocheng Bill Yang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
4
Coffee Bean Freshness Tracker (CO2ffee)
Abrar Murtaza
Joshua Meier
Nathan Colunga
Surya Vasanth Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
5
Mesh Network Positioning System
Noah Breit
Peter Giannetos
Michael Gamota Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
6
Makeup Color Matcher
Ashley Herce
Shriya Surti
Waidat Bada
John Li Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
7
Non-Intrusive Smart Unlocking Mechanism for College Dormitory Rooms
Arnav Mehta
Raghav Pramod Murthy
Yuhao Cheng
John Li Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
9
Antweight Battlebot
Allan Gu
Evan Zhao
James Yang
Michael Gamota Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
10
3D Printed Antweight Battlebot
Brian Pau
Don Lazatin
Shashank Sangireddy
Jason Jung Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
11
Antweight Combat Robot
Ryan Middendorf
Michael Molter Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
12
Bench Organizer
Liangcheng Sun
Max Mu
Maanas Sandeep Agrawal Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
13
Modular and Affordable Digital Accordion
Guangyang Sun
Henry Zhang
Zhuoer Zhang
Jiankun Yang Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
14
Audio Augmented Reality Glasses (AARG)
Evan Chong
Nikita Vasilyev
Sunny Chen
Aishee Mondal Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
15
Antwieght Battle Bot
Carlos Carretero
Dany Rodriguez
Troy Edwards
John Li Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
16
A Modernized Analog Video Distortion Device
Adarsh Payyavula
Jun Hayakawa
Matt Streicher
Jason Jung Viktor Gruev other1.pdf
17
Integrated Brushless Motor Exploration Platform
Alex Roberts
Jason Vasko
Michael Gamota Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
18
Schedulable Autonomous Fish Feeder
Brandon MacIntosh
Colby Steber
Jeremy Richardson
Sanjana Pingali Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
19
Electric Water Blaster
Clark Taylor
Jaejin Lee
John Lee
Rui Gong Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
20
Vinyl Record Auto-Flipper
Alfredo Velasquez Bustamante
Mohammed Alkawai
Riyaan Jain
Chi Zhang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
21
ClassroomClarity: Portable Teacher Support Hub
Jesse Gruber
Kaitlin Gowens
Maddie Donku
Aishee Mondal Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
22
Updating the Spurlock Museum's PTM Dome
Nick Mitchell
Priya Dutta
Sam Mencimer
Eric Tang Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
23
Smart Snack Dispenser
Adam Kramer
Elinor Simmons
Eric Nieto Gonzalez
Surya Vasanth Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
24
FastFretTrainer (FFT)
Eli Hoon
Murtaza Saifuddin
Omeed Jamali
Eric Tang Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
25
Electronic Martial Arts Paddles
Alexander Lee
Liam McBride
Jason Jung Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
26
Solar Panel Cleaner
Cameron Little
Geoffrey Swisher
Thomas Cai
Maanas Sandeep Agrawal Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
27
Desk Learning Aid Device
Aidan Johnston
Conan Pan
Ethan Ge
Kaiwen Cao Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
28
Early Project Approval: GymHive Tracker
Aryan Shah
Kushal Chava
Aishee Mondal Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
29
Smart Tripod
Henry Thomas
Kadin Shaheen
Miguel Domingo
Chi Zhang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
30
PawFeast: Food on Demand
Arash Amiri
Kathryn Thompson
Omkar Kulkarni
Aishee Mondal Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
31
Exercise Repetition Counter Using Discrete Clip On Device
Arhan Goyal
Prithvi Patel
Vikrant Banerjee
Sanjana Pingali Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
32
Smart Pulse Oximeter
Faris Zulhazmi
Jason Machaj
Sidney Gresham
Shengyan Liu Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
33
Table Cleaning Robot: Autonomous Elevated Surface Cleaner
Ann Luo
Bolin Pan
Yening Liu
Jason Zhang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
34
Board Buddy
Alfredo Angel
Gabe Valles
Louie Conn
Surya Vasanth Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
35
CarGuard: Autonomous Hot Car and CO Poisoning Mitigator
Cathy Boman
Emily Xu
Parvati Menon
Rui Gong Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
36
Bike Alert: Bike Lock with Real-Time Security Monitoring
David Youmaran
Diego Herrera
Kenny Kim
Aishee Mondal Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
37
Automatic Card Deck Sorter
Alfred Hofmann
Kyle Mahler
Rocky Daehler
Sanjana Pingali Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
38
Athletic Tracking Sensor
Ethan Pizarro
J.D. Armedilla
Ryan Horstman
Jiankun Yang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
39
The Illini Wagon
Ian Watson
Neha Joseph
Ramya Reddy
John Li Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
40
Smart Medical Pill Dispenser
Adi Perswal
Aryan Gosaliya
Aryan Moon
Jiankun Yang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
41
Antwieght Battle Bot Project Proposal
Anthony Shen
Batu Yesilyurt
Praman Rai
Sanjana Pingali Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
42
FPV Drone Custom Flight Controller
Hulya Goodwin
Jaelynn Abdullah
Muhammad Rabbani
Jason Jung Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
43
Autonomous Featherweight (30lb) Battlebot
Jason Mei
Michael Ko
Qinghuai Yao
Michael Gamota Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
44
Self Temperature and Taste Regulating Tea Cup
Anirudh Kumar
James Li
Lahiru Periyannan
Rui Gong Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
proposal2.pdf
45
AI-based Meeting Transcription Device
Chang Liu
Gao Gao
Ziyang Huang
Jiankun Yang Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
46
BioSteady
Alisha Chakraborty
Asmita Pramanik
Pranav Nagarajan
Surya Vasanth Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
47
Pitched Project (Professor Manuel Hernandez): Smart Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation Mat for Remote Exercise Monitoring
Adithya Balaji
Jashan Virdi
Scott Lopez
Michael Gamota Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
48
Pitched Project (Prof Manuel Hernandez) Insole for Gait Monitoring and Furthering Research of Fall Risk in Older Adults
Jess Sun
Lily Hyatt
Nasym Kushner
Kaiwen Cao Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
49
Automated Smoothie Machine
Anay Koorapaty
Avyay Koorapaty
Max Gendeh
Jason Zhang Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
50
Weather-Resilient Camera System for Autonomous Vehicles
Adam Shore
Deyvik Bhan
Jacob Camras
John Li Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
51
Integrated Robotics Battery/BMS
Adi Nikumbh
Rishav Kumar
Ritvik Kumar
Shengyan Liu Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
52
Heated Bridge System + Seeking one partner
Adriel Taparra
James Raue
Kahmil Hamzat
Jiankun Yang Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
53
Ultrasound Remote Operated Vehicle
Gabriel Inojosa
Jamil Yeung
Ted Josephson
Kaiwen Cao Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
55
Waste Segregation System (Team members: syedr3, rutvadp2, konarkd2)
Ahmed Raza
Konark Dhingreja
Rutva Pandya
Maanas Sandeep Agrawal Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
57
Wireless EMG and IMU Sleeve for Hand Gesture Recognition
Diqing Zuo
Harbin Li
Jameson Koonce
Michael Molter Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
58
Virtual Reality Gloves
Aditya Nebhrajani
Ashton Billings
Hamza Lutfi
Jason Zhang Viktor Gruev other1.pdf
59
Virtual Synthesizer using MIDI Keyboard
Connor Barker
Dylan Pokorny
Patrick Ptasznik
Eric Tang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
60
Digital Pitch Shifter for Guitar
Eric Moreno
William Chang
Zhengjie Fan
Shengyan Liu Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
61
Keyless Smart Lock (Secured Illini)
Andrew Ruiz
Bowen Cui
Sebastian Sovailescu
Sanjana Pingali Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
62
Multi-Game Card Dealer
Daniel Gutierrez
Matthew Tzeng
Jason Jung Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
63
Water Quality Monitoring System
Haokai Liu
Harry Griggs
Jackie Fang
Rui Gong Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
64
# Secure Food delivery dropbox
Dhruva Dammanna
Rohan Samudrala
Taniah Napier
Chi Zhang Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
65
Automatic Guitar Tuner
Ethan Lin
Nathan Kim
Shengyan Liu Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
proposal2.pdf
66
A New Approach to an External Ventricular Drain (Capstone Project)
David Kapelyan
Isiah Lashley
Ralph Nathan
Jason Jung Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
67
Automatic Water Quality Monitoring using Test Strips
Abdullah Alsufyani
Fahad Alsaab
Teodor Tchalakov
Jiankun Yang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
68
Power-Factor-Corrected Musical Tesla Coil
Ali Albaghdadi
Kartik Singh Maisnam
Shengyan Liu Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
69
Shamir Secret Self-Destruct USB
Alex Clemens
Danny Metzger
Varun Sivasubramanian
Michael Gamota Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
70
Automatic Drum Tuner
Joey Bacino
Jonathan Fejkiel
Max Wojtowicz
Shengyan Liu Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
71
Automatic Light Switch
Andrew Kim
Ruize Sun
Sun Lee
Eric Tang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
72
AquaSense: Affordable Water Quality Monitoring for Aquariums
Anurag Ray Chowdhury
Michael Molter Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
73
Climate Control Grow Box
Andrea Gardner
Gabrielle Wilki
Rhea Tiwari
Surya Vasanth Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
75
Plant Hydration and Weather Integration System
Aashish Chaubal
Iker Uriarte
Jaeren Dadivas
Maanas Sandeep Agrawal Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
76
Driver Fatigue System
Julio Cornejo
Vincent Ng
Maanas Sandeep Agrawal Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
77
Portable Offline Translator
Josh Cudia
Lorenzo Bujalil Silva
Chi Zhang Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
78
Carpal Tunnel Wrist Glove
Deepika Batra
Li Padilla
Rawnie Singh
John Li Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf
79
Voice Dosimeter for Voice Therapy
David Gong
Jaden Li
Michael Rizk
Chi Zhang Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
80
MazEscape
Jatin Tahiliani
Jayanto Mukherjee
Will Knox
Aishee Mondal Viktor Gruev other1.pdf
81
Fire and Gas Detection with Real-Time LED Navigation
Abel Garcia
Alex Parafinczuk
Jainam Shah
Surya Vasanth Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
82
RFA: EMG Controlled Midi effects controller
Joseph Schanne
Karan Sharma
Paul Matthews
Eric Tang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
83
Automatic Door Conversion Kits
Alex Vega
Love Patel
Romeo Delgado
Chi Zhang Viktor Gruev proposal1.pdf
84
Mobile stray cat rescue station
Frank Chen
Ming Yi
Yilin Tan
Rui Gong Michael Oelze proposal1.pdf
85
Poker Buddy: Chipless Poker Companion
Austin Abraham
Lorenzo Dumitrescu
Vishal Ramvelu
Eric Tang Yang Zhao proposal1.pdf
86
Smart Backpack + Inventory Tracking System
Aashish Subramanian
Seth Oberholtzer
Shreyas Sriram
Rui Gong Arne Fliflet proposal1.pdf

Control System and User Interface for Hydraulic Bike

Iain Brearton

Featured Project

Parker-Hannifin, a fluid power systems company, hosts an annual competition for the design of a chainless bicycle. A MechSE senior design team of mechanical engineers have created a hydraulic circuit with electromechanical valves, but need a control system, user interface, and electrical power for their system. The user would be able to choose between several operating modes (fluid paths), listed at the end.

My solution to this problem is a custom-designed control system and user interface. Based on sensor feedback and user inputs, the system would change operating modes (fluid paths). Additionally, the system could be improved to suggest the best operating mode by implementing a PI or PID controller. The system would not change modes without user interaction due to safety - previous years' bicycles have gone faster than 20mph.

Previous approaches to this problem have usually not included an electrical engineer. As a result, several teams have historically used commercially-available systems such as Parker's IQAN system (link below) or discrete logic due to a lack of technical knowledge (link below). Apart from these two examples, very little public documentation exists on the electrical control systems used by previous competitors, but I believe that designing a control system and user interface from scratch will be a unique and new approach to controlling the hydraulic system.

I am aiming for a 1-person team as there are 6 MechSE counterparts. I emailed Professor Carney on 10/3/14 and he thought the general concept was acceptable.

Operating modes, simplified:

Direct drive (rider's pedaling power goes directly to hydraulic motor)

Coasting (no power input, motor input and output "shorted")

Charge accumulators (store energy in expanding rubber balloons)

Discharge accumulators (use stored energy to supply power to motor)

Regenerative braking (use motor energy to charge accumulators)

Download Competition Specs: https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/gst4s78tcdmfnwpjmf9hkvuzlu8jf771.pdf

Team using IQAN system (top right corner): https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/InfoFor/CurrentStudents/SeniorProjects/2012/GeskeLamneckSparenbergEtAl

Team using discrete logic (page 19): http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/86206/ME450?sequence=1