Projects


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1
AI Facial Recognition for Automated Room Access
Chaohua Yao
Haowen Lin
Jianchong Chen
Zitong Qu
Hua Chen
2
Movable Impact Testing Platform
Bingkun Fu
Feiyu Tang
Shangyu Wang
Yihang Shen
Binbin Li
3
Wearable mobility-assistance device for Blind and visually impaired (BVI)
Darui Xu
Haoyu Zhu
Jiashen Ren
Jinnan Zhang
design_document1.pdf
Bo Zhao
4
SoftReach Arm
Jinwen Wang
Junyi Chen
Ruxi Deng
Zhian Xie
design_document1.pdf
proposal1.pdf
Shi Ye
5
An event-based smart vision node for ultra-low-latency motion detection
Luying Wang
Shuke Wang
Yaxing Zhang
Yueyao Si
proposal1.docx
Aili Wang
6
Automated Intelligent Document Stamping System with Machine Vision Integration
Jiaheng Zeng
Peter Chen
Xuliang Huang
Zhiqiang Qiu
proposal1.pdf
Fangwei Shao
7
Motion Analysis and Trajectory Reconstruction of Smart SoftBall with UWB Positioning and Inertial Sensing
Chenhan Yang
Tianyang Sun
Yuxing Wu
8
Guided Robotic Manipulator for Chinese Calligraphy
Nuoer Huang
Xinyi Shen
Xirui Yao
Yujie Wei
Meng Zhang
9
Spherical Bio-Inspired Tensegrity Multiple Step Robot with LCE Actuation
Dongzi Li
Yiqin Xiang
Yuxuan Huang
Ziye Chen
Hanzhi Ma
10
Latte Art Coffee Machine
Jingyang Cao
Tianheng Wu
Yuhao Shen
Yukang Lin
Wee-Liat Ong
11
JengaBot - A Robotic System for Playing Jenga with Human
Hengtie Zhu
Jiacheng Ye
Peiran Wei
Wangyihan Guo
Pavel Loskot
12
Onboard Edge Computing for High-Resolution FMCW SAR on An Integrated UAV Platform
Chenxiao Wang
Giselle Jeay Jee Lim
Victoria Jeay Jia Lim
Yinfei Ma
Shurun Tan
13
Autonomous Lawn Patrol Robot for Stray Cat Deterrence
Chentao Fang
Jiawei Kong
Ronglong Liu
Yanchen Liu
proposal1.pdf
Yu Lin
14
Design of Automated Guided Vehicle Wireless Charging System Based on DSP Position Adaptive Variable Frequency Control
Jiaxin Cao
Jingzhou Ding
Jinru Cai
Yaxin Li
Chushan Li
15
Vision-Based Sign Language Recognition System for Smart Furniture Control
Chongying Yue
Licheng Xu
Mingzhi Gu
Zihan Xu
proposal1.pdf
Yushi Cheng
16
Design of a Raspberry Pi–based monitoring system for shared living environments
Denghan Xiong
Jihao Li
Mujia Li
Shixuan Ma
proposal1.pdf
Chao Qian
17
Machine Vision-Based Intelligent Fruit and Vegetable Picking & Sorting Robotic Arm
Fengyi Jin
Shengyu Xu
Simeng Yan
Wenye Zhang
18
Real-Time Traffic Monitoring and Congestion Analysis Using Raspberry Pi and Computer Vision
Ding Jiang
Yiyang Cheng
Yucong Gao
Zetong Lang
Chao Qian
19
Vision-Guided Sorting and Pickup Cleaning Robot
Dailin Wu
Jinyang Chen
Tinghao Pan
Zihan Zhou
design_document1.pdf
Meng Zhang
20
Magnetic-Wheeled Pipe Climbing Robot for PowerTool Rust Removal
Huanyu Feng
Junxiang Qin
Xiaocheng Zhang
Xuhao Yang
proposal1.pdf
Jiahuan Cui
21
Vision-driven Automatic Posture Correction Device
Weichong Chen
Xiaoyu Xu
Yilun Chen
proposal1.pdf
Wee-Liat Ong
22
Smart Climate-Controlled Rice Dispenser
Gaoning Zhao
Shining Wang
Yuyang Liu
Zixin Yang
Bruce Xinbo Yu
23
Boost Converter Design Agent based on PE-GPT and PANN
Haojun Li
Jiaming Ma
Jiarong Xu
Xinyu Zhan
Fanfan Lin
24
StepWise: A Smart Insole System for Real-Time Gait Analysis and Muscle Rehabilitation
Kerui Xie
Nuo Pang
Xiaorui Zhang
Zhichao Chen
proposal1.pdf
25
AR-based Palm-size Robotic Assistant 1
Fengwei Yang
Jiaqi Ding
Ruixi Qin
Yuzhang Wang
other1.pdf
Liangjing Yang
26
An Engineering Solution to a Local Indoor Safety and Comfort Regulation System
Kaicheng Wu
Wenyu Zhou
Yichen Zhang
Meng Zhang
27
Smart Foot-Controlled Mouse with Sensor Fusion and UI-Aware Assistance
Chaoxiang Yang
Hao Liu
Jiongye Liu
Zhihao Cheng
Wee-Liat Ong
28
Extended Reality Based Robotic Desktop Assistant
Cheng Zheng
Yuxuan Wu
Zhewei Zhang
Ziyang Jin
proposal1.pdf
Liangjing Yang
29
Interactive Projection System on Arbitrary Surfaces
Jie Xu
Jing Weng
Yuqi Tang
Zibo Dai
Liangjing Yang
30
Automated Microwave Scatterometer and its digital twin
Jianing Xiao
Keyi Jin
Yurong Wang
31
Mobile eVTOL Handling and Docking Platform
Carol Xu
Haowen Chen
Shu Yang
Yuchen Zhang
Meng Zhang
32
Autonomous Target-Following Quadcopter with Real-Time YOLO Vision and Custom Flight Controller
Jintu Guo
Renang Chen
Zhenbo Chen
Zhengyu Zhu
proposal1.pdf
Lin Qiu
33
Automated Homemade Dog Food Production Machine
Jingyang Chen
Wenkai Zheng
Zekai Song
Zixi Zhao
Fangwei Shao
34
A Vision-Integrated Robot for Autonomous Book Classification in Library Environments
Xinrui Xiong
Zehao Bao
Zhecheng Lou
Zhenxiong Tang
Timothy Lee
35
Autonomous Ammunition Loading and Firing Robotic System
Xiaoman Li
Xinchen Yao
Yidong Zhu
Yuxuan Nai
proposal1.pdf
36
Intelligent Basketball Retrieval & Return Robot
Jinghui Zheng
Libo Zhang
Linzhi Du
Zichao Lin
Timothy Lee
37
Intelligent Waste Sorting System
Canyu Li
Han Yin
Mingyang Gao
Wentao Li
Bo Zhao
38
Dual-Arm Robotic System for Cube Rotation
Keeron Huang
Rong Wang
Yiming Xu
Zhuoyang Shen
proposal1.pdf
Meng Zhang
39
A Morphable Bionic Robotic Fish with Dual-Mode Propulsion Enabled by a Transformable Caudal Mechanism
Bowen Zhang
Kaijun Zheng
Libin Wang
Xuanyu Ke
Hua Chen
40
Offline Multi-Factor Authentication Smart Safe
Ruichao Chen
Ziheng Yu
Ziyuan Luo
41
OmniGrasp: VLA-Driven Mobile Manipulator with Custom-Built 7-DOF Arm and Mecanum Chassis
Dayu Xia
Shurong Wang
Tongning Zhang
Yaofang Ji
other1.pdf
Piao Chen
42
Low-Latency Analog Differential Equation Solver
Jiachang Wang
Tianyue Jia
Yanzi Li
Yishan Sheng
Aili Wang
43
Cyber Guandan Tabletop Assistant with Real-Time Game Display and Event Monitoring
Fan Zhang
Wendao Yao
Yushang Yang
Zihan Zhou
Yushi Cheng
44
A World-Model based Infant Interaction Robot
Ruijin Xu
Zishuo Feng
Gaoang Wang
45
Intelligent Wearable Vision Systems for Assistive Perception
Junchen He
Mingyan Gao
Shengnan Cai
Yi Su
Wee-Liat Ong
46
Voice-Controlled Robotic Study Assistant
Jiaxuan He
Qi Jin
Shuohan Fang
Yicheng Chen
proposal1.pdf
Hua Chen
47
Design of a Mechatronic Physical Road-Crossing Game System
Tianxi Zhu
Yuxuan Liu
Zhuo Li
Zihao Wu
48
Intelligent Net-Energy Optimization System for Distributed Photovoltaic Nodes in Microgrids
Minghao Fang
Yifei Liu
Yikai Zhang
Ziru Niu
Ruisheng Diao
49
Eco-Trim: Smart Scratch Pad Recovery System
Lehan Pan
Tianyi Xu
Zhizheng Ju
Zihan Wang
proposal1.pdf
50
Automatic Sorting Robotic Arm for Table Tennis Balls
Siqi Pan
51
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION CHARGER
Guangjun Xu
Sunhao Zhang
Xu Li

Propeller-less Multi-rotor

Featured Project

Our project explored the every-expanding field of drones. We wanted to solve a problem with the dangers of plastic propellers as well as explore new method of propulsion for drones.

Our design uses a centrifugal fan design inspired by Samm Shepard's "This is NOT a Propeller" video where he created a centrifugal fan for a radio controlled plane. We were able to design a fan that has a peak output of 550g per fan that is safe when crashing and when the impeller inside damaged.

The chassis and fans are made of laser-cut polystyrene and is powered using brushless motors typically used for radio-controlled helicopters.

The drone uses an Arduino DUE with a custom shield and a PCB to control the system via Electronic Speed Controllers. The drone also has a feedback loop that will try to level the drone using a MPU6050.

We were able to prove that this method of drone propulsion is possible and is safer than using hard plastic propellers.