New Projects
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To see the projects that have been completed, visit Projects On going maintenance and updates of completed project information goes under the completed Projects page, while new things being developed and ideas being formed go here.
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[edit] Active Projects
| Name | Description | POC |
|---|---|---|
| Arcade power management system | MAGFest power management system | Ethan |
| VOIP | Low-powered computer running Trixbox and setup of VOIP phones and an ata adapter box , and soon to include Cisco phones | Ethan (telmnstr), Matt (Chef) |
| Balloon in Space: Take 1 | 2011 balloon project | Chef |
| 8000 Lumen Lantern | A lantern capable of emitting 8000 lumens using a massive multi-die LED | Derek |
| Membership Manager Software | Badly needed software to track billing/payments/membership | Leroy |
| RFID Front Door Lock | Needed to control access to the Lab and to track usage. | Ethan |
| Solar Steam Engine | A solar collector that focuses sunlight on a pipe to create steam | Steve |
| 6-Axis Robot Arm | American Robot 6-axis robot arm | Nathan McGuirt |
| Headbanger Warning | Motion sensor warning as you approach the beam at the top of the stairs | Beau |
| AVR Foosball Scoreboard | Outfit the lab foosball table with a scoreboard system using microcontroller | TJ |
| CNC Mill | Build a CNC mill for the lab | Ethan |
| Refrigerator Monitor | Monitoring unit for True brand fridge | Ethan |
| Circuit Board Fabrication | Find the fastest and most accurate way to make PCBs | Chris |
| Self-checkout POS System | Simple self-checkout for drinks at the lab | Ethan & Geoff |
| Arcades and Pinballs | Restoration and repair jobs on gaming machines | Ethan, Matt C., Mike B. |
| RTS & CtF Versus | A gaming event of RTS players with CtF intervention | Geoff |
| Cray J932SE System | Getting the Cray J932SE system online | Ethan |
| Laser Pong Game | Pong projected by laser using Norm's Laser Show FSX1 board | Matt C. |
| Underwater ROV | Underwater ROV project | Dave F. |
| Airborne UAV | Airborne UAV and ground based unmanned vehicles | Ethan |
| Nexus NX3702 TV Repair | Nexus NX-3702 repair | Ethan |
| Solar TEG | Solar Thermoelectric Generator | Harold |
| Uber Bot | Upgraded Print Head System for MakerBots etc. | Harold |
| Miscellaneous Electronics Repair | Repair of various electronics donated to lab | - |
[edit] Discontinued / Inactive Projects
See The Projects page For a full list of completed and inactive projects
[edit] Project Ideas
| Name | Description | POC |
|---|---|---|
| Side Scan Sonar | Open source side scan sonar system | Ethan, ? |
| O2 Analyzer | Oxygen analyzer kit | Ethan |
| Packet Sniffing 101 | Introduction to packet sniffing | Toxicboy |
| Electronic Music | House band that occasionally jams for fun & will eventually try to record 'open source' music or submissions for 757 Radio | MarkG, Ethan, DJ Mike, others welcome |
| Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest | Enter in the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest | Almost_There |
| 757 Labs Spy Plane | RC plane retrofitted with a video camera and other sensors, possibly with a virtual reality headset with head-tilt sensors to control altitude, banking, and camera panning; or add some UAV capability | Almost_There |
| Mini Wave Glider | We should make a mini wave glider; a scaled down version of Liquid Robotics' Autonomous Wave Glider and have it autonomously cruise up and down the east coast (or if we're really brave, cross the Atlantic) | Almost_There |
| Virtual 757 Lab | OpenSimulator Host with a Virtual 757 Lab | Almost_There |
[edit] Projects on Board
Attempt to free dry erase board space and include the big list of random project ideas. When we work on them or put any serious consideration into them, they will be converted to the project tables above.
(not to be confused with the To-Do List)
- motorized wheelchair with audio system and computer displays
- audio modem dealing with data played from an mp3 player
- TV-B-GONE over IRDA
- hand crank regulated power supply
- fire-mans helmet heads up display
- lab floor turned into a giant chess game
- wireless camera on an RC car
- IRC bot to access lab stats
- "quick glance" non-moving POV displays
- Rube Goldberg machine
- command line PDF viewer
- microwave dead-mans switch; you must stay at the microwave
- IC datasheet database, since they can be so hard to find; setup on the fileserver
