Last Updated March 01, 2007

Spring 2007 Projects
 

 

Synchronized Power System Measurement Visualization Phase II
 

Team 46 Developers: Andrew Brown, Brian Finnegan, Adam Lamar, Jeremy McClain

Weekly Team Meeting:   Thursday 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, JEB 324

Description: During the Fall 2006 semester, Team 44 developed a proof-of-concept implementation of a visualization tool that allows power system operators and engineers to see a graphical display of power system measurements, such as frequency and phase angles taken by phasor measurement units (PMUs) all over the world.  PMUs assemble the measurements and attach a time stamp which are then sent to a central collection system at SEL.  The data are aligned and then stored in an OPC server. Data from the OPC server was not available until near the end of the project, so the visualization tool used a simulator to generate PMU data that was subsequently displayed as an overlay on a Google map.  A standalone and a web-based version of the tool were implemented.

The continuation of this project will address the following items:  installation of the system in a computing environment within the Computer Science Department, perform extensive testing of the system to ensure that it is stable and of "production" quality, incorporate the capability to access real time data from SEL's OPC server, fully implement its own data base to record measurements of interest, incorporate additional product features requested by the sponsor, and upgrade product documentation.

Computer Science Recruiting Tool
 

Team 47 Developers: Michael Cone, Maksim Goleta, Jason Hoetger, Sarah Park, Chad Yates

Weekly Team Meeting:  Thursday 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, JEB 324

Description:  The Computer Science Department is interested in increasing enrollment in its undergraduate program. We are trying to battle the prevailing impression that all that's involved in computer science is writing code, something that many high school students are able to learn on their own.  The purpose of this project is to develop an application program that will illustrate many aspects of what computer science students do and also illustrate the range of opportunities available to those who enter the profession.  The application needs to have a significant visual component and its purpose and intent must be understandable to prospective computer science students.  It is desirable to have this application available as a link from the CS Department's web site and as a program that can be executed in a standalone environment on a laptop computer.  The project team will have significant latitude in helping the sponsor identify the application to be developed.  Note that this will not be simply a set of web pages that describe what a computer scientist does, but rather an application that does something interesting and significant.  Areas to be considered include computer security, artificial intelligence, graphics, games, simulation, and bioinformatics.

RadSAT  Radial Spectrum Analysis Tool
 

Team 48 Developers: Jordan Hamad, Nicklaus Mattausch, Kristopher Watts, Matthew Ziegler

Weekly Team Meeting:  Wednesday 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM, JEB 324

Description:  This project involves integrating two existing pieces of software and enhancing their capabilities.  The existing software is used to automate the testing of electronic equipment.  The software positions an antenna at various points around the equipment under test and takes readings from a spectrum analyzer, then store and process that information.  The two existing programs are written in different languages, Visual Basic and C++.  A desirable outcome from this project is to have a single application written in a single language.  Enhancements to the system include developing a user friendly interface to enter the variables on how the testing is to be done and an effective display of information at each step of the testing process.