M. Eng. Projects

We are actively looking to identify industrial partners who will suggest investigations that will be appropriate for our students. We are looking for projects that combine hardware and software, both for a data acquisition control system and an offline analysis package.

An ideal project would be an embedded system managing a cluster of sensors, along with an enclosure that allows installation on a factory floor.

Examples of possible projects include:

• Acoustic properties of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts symphonic hall.
• Mapping track irregularities and anomalous accelerations on Amtrak trains.
• Drone-borne heat loss measurements.
• Methane production by livestock.
• Effective battery energy capacity as a function of temperature and discharge current.
• Radio-linked environmental/bio sensor backpacks for firefighters.
• Prospects for real-time tuning of outdoor music performance venues using radio-linked vector anemometers.
• Studies of piano overtone spectra.
• Pulse oximeter calibration studies.
• Inexpensive, early diagnosis of hip dysplasia in companion animals.
• Techniques for monitoring equine laminitis therapies.
• Blood oxygenation and temperature monitoring of large animals during surgical procedures.
• Tuning the acoustic properties of small performance spaces.