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Capston Design project for Term 142 |
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Section |
Instructor |
Project Title |
Project Description |
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Dr. IBRAHIM EL-AMIN |
KFUPM Green Campus - Intelligent Consumer Load Monitoring Through SMS |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this project is to build an Intelligent Consumer Load Monitoring Through SMS This project attempts to use presents an SMS based Consumer Load Monitoring and Control System (CLMCS) incorporating the widely used GSM network to facilitate the communication of electrical energy consumption by the user to his mobile phone. Its operation is centered on an AT89C52 microcontroller programmed in assembly language. A dedicated GSM modem with a SIM card is interfaced to the ports of the microcontroller through a PNP transistor (BC557) and a Normally Closed (NC) relay to send SMS notification alert to user's mobile phone when power supply is restored to his premises and whenever the energy consumed exceeds the maximum value set by the end user in this case 1 kW. This enables the consumer to respond promptly by cutting off power supply to his load unit when not needed. With this, a great deal of energy is saved and the consumer enjoys maximum satisfaction of the electrical energy paid for; hence an improvement, stability and utilization of electrical energy are achievable. | |
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2 |
Dr. A AWAMI |
KFUPM Green Campus - Intelligent Control for a Smarter House |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this project is to build an Intelligent Control for a Smart HouseThe objective of this project is to design and implement an intelligent control strategy for house appliances so as to promote higher energy efficiency in the house. The house will be assumed to receive a signal from the electric utility company that limits its maximum power consumption. The control strategy to be implemented should decide on which load(s) to be turned off based on certain criteria, such as the house owner's preferences. The controller will send control signals to the house appliances accordingly. The control action will be in effect as long as requested by the utility company. | |
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3 |
Dr. ALI MUQAIBEL |
Two Dimensional Synthetic Apreture Platform for Radar Imaging |
Using Radio Frequency for Radar imaging applications is receiving increased interest. Synthetic Apreutre Radar (SAR) is needed to produce the image. In SAR the antenna is moved in steps. The objective is to build a two dimensional positioning array which is controlled by the computer. The array can be used to scan the scene and produce higher resolution images. |
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Dr. S. AL-AHMADI |
Wideband Channel Modeling |
Wideband channel characterization is very essential for the design and analysis of wireless communication systems that operates over such channels. The availability of channel sounding equipment in the TRL lab makes it possible for our students to practice channel measurements and subsequent modeling. In this project, the students are expected to conduct the indoors and outdoors-indoors measurements and use these measurements to obtain the basic temporal and spatial parameters of measured channels. The students may also run ray- tracing simulations.
Pre-requisites
EE 370, EE 315 and EE 419. |
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7 |
Dr. HUSAIN AL-JAMED |
Ultrasonic Range Finder |
This device utilizes ultrasound waves to measure the distance of objects. The device is to be designed, bulit and successfully tested. It should be able to measure the correct distance of objects within the range of 30 cm to 400 cm with an accuracy of 2cm. The final circuit should be assembled on a printed board and shoud display the distance of the object on | |
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8 |
Dr. M. AL-MUHAINI |
KFUPM Green Campus - Green Sports Complex |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced engineering technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this part of the project is to design a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) to supply green power to the student's sports complex. The HRES may consist of one or more renewable energy technologies to provide green energy to the complex and reduce the cost of energy. Bld.59 and the nearby parking area will be considered in this project as potential spots to install solar panels and/or wind turbines. The study will include modeling and simulating the load in the sports complex facilities, forecasting the solar power in the area, and providing a complete design and cost-benefit analysis for the proposed HRES. | |
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9 |
Dr. S AL-UBAIDI | | | |
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10 |
Dr. ZAKARIYA AL-HAMOUZ | | | |
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11 |
Dr. ABDULLAH AL-AHMARI |
Fast Toolbox for Wireless Communications Systems |
Design a fast Toolbox to evaluate wireless communications systems. Object-oriented approach will be used in designing the different parts of the toolbox. The work will involve C++ programming. Pre-requisites: EE370, EE315, ICS103 | |
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12 |
Dr. M MOHANDES |
Arabic Sign language recognition using Microsoft Kinect |
The student we develop software to recognize words from the Arabic sign language Dictionary using Microsoft Kinect | |
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13 |
Dr. BELHAJ CHOKRI |
KFUPM Green Campus - Control of PV Generator Cooling System |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced engineering technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this part of the project is to design and implement a controller for PV generator cooling sytem. The existing cooling sytem is based on contineous flow of water on be top of the PV glass of the panel for cleaning and cooling. Clean and cooled panel under good level of irradiation result in higher output power. The control of water flow would affect the panel temperature and consequently the power output. The panel temperature is affected by the rising ambient temperature, by the solar irradiation and to some extend by wind and humidity. The controller input will receive the environment data and act on the water valves to regulate the power out put . SIMULINK will be used as the base of the design. The designed controller will be installed and tested at KFUPM site. | |
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14 |
Dr. MOHAMMAD AL-SUNAIDI |
Efficient Light Extraction From Blue and Green LEDs |
GaN-based light emitters hold the promise for high brightness and white light generation necessary for high-energy applications and solid-state lighting. However, efficient light extraction from these relatively low internal efficiency devices continues to be a challenging task. Only a fraction of the generated photons in the active region exits the emitting device. Nanoscale plasmonic structures, with careful design and placement, can potentially enhance light extraction process in more than one way. When appropriately positioned, they can also provide efficient scattering mechanism to alter the critical angle and reduce total internal reflection at the interface to the outside world. In this project, a few methods will be implemented and tested. | |
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15 |
DR. MAAN KOUSA |
Heartbeat Measurement using Arduino |
In this project students will use two approaches to measure the heartbeat. Approach A was to implement the sensor circuit while approach B was to use the ready made sensor. The output from both approaches was fed to Arduino to calculate the heart beat. | |
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16 |
Dr. ALI MUQAIBEL |
Two Dimensional Synthetic Apreture Platform for Radar Imaging |
Using Radio Frequency for Radar imaging applications is receiving increased interest. Synthetic Apreutre Radar (SAR) is needed to produce the image. In SAR the antenna is moved in steps. The objective is to build a two dimensional positioning array which is controlled by the computer or microcontroller. The array can be used to scan the scene and produce higher resolution images. The EV3 Lego kit might be used for the devlopment of the postionor. | |
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17 |
Dr. S AL-UBAIDI | | | |
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18 |
Dr. M SHARAWI |
Implementation of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
In this Project, the students will study and understand the principles of Ground Penetrating Radars (GPR), and implement a simple prototype to detect metallic objects burried under sand. They will also establish a direct connection via programming (i.e. MATLAB) to communicate/control the VNA directly through a direct LAN cable between them. MATLAB knowledge, and some microwave background are required. | |
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19 |
Dr. M ABIDO |
KFUPM Green Campus - Design and Implementation of a PV Integration System |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced engineering technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this part of the project is to design and implement an integration control scheme for a photovoltaic (PV) generation system. The work in this project includes design AC/DC rectifier, DC/DC buck-boost converter, DC/AC inverter, filters, and maximum power point tracking controller. The technical specifications of all devices will be examined and the experimental setup will be built. The performance of the integration scheme will be tested under different environmental conditions. Finally, the findings and recommendations will be reported. | |
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20 |
Dr. M. AL-MUHAINI |
KFUPM Green Campus - Solar Canopy |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced engineering technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this part of the project is to design solar canopy (shade) that can be used in several locations in campus to provide several services such as: shade, light, DC charging, and others. The team is required to propose the electrical, mechanical, and architectural designs for the solar canopy. The team is also required to specify the location of each canopy, or group of canopies in-campus. | |
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21 |
Dr. A AWAMI |
KFUPM Green Campus - E-bus System |
The "KFUPM Green Campus" project is a long-term project to develop the first green campus in the kingdom by utilizing advanced technology, knowledge, and tools. The specific objective of this project is to investigate the idea of a Campus-wide E-bus systemThe objective of this project is to investigate the feasibility of replacing the existing bus system at KFUPM into an electric bus system. The study will look into the amount of reduction in emissions, cost, and convenience for the users of the bus system. Also, the issue of the e-bus charging will be investigated. The team will develop a charge schedule that is efficient and has minimal impact o nthe existing electricity infrastructure. | |
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Dr. SAMEH SORUR |
Indoor Positioning with Limited Calibration – Server Side Design |
This two-group project aims to implement and practically test a recently designed indoor positioning solution using limited deployment calibration. This group will be responsible of designing the server side of the indoor positioning system, which receives collected readings from clients, runs the positioning algorithm using to estimate their locations, and send these estimated positions back to the clients. The tasks in this project can be summarized as follows:
·Familiarize with the designed solution.
·Implement the positioning algorithm using Java or C++
·Implement the receive and send functions of information with the client
·Test the implemented algorithm in several indoor environment. | |
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23 |
Dr. SALIM IBRIR |
PLC-based control of an elevator (lift) |
The aim of the project is to control a lift (elevator) that can serve 4 different floors. The study and implementation of the control strategy will be realized on one or more Siemens PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) with connection to DC motors. The control procedure should take into account the call priorities and decide for the best management of the lift. Additionally, the performance of the ascending and the descending motions of the lift should be controlled to have a good comfort for the lift users. A realization of a small prototype of the lift is required. A good knowledge of PLC programing is required. | |
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27 |
Dr. AL-SAYYED AL-AKHDAR |
Capacitance meter |
To design and test a capacitance meter to read the values of capacitors and display the digital valu requires ability to program microcontroler. Prerequisite: EE 390,EE446 | |
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28 |
Dr. AL-SAYYED AL-AKHDAR |
Capacitance meter |
To design and test a capacitance meter to read the values of capacitors and display the digital valu requires ability to program microcontroler. Prerequisite: EE 390,EE446 | |
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29 |
Dr. M MOHANDES |
Arabic Sign language recognition using Microsoft The Leap Motion Controller |
The student we develop software to recognize words from the Arabic sign language Dictionary using Leap Motion Controllers | |
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30 |
Dr. ADIL BALGHONAI |
Face Recognition |
Using Matlab software to build a recognition algorithm for a known faces to be used in access control | |
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Dr. SAMEH SORUR
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Indoor Positioning with Limited Calibration – Client Side Design |
This two-group project aims to implement and practically test a recently designed indoor positioning solution using limited deployment calibration.
This group will be responsible of designing the client side of the indoor positioning system, which reads Wi-Fi readings from any indoor location, sends these readings to the server, receives back and displays the positioning information on the indoor map. The tasks in this project can be summarized as follows:
•Familiarize with Android and/or Windows Mobile programming.
•Implement the positioning application on an Android or Windows smartphone or emulator.
•Implement the receive and send functions of information with the server.
•Test the implemented algorithm in several indoor environments | |
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32 |
Dr. A ZIDOURI |
Special Event Car Park Access Control and Management |
Design and implementation of a system that recognizes car stickers or card issued for conference, workshop, or graduation ceremony attendee or any special event where we get guests who do not have the ID to access the parkings. The system should use a simple camera and software to read numbers and recognize shapes. Additional functionality can be added as extensions. Pre-request: Programming skills and image processing fundamentals (EE410). | |
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33 |
Dr. Wessam Mesbah |
Smart grocery shoping |
To implement a smart grocery cart which allows the customers to place an online order througha web page which contains all the items in the grocery shop. | |
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34 |
Dr.Mohamed Derich |
Home-based Health Monitoring System with Arabic/English Interface |
To B22:E69Design and Build and Arduino-Based system that is able to acquire health vital-signs where they processed and analyzed into certain medical algorithms by the Arduino. Moreover, data acquired will be displayed in Arabic and English languages. Finally, the system will report user data automatically to an assigned healthcare centre to take an action based on the situation. | |
