In our project, we will receive a data set from an F/A 18. We will take this data, and set up many output windows on the screen. Some of which include real-time visual indication of aircraft altitude, position, and speed. The playback speed will be up to real time. We will also have a compass marker showing the flight position, as well as a moving map under the plane. New for this year will be a 3D terrain view that will be displayed in one of the windows.
Daimler Chrysler Trucking operates a fleet which supports shipments of parts and components throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario. Current communication costs are unacceptably high and data transfer slow with present technology. Our solution is to replace the hardware with a device from WebTech Wireless, which uses GSM/GPRS technology to wirelessly send/receive data through a wireless high-speed network. The device allows the capability with real-time data interchange through an Internet browser application also being developed. This application will allow drivers and dispatchers to interact with one another through messaging, routing and other functionality. Features include the capability to download plain-text routes, to upload status information of shipments and to allow dynamic re-routing.
Our project involves expanding the complexity of DaimlerChrysler's New Vehicle Delivery Report system (NVDR) which runs on wireless blackberry devices and is utilized by all of the company's top executives on a regular basis. We will develop an extension to this application that allows the capability to drill down to sales data for a given product line. Currently the application only reports sales activity for all DaimlerChrysler products combined. We will implement a client-server application in java that uses real-time sales data for calculations and that will be scalable on the Blackberry devices. This will allow DaimlerChrysler executives the ability to monitor sales activity by product lines all in one click on their Blackberries, as often as every five minutes.
The Image Space project team is redesigning and extending the functionality of the camera system used by Image Space Inc. in their upcoming racing game, rFactor. Improvements will include new modes and features to enhance realism, and a top-down redesign to provide both power and clarity.
American Voices is a collection of 20th century digital objects that spans the vista of American politics and culture. This collection is derived from the libraries, archives, and other sources across the country and will continue to grow as new sources of historical materials are found. The metadata for each digital object is stored currently in a relational database (MYSQL) and the digital objects reside on the MATRIX disk farm. Up to this point, MATRIX has primarily used MYSQL and PHP to search and deliver these digital objects, but has recently completed a native XML implementation of this architecture. The Capstone project involves building on this work by constructing a native XML implementation of American Voices that would allow users to browse, search and retrieve objects from this collection. The project requires the team to convert database records into XML and use Cocoon (XML publishing framework), eXist (native XML database), XSL, and Jave to search and deliver the collection.
MSU basketball coaches would like an efficient and effective automated way to track statistics about their players and view data about the current game in real time. Our MSU basketball project team is extending a working version to become reliable and scalable, two features that are currently missing. One point of failure causes the system to fail due to constraints currently implemented. A feature we would like to make use of is ink technology on a tablet PC. Users will be able to track made and missed shots easier with the ink and view a 2D graphic displaying the shots in real time. Our team is going to design the new system to allow future enhancements. The long term vision of this project is to coordinate real time video feed with statistics about play results, player productivity, etc.. The design will allow many future enhancements which will benefit the MSU Basketball Team.
The Motorola project is to develop a video control system within a client/server environment involving a central database for storing configuration files and location files of the cameras. The client will download a specific graphical user interface (GUI) from the server based on which camera or video files the client would like to operate. The VISCA protocol is only developed for Sony brand cameras; the project will extend the protocol for operating other brands of cameras, specifically Cannon brands.
