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Lane Department Students Demonstrate Expertise at Annual Senior Design Fair
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| Drew Kerrigan demonstrates the University 101 Game, which took first place at the design fair. |
On April 25, students in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering put their talents on display at the annual Lane Department Senior Design Fair. The projects featured the students’ skills in biometrics, computer programming and more.
Students and faculty members were encouraged to cast their votes for their favorite projects. The first place winner was the University 101 Game team of Brad Walls, Drew Kerrigan, Andrew Matheny, and Bryan Szarko. The Restaurant Computer System team came in second place.
The winning team released the following statement:
"We would like to thank everyone who made our senior design project a success over the past year. We truly appreciate taking time out of your hectic schedules to continually meet and discuss the progress and future of our design. We could not have done it without you.
"We'd like to thank the English Department (especially Sandy Baldwin, Issac Pressnell, and Matt Ingold) for writing the intriguing dialogue and mission scenarios for our project. We'd like to thank Rhonda Hall, Robin Jones, and Cheryl Torsney for the interest and feedback they provided that shaped our project goals and objectives.
"We'd like to thank Vic Baker, Dr. Wils Cooley, and Dr. Tim McGraw for their time and hard work spent on assisting us. Thanks to you, we have designed a ground-breaking 3D application, learned to write professional documents and furthered our overall understanding of the software engineering process.
"Finally, we'd like to thank Brian Woerner for his interest in our project and the future of gaming at WVU. He also quickly provided us with the research and tools needed to complete our project.
"We realize how much time and effort everyone has devoted to improving both the project and our team as a whole. We have learned valuable life skills from this experience and we could not have succeeded without you."
The project titles were as follows: Interpret Hand Gestures; Biometric Bar Monitoring System; Keyboard Training Device; Electroceramescent Power Supply; University 101 Game; Mobileyez Security; Radar Altimeter Tester; Challenge X; Biometrics Tournament Manager; WV Crime; Restaurant Computer System; Biometric Vending Machine; Hydroponics Greenhouse; Handheld Battery Tester; Stream and River Monitor; Battery Balancing; and Biosensor Nanoengineering.
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| The Restaurant Computer System, which took second place, is designed to make restaurant servers’ jobs more efficient by automating drink orders. |
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| The Biometrics Tournament Manager, shown with Sarah Lovell, is a multi-functional program that manages athletic tournaments. |
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| The Mobileyez Security project, shown here with Drew Andes, Jonathan Beckley, and Adam Somers, is a finalist in a WV Small Business competition. |
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| Ryan Triplett, Brad Robinson, and David Chambers demonstrated their vending machine that features a fingerprint identification system, and could be used in the future to eliminate the need for student ID cards. |
|  | Barry Mullenax shows off his team’s Keyboard Training Device, which teaches people not only to type, but informs them when an incorrect finger strikes a key. |
05/02/2007
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