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• SEED Show 2006

FIRST PLACE: AUTO POSITIONING SATELLITE FINDER 1000 -- Craig Bradley, Richard Hensley, Peter Kiczula, Aaron Meilahn
Today's recreational vehicle (RV) enthusiasts desire television reception that is cost efficient, rich in features, and has exceptional flexibility, aspects which the APSF1000 will provide. This device will integrate numerous technologies together to make this task as simple as setting the satellite reception device on the ground outside and controlling it with the touch of a button from the RV. To do this numerous electrical engineering specialties will be drawn upon to complete this project. 

SECOND PLACE: Programmable Pulsed DC Power Supply -- Kyle Gannon, Steve Holland, Shaun Mattila, Khalid Romaih
A power supply is needed that will produce a pulsed output as a current waveform from 0 to 30A and allow operation into a dynamic load such that the voltage could vary from 0-45VDC independent of the current. Furthermore, the supply needs to continuously monitor the output voltage and current, and should the load condition be such that the output voltage reaches a preset safety level, the power supply must switch its output from a current waveform to a voltage waveform. Should the load condition change back to safe operation, the power supply should then switch back to the current waveform output. Temperature is monitored and a system of alarms will alert the operator to the presence of unsafe temperature or load conditions.

THIRD PLACE: Drivers License Vehicle Interlock (DLVI) -- Justin Duprey, Joseph Kueny, Cory Wasniewski, Jason Zoellner
Driving without a valid driver's license is against the law and a method is certainly needed to prevent this from happening. Therefore, our team decided to implement a driver's license vehicle interlock (DLVI) system in order to stop these people from endangering the safety of others. Our design includes the use of a driver's license scanner to incorporate all of the licenses issued in the United States. The system scans the license and crosschecks the data wirelessly from a nationwide database of valid and invalid drivers. Upon a successful scan, the system's onboard CPU receives a true or false signal in order to determine whether or not the vehicle is able to start. This system allows for a paradigm shift for the method of starting vehicles and will ensure that the car owner knows that only valid and legal drivers are on the road.

Congratulations to all SEED Show design participants -- there were many fine projects making the judging particularly difficult. Here are additional scenes from the 2006 SEED Show.