This project involves integrated surveillance and is used for indoor and outdoor purposes. The equipment involved includes a robotic CC digital camera, infrared sensors, a laptop and a heat detector. Images taken from a CC digital camera are transferred through a wireless communication device to a remote location where they are fed to a computer. The movement of the camera is handled by a joystick by the use inside the control center and is connected to the heat sensor to identify and track movement in the surveillance area.
This project shows the advantage of using broadband over the conventional power line. It is advantageous because of its cost effectiveness and its efficiency over the power line. The transfer features are attained from the scattering matrix method, as the transmission is channeled through the two-wire line. This project needs a broadband cable connection that is used for monitoring the substation. The broadband over power line is then incorporated with the already existing broadband infrastructure. The server (substation) is connected to the client through by the broadband infrastructure. As the world's needs for broadband Internet connectivity increases, this project has many practical applications.
As computing power increases, and the prospect of "thinking" robots and artificial intelligence becomes closer to reality, robotic projects are excellent topics for senior electrical engineering students. Projects which combine more than one robot and give the devices the task of manipulating a common object requires students to apply their understanding of robotics, electrical engineering and computer programming. At this point, most robots work as electronic "individuals." Programming robots to work in concert present students with the additional task of teaching robots how to communicate in addition to carrying out individual commands.
The amount of electricity generated from wind mills is expanding and becoming an important source of power generation. Since many of these wind farms are offshore, electrical engineers needs to work out how to connect these wind farms to the existing onshore distribution networks. Wind turbines produce high voltage direct current (HVDC) and connect to an alternating current (AC) distribution network. HVDC systems that work on the bases of voltage source converter transmission (VSCT) have shown promise of providing a better alternative to the present AC transmission. This project can show the benefits of VSCT over the conventional transmission system used at present.