Next semester projects
This is supplemental information to our official website. Here, we provide information early, or a bit more information that may be of interest.
Semester start: Monday 17th August afternoon
See last semester projects here.
We are in planning and preparation mode, the projects will appear here when we have information.
01 Wintegrate
Accelerating Maritime Decarbonization through Holistic Integration of Sail Technology into Onboard Ship Systems.
Connected to to previous EPS-projects from OceanLab-research group.
Supervisor: Prof. Vahid Hassani
02 Automated mail handling system
FormFlow is a decentralised company with 10 employees. They have an address in a business park, but no physical office. Parts of its business require customers to submit paper forms by post in standard B4 and C4 envelopes addressed to a specific employee. The addresses on these envelopes are typically handwritten.
Until now, incoming mail has been handled manually at the a post office-function/ reception at the business park. That service will no longer be provided. Instead, the company has been given access to a 1 x 1 x 1 m niche in the wall near the reception, with mains power available.
Task
Design and prototype a compact automated system that fits entirely within this volume and can function as the company’s physical mail handling point.
The system shall:
- receive envelopes through an input slot
- visually scan each envelope and identify the intended recipient
- sort each envelope to the correct employee mailbox / compartment
- notify the relevant employee that mail has arrived
- generate or provide an access code that allows that employee to retrieve the envelope
Design considerations
The solution should be developed for real-world use, including handwritten addresses, variation in envelope placement/ orientation, limited physical space, and the possibility of uncertainty or recognition errors.
The project should result in a functional prototype demonstrating a complete workflow from envelope intake to user notification and retrieval.
Professor: Ass. prof. Mikael Omlid
03 Smart video-conferencing for the elderly
Loneliness is a common problem amongst the elderly in Scandinavia. With an increase in elderly in absolute numbers, as well as in elderly compared both to younger generations and careers, we may assume this challenge will grow in the future. Several video-conferencing systems have been created to specifically assist the elderly to keep in touch with friends and family. But these bespoke systems are often costly, and some of them are not user-friendly enough.
Smart TVs are technologies that many elderly use everyday. With the increase use of Smart TVs, we believe it possible to create more affordable but still very simple, everyday-use solutions that will solve the same tasks as the aforementioned existing systems. Your task is to further develop an early prototype for a Smart-TV based videoconferencing system that can establish a one-to-one channel between two users on the same system.
Some coding skills are necessary in this group, but this is not a pure software development project. Level of programming and development can range from null to fair involvement, depending on the interest and competencies of the students. Necessary supervision and guide will be provided.
Supervisor: Ass. prof. Way Kiat Bong
04 Neuron activity monitoring
Understanding of non-invasive neuron activity and heart rate monitors, and synchronisation between electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements using off-the-shelf components (SoCs) to build insights into cardiac and brain «loading» during different daily activities.
The team will first study the following concepts:
- waves emitted by the brain, including alpha and beta frequencies
- heart rate measurement theory
- power spectral density of ECG and EEG signals
The team will then use off-the-shelf components to design a compact wearable wireless system to provide visible «synchronised» indicators on a personal device of «brain effort» and «physical effort» as a person goes through different activities and moods.
Background: The team would ideally have combined background and/ or experience in biomedical / electronics / computer / mechatronic engineering and computer science
05 To Be Announced: Bioengineering project
Connected to previous EPS-projects from Intelligent Health-research group.
06 To Be Announced: Civil engineering project
07 Mechanical engineering for the blind
Create small, easy to make models to show mechanical engineering to blind or sight impaired pupils and students. We challenge students to identify a practical concept within mechanical engineering (in a wide sense) that blind or sight impaired people may find interesting to understand but difficult to comprehend based on oral presentation only.
Then create a scale model in our makerspace as a proof of concept that OsloMet can showcase for the Ministry of education, together with blueprints that teachers can use in their own makerspaces, and both an academic report and a more popularised presentation for non-academics.
Supervisor: Prof. Weiqin Chen