need a project idea

[omghaxcode]

I'm a computer engineering student and I'm in a class that is similar to a senior design class where you come up with a design project, execute it, and do a little write up on it. Unfortunately I have no ideas what so ever. I have a full semester to do the project. The university provides for all the costs and parts of the project. Some examples of previous semester projects:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18S78rrMkr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1SutoyqORM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99TExzL2NqI
Some others were robotic Foosball table that sensed where the ball was with webcam, self playing guitar with robotic picks, and metal hand controlled by human hand.


Doesn't need to be robotic though, can be anything electrical engineering or computer engineering. Thanks

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Nvrmind

 

[Ns1]

Punch someone in the face over the internet.

Still waiting for it.

 

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[Ns1]

Take one of the projects off his wish-list that's never going to get done due to lack of manpower/budget (always true), and MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I predict miles and miles of red tape. Someone on this very board tried to donate a cabinet or some shit like that to a school and it got rejected...the union was going to file a complaint or something like that.

 

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[JoLLyRoGer]

Make a golfball with a tracking device so guys like me can find their balls in the rough!

 

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[brianmanahan]

bah, circuitry is a bore, software is where it is at

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Electrodes that wire into the brain to sense what sort of porn you want at that minute and then downloads it for you.

 

[IronWing]

Design something, anything that doesn't violate an Apple patent.

 

[God Mode]

A machine that records bad bahavior (line/lane cutters, loud cell phone talkers etc) and kills the offender after a set number of infractions.

 

[Ruptga]

Software that uses a camera's input to map an area. Could potentially be used for anything from mapping some girl's bedroom at night to mapping partially collapsed buildings in an earthquake zone. Realistically you would need more hardware than just one camera, but the setup could be as simple as one camera and one rangefinder, and I think you get the idea anyway.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Small specialized 'swarm' bots that can be configured by the computer for different cleaning tasks. I envision a cubic swarm that lives in the bathroom and cleans while you're sleeping.

 

[sdifox]

bridging robot

 

[xanis]

Take a look through the Random Hacks of Kindness website. Lots of cool projects on there that I'm sure you could tackle.