"ChemBand" Embedded Systems Project

The goal of the project is to develop and test a Fitbit-like wearable wristband that contains location trackers, off-grid communications, and chemical sensors. These could be worn by first responders in emergencies so that their location and measurements of the local chemical environment can be monitored.

Students will run all aspects of the project, from embedded system hardware and firmware, making the wearable embedded system silicone bands, to characterizing performance.

Name of research group, project, or lab
Howard Research Group
Logistics Information:
Project categories
Electrical Engineering
Student ranks applicable
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications
  • Primary selection will go to students that have taken EE30132 "Applied Embedded Systems Design." This pre-req is required for 3-credit hour work. Students without this course can participate in 1-credit hour work.
  • Experience designing embedded system hardware and software is desired.
  • Experience with 3D printing is desired

 

 

Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
3 credits / 12+ hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
3
Techniques learned

Hands on "customer driven" engineering design developing distributed sensing technology.

Project start
Beginning of spring semester
Contact Information:
Mentor
Scott Howard
showard@nd.edu
Associate Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
Scott Howard
Email address of project director or principal investigator
showard@nd.edu
3 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering