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Student ProjectsIEEE and the ECE Department have started multi-year, comprehensive projects that will enhance the educational experience of all undergraduates. Freshmen and sophomores can sign up to receive 1 credit for their work each semester. Juniors and seniors can get 3 advanced lab credits each semester. Graduate students cannot recieve credit, but are certainly welcome to join and help!
POWER BEAMINGThis challenge is a practical demonstration of wireless power transmission. Teams build mechanical devices that can propel themselves up a vertical cable. The power supply for the device is not self-contained but remains on the ground. The technical challenge is to receive the transmitted power and transform it to mechanical motion, efficiently and reliably. Practical systems employing power beaming would have a wide range of applications from lunar rovers and space propulsion systems to airships above the Earth. Wireless power transmission is also a key component of proposed space solar power systems. Beamed power competitions were held in 2006 and 2007. So far no team has met the ambitious criteria to win the prize but some were close in 2007 and they are returning in 2008 for a prize purse of $2 million. One of the interesting aspects of the power beaming challenge is that a number of commercial sponsors have been attracted to the challenge events including an industrial processing company that will be providing large laser systems as the power supply for the competitors. In the 2008 competition, the competitors will be expected to drive their laser-powered devices up a cable one kilometer high. This promises to be the most visually impressive Centennial Challenge event to date. This project is led by Blaze Sanders and Kieran Gupta. Links JHU Power Beaming Google Group (Mailing List) JHU Power Beaming Calendar JHU Power Beaming White Paper http://www.spaceward.org/elevator2010 http://centennialchallenges.nasa.gov/cc_challenges.htm
NANOGRAM SOCCERMore information to come soon... This project is led by Sean McVeigh. Links http://www2.ece.jhu.edu/faculty/andreou/487/Resources/RoboCup.htm |
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