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ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Decubitus ulcers or pressure injuries affect more than 2.5 million individuals in the US alone, causing a greater mortality rate than any single cancer, except lung cancer. Ulcers increase h…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
According to the World Health Organization, about 43 million people are blind worldwide, emphasizing the importance of assistive technologies to combat their everyday challenges. Our project…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
From tracking fetal heartbeats in ultrasound to pinpointing voices in noisy crowds, acoustic beamforming plays a vital role in healthcare, consumer technology, and public safety. Beamforming…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a highly toxic gas that poses a significant health hazard in oil and gas industries. Traditional H2S gas leak detection methods are often time-consuming, labor-inte…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Since 1993, the IAEA and UNSCEAR have reported 4,243 radioactive incidents, each caused deaths and hundreds of contamination. Therefore, surveying extensive areas during radiation leaks and…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Soft pneumatic grippers, structures created from silicone rubber and powered by air pressure, can grasp and transfer items with remarkable stability and precision. Their light weight, flexib…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
With the global electronics market projected to double in the next decade, the need for faster-printed circuit board (PCB) assembly methods is more apparent than ever. This study aims to dev…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
In a world where the shift to electric vehicles is growing exponentially, reliable charging infrastructure is vital to sustain current and future demand. Current charging infrastructure is u…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
The terahertz (THz) gap is currently the least underutilized and explored portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. This frequency range is too high to generate with semiconductors but too lo…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Conventional touchscreen interfaces primarily rely on visual cues, posing substantial accessibility barriers for visually impaired users. This project introduces a tactile touchscreen system…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (2024) defines an active shooter as an individual actively engaged in the killing of people in a confined and populated area, generally using firearms. Th…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Background: Grasping is a critical function for humanoid robots to automate mechanical labor. Current robotic grasping is limited by the inability to precisely set grasping conditions before…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
This study addressed the engineering challenge: can a low cost, microcontroller based device reliably detect and visually represent alerts in real time for individuals with hearing impairmen…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
This project aimed to address problems inherent in fin-controlled rocketry systems. Common problems include cost, complexity, and size, and this project solved them by creating a simple, low…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Benzene exposure is linked to 40% of leukemia cases, making its detection at trace levels critical for public and environmental health. Existing sensors face limitations in sensitivity, sele…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
In 2023, U.S. fire departments responded to 1.39 million fires, resulting in 3,670 civilian deaths, 13,350 injuries, and $23 billion in damages (Hall, 2024). This investigation developed a g…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Refractive index sensing is a cornerstone of modern optical sensing technologies, enabling the detection of minute changes in material properties, environmental conditions, and biological in…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
The overarching goal of this work is to create a memcapacitor emulator platform that is accessible over the internet for anybody who would like to run their own tests on the emulator circuit…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Children's safety near fire or heat sources is a significant concern, as their presence poses a high risk of accidents and endangers their well-being. Additionally, gas leakage, particularly…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Over 57 million people worldwide live with an amputation, and more than 80% of them live in developing countries, where access to therapeutic remedy is especially constrained. To date, work…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Chronic stress can severely impact mental and physical health, contributing to conditions like anxiety, depression, and cardiovascular issues. Inspired by an ancient Buddhist mindfulness bre…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Despite technological advancements in automation, the construction industry continues to primarily rely on manual labor. This project strives to implement autonomous masonry utilizing drones…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) pose a significant hazard to any spacecraft operating outside of the Earth’s magnetosphere, capable of penetrating through thick radiation shielding and damaging…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Fatal accidents involving right-turning vehicles on red lights with pedestrians crossing at intersections emphasizes the need for an accurate and reliable way of alerting drivers and pedestr…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
In response to Sri Lanka's food crisis, home and school gardening emerged as a widespread initiative. However, regularly watering these gardens remains a significant challenge due to busy li…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
This study presents a spherical robot driven by a double-pendulum mechanism that shifts its center of gravity for omnidirectional movement. A robust 3D-printed shell and internal actuation s…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
High resolution absolute rotary encoders are essential to precision applications like tracking telescopes, semiconductor manufacturing, low-tolerance machining, and robotic mechanisms. Howev…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Hospital-induced Delirium (HID) affects 30% of patients causing fluctuating cognitive disturbances, tripling mortality risk and costing North American healthcare systems $164 billion annuall…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
The design of flat metasurfaces is crucial for innovations in LiDAR, AR and optical imaging. Recent advances in flat metasurface optics have enabled precise light manipulation, overcoming tr…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
This study investigates various audio preprocessing techniques for classifying lung sounds, particularly Per-Channel Energy Normalization (PCEN). We combined and augmented two primary datase…