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Open-Source Educational Robotic System Problem Statement: Robotic systems are recently being used broadly in educational college courses due to the rapid increase of computer jobs throughout the world. Many students with a Robotic background wish to take up courses that involve more hands-on experience. This project not only helps the students learn about programming and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related concepts but it also gives faculty the opportunity to…

Introduction Fully automated, self-driving cars are currently a trending topic in the automotive industry, bringing much public interest along with concern as they quickly approach the consumer market. Equipped with an array of built-in sensors and sophisticated computer systems, these cars can drive themselves with minimal or no human assistance. As autonomous cars become widely adopted, they will undoubtedly change many aspects of the everyday life, for better or worse. The way people perceive…

A major problem in the American government is facing whether or not to fund space programs such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Funding NASA is the smart choice when thinking of the future of America’s society. America must realize that funding NASA is slowly becoming more and more of a necessity. The Earth deteriorating may not be apparent now, but in a few thousand or hundred thousand years’ science tells us that it will an issue. The National Aeronautics and…

Autonomous Cars: The Next Frontier The idea of an autonomous car has fascinated the world ever since the invention of the automobile in the late 1800s. Unfortunately, the technology needed for such a car was just not there. Recently, many car companies have released driver-assisting technologies to make the roads safer, such as cruise control, a system that keeps the speed of a car constant, and lane departure warning systems, systems that warn the driver that he or she is drifting out of a lane…

A car driving by itself to California, Brazil, Canada. What an interesting thought. This thought is becoming a reality seeing as the driver less car already exists. There is a lot of controversy around this driver less car on whether or not it should become a reality. Although many critics say that the driver less car is a crazy idea, the driver less car would be a great idea because of how beneficial they are all over the world. Driver less cars are an exemplary idea because they are extremely…

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of making computer machines able to perform tasks which normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, and translation between languages. AI is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent. It is the branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of…

To: Michael Brown From: Katherine Midkiff Subject: Analysis of Vashon Groundwater Modeling Report Date: June 7, 2016 Introduction This analysis is being written in order to evaluate the “Vashon-Maury Island Hydrologic Modeling: Technical Report” and determine whether or not the results of the report are adequate enough to be used for future regional groundwater planning (“ESS 454,” n.d.). I will make this determination by taking note of how well the technical report provides answers to the…

ISU Part 1 Social Impact – Driverless Cars Driverless cars will change everything. (2016). Ft.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016, from https://www.ft.com/content/042a04f0-958c-11e6-a80e-bcd69f323a8b Page Deaton, J. & Hall-Geisler, K. (2016). How Driverless Cars Will Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2 December 2016, from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/trends-innovations/driverless-car4.htm Driverless cars are currently being developed and are a big step towards to having safer roads…

A driverless car will require some crazy technology for them to work. There is a lot of different things that go on when a car is driving itself. Some of the major pieces are radio waves(RADAR), laser beams(LIDAR), and sound waves(SONAR). These types of technology all do something different to figure out how far another car is from the driverless car and prevent it from crashing. The car also uses Bill Robertson talks about it in his article “How Do Self-Driving Cars Work?”. He says, “Each…

Data Collection The purpose of this data collection is to answer the principle research question, “Are UAS a practical alternative to monitor air quality and levels of pollution?” and use that data to accept or reject the hypotheses. In planning for data collection, P. Leedy, & J. Ormrod, authors of Practical research: Planning and design (2016) have established five essential questions that need to be answered: 1. What data will be collected? 2. Where are the data located? 3. How will the…