Unbuilt WPI

Unbuilt WPI is an IQP devoted to exploring the WPI that could have been. The display portion of the project, inspired by recent 150th celebrations, is part of a visual timeline exhibit located around campus.  Each display presents proposed designs for WPI buildings ultimately constructed differently or, in some cases, not at all. WPI's Curation, Preservation, and Archives department provided the images and information for most of the displays. A research paper compliments these displays, delving further into the reasonings behind each proposed building(s) while also highlighting the architectural style and historical context of each proposal

Humanoid Stereoscopic Vision System: A Systematic Redesign of the WPI Motor Eyes Mechanism

In 2014, a group of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students completed a major qualifying project (MQP) on the design of a mechanical stereoscopic vision system, named WPI Motor Eyes Mechanism. In this subsequent MQP, the original Motor Eyes system was evaluated, and the sources of error were identified through static analysis and dynamic testing. These problem areas were redesigned to create an improved Humanoid Stereoscopic Vision System that better adheres to the original design constraints. Once completed, work focused on implementing image processing technology. Cameras were installed to add facial detection functionality and further increase the capabilities of the system. The final result is a robotic platform that is able to visually locate and track a moving human face