Management of the Rio Guaynabo Conservation Easement

This project, sponsored by the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, studied the Río Guaynabo Conservation Easement, a twenty-six acre parcel that was recently acquired by the Trust. The project group produced a separate management plan for the development of the property that includes a recommended trail map, detailed trail design strategies and techniques, and an interpretive program themed towards watershed education and conservation. The plan suggests ideas for a guided tour of the property that utilizes site specific information and interactive activities with the goal of educating the community about environmental responsibility and the importance of watershed conservation

Design of a Data Acquisition System for a Kite Power Demonstrator

The goal of this project was to design & implement a data acquisition system for a kite power system. To determine the power output of this system, torque of the flywheel, angular velocity of the shafts, angle of inclination of the lever arm, & force of the kite on the arm was measured. Four respective sensor instruments were purchased & configured for the system. The sensor outputs were processed using a data acquisition board that was used with LabVIEW to record measurements. The instantaneous power was determined from the data. To increase power, a second power system was created to use both ascending and descending motions of the rocking arm. All components & subcomponents were lab tested. The results of this project give further evidence to the credibility of the kite power concept