Creating E-Resources for the London Project Center

Information provided by WPI regarding the London Project Center can be spread out and confusing for students, creating a feeling of information overload during ID 2050 and while on IQP. By analyzing the current information dissemination methods and the opinions surrounding them, we determined what information students felt was previously lacking. By doing so, we created a suite of content and tools, presented in a website format, for the London Project Center director, to benefit future generations of London Project Center students. In addition, we provided a series of recommendations to the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division, ID2050 instructors, and to the London Project Center on improving the way they inform students before, during, and after an off-campus project

Firefighting Remote Exploration Device II

The need for “smart” recovery for disasters is at the forefront. Firefighters operating in indoor firegrounds are put at risk by the constantly changing environment. The use of robotics in firefighting can assist firefighters by informing them about different aspects of the fireground, such as the structural layout and temperature distribution. Taking inspiration from a design devised by a previous WPI Major Qualifying Project, our team prototyped a heat, water, and impact-resistant robot capable of navigating around obstacles in the fireground and returning relevant real-time data. In this year’s iteration, a new chassis was designed, a new pair of whegs were designed, a battery management system was integrated, and a new user interface was created