Bose IR Reception Test Improvements

This Major Qualifying Project was completed in conjunction with Bose Corporation to develop a robust, qualitative, and repeatable test procedure to qualify the Infrared Systems for products within BoseÂ’s Consumer Electronics Division. The test procedure will reduce the current measurement error by 50% and decrease the test time to 1/4 the time of the current procedure. Through data analysis, fixture development, and process qualifying, a final procedure was developed and recommendations were developed. Based on design criteria, this project proposes a method to set up, record, and evaluate BoseÂ’s Infrared System for any past, current, and future product

Banksia Gardens Community Centre B14: After-School Computer Club

Banksia Gardens Community Centre is located in Broadmeadows, the most disadvantaged suburb of Victoria, Australia. Disadvantaged communities are at a great risk of lagging behind as the world incorporates more computer-based resources into daily life and the workforce. The goal of our project was to motivate and enable the children at the center to pursue worthwhile uses of technology by providing an engaging way to learn computer science concepts in their after-school club. We also performed a technological needs assessment with solutions to improve the center\u27s services. From our achievements and the center’s continued effort to further computer science and technology, the residents of Broadmeadows now have a place to learn technological skills that are necessary in the modern world