Student Projects
Discover innovative projects created by AMP Lab students
3-Phase-AC-generator
Design and build a three-phase AC generator for power electronics education.
Jack
Mentor: Gibbons
8 Bit Computer
Construct a breadboard-based 8-bit computer following Ben Eater's design.
Rich Gibbons
Mentor: Gibbons
8-Bit Computer
Build an 8-bit computer from discrete logic components on breadboards.
Rohit Rangaraj, Smith
Mentor: James
Airbus A320 Simulator Cockpit
Build simulator hardware for the overhead panel of an Airbus A320 aircraft.
Ethan James
Mentor: Pritchard
Battery Management System
Monitors cell capacitity, temperature, voltage, current, and fault conditions. Implements fast acting cell rebalancing. Uses the L9963 chip.
Matthew Scala
Mentor: Shane Wyman
BeamTracker
Design and build a four-element digital phased array receiver at 915 MHz capable of real-time software-defined beam steering. This system demonstrates the core technology behind satellite communication terminals, radar, and electronic warfare platforms
Phillip Bozzay
Mentor: Shane Wyman
Blues Jam SRV Guitar Pedal
Design and build a custom guitar effects pedal inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan's tone.
Ethan James
Mentor: James
Breadboard Graphics Card
Build a software GPU on a 16-core Parallella board from breadboard components.
Ethan James
Mentor: James
Cockcroft-Walton Circuit
Construct a Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier circuit for high-voltage experiments.
Patrick Broome
Mentor: Forsyth
Digital Audio Workstation
Build a fully functional digital audio workstation on an FPGA platform for real-time audio processing.
Ethan Pritchard
Mentor: Pritchard
DIY Kick Drum
Design and build a DIY electronic kick drum from scratch.
Ethan Pritchard
Mentor: Hood
Electronic Drum Set
Build a custom electronic drum set with piezo sensors and MIDI output.
Ethan Pritchard
Mentor: Pritchard
FFT Wall Display
Create a large LED wall display that visualizes audio in real-time using FFT analysis.
Phil Bozzay
Mentor: Youssef Chebil
FPV Car
Build a first-person-view RC car with live video streaming and remote control.
Henry Forsyth
Mentor: Forsyth
FPV Drone
Build a first-person-view drone from salvaged and off-the-shelf components.
Dave Encar
Mentor: James
GestroCar
This project focuses on building a car that can be remotely controlled using hand gestures.
Jijun Niu
Mentor: Tyler Wells, Phillip Bozzay
Home-Built STM
Construct a scanning tunneling microscope from scratch capable of atomic-resolution imaging.
Philip Turner
Mentor: Pritchard
InspireFly Cubesat On Board Computer
Develop the on-board data handling computer for the InspireFly CubeSat.
Joe Esser
Mentor: Gibbons
InspireFly Cubesat Power Supply
Design the electrical power system for the InspireFly CubeSat mission.
Joe Esser
Mentor: Gibbons
InspireFly Cubesat Telemetry Tracking and Control
Build the telemetry, tracking, and control subsystem for the InspireFly CubeSat.
Joe Esser
Mentor: Gibbons
Instrument Looper Pedal
Design an instrument looper pedal for live music performance with multi-track layering.
Ethan James
Mentor: Pritchard
IOT Arm
Build an internet-connected robotic arm controllable via a web interface.
Henry Forsyth
Mentor: Forsyth
Magnetic levitation system
Build a closed loop magnetic levitation system in both the continous and discrete time domain. Aiming to apply control theory to modulate a PWM signal and to respond to environmental disturbances.
Phillip Bozzay
Mentor: Dr. Dan Sable
Modular 8-Bit Computer
Design a modular 8-bit computer architecture with swappable subsystem boards.
Ethan James
Mentor: James
Modular Amateur Rocket Computer
Design a modular avionics computer for amateur rocketry with telemetry and data logging.
Devin Cress
Mentor: Forsyth
Pacheck's BLDC Driver
Design and build a brushless DC motor driver with inline current sensing and switch node voltage monitoring.
Pacheck
Mentor: Pritchard
PCB Engraver
Build a CNC engraver capable of milling custom PCBs in-house.
Rich Gibbons
Mentor: Gibbons
Protoglove
Develop a wearable glove with embedded sensors for gesture recognition and control.
Tyler Wells
Mentor: Wells
Smart Fridge
A custom smart fridge with a touch-screen display which will showcase daily overviews along with live sports information with a swing-out screen.
Nate Janney
Mentor: Matthew Scala
Smart Water Bottle
Create a smart water bottle with hydration tracking and IoT connectivity.
Karthik Gouttumukkala
Mentor: Forsyth
Split-Rail-DC-Power-Supply
Build a split-rail DC power supply for analog circuit prototyping.
Tyler Wells
Mentor: Gibbons
SRAM Teaching Tool
This project will demonstrate to the end-user how SRAM is used to store data within a computer, how changing BITs will have an effect on the output of the visualized character. (The development of a PAL will be likely be needed to output ASCII-based character map, possible future implementation), but for now will used
Daniel J. Lomis
Mentor: Phillip Bozzay
Stepper Motor Symphony
Create a music box that uses stepper motors to play songs by stepping at precise frequencies.
Dylan Green
Mentor: Unknown
Stylophone
Reverse-engineer a stylophone using modern ICs with USB-C power and rechargeable battery.
Jivitesh Kukreja
Mentor: Gibbons
Telecaster
Convert a CRT television into an instrument by designing, constructing, and programming a digital synthesizer board that feeds audio waves to the TV’s video input. Plays the note by picking up the charge from the screen and sending it to an amplifier.
Shane Pomajambo
Mentor: Arthur Ball
Temperature Controlled Fan
Build a temperature-sensing fan controller using analog and digital components.
Tyler Wells
Mentor: Gibbons
Valentines Day LED Board
Custom PCB and adjustable frame. Drives LEDs with constant current source.
Matthew Scala
Mentor: Phillip Bozzay
Vector Graphics Generator
Generate vector graphics output using a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
Ethan James
Mentor: Pritchard