Some Projects I've Been Working On
🚗 Parking Buddy 👥
Parking at my university is a nightmare. To overcome this, I am currently working on Parking Buddy. It is a crowd-sourced parking availability app for finding open parking spots on campus. It works on the principle of helping other students out, by giving them a ride to their parking spot in exchange for the spot. I would like to expand this to other university campuses to help more students.
🌍 Weather Balloons 🎈
Working on weather balloon related projects is (so far) the only way I can get close to space. I have launched 3 weather balloons, with each one building on the failures and successes of the last. All three have been successful in their own way, and are a reminder of what teamwork and perseverance can accomplish.
🧑🎓 Better Advisor 🏫
Better Advisor is a project that I am currently working on. It works by combining the latest open source models with grade distributions and professor feedback to help advise students into the best possible classes, with the best possible professors. My first iteration of this idea was an interface called Clemson Companion, which allowed new students to ask relavent questions and recieve accurate responses about the campus. While this version was very basic, it allowed me to test using multiple APIs to generate a better answer and planted the idea of a better advisor. With better advisor, the end goal is to allow for users to upload the grade distributions of classes and then use a rate my professor data scraper to get the best possible profesor and class. The second image shown here is the V1 version of this idea that did not allow the upload of a pdf. I plan to soon roll out the V2 version with the refined user interface and the added features of file uploads, rate my professor data, and more.
📅 Semester Countdown ⏳
Semester Countdown <- Click that! Semester Countdown is one of my latest mini projects, designed to help myself and other students find motivation. It also helps get track of important events like holidays and finals. It then provides a visual countdown, showing how much time is left in the semester and for each event. The goal is to help students stay organized and motivated by giving them a clear view of their academic timeline. I plan on adding more features, like a selectable menu to other schools, with their own major dates.
🤖 RoboCrop🌻
RoboCrop was a school project that used Arduino IoT and an array of sensors to monitor and take care of plants. Featuring a user interface to view sensor information, and then make decisions based off of that data. This project opened my eyes to the world of possibilites that connected devices can create.
🕹️ Cat Bot 🐱
Cat Bot was a project designed to help cat owners take care of their furry friends while they were away. Using servos and DC motors, it would control a cat toy in intervals. Additionally, it allowed for manual control of the cat toy using two control knobs, one for the x-axis and one for the y-axis. It would also use a stepper motor to open a treat drawer at random. While this project was one of my more rudimentary projects, it gave me a great introduction into the world of computer science.
