Most autonomous tracking applications used by aerial vehicles today rely on instrumented targets to perform basic tracking tasks. This project introduces an approach that does not require instrumented targets to autonomously control a vehicle. It tracks targets using a computer vision techniques called “pressure snakes”. With only one camera mounted onto a quad copter via gimbal, we can track an object of any shape or size without the use of an instrument attached to the target.
The DNR requested that data collected in the Upper Black River Watershed be analyzed and graphed for display on a public information webpage. The project fulfilled the following requirements:
There are not many apps relating to girls in Information Technology and Computer Science on iTunes. We created an app that will hopefully fill this gap for girls who are interested in I.T and Computer Science and hopefully provide them with information and resources to help them learn about the technology careers. Our app provides information on organizations, history, employment, and education both in Michigan and nationally.
John Gardinner has established a business that allows players to venture to the United States to pursue their tertiary degree through their various sports. Particularly John specializes in tennis and has created a tennis team, with his players, which mimics how a university team in the States in managed to give the players an idea of what to expect.
Maplewood Baptist Academy is a private school that has gone through a number of Student Information Systems, but has been unable to find one that suits their needs. With insufficient IT staff, and requiring a student information system that could easily be maintained and updated by on site faculty, It was our duty to provide a technology based solution for a student information system that could meet the needs of Maplewood Baptist Academy.
The City of Sault Ste. Marie wanted a smartphone app to report infrastructure problems (e.g. potholes, burned-out streetlamps, etc.). The following requirements were satisfied by the developed iPhone app:
Bonnie Raffaele is the Information Technology Director of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, but is the sole I.T. person for the entire city. Each year, Ms. Raffaele offers the opportunity to give a computer networking student invaluable experience in a dynamic workplace, in managing day-to-day tasks, and in solving complex technical issues. The intern works with the Mater Treatment Facility, Pullar Stadium, the City of Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, the Seal Recreation Area, and others to improve, update, and repair our city’s IT infrastructure.Choosing a Career in Computer Science
Job outlook is 22%, faster than average with a projected increase of 222,600 jobs between 2012 – 2022. That means there are jobs are available now and will continue to grow in numbers in the future.
The skills you need to solve problems…and the skills that employers need to solve theirs.
Our world often emphasizes technological skills, but that is a shallow approach. Those “mad skills” will be out-dated in a handful of years. Our curriculum is designed, maintained, and updated to keep pace with the real world, but it is also grounded in the most important skills of all: the ability to think and the ability to learn.
Our students apply and adapt what they’ve learned in our projects courses, giving them real world experience before they graduate.
In the sophomore projects course you will to learn how to analyze the needs of an actual client, to design and implement a solution for their problem, and to deliver that project on time.
In your senior year, you will complete a two semester senior capstone experience where you will be challenged to manage larger and more complex client projects. You will develop “soft skills” to communicate with clients, to prepare written documentation and reports, to deliver presentations and training to clients, and to work effectively on teams.
Our project clients come from the university, state and local government, and corporations. The work can be a software or networking project, an internship with a local corporation, or even a research project!
By the time you graduate, you will be prepared not just to thrive in today’s world, but to change tomorrow’s world. That’s what thinkers and learners do.
