The future of tech will be on display at engineering expo

The world of tomorrow will be on display at McMaster University during the annual Electrical & Computer Engineering Expo (ECE Expo).

The popular technological showcase and competition will take place Tuesday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in CIBC Hall, McMaster University Student Centre (third Floor).

For participating final-year students, ECE Expo represents the culmination of a year’s work and a chance to demonstrate both theoretical and applied skills. Each team was required to identify a complex engineering problem – spanning areas as diverse as computer algorithms, robotic mechanisms and biomedical devices – and then work as a research and development unit to solve it.

This year’s event will include 46 projects and more than 150 students. Prize winners in three different categories – electrical, computer and biomedical – will be announced on Wednesday, April 8 atwww.ece.mcmaster.ca.

James Politeski, President, Enterprise Business Division and COO, Samsung Canada, will be visiting the ECE Expo to see the student projects and make a short address to the students at 1:20 p.m.

Some of the project highlights include:

1. An autonomous tracking quadcopter
2. A respiratory communication device for people who suffer from ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
3. A 3D display system that utilises diffused LEDs to display multiple objects and patterns.
4. A computer system which allows the user to play Angry Birds with a real slingshot system.
5. A robotic system which can sort standard LEGOblocks by size or colour.
6. A vision system that provides feedback of surroundings for the visually impaired via tactile stimulation.

A real slingshot to play Angry Birds! Check out this and other student projects at the ECE Expo on April 7 at MUSC https://t.co/svhtnOVECy

— McMaster Engineering (@McMasterEng) March 26, 2015