Department - Author 1
Computer Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Computer Engineering
Date
6-2016
Primary Advisor
Bridget Benson
Abstract/Summary
In today’s world of smartphones, self-driving cars, and internet-connected coffee makers, it seems as if computers are contained in everything around us. These “embedded systems” have become critical components of our lives, improving everything about the things they control, from cost, to speed, to simplicity. One area that embedded systems has hardly gained a foothold is in the world of floatbuilding. Most of the floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade, including the one built jointly by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona, are technologically very simple, using mostly analog components and rudimentary discrete digital logic to control all aspects of its motion and animation. Just as the automotive industry saw many improvements in the switch to digital communications and embedded systems, I believe that the same benefits can be had with Cal Poly’s drive system, replacing its entirety with a completely digital system.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cpesp/194
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Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Digital Circuits Commons, Digital Communications and Networking Commons, Electrical and Electronics Commons, Hardware Systems Commons, Manufacturing Commons, Signal Processing Commons, VLSI and Circuits, Embedded and Hardware Systems Commons