Class Projects

Lawrence Technological University Department of Math & Computer Science


Dr. CJ Chung, Class Project Advisor

Professor of Computer Science, Director of CAR (CS Autonomous Robotics) lab; Founder of Robofest


Updated: July 21, 2022


Spring 2022, Selected


Student Name(s)

Project Name / Title of article

Links of Docs, Videos and/or Photos

Mark Kocherovsky,

Giuseppe DeRose

Autonomous Driving through Convolutional and Recurrent Learning

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/43_Koche rovsky_DeepSteer.pdf

Mark Kocherovsky

Using Evolutionary Algorithms to Optimize Hyperparameters for Keras Deep Learning Models to Solve the Two Intertwined Spiral Problem

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/42_Koche rovsky_Using.pdf

Joseph Schulte, Mark Kocherovsky

Gesture-Based Human-Vehicle Leader-Follower Autonomy Systems with a Bipartite Mapping Algorithm

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/41_Schult e_Gesture.pdf

Tavin Ardell

The Development of a Defect Detection System using Deep Learning and Computer Vision for the American Axle and Manufacturing (AAM) Valencia Facility's Advanced Inspection System

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/40_Ardell

_Detect.pdf

Kim Lam, Sydney Ross, Justin Light

Using Machine Learning to Analyze Learning Styles of Lawrence Technological University

Students Across Each College

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/39_Lam_ UsingML.pdf

Gerard Bringard

The Prototype Development of IoT Based Wheelchair Tracking System for Detroit Metro Airport (DTW)

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/papers/38_Bringa rd_Prototype4DTW.pdf

Maveric Muscat

Roblox Tycoon Game

TR:

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/stuproj/2022

/RobloxTycoonGameTR_Muscat.pdf Game Link: https://www.roblox.com/games/915944 2348/Roblox-Tycoon

Game demo video: coming soon

G. DeRose, J. Schulte,

M. Kocherovsky, A. Choudhury

IGVC 2022 Design Report

Coming soon…

Justin Dombecki, James Golding

The Successful Integration of the Robotic Technology Kernel (RTK) for a By-Wire Electric Vehicle System with a Mobile App Interface

submitted to GVSETS 2022: http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/stuproj/2022/ GVSETS2022LTUs.pdf

Fall 2021, Selected


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Giuseppe DeRose

Deep Steer 2021

https://youtu.be/PD9orAlHP1c

Mark Kocherovsky

Comparison of Pre-Trained Models for DeepSteer

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/stuproj/2021/Dee pSteer_ComparisonModels_MK.pdf


Thomas Brefeld

The Development of a Stable Four Way Stop Coordination Algorithm using two Self-Driving Vehicles


https://youtu.be/WKHvNmXTT6E

Tavin Ardell

Surface Defect Detection for Metallic Parts

https://youtu.be/CD7Kh230_HQ https://youtu.be/aJkBO0KhXXM

Joseph Schulte and Mark Kocherovsky

Autonomous Human-Vehicle Leader-Follower Control Using Deep-Learning-Driven Gesture Recognition

Preliminary Demo: https://youtu.be/A_CExLAEiB0

Paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2624- 8921/4/1/16/htm

Arun Tejaswi

Memory LSTM model based on fundamental analysis for forecasting S&P 500 Index

https://youtu.be/JDTm0DYGTic


Spring 2021, Selected


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Joseph Schulte, Justin Dombecki, et al.

Developing Leader Follower Autonomy for Self- driving Vehicles Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning


Research Day Presentation, Poster

Thomas Brefeld, James Golding, et al.

The Development of a Stable Four Way Stop Coordination Algorithm for Self- Driving Vehicles


Research Day Presentation, Poster


Mark Kocherovsky

The Development of Scratch Programming Extensions for Machine Learning

Research Day Presentation, Poster Tech Report


Calvin Withun

The Design and Development of a Dungeons and Dragons Game Library and an Example Client Interface

Research Day Presentation, Poster Tech Report

James Golding, Thomas Brefeld, Joseph Schulte, Justin

Dombecki, Joe DeRose

IGVC 2021 Design Report

http://qbx6.ltu.edu/chung/stuproj

/2021/IGVC2021_DesignReport_LT U.pdf


Fall 2020, Selected


Calvin Le

Shortest Path Visualizer

Technical Report

Thomas Brefeld

ROS River (LED message display system based on ROS)

Technical Report; Demo video


Mark Kocherovsky

JetML: Finding Jets in Heavy Ion Particle Collisions with Machine Learning Algorithms


Technical Report

Calvin Withun

Battery Matrix Management System

Technical Report

Spring 2020


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Mitchell Pleune, Charles Faulkner

Specifying Route Behaviors of Self- Driving Vehicles in ROS Using Lua Scripting Language with Web Interface


EIT 2020 conference paper; IEEE Xplore


Amy Janks

Sleep Tight: at-home Sleep Apnea data collection & test system

Requirements, Design, and Implementation & Test

James Golding & Justin Dombecki

Simulation of Autonomous Vehicle Summon System

Submitted to GVCS (Cannot publish due to NDA)

Bahkari Bridgewater and Zachary Villanueva

Gun Detection by using Deep Learning algorithms

Presentation


Fall 2019


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos


Gitae “Joe” Jeon

Improved Interactive Learning Game with Balls and Kinect – “Hit the Math Operator”


PDF slides with links for test videos

Ian Timmis

Spatially Factorized Neural Style Transfer

PDF slides

Nikitha Subramanian & Parameshwari Tirupari

Controlling The Led Display Via Bluetooth By An Android Application Connected To The Internet

PDF slides Demo video:

https://youtu.be/sEi4r6PSveQ

Yancong Nie

GDPR & other functions for Robofest Management System

https://www.robofest.net/rms/


Summer 2019


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos


Gitae “Joe” Jeon

Interactive Learning Game with Balls and Kinect – “Geography Ball”

PDF Document (with demo video links)

Nikitha Subramanian & Parameshwari Tirupari

Vision-based Connect 4 playing robot with Java, LeJos Java & MinMax algorithm

https://github.com/ptirupari/Conn

ect_4 (Video links on a slide of the PPTX file)

Mitchell Pleune, Sean Bleicher, Charles Faulkner

IGVC 2019 Self-Drive Challenges With co- advisor Prof. Nick Paul

Summary Video: https://youtu.be/ySQW8p PQn4A Design Doc:

http://www.igvc.org/design/2019/36. pdf


Spring 2019


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents and Videos

Mitchell Pluene, Charles Faulkner, Sean Bleicher

A Modular Approach for Building an Academic Autonomous Vehicle Platform in the Classroom


LTU Research Day Poster in PDF


Zhen Liu

Teaching Cars to Reproduce Human Driving Behavior Using Deep Neural Networks in a Simulated Environment


LTU Research Day Poster in PDF

Jose Gonzalez- Belmonte

Selfie AR: Computer Application for Taking Pictures with Augmented Reality

LTU Research Day Poster in PDF

Nicholas Sienkiewicz

Interactive Visualization Tool. FlyCatcher App.

PDF and Demo video


Fall 2018


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos & Photos

Nick Paul

Using end-to-end deep recurrent neural network

architectures to steer a vehicle

PDF paper

Mitchell Pleune

Automatic (Self-adaptable) Parameter Tuning

server using ROS for ACTor

Doc and Demo videos

Mitchell Pleune

Webserver for ACTor - controlling a ros system

through Next.js, a react based node.js framework.

https://github.com/LTU-

AutoEV/NextJS-ROS-Control

Sean Bleicher

Radar system for ACTor

Demo video

Charles Faulkner

Logging & replaying using ROS for ACTor

Demo video

Ian Timmis

Multimodal Brain Tumor Segmentation

PPT and Doc

Rajana Nayak &

Zhen Liu

Realtime Eye Blink Detection

PPT, Doc, and Video

Zhen Liu

Vision based ROS robotics tutorial using WSL

PDF

Bino Jacob

Vision based Connect 4 game with C# & EmguCV using minmax algorithm

PPT and Doc


Mirit Shamir

A paradigm for teaching math and computer science concepts to k-12 education by integrating coding, animation, dance, music and art

ieee.org/abstract/document/8882015


ISEC 19 Conference Draft:

https://robofest.net/2019/ISEC_19.pdf

Zachary Wissing

Parking Pal: Image Processing for Parking Lot Availability

PPT and Doc

Tsz Fung Choi

Speech Recognition

ipynb

Justin Dombecki

Inclusive images

ipynb

James Golding

Human Protein Image Classification

ipynb

Justin McAllister

Surgical Instrumentation Classification

ipynb

Yancong Nie

Quick, Draw! Doodle Recognition Challenge

ipynb

Jason Rogers

Stock market prediction

ipynb

Theresa Shevenock

Dog Breed Identification

PPT and ipynb

Dake Shi

Quick, Draw! Doodle Recognition Challenge

ipynb and PPT


Summer 2018


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Nick Paul, Mitchell Pleune, Sean Bleicher, Charles Faulkner, Devson Butani, Ben Warrick

IGVC 2018 Self-Drive Challenges

Summary Video: https://youtu.be/x2pskuYjvCI


Spring 2018


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Mark Kocherovsky

CS+PA^2: Learning Computer Science with Physical Activities and Animation

- a MathDance Experiment


IEEE paper: ieee.org/document/8340497

Sindhu Jampani

Optimizing University Course Schedules Using Evolution Strategies

Documentation

Video: Presentation and a demo run (1 min. 48 sec)

Ben Warrick

Development of LTU ACTor (Autonomous Campus TranspORt) Vehicle Model (Polaris GEM e2) using ROS GAZEBO

Documentation


Video (4:28)

Nick Paul, Mitch Pleune, Charles Faulkner, Ben Warrick, Sean Bleicher

A Practical, Modular, and Adaptable Autonomous Vehicle Research Platform, IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology 2018


IEEE EIT paper: ieee.org/document/8500202


Pre EIT version: https://robofest.net/2018/ACTor_EIT18.pdf

Ian Timmis, Nicholas Paul

Teaching Cars to Steer Themselves With Deep Learning

Video: youtu.be/Okjwd1dms9A Doc: DeepDrive_TPC.pdf Poster: TeachCars2steer.pdf

Ian Timmis

Breast Cancer Image Classification using

Deep Learning

Video: photos.app.goo.gl/B1321jeskYMvzRN18

Doc: Timmis_BreastCancerClassification.pdf


Fall 2017


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Ian Timmis

Robofest Ethereum Coins

Video


Nicholas Paul

Application of HDR algorithms to solve direct sunlight problems when autonomous vehicles using machine vision systems are driving into sun

Computers in Industry Journal paper: sciencedirect.com


Summer 2017


Student Name(s)

Project Name

Documents, Videos and/or Photos

Nick Paul, Mitchell Pleune, Sean Bleicher, Charles Faulkner, Devson Butani, Ben Warrick, Kevin Cox, Nirmit Changani, Muhammad Aftab

IGVC 2017 Self-Drive Spec 2, Auto-Nav, and IOP Challenges. Co-advisors: Jon Ruszala & Gordon Stein

Spec 2 Summary Videos: https://youtu.be/kSzxPp66vxk https://youtu.be/cuEe5mw-E5E


iWheels 3 Design Report: www.igvc.org/design/2017/11.pdf


Web links of other class projects