{"629648":{"#nid":"629648","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fall 2019 Capstone Design Winners","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne hundred and forty-three teams from seven schools and two colleges competed for prizes at the Fall 2019 Capstone Design Expo as students showcased their senior projects. The event was held on December 2 at McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the 143 teams participating, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) was represented by 16 teams in the ECE discipline-specific category and by 18 teams in the interdisciplinary category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the largest student design competition of its kind, Capstone is attracting sponsors from all over Georgia, from local fixtures like the Atlanta Hawks, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Cox Automotive, Emory Hospital, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Southwire, to national brands including CamelBak, Cisco, General Electric, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, the United States Air Force, and Under Armour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsors specific to projects in the School of ECE or interdisciplinary projects involving ECE students were Agnetix, Alo Farms, CDC, Cox Automotive, Dupont, Racemark, thyssenkrupp, OXOS Medical, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Grady Hospital, and Emory Voice Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe teams who did not pursue sponsored projects came up with their own problems to tackle, designing firefighting robots, an automated tamper-proof pill dispenser, a range of medical devices, and a device for turning any writing tool into a smart device.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter several hours of judging, the winners were a mix of sponsored projects and individual pursuits, with the award for best overall project going to \u0026quot;Sky\u0026#39;s the Limit,\u0026quot; a Delta-sponsored project that examined the airline\u0026#39;s warehousing methods. The team was from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ECE disciplinary award was presented to \u0026ldquo;Backup Key Generation for Encrypted Website Data.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;This service will bridge the gap between the two major approaches to handling user data today, providing both the security of fully encrypting user data to protect it from data breaches and other cyberattacks while still allowing users to recover access to the data if they forget their password.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary award was a tie between \u0026ldquo;Calibration Nation\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;Temptec;\u0026rdquo; both teams involved ECE students. The goal of the Calibration Nation team is to automate components of an ADAS calibration system to reduce the calibration time, while the Temptec team is developing a device that will switch from hot to cold instantly and that will help people deal with pain management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the end, Capstone competitors showed why Georgia Tech students are renowned for their ability to hit the ground running and making an impact, whether they\u0026#39;re working on behalf of sponsors and employers or pursuing passion projects for their own interest in the hopes of starting their own companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFull Award Results\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest Overall Winner -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/projects\/1844\/\u0022\u003ESky\u0026#39;s the Limit\u003C\/a\u003E, sponsored by Delta Airlines\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECarolina Llerena (ISYE) - San Mateo, CA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThomas Suh\u0026nbsp; 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