Team 4
Team Members |
Faculty Advisor |
Aditya Manikandan |
Mohammad Khan Sponsor UConn Kinesiology |
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Modular Data Transfer - Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Networking
Professor Steven Harrison of the Department of Kinesiology is deeply interested in using external biofeedback systems to expand the range of human sensation. One such use-case is the improvement of human navigation around an environment using a vibrating belt. The belt can vibrate in all directions, and may provide additional input to help guide users around a space. This can be especially useful for situations where normal human sensory organs can be overwhelmed, such as navigating the chaos of a burning building. Simulating such situations can be rather meticulous, as multiple different hardware components and software services have to come together in order to transfer and process data. We aim to alleviate the complexity of building these systems by providing a simple server solution for communicating between any hardware and software using sockets. Our solution can manage the data transfer using user-created data templates, as well as save the data for further examination post-experiment. We also provide a simulation using our solution that mimics navigating a maze using the aforementioned vibrating belt.