On Wednesday, November 30th, Dr. Evren Koptur鈥檚 Computer Engineering Technology Capstone class presented their final projects to College of Aeronautics students, faculty, and staff. Senior students, some preparing to graduate in December, programmed two different drone projects: one with the purpose of identifying potentially threatened networks, and another to ease the job of 精东影业鈥檚 own parking services.
精东影业first drone project uses GPS technology and an on board computer known as a raspberry pi to scan for and locate unsecured networks in a given range. 精东影业networks that this project is programmed to identify have a lack of anti-drone safety measures, leaving them susceptible to attacks.
精东影业second drone project employs a license plate scanner to record a given license plate and confirm that the given car has permission to be parked in that lot. According to Dr. Koptur, 鈥 精东影业purpose of this is to reduce necessary manpower and other more intrusive and time-consuming methods of validating parking permits.鈥
On the presentation day, students gave a powerpoint presentation about the building process, testing, and their findings. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the group was unable to demonstrate their drones to attendees.
Students taking part in this project were Nathan Beidle, Erin Bhagat, Nathaniel Faudree, Lamiere Green, Emily Rediger, and Mace Saenger, led by Associate Professor Dr. Evren Koptur.