We are Team Kaladesh
Team members: Aqeel Aoro, Raymar Asanas, Duraid Gorgies, Ferdinand Mateo, Mark Bryan Navarro, Juan Raya, Rasha Shaaya
Project Adviser & Sponsor: Dr. Ying-Khai Teh - San Diego State University
Project Adviser & Sponsor: Dr. Ying-Khai Teh - San Diego State University
Every year the world experiences various environmental changes that range from miniscule to extreme. Some of these changes have very little to no effect, however there are occasions where these changes have considerable impacts on certain habitats and ecosystems, such as wildlife thinning and at certain extremities, extinction. Scientists and researchers do their best to take action and prevent these impacts from occurring or at least slow the process. However, the data collection process can prove to be strenuous and burdensome. While the data collection process is vital for quality research, more time and effort in the actual research could improve the efficiency of the entire process. We plan to develop a device that will help with the data collection process of research projects. Our particular device will be partially autonomous, which will be deployed on land to take various data measurements.
When we decided to take on Dr. Teh’s project, he informed us about the Salton Sea to give us an idea of what kind of problem we’ll be trying to resolve. Given the approach last year’s seniors used, we decided to take a similar but different approach. Rather than implementing our device in water, we wanted to develop a device that can roam on land. It will accomplish the same goals as the Lotus 1.0, however it will take data measurements of the area surrounding the Salton Sea instead. While it’s important to monitor the state of the water itself, it’s also important to monitor the runoff that contributes to the rise of saline levels in the water. In addition to collecting data regarding the water, we wanted the Lotus to also monitor the wildlife coming in and out of the area (i.e. Birds) to determine whether the habitat is improving or continuing to decline. Since our device will be out of the water, monitoring the number of land animals will be the best way for us to monitor a growing or shrinking population at Salton Sea.
To accomplish our central goal, we want to develop a partially autonomous rover that will roam around Salton Sea to take data measurements using a number of sensors, including temperature, humidity, object detection. The user will have control over where the rover will roam while the rover takes measurements on its own as it locates to the desired destination. The Lotus will be battery-powered and will be charged through a solar panel. With regards to power, how often the Lotus will take and send measurements will vary depending on the user wants to make use of the power. On a sunny day, the user can take more measurements than usual. However, on a cloudy day, the user may want to decrease the number of measurements and move the Lotus shorter distances and less frequently. We also wanted to implement a way to monitor the power consumption of the device so the user can decide how to make the best use of the device’s runtime before it has to take time to charge up again.
When we decided to take on Dr. Teh’s project, he informed us about the Salton Sea to give us an idea of what kind of problem we’ll be trying to resolve. Given the approach last year’s seniors used, we decided to take a similar but different approach. Rather than implementing our device in water, we wanted to develop a device that can roam on land. It will accomplish the same goals as the Lotus 1.0, however it will take data measurements of the area surrounding the Salton Sea instead. While it’s important to monitor the state of the water itself, it’s also important to monitor the runoff that contributes to the rise of saline levels in the water. In addition to collecting data regarding the water, we wanted the Lotus to also monitor the wildlife coming in and out of the area (i.e. Birds) to determine whether the habitat is improving or continuing to decline. Since our device will be out of the water, monitoring the number of land animals will be the best way for us to monitor a growing or shrinking population at Salton Sea.
To accomplish our central goal, we want to develop a partially autonomous rover that will roam around Salton Sea to take data measurements using a number of sensors, including temperature, humidity, object detection. The user will have control over where the rover will roam while the rover takes measurements on its own as it locates to the desired destination. The Lotus will be battery-powered and will be charged through a solar panel. With regards to power, how often the Lotus will take and send measurements will vary depending on the user wants to make use of the power. On a sunny day, the user can take more measurements than usual. However, on a cloudy day, the user may want to decrease the number of measurements and move the Lotus shorter distances and less frequently. We also wanted to implement a way to monitor the power consumption of the device so the user can decide how to make the best use of the device’s runtime before it has to take time to charge up again.