EEP eTeams
Fall 2009
EnginAirs is a company started by the Engineering Entreprenueral Program at North Carolina State University. Our goal is to design and build a completely self sustainable engine for personal transportation that will only be run by compressed air. Our team from left to right: Blake Miller, Ben Murray, C'Nece Lewis, Kevin Wolf and Tim O'Brien
Our team is developing a product which will hold school bus stop-arm violators criminally accountable. This semester, we will determine our precise customer and how to get them to buy as well as researching the size of our NC and US market segments and determining what challenges to entry exist. In addition, we are in the process of designing our initial prototype.
Team Caduceus is working to address unmet medical diagnostic needs both domestically and internationally. We plan to accomplish this by developing "lab on a chip" analytical devices to rapidly and accurately diagnose common ailments.
Chainsaw specializes in vision based solutions. We are currently developing products to collect traffic statistics and control vehicle access to lots requiring permits.
SPARK is a small company dedicated to customer safety and satisfaction by "keeping you grounded". We strive to provide you with a safer alternative to the problematic mechanical motorcycle supercharger. Our new product currently in development, The Enigma, is an electric supercharger built to be fully tunable for your unique riding style. Keep checking back for product updates and company news.
The smart phone market is growing at a rapid rate and along with it comes the demand for mobile accessible content; however, current costs for mobile application development range in the thousands of dollars. Mobile Stage offers a web tool that allows up-and-coming bands to create their own iPhone applications.
RecyConnection creates a solution allowing people/companies who create waste products to connect with other people/companies who would like reuse this waste.
E-Team Moskito is setting out to develop a better way to transport blood for transfusions on the battlefield.We are aiming for a device that is light and efficient enough to stay cool for long periods of time.
SportRight is currently focused on enhancing the game of Basketball by making sure coaches get the timeouts that they call, when they call them. Too many times, coaches aren't seen by the officials and time is wasted putting seconds back on the clock. We're developing technology to put an end to this hindrance.
Spring 2009
The Garage Team is focusing on green technologies and how they can be applied in a campus setting. We are currently researching HVAC and Lighting to see how these two technologies can benefit an eco-friendly living and learning center. Our goal is to one day implement these technologies in a green living and learning on campus that will house and support future entrepreneurial NC State students.
Invisible Solutions is a student run "company" in the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program at North Carolina State University. The goal of our team is to ease some of the pains involved in modern medical care. By exploiting existing wireless technologies we hope to increase the freedoms enjoyed by patients while also increasing the reliability of medical monitoring equipment.
NC Future Fuels is a virtual company dedicated to converting waste streams into usable fuel. Our project involves the conversion of grease trap waste into biodiesel, a fuel compatible with petroleum diesel and ready to be distributed to the millions of vehicles already running on diesel fuel. We are a multidisciplinary team of entrepreneurial minded engineers, including two chemical engineers, four electrical engineers, and a mechanical engineer. Visit our team website at www.ncfuturefuels.com
Pathworx is a consumer electronics company founded at North Carolina State University by members Benjamin Little, Nikhil Khatu, Scott Klein, Matthew Walston, and Ryan Liebzeit.
Pathworx specializes in small-scale location-based information specifically geared toward national parks and recreation, tourism, and theme parks around the world.
Driven largely by the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program at NCSU, Pathworx will begin work on their entry product in late 2008 with delivery scheduled for May of 2009.
medCount is a multidisciplinary team focused on developing innovative solutions for infectious disease diagnostics. By focusing on inexpensive hardware and extensible technologies we aim to make global point-of-care diagnostics a realizable goal.
www.medcount.us
How would you like to tune your drums 100x faster?
SoundScience is bringing modern technology to the field of music. The first way we're doing this is to create an automated drum tuning device that will remove the human aspect from tuning. Whether you are a beginner, an expert, or a professional, tuning should be a painless process that quickly gets you the best sound from your kit.
www.soundsciencetech.com
Fall 2008
The Garage Team is focusing on green technologies and how they can be applied in a campus setting. We are currently researching HVAC and Lighting to see how these two technologies can benefit an eco-friendly living and learning center. Our goal is to one day implement these technologies in a green living and learning on campus that will house and support future entrepreneurial NC State students.
Invisible Solutions is a student run "company" in the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program at North Carolina State University. The goal of our team is to ease some of the pains involved in modern medical care. By exploiting existing wireless technologies we hope to increase the freedoms enjoyed by patients while also increasing the reliability of medical monitoring equipment.
NC Future Fuels is a virtual company dedicated to converting waste streams into usable fuel. Our project involves the conversion of grease trap waste into biodiesel, a fuel compatible with petroleum diesel and ready to be distributed to the millions of vehicles already running on diesel fuel. We are a multidisciplinary team of entrepreneurial minded engineers, including two chemical engineers, four electrical engineers, and a mechanical engineer. Visit our team website at www.ncfuturefuels.com
Pathworx is a consumer electronics company founded at North Carolina State University by members Benjamin Little, Nikhil Khatu, Scott Klein, Matthew Walston, and Ryan Liebzeit.
Pathworx specializes in small-scale location-based information specifically geared toward national parks and recreation, tourism, and theme parks around the world.
Driven largely by the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program at NCSU, Pathworx will begin work on their entry product in late 2008 with delivery scheduled for May of 2009.
medCount is a multidisciplinary team focused on developing innovative solutions for infectious disease diagnostics. By focusing on inexpensive hardware and extensible technologies we aim to make global point-of-care diagnostics a realizable goal.
www.medcount.us
LeanBot is a virtual company whose focus is helping people live better, healthier lives. Using our robust iPhone application and online social network, individuals can monitor their calorie intake, track their exercise routines, and motivate one another to acheive their weightloss goals.
V-key is a team dedicated to enhancing the speed and ease with which we communicate through text messaging in cell phone devices. With 43 trillion text messages already sent in 2008, V-key has the opportunity to significantly impact the short message service (SMS) industry. Through hard-work, talent, and ingenuity V-key will change the way we text.
How would you like to tune your drums 100x faster? SoundScience is bringing modern technology to the field of music. The first way we're doing this is to create an automated drum tuning device that will remove the human aspect from tuning. Whether you are a beginner, an expert, or a professional, tuning should be a painless process that quickly gets you the best sound from your kit. Fast. Easy. Reliable.
Spring 2008
SeeHorse is an emerging company that has been developing a new method to map coastal waterways. Current U.S. depth data is based on surveys done in the mid nineteen hundreds. Updating this information would take the NOAA over 150 years to collect. Our method involves integrating GPS (Global Positioning System) with Sonar and could update this information in a fraction of the time. We have developed the SeeView to solve this problem.
Making simple solutions for a connected world. First product - WiFi adapter for speakers
Fall 2007
PowerBlocks is a novel product designed to save energy and reduce costs associated with charging electronic devices, such as mobile phones, portable music players or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). It detects when a device is fully charged, removed, or disconnected and turns off power to the outlet until it is needed again.
Spring 2007
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DigiScape is working to combine the resources of Facebook, MySpace, and Flickr with digital photos and videos taken by you, your friends, and your family and deliver them to your living room. Either using a digital picture frame or an existing HDTV you and your friends can enjoy the digital content that would otherwise be stuck on your memory card. For more information please visit www.digiscapemedia.com (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
ARI - Advanced Rowing Instruments ARI Website (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION) At ARI we develop state-of-the-art instruments that enable rowing teams to make data-driven decisions in order to increase team performance and competitiveness. The combination of our technologically advanced product with a feature-rich training analysis software suite gives coaches, coxswains, and rowers to ability to identify specific areas for improvement that can optimize training and race performance.
Founded in 2006, Umbrella Tech develops products to protect your essentials - your money and your identity. Our focus is projected towards personal protection devices and services geared to what people want - a personal and easy-to-use interface, that is fully functional. Whether in the office, the grocery store, or travelling abroad, ask yourself: Are U Protected? Please visit our site at www.Umbrella-Tech.com. (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
OrhbTek's mission is to implement robotic solutions by teaching the robot the task to be done through movement instead of pure programming. This method allows for cheaper and quicker implementation of robots. See us at OrhbTek (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Fall 2006
We are developing an RFID racing system for use by race track owners and other race coordinators. For more information, please visit Race Kart Information Technology Systems
We are dedicated to utilizing new technologies in creating next-generation learning aids and methods. Our flagship product, Total RecallTM is built off our ground-breaking Confidence CodeTM for monitoring confidence levels with any new material, allowing anybody to become fluent in any subject in record time.
Spring 2006
CabKey is an emerging company focusing on providing transportation solutions through innovative technology. Founded in 2006, CabKey was started in an effort to use technology to aid in the prevention of drunk driving. Our current project aims to provide customers with a convenient and efficient process to reserve taxi services on-demand through the use of easily accessible kiosk stations and RFID ‘keys’. With bars and nightclubs as our pilot audiences, we aim to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on the roads – saving lives, saving futures. Learn more at www.cabkey.com
Sonic Beam is in the audio experience enhancement business. We seek to improve consumers' health club and sports bar experiences through the use of directed audio techniques. With our technology, consumers will have full control over the music or television audio they hear in traditonally noisy atmospheres. See our website at: http://www.sonicbeam.com
WDS Worx is a dynamic company with a focus of improving people's lives through innovative high-tech solutions. The Wolf-Hitch is our flagship product. The Wolf-Hitch is meant to rid you of the hassles of backing up your vehicle to your trailer when connecting to it. The embedded system is paired with wireless sensors that easily attach to your existing hitch. You simply need to turn on the system and the intuitive user interface will guide you towards the trailer - no exiting your vehicle, no collisions, no hassles. Learn more at www.wdsworx.com
Fall 2005
Founded in 2005, GyroTronix is dedicated in preventing human injury and casualty through reducing risks associated with agents and officers within such organizations as state and federal law enforcement agencies (SWAT and FBI), Homeland Security and Defense (CIA, NSA, and DOD) and Counter-Terrorist units. We provide state-of-the-art robots to aid and assist in areas of surveillance, reconnaissance, and assault.
GyroTronix is currently developing the SABER (Spherical Autonomous Balancing Electronic Robot) which will be capable of providing audio and video feedback in total darkness, hazardous gas detection, and heat sensing while relaying all diagnostics via a secure wireless channel to a portable laptop or base unit. The SABER will also be able to deploy GPS navigation beacons and tracing devices in addition to having flash bang, CS gas, and other non-lethal stunning capabilities. Multiple modes will allow the SABER to be operated manually or automatically. Our goal with the SABER is to provide enough intelligence and functionality from a single device, so that the brave and honorable individuals who put their life in danger in order to protect and defend us and their country can themselves be protected.
Please visit our website: GyroTronix
Visit us on the web! At Athle-tech, we abide by the mantra "Proactive Injury Solutions." We urge our customers to abide by the motto "Train Hard. Train Smart." CEO Evan McCauley, VP of Hardware Brandon Dellinger, VP of Software Brock Shelton and VP of Marketing Jacob Grove founded Athle-tech in August 2005. They identified the need to create a new system for orthopedists to prevent injuries in runners. Their product is currently under development.
Spring 2005
Blunon empowers pharmaceutical and research firms to analyze data with the most comprehensive techniques and complete automation. Check us out on the web
JumpCharge is dedicated to empowering billons of mobile electronics users by providing a viable means to truly mobilize their technology. Visit JumpCharge's Website at www.jumpcharge.com
SecureX is devoted to providing continuous peace of mind to the consumer. We will accomplish this through our Phoenix System. Our goal is to provide an easy to install, easy to use system that allows the consumer to purchase a total home security system at an affordable price. To view our company website please visit: Securex For company (employee) website please visit: Securex Website
An infrared biometrics project aimed at the recognition and tracking of the human form. Group site for now is here
Fall 2004
The mission of our company is to develop devices that will help keep children safe in and around vehicles. Our current project is a safety device that will alert a parent that their child is in a sealed, unattended vehicle. The device will consist of switches telling a microcontroller that a child is present or not in a car seat and whether the parent is in or within a certain distance of the vehicle. The parent will be alerted by a beeping created by a keyfob attached to the parent's keys.
MobilFusion is launching the age of the connected automobile by
harnessing the potential of wireless broadband internet access.
MobilFusion's primary product, the Car Media Hub (CMH) will allow users to
access information such as streaming audio and video from within their
automobile. The Car Media Hub will also act as an internet gateway for
devices within the automobile, as well as provide WI-FI access.
MobilFusion consists of three dedicated, enthusiastic Senior Leaders as
well as six extremely important virtual employees.
Check out our website for more information.
Luminous Innovations is a vehicle lighting company designing an LED system to be incorporated into factory wheels to display pre-set designs/text while driving down the road. Bystanders on the road or in an adjacent car will be able to see a stationary design displayed on the wheel while the vehicle is in motion. Our product will allow owners a completely new level of customization to their vehicle.
Not only do these wheels serve aftermarket enthusiasts’ desire for self-expression, they can be valuable advertising space for businesses in various sectors of the economy. Luminous Innovations is made up of three inspired leaders, and nine spirited virtual employees.
Spring 2004
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Vision To inspire and enable students in impoverished urban and rural communities to pursue careers in science, technology, education and mathematics. TeKnowledgy Greenhouse will deliver a prototype of the “Garden of Learning” to meet the requirements set forth by the College of Engineering, Bridges to Engineering Education Grant.
IC Square Technologies is committed to change the very experience of driving a car. The company focuses on enhancing existing electronic automotive controls by integrating new technologies into them. The company is also researching new solutions to enhance the safety and comfort in a vehicle. Our first product, AutoVox integrates the power of speech in to a car. The product listens carefully for commands, understands the user and responds in the most intelligent way. The product can be used to control windows, locks, lights, wipers, temperature control, cruise control, audio systems and almost everything in a car. This product is also capable of carrying out a conversation with the user and thereby giving the information requested. The product consists of a speech supportive DSP and control circuitry. IC Square Technologies consists of five executives and nine employees who are working hard for our first prototype to meet its goals and deadlines. The automotive "electronic" market is expanding even faster than the automotive market itself, and IC Square Technologies is looking forward to make a positive impact in this field. Visit our website at IC Square Technologies
AutoCool provides an On-Demand cool and private environment.
The first product being variably tinting automobile glass to be controlled both automatically by light and temperature settings, and by a manual control knob.
Our penetration market is high income individuals already replacing their car glass.
Our end-user survey indicates that 80% of those individuals are willing to pay a $200 premium to upgrade to the AutoCool glass. Therefore, we will be selling this product to windshield and glass replacement establishments.
Revenue and Growth Projections:
Conservative estimates indicate that we will be able to have $50 million dollars in yearly revenues in 4 years through marketing in the Sunbelt states alone.
Check our High-Level operations model.Our top-notch team found a potential technology for automatically tinting glass, developed a control system for it, and conducted market research on the concept. We have three senior leaders and 3 Virtual Employees. Their names are listed along with their position and personal descriptions:
Kevin Runyan – CEO – Kevin brings first-hand startup experience, having worked part time over the last 4 years at ChannelAdvisor Corporation, a local startup. He also has project experience with control systems and mechatronics.
-Responsible for insuring the implementation of AutoCool’s strategic vision, raising funding, establishing structure, and building a strong executive team.
Jonathon Javier – CTO – Jon brings experience as an Electronics Technician in the US Navy along with Circuit design.
Responsibilities include building our prototype, along with testing, quality assurance and assuring legal compliance.
Louis Lebbos – COO & VP of Marketing - Louis brings marketing and project management experience from early trips through the EEP, other research projects and the University Entrepreneurs Network.
-Responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company, along with supervising market research and analysis.
Haddon Kirk – Virtual Employee – Haddon’s work has been focused on customer surveying and competitive analysis. He is a Jr. in the ECE department, but committed to learning more of the business side of the program
Hetal Patel – Virtual Employee – Experience from Certificate of Business Management, from North Carolina State Management Academy and work as an Applications Engineer Co-op for Analog Devices Inc. Autocool responsiblities included topics such as working with the business plan, working with the website, and researching parts for the Sunshield product.
Saket Vora – Virtual Employee – Saket is a freshman in the Electrical Engineering program and
seeks a minor in business management. He worked on a Rube-Goldberg device in high school and enjoys hands-on work in developing prototypes. AutoCool was a perfect fit for Saket because he was already thinking about ways to control light through a window before the EEP class began.
Saket researched technologies and worked on developing the prototype.
Additional Information may be found in our Mid-semester Presentation, we appreciate your giving us your time and look forward to doing business with you:
At a time when mass-transit is needed most, these systems are at their least reliable. Route congestion and other factors make it difficult of vehicles to maintain their schedule, causing reduced confidence and use of the systems. The goal of the WolfTrack initiative is to face this problem by answering one simple simple question: "when's the next bus coming?" We answer this question by combining real-time location tracking of transit vehicles with predictive scheduling algorithms and simple user interfaces to let riders quickly and easily know how long they will have to wait for the next transit vehicle to arrive. These products and technologies together define the WolfTrack project and its vision.
AS Logic Systems is an open-source software developement company. We offer comprehensive support for all of our products. Visit the YardSale website for more information about the YardSale Open Point of Sale system.
Fall 2003
Haptrix was formed in late July of 2003 with five outstanding senior leaders of NC State University. The leadership team pushed forward with prototype ideas for several weeks, carefully considering each option. In August the leadership team chose to pursue the haptic touch glove as the prototype for the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program.
The glove attempts to solve the problem of physical touch and control of virtual objects, models, and environments. Prototype I, which is scheduled for completion on December 5th, will be a proof of concept hardware and software model of the TRUE Touch Glove. This glove relies on SMAs or smart memory alloys to control the haptic touch experienced by the user. The SMA technology, developed on personal time, allows the glove to be centered entirely on the back of the user's hand, a feat never before accomplished in the virtual reality technology arena. The unit will also be wireless driven through the Bluetooth protocol and powered by battery. The Haptrix TRUE Touch Glove will be the first of its kind in the industry, sending out a challenge to all VR hardware companies: a new era of design has arrived.
The Haptrix group is backed by nine additional team members each working hard to have the TRUE Touch Glove out the door in December. The members are an extremely diverse group of problem solvers, giving Hatprix an unlimited supply of creative genius. Through a 140 page study conducted by CyberEdge Information Services, Inc. the virtual reality market in 2000 was reported at $24 billion and had ballooned at a rate of 50% growth per year since 1997. The study is among the largest ever conducted in the field. The study revealed that over 5,500 people work in the industry as of July 18, 2000.
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Dangerous Liaisons was formed in early August of 2003 by two intuitive and outstanding seniors at NC State University. The two computer engineers, with the help of a robotics consultant, sorted through several ideas, carefully considering each option. By the end of August the they had chosen to pursue the design and integration of fully autonomous robots, capable of carrying out dangerous tasks that would normally expose human employees to unnecessary risks. Dangerous Liaisons attempts to solve the problem of humans doing dangerous and hazardous jobs that can be accomplished using fully autonomous robots. By employing robots to do a hazardous and life threatening jobs, the risk of loss of human life can be eliminated. Dangerous Liaisons' first project, which is scheduled for completion on December 5th, is a prototype of a fully autonomous fire fighting robot called F.I.R.E., Fire Fighting Intelligent Robotic Extinguisher. F.I.R.E. uses an array of different types of sensors in conjunction with an embedded microprocessor to help guide it through a simulated building floor plan in search of fire. Upon finding a fire; F.I.R.E. will approach and extinguish the flame, all without any human intervention. Currently, this technology is being used primarily for research purposes and has not been developed into a marketable product. Dangerous Liaisons intends to change that with F.I.R.E. The most similar products currently on the market are remote control robots that still require a person to be within a certain distance of the robot in order for it to operate. Unlike the current remote controlled robots, F.I.R.E. will be on duty twenty four hours a day, days a week. Additionally, both the risk and cost of having skilled operator nearby will be eliminated. This technology has the ability to significantly impact the manufacturing, warehousing, and insurance industries by reducing inventory losses due to fire. By having an onsite rapid response robot that will find an extinguish a fire before it grows large enough to set off a sprinkler system, the excessive inventory damage done when sprinklers wet done large areas can be avoided. Dangerous Liaisons is striving to create a new level of safety and property protection that has not yet implemented in industry. Dangerous Liaisons is supported by six exceptionally talented team members. Each of whom contributes his her own personal skills and experience whole heartedly toward having F.I.R.E. completed and meeting all project specifications by December. The team members are a diverse group of college students who provide valuable input and feedback regarding development and marketing issues from a wide range of perspectives. These individuals have compiled for Dangerous Liaisons a strong base of research, market analysis, and potential sale contacts. Fire Damage and prevention amounts to an industry of over $100 billion. Dangerous Liaisons plans to integrate itself into the largest part of this industry, protection of commercial manufacturing and warehousing facilities.
Second Sight was formed in late July when a group of four senior students at North Carolina State University came up with an outstanding idea. From its name, Second Sight is committed to improve the freedom of mobility to those who need it. Whether it’s a visual or physical impairment, or simply for the purpose of entertainment, Second Sight has the solution. Our mission is to help those who need the freedom of mobility worldwide. At Second Sight, we currently are focusing at building devices that will help the visually impaired. Our first line of production is known as the Virtual Eye. The Virtual Eye (v1.0) uses ultrasonic sensing technology to convey messages to the visually impaired about he area surrounding them. Whether it’s a stationary or moving object within a limited adjustable area, the user will be alerted. Second Sight has three major departments. They are traditionally known as the Customer Relation Department, Sales/Financial Department, and the Production Department. However, the company believes that these departments should overlap. Form here, Second Sight is looking for areas of interest that the company can invest in and expand within the next 5 years. Our estimation is that Second Sight will occupy about 2% of the market, that is, the market of increasing mobility by the end of 2007.
The E-Finder corporation was co-founded in the fall of 2003. The E-Finder corporation is in the search and retrieval of electronic device business. As the name suggests, they find lost electronic devices. At first glance it might seem like a small problem but is a very common one in every household. Lost remote controls, lost keys, lost phones are just a few of the small electronic devices people loss every day. Our goal as a company is to develop retrieval devices to help our clients find lost electronic devices. Our first product, the "golden retriever", is a two piece wireless device attached to an entertainment system which basically consists of a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver is attached to the remote and the transmitter to the main system. The transmitter sends out a signal initiated by the push of a button which the reciever picks up and responds by producing an audible sound(buzzer). This involves the application of current technology to solve a common problem. Our target market for this product are manufacturing companies that already have existing products like TVs and DVDs, and established distribution channels.Our aim is to provide an additional feature to their product to help their product be more competitive in an ever changing market. Just like the pagers on cordless phones, we too hope to one day see our product as a standard feature on all entertainment systems that have remote controls.
Spring 2003
Restaurant Online Marketing Associates provides services to locally owned restaurants to help them compete with larger corporate chains. Our Flagship product is SendFoodNow.com, offering web hosting, design, and online ordering services.
Project bOx is working towards providing a product which liberates a user from the constraints of communication technology. By uniting several different communication technologies under one access point and providing "smart" filtering of incoming calls project bOx is attempting to reduce the complexity of the modern world while adding value to already existing communication devices.
CelluLAN is a telecommunictations company.
Provide Orthopedic Doctors and Physical Therapists more efficient and effective solutions for improving patient recovery from bone and joint injuries.
