Gianna Calderon Fortu

Senior design capstone project team of 4 members dedicated to developing VR gloves meant to assist in physical therapy for individuals with muscle dysfunctions in their hands by implementing Arduino software, VR headsets, and flex and pressure sensors.

Our goal was to create a functional app prototype that gathers relevant information from other social media platforms to present and compile them into a single app for a user when they are researching a location. The app was named GEM to represent the awareness we wanted to bring to a city's "hidden gems" to travelers and locals alike.

Software and Languages used: Python, Flutter, Dart, Firebase, Cloud Firestore

Solo final embedded systems project where I created a home system that monitored movement, temperature, light, and humidity. With these incoming streams of data, the home system was able to adjust features within the home, such as lowering/raising the temperature, turning on/off lights, calculating energy bills, and displaying the weather. The hardware components included a Raspberry Pi 4, a display, and several monitors all connected to a single breadboard.

I was a team lead for FUSION’s year-long engineering research project. Our goal was to create a semi- autonomous robot that will gather and sort objects. Our team format is 6 individuals with various engineering backgrounds. Our robot participated in an end of the year performance competition against other robots. I also overlooked and wrote the software aspect by implementing python with
raspberry pi’s for our movement program.

Helped program a video game in C for a Software Engineering Project course. The project format was team based with 5 members. The product was a fully functional chess game that was able to run on 2 separate player servers so that they could interact and play against each other. Additionally included player username and password registration, game board customization, and opponent matching. Familiarized me with Github functionality and multi-programmer editing.

Built and developed a remote controlled Quadcopter with Arduino based autonomous functionality. The project format was a team with 6 members. Used Solidworks, lab machinery ( bandsaw, 3D printing, drill
press), and Arduino hardware and software in the developmental process. The design was based on a delivery vehicle that is flown to destinations and will drop off products for customers. The product was a flying remote controlled Quadcopter that will drop off "packages" based on color… Show more

Built and developed a remote controlled Quadcopter with Arduino based autonomous functionality. The project format was a team with 6 members. Used Solidworks, lab machinery ( bandsaw, 3D printing, drill
press), and Arduino hardware and software in the developmental process. The design was based on a delivery vehicle that is flown to destinations and will drop off products for customers. The product was a flying remote controlled Quadcopter that will drop off "packages" based on color recognition software. Show less