Solar Blinds - UCF Senior Design Fall 2015 
See initial software block diagram
The main feature of this project is the collection of solar energy. Far too much electricity that powers the world today comes from the consumption of fossil fuels. It will soon become increasingly important to find alternative methods of electricity generation before our limited resources run out. This project will introduce just one of many envisioned products that will be commonly found in residential homes in the future which will collect energy to be stored in a central power storage unit which will power the entire residence. These central electricity storage units are essentially large rechargeable batteries. To this end, our project will modify the traditional residential window blinds to complement the power infrastructure of a modern home.
Dakota Jordan is a Computer Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. He intends to pursue a career in software development here in Orlando. His fields of interests range from mobile applications to database server administration.
Sean Diamond is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Photonic Science and Engineering. He is working as a network engineer for Verizon Wireless and plans to continue working there after graduation. His interests include fiber optic communication systems, image processing, and nanophotonics.
Stephen Walsh is an Electrical Engineering student enrolled currently at University of Central Florida. He is graduating on December 19, 2015 with my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He has plans to pursue a Master's degree after graduation and work for an engineering company.
Artis Coleman is a senior computer engineering student at the University of Central Florida who will be graduating in December 19, 2015. Artis's goals after college are to acquire a software related job in either mobile application design and development or software quality assurance and testing.