Interactive Chess Trainer

Project Description

The Interactive Chess Trainer is a board that presents a platform to learn the game of chess through interaction. This interaction is achievd through the integration of electronic hardware and software to deliver the experience of traditional chess. This device will be capable of interacting with each piece lifted from the board to display the possible moves from any position on the board using LEDs along with alerting incorrect movements attempted. The board will also offer multiple game modes to accommodate adding variety for the users.

Technologies

Magnetic Switches Main PCB Design Secondary PCB Design RGB LEDs Analog-to-Digital Converter

Magnetic switches are used underneath to detect when a chess piece is lifted up from the board and placed down.

These are the PCBs that we designed to connect our processor, switches, ADC, and LEDs together.

This PCB connects the LEDs to the switches and ADC resistors.

Underneath each square of the chess board is a RGB LED. The LEDs are used to communicate to the player legal and illegal moves and where each chess piece is allowed to move.

The ADC is used to determine what type of piece is lifted up by a player. Each chess piece has a different value resistor to give each piece an identity.

Documentation

Initial Project Documenetation Senior Design I

Critical Design Review

Conference Paper

Final Presentation

Senior Design II Final Documentation

Group Members

Saeed Rahaman is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will receive his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in December of 2018. He was in charge of all the software for the project. He eventually plans to pursue a Masters after acquiring more work experience in software engineering.

Brandon Dupoux is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will receive his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in December of 2018. He has attended the University of Central Florida for 3 years and plans to pursue a Masters in Electrical Engineering or Business Administration. He has accepted a position at Lockheed Martin for Electrical Engineering Associate.

Jean Melgarejo is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will receive his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in December of 2018. He has attended the University of Central Florida for four and a half years now and plans to pursuit his Masters in Business Administration.

Eric Roberts is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will receive his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in December of 2018. He has attended the University of Central Florida for four and half years. He will pursue a career in the aerospace and defense industry and has accepted a position at Lockheed Martin for Test Engineering. His long-term plans are to pursue a technical masters in electrical engineering and continue growth in his career.



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