The Phoenix Force team is developing TerraGuard, a rugged autonomous rover engineered to patrol wildfire-prone areas and report real-time environmental data. Equipped with temperature, heat-pattern, air-quality, humidity, and pressure sensors, along with a camera and GPS module, the rover delivers continuous situational awareness to firewatch personnel. Data is transmitted through a resilient mesh network to…

This team’s project attempts to provide information regarding the environment preceding a forest fire. By understanding these conditions, the goal is to be able to provide an early warning about which areas are at risk for fires, and what factors can be mitigated to prevent future fires. Currently, the team has incorporated pressure and temperature…

Project Firesight’s purpose is to create a wireless weather station network that will measure and transmit real-time weather data to a main control panel. Each weather station will measure atmospheric details, such as wind speed, air humidity, ground & air temperature, ground moisture, and more. This data will be sent to a primary control panel,…

This team is developing a wildfire-prevention device that uses infrared sensing and a motorized detection system to identify hot spots from abandoned campfires. By providing real-time alerts to campground staff and agencies, the solution enhances early detection, improves safety and offers a scalable, reliable tool for reducing human-caused wildfires. Sponsor

EGR 314 challenges teams to create an interactive S.T.E.M. exhibit to teach K-12 students about a topic of the teams’ choosing. This team project tests middle-schoolers’ periodic table knowledge with the Element Sorter — a gamified, colorblind-friendly sorting machine that differentiates between a total of twenty-four metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. The device prompts users to…

This team project is a display of the STEM concept of electricity generation through means of a hydroelectric dam. The team utilized Arizona science standards to target the audience of students in grades 7–12. The team chose to use the hydroelectric dam because it is not common in the Arizona desert. A stepper motor was used…

The Human Interface Module is a compact embedded system designed to visualize input signals on an OLED display. Powered by a 12V DC input stepped down to 3.3V, it features an ESP32-S3 microcontroller for processing, ADS1115 for high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion, and SSD1306 for waveform display. User inputs are captured via tactile push-button switches, while onboard…

This team is developing an object following robot to help K-12 students learn more about control, sensing and communication in robotics. More specifically, this project will educate middle and high school students by highlighting the microprocessors, sensors, supporting components, technical limitations and technical capabilities of the robot. Through use of the robot, this project will…

Teams in this course are developing projects with STEM-themed displays that demonstrate a single scientific/engineering concept in an interactive, web-enabled, physical device while following standards and modularity. The intended users are K-12 students interested in learning about science, technology, engineering, or math. Sponsor

Teams in this course are developing projects with STEM-themed displays that demonstrate a single scientific/engineering concept in an interactive, web-enabled, physical device while following standards and modularity. The intended users are K-12 students interested in learning about science, technology, engineering, or math. Sponsor