Past Projects
While we’re always looking for more projects, our members come in, learn a lot, and inevitably, graduate. Projects come and go, but we don’t forget them. Here are all the projects that we have worked on, but are no longer active. If you have any questions about these projects, please feel free to contact the former project leads, or contact one of our permanent staff (PIs and Staff Engineers).
Intelligent camera systems to remotely monitor wildlife
Observing camera trap imagery using machine learning to protect the Burrowing Owls in Southern California
Documenting ancient shipwrecks using 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, and Structure from Motion
The autonomous bird collision monitor (Angry Birds) is a compact ecological research tool for biologists studying bird strikes against plate glass
Developing low-frequency microphones for monitoring elephant activity in collaboration with the San Diego Zoo
Collaboration with the San Diego Zoo to create computer vision algorithms for autonomous tiger tracking
Collaboration with the California Wolf Center to develop a mobile terrestrial wolf monitoring vehicle
Aerial bird nest tracking for habitat monitoring
Monitoring the regrowth of native plant life in the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy via aerial surveys and 3D reconstruction
Aerial LIDAR system for jungle canopy surveys
Unmanned airplanes for long-range aerial surveys, wildlife monitoring, and Structure from Motion
Unmanned copters for short-range aerial surveys, Structure from Motion, and radio collar tracking
Video camera for capturing flight and behavior footage for the California Condor
Stabilized camera platform for recording gigapan aerial imagery and Structure from Motion
Camera system for autonomously monitoring and logging animal behavior
Terrestrial vehicle for remote mobile wildlife photography
Mobile rover for capturing footage inside underground tunnels
Enhanced OpenROV platform for underwater exploration
Engineering systems to create immersive visualizations of underwater caves
Technology to enable visual monitoring of the vaquita porpoise, the most endangered marine mammal in the world
Searching for New Harpy eagles in the Belize Jungle