University of Cebu

Various groups of techno-savvy undergraduates from the different campuses convened at the UC Main lobby to celebrate and showcase their unique endeavors.
On March 4-10, 2007, the COE25 Project Design students came up with a presentation of their mechanically-innovative devices. One of those displayed was the remote controlled, high-shelved stockroom positioning and retrieval mechanism of fifth year Computer Engineering students Candelario Azucenas Jr., Edouard Benedict Illut, and Jerrylei April Martinez. The contraption is ideal for ledge organizing. For the project, the PIC was programmed using the Micro C software.
Another fresh idea—the MCU-Based Mall Directory—still of the COE25 Project Design class, was realized by the group of Markem Ariap, Mary Grace Camero and Rewiel John Alapag. Their device spells convenience for a mall-goer who has a poor sense of direction. With only three pesos, a person can run an inquiry on the location of a certain shop in the vicinity. It operates with three slaves or terminals which link with the master node through the serial communication components and devices, eventually returning printed data from the database on a piece of paper.
It took four months for Monroe Junn Creo, Bern Allar Suliano and Angelita Catubay to effectively build the technologically-promising PIC-based fire detection and messaging system. During their display and simulation, the contrivance will prevent a catastrophe before it goes beyond control. The project uses three smoke sensors, three heat sensors, LED (light emitting diode, or semiconductor diode that emits light when a voltage is applied into it), LCD (liquid crystal display) and a cellular phone. When one of the sensors detect an uncommonly high temperature—at least 80°C, that is—the LED will light up. The LCD will then display the accurate temperature in the vicinity and, concurrent to the activation of the sensors, the system will send a warning SMS or text message to the Bureau of Fire Protection, including such detail as the address of the residence, via the cellular phone.
The Lapulapu-Mactan campus was represented by Frecklish Hiyas, Deveson Burlat, Mark Jones Ganer, Roland Fernandez and Roger Truz Jr., all senior Computer Engineering undergraduates under Engr. Jimmy Maribong. They presented a Mobile Robot which moves following certain patterns and can be used as gofer in the house. For this, the PIC controls two LV1 30 Servo motors.
Third year Electronics and Communications students Richell Carreon, Jimmy Tampos, Jenas Carpilla and Glenn Baritua under the tutelage of Engr. Rogelio Lansa of the Banilad campus exhibited the Shadow Switch for their Logic class. The device uses LDR sensors and activates when a shadow is cast or when it turns dark in the area where the sensors are stationed. The mechanical structure is similar to that of lampposts.
The Technological Week ran with the theme: “Joining together, making the bond stronger, towards more advanced and competitive technological innovations.” True to their banner, the UC Main Colleges of Computer Engineering, Information and Computer Science and Allied Engineering, together with the Lapulapu-Mandaue and Banilad campuses came together on a week-long bonding to present their semester’s worth of efforts, showcasing the theories imparted by the instructors and put to life through novel mechanisms.