Research Poster Content

Introduction/Background/Problem/Research Area – something to set the stage and capture the major issue quickly – no abstract

Research Objectives: Can be stated as questions – Make this very easy to find -

Research methods or techniques: Use figures and tables to illustrate research design when possible, flow charts to summarize causal relationships, include statistical methods/ techniques

Research Poster Content

• Results/Findings: Be clear how research question/objectives were addressed. Include evidence/analysis and use tables/graphs to show how data supports or doesn’t support the research questions or hypothesis. OR

• Expected Results: Based on previous research and your own approach, what do you expect

• Next Steps/Future Research:• Conclusions: briefly restate the findings and relevance to

context or future research. • Acknowledgments: Lab, funding, disclosures if

appropriate 

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TitleTitle

Student Name(s), Faculty Name(s)School of Electrical and Computer Engineering • Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta GA, 30332 USA

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Relevant Issues

Research Design

Preliminary Findings

Discussion

Future Work

references

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Faculty Advisor

Company Logo

Smart Parking with Integrated TechnologyBorja Burgos-Galindo, Jose Vidal,

PhD Mentor: Ryan Pirkl / Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Durgin

Current Issues• Entry and exit from a permitted

parking area

• Locating a vacant parking space

• Remembering the location of a vehicle

RFID TechnologyRadio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, uses RFID tags to store and retrieve data. Smart Parking will employ RFID technology by

Benefits

Future Work• Implementation of parking

guidance system

• Creation and integration of a system for locating a parked vehicle

• Development of a full-scale model

• Confirmation of Smart Parking’s compatibility with existing parking areas

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IntroductionThere are two things that most individuals hate about driving: traffic and parking. Smart Parking is a multi-faceted approach that uses integrated technologies, such as RFID and “presence” sensors, to enhance the driver’s parking experience.

Equipment• WJ MPR6000 RFID Reader

(PCMCI Card)

• 915 MHz Antenna

• Gen2 RFID Tags

Figure 1. MPR6000 and sample Gen2 RFID tags.

“Presence” Sensors“Presence” sensors refer to a type

of sensor that will visually identify occupied spaces and unoccupied spaces.

Figure 2. IR LED circuit schematic.

Figure 3. Demonstration of LED operation.

• Equipping each vehicle with personal passive RFID tag

• Allowing entry and exit to vehicles with tags found in the system’s database

• Logging statistical data of lot usage

• Create optical connection using IR LEDs; green LED signifies vacant space

• Vehicle breaks optical connection; Red LED signifies occupied space

• RFID Automation

Quicker entry and exit

Card-less operation

Upgradeable features

• Statistical analysis will lead to optimization and reduced operation cost

• “Presence” sensors will enable efficient parking, reducing wasted time and traffic

Title of Several Capitalized WordsAuthor One, Author Two, Author Three, Mentor’s Author Four, Faculty Advisor

IntroductionYou may NOT change the size of the poster (22 x 36 inches). You may NOT change the position or size of the logos: IOS in upper left and GT-Intel in lower right. The title must go on top and there should be three to four columns of text. The color, the font and the content is up to you. In your intro, you should motivate your research and explain your goals.

BackgroundThe background section should talk about research other people have done in this area. Be brief and bullet some of the points.

The visual background of the poster should not hinder reading the text and images in the foreground. I prefer a white background.

MethodsTalk about what you did in an outline:

• method 1

• method 2

• method 2.1

• method 2.2

• method 3

•…

Figure 1

Brief Explanation of figure 1.

Figure 2

Brief Explanation of figure 2.

ResultsTalk about what you got in an outline:

• result 1

• result 2

• result 2.1

• result 2.2

• result 3

•…

Figure 3

Brief Explanation of figure 3.

ConclusionsTalk about what you learned in an outline:

• conclusion 1

• conclusion 2

• conclusion 3

• …

Future WorkTalk about what you will do next. In general, your poster should be neat. All figures, borders and text should be aligned. Good luck!

Figure 4

Brief Explanation of figure 4.

Acknowledgements: Sponsor, Faculty advisor, PhD mentor, others who contributed other than those listed above, etc.

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Faculty Advisor

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Project Title

Educational Goals and Learning Outcomes

Expected, Preliminary or Final Outcomes

Project Introduction / Background

Project Title

Approach/Methods