Low Cost SLAM Realization on Smart Phone

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Senior Capstone Design)
• Qinyue He, Zhuohe Liu, Shiyi Qian, Zhentao Xu, Shupeng Wei
• May 2016 - Aug. 2016
• Sponsored by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
• Developed an Android application that ran on a Huawei P9.
• Built a bluetooth robot car and a test site to benchmark the performance of SLAM using the application.
• Awarded the best of the five groups from that year by Huawei, and the Sliver Award in UM-SJTU JI 2016 Summer Design EXPO.

Force Gauge for the Removal of Epidural Catheters

• University of Michigan (Senior Capstone Design)
• Changqi Dai, Adena Leibbrand, Zhuohe Liu, Jordan Sykes, Tsz Kwan Yim
• Jan. 2016 - Apr. 2016
• Developed an add-on single-use mechanical gauge to indicate internal force of the catheter and prevent its breakage.
• Overhaul using Bootstrap framework in Dec. 2023.

🔗 Poster (pdf, 1.05 MB)

Computational Modeling of Closed-loop Peripheral Nerve Block Based on Halorhodopsin (NpHR)

• University of Michigan (BME517 Neural Engineering Course Project)
• Suseendrakumar Duraivel, Joseph Letner, Zhuohe Liu
• Apr. 2016
• Built a multi-compartment neuron model in MATLAB that simulate NpHR's influence on action potential propogation.
• Explored the inhibitory effect of NpHR upon changing of light intensity, stimulation position and size, etc.
• Examined briefly the possibility of on-demand close-loop nerve block with electrical signal input and light inihibition output.

🔗 Final Presentation Slides (pdf, 1.61 MB)

Facial Electromyography as a Communication Aid and Method for Computer Interfacing

• University of Michigan (BME458/EECS458 Biomedical Instrumentation & Design Course Project)
• Zachary P. French, Zhuohe Liu, Danika J. Rodrigues, Walker L. Thompson
• Dec. 2015
• Built a LabVIEW system capable of controlling the mouse cursor and selecting words/letters using only 3 channels of facial EMG signals, intended for people with speech and/or dexterity difficulties.

🔗 Report (pdf, 1.20 MB)

The Effect of Electrode Position on Human Biceps EMG Amplitude

• University of Michigan (BME241 BiomedE Undergraduate Lab Course Project)
• Melissa Lemke, Zhuohe Liu, Yiyang Lu, Yi Luan
• Apr. 2015
• Reassessed and cast doubt on the necessity of using the assigned electrode position to yield best signal.

🔗 Poster (pdf, 1.23 MB)

Synthesis of Physalien and Its Application to Food Coloring

• No.2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University
• Mentors: Lan Ding^[1], Huanxin Xu^[2]
• Dec. 2010 - Mar. 2011
• Synthesized naturally occurring red pigment physalien from zeaxanthin and palmitic acid, replacing costly wolfberry extraction method, and to be used as an edible coloring and a nutritional supplement.
• Awarded the First Prize in The 26^th Intel Shanghai Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Fair.
• Honored Shanghai Future Science Star (1 of 10 awardees)

🔗 News, Poster (Chinese, pdf, 1.29 MB)