• Welcome to Group 44. We are the Chairmen.

    Comprised of 4 electrical engineers from the University of Central Florida.

  • Small electronics team developing seating technologies.

    We find solutions to common seating problems found in the public.

  • Our Current Project is the Automatically Returning Chair aka The A.R.C.

    A chair capable of parking itself into an organized position. Generally used in high traffic areas such as cafes, office spaces, libraries, etc.

More About Us

The Project.

Our project is the Autonomously Returning Chair which is also known as The A.R.C. The chair is designed to alleviate the poor habit of leaving chairs in disarray or disorder. This issue is commonly observed in an office environment or meeting rooms. Cluttered environments are hazardous as someone could easily trip over misplaced objects and injuries may occur as a result. To address this, the A.R.C. autonomously returns to a set destination point when it recognizes when a user has been absent for a long period of time. It is capable of searching and locating its destination, avoiding obstacles along the way. Upon arriving at its destination, the device enters an idle state. During the duration of time when a user is seated in the A.R.C., the device operates in a user-controlled state, providing a free range of motion for the user and behaving like a standard office chair. The following are images of our project. Hover and click over the images to read a description.

Documentation and Links.

Here is our chair documents for Group 44, The Chairmen. Each document is accessible to you as the viewer for your convenience. Click on the text to access the document or video.

DIVIDE & CONQUER

CONFERENCE PAPER

FINAL DOCUMENTATION

MIDTERM CDR

DEMONSTRATION

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

Meet The Chairmen.

LYONS OPINA

Team Lead / Programming Specialist

Senior student graduating May 2022 and acting as team lead for group 44, The Chairmen. Main role is to delegate tasks, strategize meetings, as well as maintain responsibility for programming onboard microcontroller devices. Currently interning at a power electronics corporation, upon graduation, Lyons intends to pursue a career in renewable energy.

TONY DU

Primary Hardware Designer

Senior student graduating in July 2022. Currently working as a co-op at Philips Healthcare, Tony plans to pursue a career developing new attractions at one of the local theme parks in Orlando Florida.

ERIC LE

Secondary Hardware Designer

Senior graduating Spring 2022. Currently working as an intern in power electronics. Eric’s role in the team is hardware designer.

DANIEL NOUH-CHAIA

Materials Specialist

Senior student graduating May 2022. Postgraduation Daniel plans on returning to his home country of Suriname to pursue a career in smart home developments.