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The Morse Code Game: Morse in a Minute

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts

Publication Date

April 22, 2022

Start Date

April 22, 2022

End Date

April 23, 2022

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Diversity

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6

DOI

10.18260/1-2--42212

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https://peer.asee.org/42212

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Heather Morrell

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I am a second year at Northeastern University pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Physics with a minor in Spanish and I am on the pre-medical track. My lab experience in biology, chemistry, and physics has given me a strong foundation in laboratory techniques, data analytics, data visualization, and problem solving. I am currently working at the Traverso Lab developing implantable and ingestible devices for the gastrointestinal tract. I am interested in applications of physics to biological sciences and would like to pursue research in biophysics or related fields. In my free time, I enjoy playing on the Northeastern University Women's Club Water Polo team and being a mentor for younger members of the Society of Physics Students.

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Aaron Muldrew Northeastern University

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I am a second year student at Northeastern University pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. I have work experience in a local machine shop and have developed many basic machining skills. From my education at Northeastern, I have developed CAD skills as well as many design skills and research techniques. I also have programming experience in MatLab and C++. I am interested in working in the aerospace industry after completing my degree.

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Nathan E Israeloff Northeastern University

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Don Heiman

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Don Heiman, PhD, Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
email: heiman@neu.edu; http://northeastern.edu/heiman/research/index.html

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Haridas Kumarakuru Northeastern University

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Haridas Kumarakuru, PhD, MInstP.
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Department of Physics,
College of Science,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
E.Mail: h.kumarakuru@northeastern.edu

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Abstract

Understanding the physics aspects of electronic elements is both interesting and useful to our day-to-day life. During our undergraduate lab course “PHYS 2372: Electronics for Scientists” in fall 2021, we were asked to design and build a prototype device that accomplishes a specific purpose. Indeed, this is a challenge to us to prove how well we can translate our ideas into a device that is cost effective and efficient. During the entire semester we were inspired with a variety of electronic lab-based experiments, trouble shooting and data analysis. Since we loved to play electronic games in our childhood, we thought, “why can’t we design a simple game to entertain people?”

As a result of our enthusiasm and dedication, we designed a game based on “Morse Code,” which is named to honor one of the inventors of telegraph, Samuel Morse, born in 1791 in Charlestown Massachusetts, a few miles from our game-designing lab. Morse Code is a code for translating letters to dots, “•”, which represent short signal duration, and dashes, “—”, which represent long signal duration. For this game design, the circuit will have 3 buttons, for dot, dash, and slash, where a slash represents a separation between letters and two slashes represents a separation between words. In our game design, the winner is the one who writes a long message within the shortest time among other contestants. There are colorful LEDs decorating the design to indicate different types of code recognition while playing the game. The preliminary design was successful and was demonstrated in the lab. Currently, we are developing the design with some additional features and looking forward to presenting the project at ASEE-NE 2022.

Morrell, H., & Muldrew, A., & Israeloff, N. E., & Heiman, D., & Kumarakuru, H. (2022, April), The Morse Code Game: Morse in a Minute Paper presented at ASEE-NE 2022, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts. 10.18260/1-2--42212

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