MAE Students Showcase Projects
Published December 12, 2018
°µÍøÊÓÆµMechanical & Aerospace Engineering students showcased their Senior Design Engineering Projects at Thursday’s Exhibition in the Niggli Conference Center. The multidisciplinary projects were designed, developed, fabricated, and funded by °µÍøÊÓÆµand some local industries under the supervision of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh.
The projects included:
- The Stairwave Generator, an overtopping device that uses incoming waves to convert water into usable energy.
- A lower-cost underwater ROV capable of pipe inspections
- An automated parking platform that uses robotic systems to retrieve a user’s vehicle from a drop off location, and transport the vehicle to a dense storage area.
- A thermite-fueled power plant for space that uses the natural resources of Mars to generate green renewable energy for a Martian colony during global dust storms
- A magnetic brake system for automobiles that reduces friction, wear, and cost of maintenance
- A metal 3D printing process using a salt solution
- A phone charger that harvests energy from a bicycle
- Optimized overhead bins in aircraft
- An electrical can crusher system
- A multi-purpose collapsible skateboard
- An energy harvesting system using a stove top
- A system to extraction water from gas wells, and a
- A hybrid solar and wind energy generator