This project is focused on recycling unused battery powered drills into a method of power generation. Drills already have a chuck for alignment from mechanical energy and all the components to generate electricity, so this makes them an ideal alternator for the generator. Keeping with the idea of recycling and reducing waste, the mechanical energy input is a chain and sprockets system taken from and inspired by recycled bicycles.
A small town in the Colca Canyons of Peru wants to develop a spa for hikers and tourists to stop and relax along their journey. This project the team to design a pumping system requires to source this water to the spa from a hot spring in the canyon below.
The model was initially built as a trade show demonstration unit showing how the NATCO line for machining cylinder heads operates. At the time, this machinery was used in industry 2.0 and 3.0. It was created as one of the earliest automation forms that produced many products. The model is now inoperable at the Bechtel Innovation Design Center. Our team's goal is to restore this model to be used for teaching and learning about the evolution of the manufacturing process.
Group 18’s project involves restoring a model of a NATCO factory transfer line. This model was used as a one inch to one foot scale model of one of their physical factory transfer lines. The company would transport this model around to companies to show off the line and its capabilities. Eventually NATCO had to close, and the company decided to donate the model to Purdue University. It sat dormant in a building, Michael Golden Labs, until the university decided to demolish the building to begin building a newer building on the site of the old building.
Endress Hauser tasked our group with designing and building a portable, fun, and interactive demonstration unit that displayed the functions of their Micropilot (level sensor); Ceribar (Pressure sensor); and Picomag (flow sensor). This unit needed to appeal to a wide audience, ranging from experienced adults to elementary school kids. A main element in the design they requested was it to be easily portable, which was accomplished by making the entire unit disassemble and fit into a Pelican case.
The examination of the challenges for stabilizing single, double, and triple inverted pendulum on a cart moving along a rectilinear track. Left uncontrolled, these systems are inherently unstable, posing risks and limitations in industries like robotics and automation. The need for this project arises from the potential for accidents and inefficiencies in applications involving these pendulum systems. The project's benefits extend to industries reliant on precision control, promising improved safety, enhanced efficiency, and new possibilities.
Our team will construct a human-powered hydraulic bicycle to compete in the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) sponsored competition. The NFPA sponsors college teams to design, construct, and compete in different events. The goal of this team is to design and fabricate the frame of a bike for one person to sit in as well as support all the components attached to the vehicle. The end goal is to utilize the hydraulic system to power and move the vehicle.
In the automotive industry, there exists a critical need to thoroughly test the functionality of various components within vehicles to guarantee optimal performance for end customers. One key aspect is the examination of electrical heating elements that are utilized for surface heating within the vehicle. These heating elements are responsible for warming seats, mirrors, and glass surfaces.
The current issue at the Honda Indiana Auto Plant is in the welding department. The Honda Civic 5-door has a brazed joint between the roof and side panel. The brazing wire gets kinked which interrupts the brazing process. This in turn stops the production line resulting in time lost. This wastes a lot of time needed in the manufacturing process because a technician will be required to come out and fix the kink within the machine as well as find out where the machine left off so the Honda employees can restart the machine from that point.
Design and build a 3D-printer. The idea is to create a 3D printer kit, which can be created and
assembled in the smart manufacturing lab by 2025. The goal would be to have the kits for the
incoming class of SoET students for the fall 2025