All Past Projects

Purdue Polytechnic Institute Tech Expo

All Past Tech Expo Projects

Spring 2023

Spring 2023
This project was tasked with optimizing light collection through translucent filament using 3D printing, prototyping, and experimental testing methods. The use of a 3D printer, power meter, and lamp were crucial to our research and data collection. The fi
Spring 2023
The aim of this study is to develop a new product that is economical, sensitive to delicate objects and provides visual force feedback to the user. ​ Testing needs to be conducted to compare the state-of-the-art model hook to a new compliant mechanism. U
Spring 2023
Team 13 was tasked with benchmarking and modeling the performance of a current heatsink generation, which was completed using ANSYS CFD software. ANSYS results were compared and validated by experimentally testing benchmark and SALK heatsinks.
Spring 2023
Allegion’s Schlage Touch dead-bolt lock needs an improved method of adding and removing entry codes. The team has implemented Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology and an iOS App Clip to improve the user experience.
Spring 2023
Our mission is to provide Amazon with a rugged digital monitoring system that will help reduce maintenance downtime on pneumatic systems within Amazon Distribution Centers.
Spring 2023
Amazon's Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team aims to prevent unexpected conveyor belt downtime in fulfillment centers, which costs the company millions of dollars each year. To achieve this goal, the team is seeking a standardized product that
Spring 2023
Manual inspection results in reliability issues for detecting defects for Stellantis’ die-casting facility. Framework product needed to support cameras and determine minor/borderline defects without affecting cycle time (150s for valve body).
Spring 2023
The BorgWarner EMC validation team needs an improved method for charging and discharging batteries to optimize the utilization of the OPTOCAN device for EMC testing.
Spring 2023
Our team will focus on the problem of reducing the load on the lower backs of workers who can potentially overexert their back muscles to the point of injury, by building a passive exoskeleton that puts a supportive force on the chest of the user as they
Spring 2023
Design, test and build a portable process automation demonstration unit/kit to promote Endress+Hauser sensors’ capability to display fundamental characteristics of fluid mechanics to K-12 and College students on a small scale.
Spring 2023
This project implements a Spiking Neural Network controller on an FPGA to control an autonomous vehicle which follows a guidance line. This will be done using a more natural logic system formed by patterns and associated weights.
Spring 2023
Proportion-Air has tasked us with creating a pneumatic demonstrator to show the variation of pneumatic power by controlling pressure and flow.
Spring 2023
Our team strives to make progress in developing a method of carefully aligning carbon nanotubes in a solution that can be manipulated from a liquid to a solid state.
Spring 2023
Team 21 was tasked with attending to the air-cooled-chilled-glycol system at the John Deere Harvester Works Facility in East Moline, IL. The chilled glycol system supplies several workstations around the facility, linked by a large piping network. As the
Spring 2023
Honda has an issue within their automated brazing department where the wire fed into the robotic arm tends to kink. This kink halts production and leads to wasted time which is very valuable within the manufacturing industry.
Spring 2023
Endress Hauser tasked our group with designing and building a portable, and interactive demonstration unit that displayed the functions of their Micropilot (level sensor); Ceribar (Pressure sensor); and Picomag (flow sensor).
Spring 2023
The main goal of this project is to renovate a NATCO transfer line trade show demonstration piece which is a replica of automated manufacturing machinery that is still used today in industry. In order to renovate the transfer line, there will be upgrades
Spring 2023
Our customer, Crown Equipment Corporation will be implementing our fully integrated engineering solution into their production line. During this project we focused on automating the pressing of two bearings into the upper tube of the steering column and r
Spring 2023
Our problems to overcome were fixing the previous years design faults including: glare, fly tube/food orientation, and camera angle/lense
Spring 2023
The purpose of this project is to produce a compact and mobile workstation that can cut and machine extruded aluminum structural members ready for assembly.
Spring 2023
Aiding in the development of exoskeleton technology by designing a test bench to measure the performance of the energy storage mechanism of a DIY exoskeleton. The test bench’s movements will be designed to mimic a human bending over.
Spring 2023
The focus of this project is to work with SIA to realize the potential of augmented reality in the manufacturing environment.
Spring 2023
Team 25's goal is to figure out how to integrate AR glasses and the Gyropalm wearable into a robotic system that can identify, interact and move pill bottles for the pharmaceutical industry.
Spring 2023
A difficult problem in the pharmaceutical industry will be addressed using a robotic arm powered on ROS and the GyroPalm wearable. The advancement will feature an assembly line that will perform actions related to measurement, performance, and inventory.
Spring 2023
The engineering problem our team will focus on resolving is creating an efficient electronics control system for the vehicle. The end customer is a team of industry judges for the competition assessing how well we have met the challenge requirements.
Spring 2023
CTS’ actuator product showed some inaccuracy because Hall states are not always changing relative to the coil states. The team believe this inaccuracy can be improved and increase the precision on the CTS’ actuator lines. 
Spring 2023
Team 27 needs to create a testing unit for our client to be able to run various test on their products. This will use this information to revolutionize standards in their field.
Spring 2023
Tote Ranger is an autonomous inspection vehicle being developed for Amazon’s IND1 facility. It aims to reduce maintenance personnel's time spent investigating conveyor system damages.
Spring 2023
When products/packages open and spill it is called amnesty. Amnesty causes damage to the conveyors that causes downtime and loss of revenue. Packages break because they experience too much force and are not protected and prepped to meet force requirements
Spring 2023
Bumpers must have a resistance to ground of 1MΩ or less. To meet this requirement, an automated measurement process has been implemented that can accurately measure bumper resistance within 42 seconds.
Spring 2023
The team at the Honda plant needs a solution to more efficiently perform maintenance on their ES-200 and ES-165 robotic welding arms. Currently the method being used by the Honda employees to support robot arms is causing that are making maintenance mor

Spring 2022

Spring 2022
The objective of this project is to develop and improve an existing assembly line for coasters, to be used at Purdue Polytechnic High School in an educational setting.
Spring 2022
Our team's project is to assist Eli Lilly’s engineers and scientists to use the HMT-01 device for live transcription use to improve productivity. We have conducted various tests between three software to find the best software to implement.
Spring 2022
We need to create a model-based system that the client will be able to change in order to fit the company’s needs. The system needs to be able to be repeatable and collect data. The model-based system will be of a Dewalt Electric Push Mower that will capt
Spring 2022
The die casting machine in state farm is getting old and has no process monitoring capability. The only safety measure is a cover which goes over the die. In order to modernize the machine, sensors and a logic controller should be installed.
Spring 2022
Salk Institute needs a way to scan multiple plant root plates in a more efficient manner that does not require much human interaction. Salk will receive a fully capable robot that scans each plate at the press of a button and saves each scan.
Spring 2022
Our client is in need of a functional prosthetic arm which performs daily tasks. Our project is to create a fully functional quick disconnect wrist joint for a prosthetic arm so the user can quicky and efficiently detach a prosthetic at the wrist joint.
Spring 2022
Our research objective was to propose a well defined solution to help Purdue Libraries aid the current engineering technology students be prepared for the information literacy skills needed in the workplace.
Spring 2022
The Capstone Team 15 has been tasked with finding and purchasing a plastic extrusion machine that will take recycled plastic and melt it into a new skateboard deck.
Spring 2022
PRF desires a commercially viable solution for bike sharing. The desired device allows the owner of a bicycle to keep it secured while also allowing the ability to grant shared access to others.
Spring 2022
Our team needs to create a robust low-power, "prep-less", DPS solution that can easily integrate with the rest of Allegion’s products.
Spring 2022
Endress+Hauser needs a portable demonstration unit that is easy to use with an easily accessible fluid. The unit must demonstrate the flow, level, and pressure of a fluid in an easy-to-understand manner for students and adults.
Spring 2022
Public parks in Clay County, Indiana seek security measures to reduce vandalism on park grounds. The parks need an integrated system that can be replicated to work in different environments, with a design that has incorporated engineering problems such as
Spring 2022
The task of this problem is to review the open-source plastic shredder CAD design, made by Mandin and provided by the client, and make changes to ensure that the product is functional, meets safety requirements, and will integrate well with the extruder.
Spring 2022
Black Hawk Seals needs their current line of static seal products tested, analyzed, and compared to their competitors to allow them to bring a superior product line to the market.
Spring 2022
The artist would like a solution that provides a minimum of 16 visible laser “strings” for an individual to play.  This will allow for any personnel to play the harp with two diatonic scales. Once an individual breaks a laser’s light beam, the system must
Spring 2022
To study the interaction of dynamics and control systems, a cart with an inverted pendulum is made. A disturbance to the pendulum causes the cart to move and for the cart to come to a standstill, the pendulum needs to be in the balanced position.
Spring 2022
The team has researched different available technologies and has decided to work on developing three systems: mechanical, serialization, and thermal monitoring to determine the end of lifetime of a Stryker reusable medical device.
Spring 2022
Our scope of work over the past two semesters has involved development of a time study application that can be available across multiple platforms and work in online and offline environments all while being seamlessly integrated with enVista’s current LMS
Spring 2022
For our project we need to create a growth chamber that can be stored in greenhouses and regulate growing conditions for plants. The goals of the growth chamber are to regulate humidity, temperature, and carbon dioxide levels. Our client, Professor Raghot

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