All Past Projects

Purdue Polytechnic Institute Tech Expo

All Past Tech Expo Projects

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
Spring 2022
The goal of this project is to build an automated greenhouse for GrowCery, which will be used as a teaching tool for educating students about food insecurity and the benefits greenhouses can have fighting these prevailing circumstances.
Spring 2022
Our project examines the move from Document-based systems engineering to Model-based systems engineering through a Digital Thread. This allows for a feedback loop, thus reducing product definition change, missed change impact, and copy-paste propagation.
Spring 2022
Team 31 was asked to improve the talc application process on insulated cables. Research on this process laid the foundation for improving the preventative maintenance program. This resulted in an improved knowledge base, functionality improvements, and el
Spring 2022
Further development on Purdue’s Portable Engine Dynamometer. Implement and test an electronic control system to dynamically adjust loading and implement a dynamometer control and data acquisition system to perform automated test runs while recording data.
Spring 2022
Transportation in urban areas can cause several issues. Two of the biggest being greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Bike-sharing programs have shown to be effective, offering users the chance to easily rent a bike nearby and simply leave it when the
Spring 2022
Due to the legalization of cannabis from the Farm Bill of 2018, products must be tested to ensure the THC content is less than 0.3% by dry weight. This testing causes toxic chemicals that need to be neutralized for safe disposal.
Spring 2022
During an emergency, many entrances and exits can get overcrowded due to the amount of people trying to exit from the same place. Our project aims to direct individuals to alternative exits, therefore increasing evacuation times and reducing injuries.
Spring 2022
The team has been tasked with designing, manufacturing, and testing an image module that utilizes an image sensor selected by a previous Capstone team to match the capabilities of the new miniature wearable microscope developed by the client.

Spring 2021

Spring 2021
According to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), a study from 2005 concluded that bicycle theft in the United States accounted for nearly 3.6% of all larceny incidents. Bicycle theft is shown to have a low police priority but represents much larger
Spring 2021
The modern era has posed many urban transportation problems upon society, and a variety of other transit options are more popular than ever. Many in the newer generations are opting into newer methods of transportation renting or taxi services. The Purdue
Spring 2021
With more than four billion people living in urban areas, present day apartments are increasingly becoming smaller and smaller. This has led to an increased popularity in multipurpose furniture, especially ones that can accommodate overnight guests.
Spring 2021
Design an all metal ladder and a wooden/metal hybrid ladder for Custom Service Hardware.
Spring 2021
Most crime scene training has been done by creating real world models and scenes that students and trainees move through and work in. The Crimes by the Five team now supports virtual reality and artificial reality forensics training products.
Spring 2021
Forensic training is an expensive and complicated process that precludes trainees and professionals from updating or practicing skills. The Crime by Five Teams hope to change this through use of VR training programs allowing for more on demand practice.
Spring 2021
The Oria food disposal system is theorized to give consumers an alternative method to discarding food waste.
Spring 2021
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) wants to challenge Purdue Polytechnic students to design and build an inverted pendulum cart that can balance a single, double, and ultimately a triple pendulum.
Spring 2021
Construct an autonomous solar panel cleaning system able to remove dust and debris without the application of cleaning fluid and be able to operate in the natural elements.
Spring 2021
Users of the Stratasys F370 at Los Alamos need to know how to properly print, orient, and configure parts on the printer bed for best quality printing results.
Spring 2021
Salk is in search of an automated solution to acquire images of plants to eliminate human error and to improve the speed of the acquisition
Spring 2021
To analyze the effects of disruption in natural daily rhythms we need a fruit fly monitoring and feeding system.
Spring 2021
Create two systems implementing sensors and basic programming alongside technical documentation for the purpose of use in by high school students.
Spring 2021
PPHS is in need of a method to teach high school junior and senior students about Industry 4.0, the current industrial revolution.
Spring 2021
In the aluminum furnaces used by Chrysler for casting, oxidation on the surface can cause quality defects. This oxidation is currently removed manually, requiring the work cell to shut down temporarily and exposes workers to high heat and other hazards.
Spring 2021
The current hot chamber die casting machine in the State Farm building needs to be updated with modern controls.
Spring 2021
This project is centered around the improvement on the current leak detection methodology at FCA. The current system in place is slow, not 100% accurate, and requires a lot of resources as a secondary test is for verification after the first test. Though
Spring 2021
Our group was tasked with turning a wooden harp sculpture into a functional musical instrument using laser diodes.
Spring 2021
Serena is an upper arm amputee that has an upper arm prosthetic that costs over $100,000. Last year’s team that took on this project were able to start on a design, but ultimately due to COVID-19, the group could not accomplish what they set out to do. Se
Spring 2021
Stryker is looking for a three-point load system that can detect forces using three ceramic bearings on a mounting device. This sterile interface plate should transmit data at a real-time rate to a Chrome browser using Bluetooth or wi-fi at a rate greater

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