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All Past Tech Expo Projects
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 2024
Team 29 is automating the scanning and inspection process of parts manufactured by Howmet Aerospace using a ZEISS ScanBox.
Fall 2023
The cart is outfitted with an array of sensors. The data from the sensors cannot be easily accessed in the machine’s state and will need to be fully integrated. Endress+Hauser would like for the measurement values to be read in a real-time scenario.
Spring 2024
Create an apparatus that decontaminates large quantities of water infected with PFAS (forever chemicals) and pharmaceuticals using TiO2 and ultraviolet light.
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 2024
The project involves designing and implementing a closed, controlled chamber with the capacity to regulate CO2 concentration, humidity levels, and temperature. Key tasks are specifying the canister and nozzle components for the CO2 control system, determi
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 2024
The process of maintaining efficiency within a workplace is a strenuous task, which has only been compounded within the past decade. Extended lead times and heightened costs have led many industries to establish new methods of extending their equipment’s
Spring 2024
The problem our team will focus on solving is the accessibility and affordability of 3D printer kits for engineering students in the smart engineering lab. There are few opportunities for the understanding and development of the 3D printers to progress.
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.
Fall 2023
Beulah Inc. would like to automate their process of turning the large bundles of goat hair that they receive from their suppliers, into smaller bundles to fit their final product.
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 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
Fall 2023
Our goal is to design/create a rehabilitative walking cane that targets the knee adduction moment in order to test how much we can alleviate the stresses of walking that can develop into knee osteoarthritis later in life.
Spring 2024
The goal of this project is to create a mobile workstation capable of cutting, milling, and tapping 80/20 aluminum. By incorporating all three of these operations into one location, the use of 80/20 becomes more available to students.
Fall 2023
We aim to enhance chainsaw safety by improving performance and maintenance, addressing the stagnation in their design. While other power tools have evolved with technology, chainsaws lag behind, leading to a higher risk of accidents.
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
Fall 2023
The problem our team has been assigned is to either increase the output force of a solenoid actuator by 50% or reduce its overall response time by 50%, while maintaining the same physical dimensions.
Spring 2024
Develop and construct a stationary unit for the Imagination Station that demonstrates the workings of Endress+Hauser sensors in an engaging and interactive way.
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 2024
The engineering problem that we are faced with is producing a black box that integrates a range of measurables from gait analysis that have been determined essential.
Spring 2024
The engineering problem that we are faced with is producing a black box that integrates a range of measurables from gait analysis that have been determined essential.