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ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award
By leveraging modern flight computer capabilities, I designed and flight tested an oblique wing aircraft (an efficient variable-sweep design where one wing sweeps forward and the other sweep…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
In a world with more cost-saving, reusable systems in the aerospace industry than ever before, heat shields remain a largely disposable system which, in their reusable form, lack the thermal…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Exploring toroidal propellers for two-bladed aircraft revealed significant challenges in the design process, notably the absence of a comprehensive mathematical model and insufficient constr…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Climbing robot mechanisms offer substantial advantages for navigating challenging terrains. The rotary microspine excels in climbing rough surfaces due to its capability for rapid speeds and…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Quantum computing promises significant advancements in computational speed and efficiency, presenting new opportunities for solving complex scientific problems. This project aims to fully de…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aircraft winglets are fixed-wing attachments that reduce lift-induced drag on aircraft by reducing the buildup of vortices—rotating patterns of air that form—thereby reducing drag forces act…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The overall goal of this project is to create more sustainable adobe bricks using the method that mud dauber wasps use to construct their nest. Previous research showed mud dauber nests have…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
The next generation of space exploration requires more efficient propulsion. Current rockets use bell-shaped nozzles, which lose efficiency at high altitudes due to flow underexpansion. This…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Currently, long-distance jet engines emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, harming the environment and fueling the effects of climate change. Last year, we proposed an electric design for a…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have many real-world aircraft applications, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, search, and rescue, wh…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Quadcopters have many uses like delivering packages and search-and-rescue, due to easy maneuverability. However autonomous quadcopters are difficult to control since 4 motor inputs control 6…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Orbital debris are known to pose a severe threat of damage or destruction to orbital assets such as communications satellites and the International Space Station. NASA estimates that there a…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project presents a novel gait controller method, which generates real-time dynamic responses to efficiently operate complex legged systems. The proposed method uses a stance-swing propo…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a technology standard in all cars and motorcycles today. When the tires lose traction because of braking, the brake pressure is released so the wheels can s…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
A major problem with today's cars is the vast amount of heat generated and dissipated by the brakes. Not only is this energy completely lost, but prolonged functioning in the heat can also e…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Muscular Atrophy severely restricts an individual’s ability to conduct Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), with 70% of Muscular Dystrophy patients requiring the aid of a caretaker or an ortho…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
The Brayton cycle describes the operation of certain heat engines use air or gas the working fluid; it is known for its low vibrations and high power to weight ratio. This is achieved by its…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which octane rating of fuel burned longest. My hypothesis was that if I tested two different octane ratings from two different gas stations wi…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
We wanted to determine whether belt-driven linear slides or string-driven linear slides were faster with various rpm motors. This would help in our primary goal of having the most efficient…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Energy poverty and water scarcity impact a large percentage of the global population. To address these growing issues, this project began with a rudimentary idea of a biomass-powered desalin…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This study aimed to develop a device and mobile app for providing comprehensive automatic treatment for spastic quadriplegia, the most severe form of cerebral palsy that requires early inter…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Autonomous vehicles are predicted to be an enormous disrupter to our economy, creating a massive and unpredictable impact, much like the smartphone on telecommunications. Automation can resh…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The problem confronted is the emission of hydrocarbons from combustion engines. The Engineering goal was to convert a weed wacker engine (WWE) to utilize compressed air as fuel. A WWE was ch…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The majority of passenger aircraft today are powered by Turbofan engines, renowned for their quiet and efficient operation at subsonic speeds. The Turbofan engine is, however, unable to exce…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The aim of the work is to build a prototype ion thruster, find ways to improve its performance, and then put those improvements into practice by changing the thruster itself, to further eval…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Speed is a factor considered at the time of an accident, as only a 1% increase in speed increases the probability of fatal accidents by 4%. Can the creation of a Non-Electronic Aerodynamic C…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
Current drone swarm technology is oftentimes not fully autonomous nor connected by a reliable network, and therefore cannot efficiently map large natural disaster environments to identify se…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
This project aims to address the issues associated with the existing aircraft fuel tank service kit, including its weight, susceptibility to corrosion, and heavy labor intensity. To improve…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Conventional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) commonly suffer from under actuation, meaning they only have four control degrees of freedom (DOF) and lack two control channels in the horizonta…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award
Electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft could enable the implementation of large-scale Urban Air Mobility projects, thereby mitigating problems that currently face the transpo…