Browse 58 real Engineering projects entered in 2009, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To prove that a compressed gas powered watercraft would work aka. move, and if it works, it should do so efficiently, and economically. Methods/Materials The method we used…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how changes in projectile mass, counterweight mass, and throwing arm length affect the range and trajectory of a projectile launched by a trebuchet. Met…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which type of earthquake resistant design for a building would create less sway. The hypothesis is that a building with a base i…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which Caribbean island has the best sand to build sandcastles. The optimal sand for sandcastle construction is strong enough to…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was made to find the relation between ducting on a fanwing propulsion system and its efficiency in thrust and lift. A fanwing works on Bernoulli#s principle & t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Seasickness affects many people on water vessels. Some people are particularly vulnerable to motion sickness and feel seasick simply by setting foot on a boat. The goal of t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is to create a SGVS system for improving vehicle safety and reducing vehicle body motion caused by uneven road surfaces. The system scans the road with sensors and…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to identify the ideal circumference of a ball fired from a trebuchet. Methods/Materials Four balls with different circumferences and masses…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine if the length of the arm of a catapult affects the distance of an object thrown. Methods/Materials I researched catapults to determi…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To test several types of dry lubricants to determine which type of lubricant decreases the amount of friction required to move an object across a horizontal track. If non-po…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The Purpose of my experiment is to determine how changing the length of the throwing arm and mass of the counterweight will affect the distance that a projectile can be thro…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Circulation control is a way of changing the flow over a wing using a jet of air. By ducting air through a slot at the trailing edge of an airfoil it is possible to transfor…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Goals: This project#s goal is to modify a mass manufactured (barrel-style) poultry feeder in order to raise the level of food in the feeder#s trough area to three centimeter…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Each year, aircraft become faster and more efficient at their tasks. However, demand for both civilian and military aircraft has been dominated by conventional aircraft. Thi…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the factor that most greatly decreases miles per gallon of the four I tested. Methods/Materials Method 1. Drive one car, with no applied factors, fr…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine which launch angle results in the greatest distance for a projectile. We believed that the 45 degree launch angle would make the projectile go t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test the effectiveness of the Piezoelectric patch as a suppressor of vibrations by attenuating various combination of hertz and voltages of sine…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Photovoltaic panels are commonly plagued with a single problem: inefficiency due to immobility. However, when photovoltaic panels track the movement of the sun, their effici…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the depth of a foundation required to maintain stability when a structure is built on a slope. The goal was to find out how deep a tower's fou…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The overall purpose of my project was to determine at what tire pressure optimal fuel efficiency is achieved. I believed that a tire at 32 psi would be able to roll further…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which truss bridge design is more effective at dissipating the force of a load, the Howe truss or the Pratt truss. Methods/Materials Three mode…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to improve the efficiency of a Railgun by changing what materials are used to reduce things like friction, noise, and heat dissipation to increase the velocit…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Because of our dependence on fossil fuels, there has been significant interest in the potential of biodiesel as an alternative fuel. Researchers have suggested using used ve…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project combines the principle of the lever and interference of light to measure very tiny weights. I hoped to measure small weights and compare them to known weights to…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine a possible explanation of why people lean forward to stand up from a sitting position. My hypothesis was that if a person leans…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to model the relationship between the period of the sine graph representative of the snake's movement and the snake's speed. This project als…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to test which foundation(cement, rubber, coilspring, ball bearings, magnet, and layers of recycled scap tires and steel) is best suited for high…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals When designing projectiles, an important consideration is the mass, for it affects the range of the projectile. The hypothesis states that due to air resistance, the optimal…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to cool a laptop processor confining to the following points of interest and specifications Compatibility 1a.The cooling material and components must reside w…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To develop and build a version of the Sirling Engine that converts waste heat, such as human heat, and converts it into mechanical energy, and then convert the mechanical en…