Browse 46 real Engineering projects entered in 2015, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to create a dog food dispenser that was solar powered, automatic, and 3D printed. Methods/Materials I used a Solar Panel Battery Pack, Servo motor, 3D Print…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to make a multilayer hydrogel patch with drug-loaded nanoparticles using 3D printing for combinational therapy. The hydrogel structure provided a…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of my goal was to create a robotic feeding aid prototype that was cheaper and easier to access. Many robotic feeding models in the market, such as HelloSp…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if wheelchairs for playing wheelchair tennis can be further improved upon. I intend to design and test a model system that utilizes a han…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this engineering project is to reduce impact acceleration felt on the head. I added an air bladder similar to an airbag in a car in between the padding and sh…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals The 1st objective is to establish a clear connection between the theory of dean vortices and effective particle separation in spiral microfluidic channels. My 2nd objective…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if the higher specific heat value of a gas used in a Stirling engine would increase its efficiency. Methods/Materials Four…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to build an operational miniature ice hockey rink. I hypothesized that I could keep the surface of the ice rink frozen by running a super-cooled saturated b…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which bridge design is the strongest against heavy loads through deflection testing on three bridge models. Also the goal w…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of the experiment was to create a controller that was better fitted for single armed people than the normal controller designed to be operated with two hands. A sec…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals When mixed liquid and gas fluid flows undergo violent motions, a free surface forms between the liquid and the gas. If the motion is severe enough, such as the breaking of a…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To build a 3D printer capable of producing high quality prints similar to the quality of commercially produced printers, at a lower cost, and to gain a greater understanding…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project is a solar powered fridge that works from Avaporation and Condinsation to keep materials cool in places that dont have axcess to electricity. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to design, build, and test a model of an artificial pancreas to investigate the challenges of getting such a device to work and to examine how accurate the…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project aimed at developing a design concept for a miniature helium airship that had a minimal size and sufficient lift to carry necessary payloads for outdoor applicat…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals To design a simple solar tracking mechanism, and test whether it improves energy output for a solar panel. Methods/Materials The heart of the system is a balancing fluid tha…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to investigate how the flexibility of a robotic hand affects its performance in terms of dexterity. The experiment compares a conventional cla…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if a pumped up ball can travel farther than a flat ball. Based on my research on a soccer balls Kilopascals (kPa), I believed that the…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to provide a simple, cost effective and preventative measure towards combating oral disease and the development of plaque on horses teeth which may lead to o…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals We evaluated two different Plenum designs. One design utilized a six hole pattern, a second design utilized 12 holes. The surface area through which the air escaped through…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine differences in airflow propulsion by changing variables of fan blades, air ducts and power input. It was hypothesized that ai…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to understand how different shaped seawalls (half circles, parabolas, V, and straight walls) would affect the height of oncoming ocean waves.…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To make flexible, lightweight, bulletproof armor by implementing shear thickening fluids into para aramid fabric. Methods/Materials ballistic Kevlar polyethylene glycol 400…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a homemade, functioning prosthetic hand. Methods/Materials High density styrofoam, small plastic gears, 6 Volt Battery, standard electronics kit mot…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In my opinion, learning the difference the follow through of a shot makes is very important, because it can help many athletes get better at what they do. My objective was t…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how the number of trusses on a bridge affect the amount of weight it can support. Methods/Materials Popsicle sticks and wood gl…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In my science project "Human V.S. Robot The Final Showdown" My goal was to prove the capabilities of a robot in comparison to humans. The statement of the problem was "will…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to test the efficiency of different design aspects in single stage turbine blades. Methods/Materials Six turbines of varying blade leng…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of the first year of this project was to explore the effect of different wave barriers at different locations on a tsunami-induced seiche wave. The wave barriers we…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if there was an easy way to help poor people in third world countries be able to cook without electricity. This led me to the question: Which of…