Browse 91 real Engineering projects entered in 2023, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
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…
CSEF · 2023
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Problem: Wheeled robotics research and commercial application development is inhibited by the lack of a fast, powerful, and easy-to-use robotics platform that can operate omnidirectionally i…
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…
CSEF · 2023
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Much progress has been achieved in the fast expanding area of robotic medicine during the last several years. It's a form of minimally invasive surgery that is performed with the aid of a ro…
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…
CSEF · 2023
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Imagine a new mechanical advantage in mountain climbing from a simple lever mechanism. I envision a mountain climber enjoying a brief rest stop by simply hanging off a natural ledge when asc…
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…
CSEF · 2023
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Pickleball is a rapidly growing sport, but there have been many complaints about games being too loud. The average noise level from a pickleball game is 70 decibels when measured at 100 feet…
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…
CSEF · 2023
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
The ongoing problem of medical malpractice, which accounts for nearly 251,000 deaths per year, highlights the need for a more sophisticated solution to the issue of human error. To address t…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of the investigation is to save lives. The project emerges from the concerns regarding the dangerous conditions of bridges in Puerto Rico and how these have already taken a toll…