2022 MechE Senior Capstone Projects

We are proud to present our 2022 Senior Capstone projects and welcome you to view the team abstracts below. To view the full abstract for each team, simply scroll below and click on the individual thumbnail.


2022 Senior Capstone Awardees:

BEST SENIOR PROJECT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (jointly recognized):

Open Hardware Determination of the Concentration of
Liquid Samples for Cryogenic Processing

&

Soft Robotic for Injury Prevention

DESIGN EXCELLENCE IN THE SENIOR PROJECT (jointly recognized):

Improved Design and Manufacture of Filtering Media
for Water Treatment Systems

&

Device to Facilitate Beaded Jewelry Manufacture

&

Air to Drinking Water

SOCIETAL IMPACT:

Air to Drinking Water

* Best Project and Design Excellence Awards were based on votes by project winners from the previous four years (ME alumni). Societal Impact projects were selected by a panel convened by the administration of the College of Engineering. All awards carry a monetary recognition.


Senior 2022 Capstone Team Abstracts

Virtual Twins Robotics – AR Environment Visualization [Presentation]
Karr, Kyle · Vijayakar, Arnab · Wachtmann, Berkely

Augmented Reality Training for Machine Shop Processes [Presentation]
Fair, Samara · Read, Dagny · White, Iyana · Yang, Yifan

P&G Gillette Robot Crash Detection [Presentation]
Gao, Shen · Lin, Chia-Shen · Wang, Haoyu · Xue, Bangjie · Jia-Wei Hong, Edward

P&G Gillette Benchtop Razor Inspection System [Presentation]
Gill, Unmol Eesha · Hanna, Olivia · Jhuboo, Anvesh G. · Kalthia, Kayan · Ly, Emma

Centerless Grinding Fluid Removal [Presentation]
Armstrong, William · Batgidis, Athanasios · Richichi, Sean · Varsamis, Panagiotis

L.I.I.S: Lift and Installer for Incubator Subassemblies [Presentation]
Braun, Ben · Castaldi, Rachel · Escarrilla, James · Farrugia, Michael · Lian, Ming

Shazamboni – Backyard Ice Rink Resurfacing Machine [Presentation]

Natale, Marianna · Singer, Mei · Walsh, Beau

Robot Street Artist [Presentation]
Gill, Helena · Mendoza, Alvaro · Steinfeld, Ben · Sudit, David · Wilczewski, Emily

Terrier Motorsports Battery Jacking System [Presentation]
Ahuja, Shreyas · Curley, Jett · Murayama, Kio · Tetreault, Zachary

Manufacture of Polymeric Films for Control of Radiation Transmission [Presentation]
Alshubaibi, Saud · Austin, Ryan · Kim, Thomas · Xu, Chengcong · Yan, Zhendong

Controlled Environment for Microalgae Growth Monitoring [Presentation]
Chen, Bai Xin · Chunhavajira, Dan · Liang, Charles · Regan, Ryann · Timerbaev, Nadir

Improved Design and Manufacture of Filtering Media for Water Treatment Systems [Presentation]
Cheung, Vincent · Hill, Julianna · Mesa-Uruena, Luisa · Smith, Tyler

Marine-Life-Friendly Boat Propulsion System [Presentation]
Li, Kangbo · Piriyapaiboon, Badin · Reeder, Vivian · Vo, Ho Hoang Yen · Zhang, Haoyu

True 3D Printing of Lattice Structures [Presentation]
Mansoor, Mariah · Reyes, Isabella

Additive Manufacturing for Improved Strength Aerospace Components [Presentation]
Beck, Katie · Carroll, Ashlyn · Chung, Justin · Tamchin, Lance · Williams Grinnell, Leif 

Open Hardware Determination of the Concentration of Liquid Samples for Cryogenic Processes [Presentation]
Kamal, Ashar · Rand, Dixon · Sokiran, Herman

Painted Court Lines [Presentation]
Alam, Assad · Doughty, Max · Li, Haoran · Li, Yiming · Sobol, Manuel

Non-Layer-Based 3D Printing Mechanism [Presentation]
Jayawardane, Deshan

Soft Robotic for Injury Prevention [Presentation]
Basak, Debarshi · Gibble, Melissa · Kompella, Chirasmita · McGovern, Brigid · Pretti, Caio 

Soft Robotic Neurosurgical Brain Retraction [Presentation]
Al Humam, Abdulaziz · Al Rubaya, Turki · Berlind, Carter · Chen, Cindy · Rangel, Aizik

Soft Robot Automatic Femoral Artery Closure [Presentation]
Kalo, Abdul Majid · Villanueva-Nieto, Elena · Lu, Yixuan

Drug Drone Delivery [Presentation]
Ghandour, Haya · Noailles, Sergi · Applewhite, Branden · Gupta, Arnav

NASA Aeronautics Design Challenge: Aerial Firefighter [Presentation]
Avila, Michael · Diaz, Sebastian · Luka, Edward

Responsive Aerial Firefighting Aircraft [Presentation]
Lavoie, Dylan · McLeod, Shane

Car Top Luggage Carrier Aerodynamics [Presentation]
Angelini-Norkus, Mateo · Castillo, Matthew · Holmes-Farley, ShuLan

Prandtl-D Wing Design [Presentation]
Duffy, Ryan · Ramsarran, Tyler · Warfield, David

Design, Build, Fly: Long Range Glider [Presentation]
Didomenica, Vincent · Nejaime, Michael · Reynolds, Jack

Raw Egg Glider [Presentation]
Jalbert, Oliver · Mirman, Daniel · Rafferty, Hannah

Device to Facilitate Beaded Jewelry Manufacture [Presentation]
Ngamkanjanarat, Warich · Palkawong Na Ayuddhaya, Kamin · Phattharaboorapha, Thanakorn · Valera, Brandon · Wami, Gokai

Electric Skis [Presentation]
Dey, Soham · Khan, Waleed · Marie, Ryan · Singh , Gurnoor Sooch

Film Casting Apparatus [Presentation]
Isahak, Khalid · Sanchez-Cantalejo, Angel · Pan, Aaron

3D Print Recycling System [Presentation]
Hemlani, Harsh · Janke, Taylor · Pedroli, Calvin · Woodruff, Jason

Air to Drinking Water [Presentation]
Melsheimer, Trevor · Ravick, Tess · Sheridan, Carla · Sundar Rajan, Gayatri

Safety Glasses Sterilizer [Presentation]
Baker, Andrew · Ellis, Charles · Maag, Nils · Mcmorrow, Sean · Nadeau, Matthew

Helium Assisted Drone [Presentation]
Gabor, Andrei · Hu, Dean · Kim, Curtis · Sandi, Mahith

Thrust Vector Control of an Aerospike Rocket Nozzle [Presentation]
Bender, Joshua · Dawe, George · Ma, Jayden · Ward, Liam

Development of a Dynamic Cushioning System with Continuous Piezoresistive Sensor Feedback for Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment [Interdisciplinary Team]
Li, Irving · Demidkin, Stepan · Man, Jessica

NanoView [Interdisciplinary Team]
Walsh, Joseph

PUCKFish [Interdisciplinary Team]
Aracri, William · Ha, Peter · Thomas, Victoria

RoboSaw: The Collaborative Wood Stock Cutting Robot [Interdisciplinary Team]
Gromov, Pavel · Siegel, Peter