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May 3, 2024 | 09:30 am

Drill Powered Carts: Team 1

Team Members Mentor Christopher Muir, Chris Pratt, Mike Pomerantz, and Jim Alkins Project Description In recent years, there has been a growing trend in alternative and sustainable modes of transportation…

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May 2, 2024 | 09:12 pm

High-Speed Baseball Launcher

The Houston Astros tasked our team with building a high-speed pitching machine to better understand the coefficient of restitution between a baseball and a bat. With this information, the Astros can optimize their player’s bats by changing length, width, design, or density in an effort to maximize player production.

topics: Dynamics, FEA, Sports Engineering Design,
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May 2, 2024 | 09:12 pm

Drill Cart Alpha

A drill powered cart was designed, manufactured, assembled, and tested in order to develop a mode of transportation that is not reliant on fossil fuels to be driven

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May 2, 2024 | 09:12 pm

URMC Occupational Therapy Rehab

Revolutionizing Hand Therapy: Human-operated device empowers patients with spasticity to reclaim hand motion safely. Iterative design process, from motor to human-operated, ensures patient comfort and control. Developed in collaboration with URMC Occupational Therapy, utilizing Siemens NX for CAD and 3D printing for prototyping. Addressing needs, paving the way for future enhancements.

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May 2, 2024 | 04:09 pm

Team Propeller

Enhancing Marine Propulsion Efficiency: Design, Simulation, and Testing of a High-Efficiency Toroidal Propeller for Solar Splash Competition People Team Members Claire Grover Role: Simulation Analyst LinkedIn Henry Morgan Role: Designer…

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May 2, 2024 | 04:09 pm

Tactile End-Effector for Baxter/Sawyer Robot

Problem Statement: Design a custom end-effector with tactile feedback which integrates with the Baxter / Sawyer Research robot arm, capable of manipulating YCB Benchmark objects. Existing designs are too expensive…

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May 2, 2024 | 11:13 am

Math Department Mace

The Mathematics Department at the University of Rochester requested a ceremonial mace for their department graduation. A way to confer degrees, the mace is a symbol of authority. This mace includes iconography important to the math faculty and undergraduates, and was designed by a team of senior mechanical engineering students from the class of 2024.

topics: manufacturing, mathematics, Mechanical Engineering,