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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"senior design"”.
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Neusch Automated Filter System: A Custom-Designed Photo-Filter Switching Apparatus for Embry-Riddle’s 1 Meter Telescope
… wavelengths detected by a CCD.</p> <p>During my senior year in Embry-Riddle’s Engineering Physics program, two others and myself undertook the task of creating a custom photo-filter switching apparatus that would mount on the Cassegrain Instrument Mount. At the end of this senior design we had a …
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Sierra Nevada Brewery Design Project
The Sierra Nevada Brewery senior design group, throughout this semester, completed a capstone design project for ChE 482. The project encompassed design of two chemical processes, one to produce beer and another to process brewery waste. To fulfill this assignment, research and calculations were …
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An analysis of early stage prototypes using implementation, look and feel, and role
… prototypes according to their purpose and the design questions they answer. Since this model was created for user interaction design, it has never been applied to physical prototypes on a large scale or to a progression of prototypes through the product development cycle. Ten physical …
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Material Selection for an Electric Motor Assisted Stroller
… of an electric motor assisted stroller designed for a senior design project. Both Solidworks’ FEA testing and CES EduPack’s materials database were utilized to gather the necessary data to evaluate both material properties and component design parameters.</p> <p>The initial selection …
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Plane frame element addition to the MESS finite element program
… use is educational, a survey of its benefit as a design aid in undergraduate instruction is included. These benefits are based on test cases from senior design class projects. Results generated using analysis techniques presently available are contrasted with those using the plane frame element. …
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Less-Than-Lethal Self Defense Device with an Acoustic Element
… capstone project involves the conception, design, and creation of a less-than-lethal self defense device with an integrated sound board to control the acoustic element. Theoretically, this device is capable of deterring potential threats without causing any serious harm or any long-term …
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Gender Bias in Engineering: Does More Contact with Female Engineers Reduce Bias?
… name and one with a male's name, were given to senior mechanical engineering students (n=225) to establish if they would rate the male applicant better than the female applicant. Respondents were asked how qualified they thought the respondent was, how much they would want the respondent on …
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Hydrologic Design of a Wetland Impoundment: Kingsbury County, SD.
… South Dakota as part of a geological engineering senior design project. The wetland will lie within the Prairie Pothole Region of the Upper Midwest. It is within this region that the presence of wetlands has been declining over recent decades. The wetland will provide habitat supportive of …
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Business plan for the Solar Recycle-o-Sort
… called the Solar Recycl-o-Sort as part of their senior design class 2.009: Product Engineering Process. This solar-powered stand-alone recyclable sorter is able to differentiate and sort between glass bottles, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and trash. The ability to watch the sorting and …
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Fly Ash as a Soil Amendment in the Northern Red River Valley
… <p>Based on a pilot study completed as a senior design project, the objective of this report is to design a testing methodology and schedule to determine optimal parameters for fly ash addition to strengthen road-base soils in the Northern Red River Valley. The project has been designed …
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Proof of Concept and Evaluation of a Novel Implant Device for Plantar Plate Repair
… improvement exists for an enhanced repair. Our senior design team developed a novel approach for plantar plate repair using a two-piece snap fitting permanent implant. This novel technique was reduced to practice and required further experimental analysis of its functional capacity to inform …
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Supportive Design Features in Kitchens and Bathrooms of Age-Restricted Retirement Community Homes
… of an environment usually decreases. A well designed, supportive environment may help older persons to utilize their homes more fully, more safely, and allow them to live independently in their homes longer. Use of kitchens and bathrooms may present the greatest challenge and the greatest …