May 5, 2022 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Kim Engineering Building Rotunda & Zupnik Forum, A. James Clark Hall
May 5, 2022 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Kim Engineering Building Rotunda & Zupnik Forum, A. James Clark Hall
Join us for the biannual showcase of senior design projects by our talented mechanical engineering students!
Preview the Spring 2022 Teams!
1. TREMORWARE
Cooking with Tremors
2. HYDO HOMIES
Wall-Mounted Hydroponic System
3. COOLER THAN U
Compact Cooler Camping
Our team is developing a product to assist people with tremors to use kitchen implements without spilling or dropping.
Jacob Beard, Luke Biesecker, Carolyn Payne, Nicholas Pett, Kyle Pichney, Aashish Varrey, and Natalie Wolfe
Our product is designed for young professionals who want to grow their own produce, and is a space efficient and low maintenance system ideal for apartment living.
Advaith Bantval, Daniel Bertoni, Griffin Holt, Edmund Lee, Jack Liang, Anna Meade, and Alex Rubin
Our compact AC unit provides cooling to a small teardrop camper or another small, enclosed space for up to four hours.
Chris Hooper, Adrian Martella, Bryan Ntumsi , Mital Patel, and Nalin Varma
4. AERO BAR GROUP
Aero Bar Breaking
5. ROTISSERIE BASIL
Beginner-friendly Vertical Hydroponic System
6. GREY GOOSERS
Recreational Recycling
Electric braking on triathlon bike with controls on the aero bars.
Rohan Barade, Joseph Eichelman, Tyler Johnson, Armandos Polychronopoulos, Matt Retzbach, Jacob Staples, and William Steinebrunner
A semi-automated vertical hydroponic system designed for beginners growing leafy plants such as basil and lettuce.
Henry Byers, Atticus Cameron, Ashley Eisenberg, Katherine Kemp, Heather Fettke von Koeckritz, Adam Lobo, and Ly Nguyen
Recycles greywater within an RV to reduce wasting water.
Jesse Klineman, Vivek Nathan, Francis Oparaocha, Avery Penn, Kenny Scheer, Jeremy Schreiber, and Cole Stevens
7. LEAP FROGS
LEAP Playground Redesign
8. FIGHTERS FOR FULTON
Fulton's PMG Glider Chair
9. SIGNATURE MOVE
DeLisa's Handwriting Assist
Design a new playground to meet the unique needs of the Language-Learning Early Advantage Program (LEAP).
Megan Gertmenian, Julie Hirsch, Madison Kaczorowski, Andrea Sullivan, Selam Wolday, and Alex Zimmerman
The goal of our project is to design a cause-and-effect device for 14-month old Fulton (who has a condition called Polymicrogyria) that rocks him in a fun swinging motion when he moves his arms.
Allison Brown, Christopher Baillie Olin, Daniel O’Donnell, Josiah Bedford, Kelly DiFonzo, and Sarah Hall
Volunteer for Medical Devices (VME) connected our team with DeLisa French, who has multiple sclerosis and is unable to perform many fine motor skills. The goal of the project is for DeLisa to be able to write her name legibly.
Emily Cho, Molly Ding, Alex Edejer, Ruth Murdoch, Nolan Vanbourgondien, and Nadia Zaleski
10. PUMP IT UP
The Perfect Powerless Pump (PPP)
11. "GET LOW" GARDENING MOBILITY DEVICE FOR THE ELDERLY
"Get Low" Gardening Mobility Device
12. AW SHUCKS
Automatic Oyster Shucker
The PPP is placed in a moving body of water and affords running water to nearby communities using no external power source and little work/maintenance.
David Charendoff,Eitan Galper,Ritvik Jain,Joseph Moore,Kevin Senkus, and Raymond Wang
Our device assists elderly users in getting low to the ground to garden (and standing back up).
Gavin Jagde, Ethan Miller, Kevin Schwenger, Kyle Shreve, Matthew Stralka, and Hannah Vinner
This product uses automation to increase the speed of industrial oyster shucking.
Brandon Donaldson, Ryan Druffel, William Gerst, Nicholas Rabchevsky, Benjamin Romalis, Nathan Spicer-Davis, and Eric Sudbrook
13. GOOD VIBES
Automated Medical Percussion Device
14. OG RIVER PUMP
OG River Pump
15. TEAM 15
The Bed Transformer
Our product allows a patient to perform a medical percussion test on themselves while a trained physician performs the diagnosis remotely.
Bill Bott, Elizabeth Carlson, Matthew Keeler, Arthur Nissen, Alec Schlenoff, Theodore Tagle, and Kirstin Walz
Elevate water from a river up 5m at a rate of 1gal/min without the use of any electricity.
Chris Bennett, Jake Crossan, Josh Farkas, Lane Kavanagh, Joseph Neto, Jonathan Pappas, and Nathan Schubert
Our product assists the elderly and those with mobility issues in entry and egress of their bed.
Jeevan Bawa, Lars Crovetto-Soholt, Matthew Foley, Joshua Riddle, Nicholas Schapp, and Joseph (Tommy) Stiles
16. THOUSAND YARD STAIR
Stair-Descent Assistance Device for the Elderly
17. TEAM LAYUP
Putting on the Pressure
18. TEAM AEROBRAKES
Triatholon Bike Aerobar Brakes
Our team has designed a mechanical device that can be used by the elderly community for going down a set of carpeted stairs without any modification to the existing staircase; it requires no electricity to run and it is fully collapsible to travel with.
Jacob Harms, Grace Hopkins, Adam Jacques, Delaney May, DIllon Phamdo, Michaela Sampson, and Christian Torri
Design a low-cost automated layup system for composite structural members.
Charles Cannon, Stav Elazar Mittelman, Heather Farnan, Paul Mouring, John Nguyen, Samuel Wood, and Erik Zavorin
Triathletes do not have easy access to their brakes while in racing position, this product allows for easy access to said brakes.
Joseph Culver, Lucas Franco, Benjamin Messing, Joseph O'Leary, and Zane Phillips
19. BALLER DYNAMICS
Basketball Passing Machine
20. DYNAMIC STABILITY SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY
Stability Support for People with Parkinson's
21. THE MEAN GREEN CLEAN MACHINE
Recycling Sorting by Image
A basketball launching machine that returns the made shots to a player's location in real time by sensing and tracking their position on their court.
Kyle Christensen, Samantha Michael, Deep Patel, Robert Propst, King Ralph, Ahmed Seck, and Maxwell Uhl
Our product reduces the difficulty in balancing a beverage for our client with early stage Parkinson's Disease.
Lenin Alvarado, Robert Belansen, Spencer Cutter, Mikhail Khrenov, Parshva Patel, Jacob Welch, and Joshua Young
Our project uses computer vision to sort recyclables from trash.
Emma Covington, Leo Jagid, Dylan Mudd, Tobie Payot, Riley Sosin, and Colin McEwan
22. WATER WHEEL WIZARDS
Paint Branch Pump
23. UMBRELLA ACADEMY
Will's Weather Shield
24. GREEN WALLTIMORE
Modular Vertical Plant Wall
Translate water without electrical energy.
Vishal Chalam, Pawel Chorobski, Patrick Ervin, Giovanni Harley, Bryan Huynh, Raphael Pedersen, and Yoas Yacob
Designed a weather shield attachment for a student with Cerebral Palsy who uses a motorized wheelchair.
Our project is a mobile Umbrella that can be used by toddlers.
Kaaran Chopra, Rhyth Ghosh, Sunghun Jeong, Kyle Martin, Chris Regan, and Cameron Smith
We created an autonomous plant monitoring system to collect data about soil pH and moisture and make necessary adjustments to plants.
James Cobau, Sabrina Eason, Nicholas Lee, Isaac Rattey, Noah Whiteman, and Jie Zheng
We are designing a one-armed paddle design that supports healthy shoulder movements and is cost-accessible, but does not provide any unfair advantage for the Adaptive Adventures Paradragon Boat racing team as they represent the U.S. in the World Dragon Boat Competition.
Grace Baldus, Julie Coffman, Trevor Conklin, Morgan Hoffman, Tej Mehta, and Thomas Morris
31. JOINT RESTORATION STATION
Joint Restoration Station
32. THE EBB, FLOW, AND RINSE
The Stress-Relieving Reservoir
34. THIRSTY LOBSTER
Tiny House Rainwater Filtration
Our project is an ergonomic workstation that is designed for intuitive joint stabilization and comfort for keyboard and mouse users.
Kieran Barvenik, Aaron Basom, Caleb Enjati, Christian Galindo, Ryan Ross, and Lydia Rutledge
Our project is to develop a hydroponics reservoir that will save the user time and decrease the difficulty of using a hydroponics system to grow plants by cleaning itself.
Hannah Drilling, Jack Irvin, Anna Moiseeva, Michael Paraboschi, Jackson Rivenburgh, Ben Schrecongost, and Colin Scott
The goal of this project is to collect and purify rainwater for customers who live in portable tiny homes.
Kene Azinge, Alex Frye, John Hoffpauir, Atley Kutlucina, Shu-Ying Lin, Hugo Morgado, and Caroline Ward
35. SMALL PET LIFT
Automated Pet Lift
36. MULCH MONSTERS
Dragon Wagon
37. GREEN GIANTS
Mean Green Sorting Machine
Our project is going to be a scissor lift designed to assist elderly and disabled dogs get up and down from elevated surfaces, such as chairs, couches, truck beds, etc.
Trevor Brandenburg, Emery Collins, Clay Hoover, Jessica Phan, James Radko, Tim Raley, and Ben Stroka
Our project is a wheelbarrow that will automatically dispense mulch in order to decrease the amount of time and effort spent mulching.
Matthew Berman, Alexia Cochran, Stephanie Dean, Grace DiGiovanni, John Donoghue, Grayson Gilbert, and Justin Roach
Recycling sorting mechanism that employs machine learning to differentiate plastic, metal, glass, paper cups, and other waste and uses pneumatic actuation to quickly sort these items into appropriate bins.
Carson Bistline, Adan Castillo-Grynberg, Alexis Fuentes, Nauman Funyas, Kevin Hayes, Joseph Monaghan, Sarah Noland, and Andrew Sherwood
38. SKYBLAZERS
The Next Method for Transportation
39. GREYWATER TERPS
Greywater Recycler
Create an alignment and docking system for aerial vehicle attachment to a terrestrial vehicle.
Samuel Adegbosin, Dominic Cinotti, Benjamin Hwang, Jonathan Kraus, Kenneth Pruna, Kenneth Stargel, and Logan Woods
Our project collects greywater from residential homes, particularly showers, to filter and store for home irrigation.
Nicolas Benavides, Asa Constantian, Christopher Jean-Rene, Ahmed Mohamed, Richard Schell, Samantha Smith, and Xavier Suchar
40. THE SHARKS
Intruder Avert
41. TEAM FROSTY
Laptop Cooling Pad
42. FROSTY BOIS
Smart Window (Rain Sensing)
An electrical mechanical door barricade.
Cameron Bohrer, Randall Ganoe, Robert Hood, Josh Marsh, and Drew Pedneau
In this project, we designed a laptop cooling pad using thermoelectric coolers to prevent high temperatures on a gaming laptop under maximum usage.
David Lewis, James Mills, Koloina Rakotomalala, Luke Russell, and Brady Shaffer
Rain sensing window that self closes in the presence of rain.
Michael Crane, Ryan Crane, Jared Hose, Tyler Malone, and Dominik Wolters