Summary for Spring 2012

Total Records: 91

	Company	Project Title	Instructor	Course	Ag	Aero	BioE	ChE	CS	CSE	Energy	ESM	EE	IE	MatSci	ME	Conf.	IP
1	4Carrots	The Fitness Regulator	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D					X				X	X	X			X
2	Afterglow Solutions	Pet Ramp	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5												X	X	X
3	Air Products and Chemicals	Low-Finned Tube Heat Exchanger Study - Global Project	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5				X								X		X
4	Akron Brass Company	Development of a rotational connection for severe operating conditions	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.2												X	X	X
5	APPEK, LLC	Redesign of Mobile Application Platform	Fomitchev, Max	CMPSC 483W.1					X	X								X
6	ASME	Jaipur Foot	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D			X					X				X
7	Bell Helicopter, Textron	Rotorcraft Drive System Tribological Interaction	Kimel, Allen	MATSE 497C											X	X	X	X
8	BP	Methanol Separation	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W				X			X	X			X	X	X	X
9	Buzby Networks	BuzNet Router Enclosure Design	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5									X	X		X
10	Central PA SCI Support Group - 1	Power Assist Brace for Knee Flexors	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X					X	X			X
11	Central PA SCI Support Group - 2	Motorized Rolling Walker	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4			X					X	X	X		X
12	Consol Energy	Electromagnetic hydrocyclone for magnetite recovery during coal benefication	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W				X			X	X	X			X	X	X
13	Delphi Display Systems 1	Thermal Electric Cooling of Outdoor Digital Displays	Santoro, Robert	ME 441W												X		X
14	Dresser-Rand 1	Optimal Offshore Baseplate Topology - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1												X	X	X
15	Dresser-Rand 3	Angular sensitivity of the Temperature Probes in the LNG Test Rig	Santoro, Robert	ME 441W		X										X	X	X
16	Experimental Designs, Inc	Bipedal Machine - Part 3	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5												X		X
17	Flowserve	Heat exchange design and fabrication using additive manufacturing technologies	Santoro, Robert	ME 441W							X	X				X	X	X
18	Geisinger Urology	Prostate biopsy gun strength assessment	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X					X				X		X
19	Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. 1	Housing Design for Commercial Truck Tires	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.3												X	X	X
20	Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. 2	Embedded Micro-Controller Design for Intelligent Tire	Coraor, Lee	CMPEN 482W						X			X				X	X
21	Harris Corporation 1	Vitals Monitoring System	Coraor, Lee	CMPEN 482W			X		X	X		X	X			X	X
22	Harris Corporation 2	Virtual Sight - Haptic Feedback Device for the Blind	Wheeler, Tim	EE 403W					X	X			X				X
23	Hickman, Williams & Company	Molten Metal Filtration	Voigt, Bob	IE 480W										X	X
24	IM ABLE Foundation	Adaptive Cycle for Limbless Individual	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X									X	X	X
25	Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc	Waste Heat Recovery for Small Engine Applications	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W							X					X
26	Jersey Shore Hospital	Understanding the Nature and Influences of Our Bad Debt and Collection Effectiveness	Ventura, Jose	IE 480W										X
27	KCF Technologies	Discovery Space Pendulum Exhibiti	Erdman, Michael	E SC 497A		X						X	X	X	X	X	X
28	Kinetic Revolutions, LLC	Modular Flip-chair for Parallel Bars	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4			X					X			X	X		X
29	KYDEX, LLC 1	Green Packaging Alternatives	Catchmark, Jeff	BE 466W	X									X			X	X
30	Kydex, LLC 2	Improved warehousing of materials	Cannon, Dave	IE 480W										X			X	X
31	Latrobe Speciality Steel	Debottlenecking Melting Facility	Ventura, Jose	IE 480W										X			X	X
32	Life Technologies 1	Lyophilization process parameter study	Saldana, Chris	IE 480W										X			X
33	Life Technologies 2	Dry Product Packaging and Finishing Optimization	Cannon, Dave	IE 480W										X			X	X
34	Lockheed Martin 1	Design Showcase Electronic Scoring System Integrated Map	Wheeler, Tim	EE 403W					X	X			X
35	Lockheed Martin 2	Simulated UAV with Command, Control & Video Surveillance (CC&VS)	Coraor, Lee	CMPEN 482W					X	X			X					X
36	Lydia Swatsworth's Care Team 1	Assistive Toileting Device	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X					X				X
37	Lydia Swatsworth's Care Team 2	Assistive Lunch Tray Transportation Device	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4			X					X				X
38	M4 Sciences	Characterizing the Effects of Modulation on Tool Wear in Machining	Saldana, Chris	IE 480W										X	X			X
39	Muncy Valley Hospital 1	Improving Resident Therapy Transportation Scheduling for Munch Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Units	Ventura, Jose	IE 480W										X
40	Muncy Valley Hospital 2	Improving Medical Equipment Tracking at Muncy Valley Hospital	Cannon, Dave	IE 480W										X
41	NASA	Common Universal, Interchangeable, Joint for Structure Assembly On-Orbit	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.3		X						X				X		X
42	NAVAIR Lakehurst 1	Communication Interface Tool Between Networks	Coraor, Lee	CMPEN 482W					X	X			X
43	NAVAIR Lakehurst 2	Termination of a Synthetic Cable	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.2												X
44	NSWCCD	Reconfigurable GPS Mounting Device	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.3								X				X
45	NutrAfrica	Injerama	Catchmark, Jeff	BE 466W	X		X						X			X	X	X
46	PSU Arch	Assessing the Performance of Energy Efficient Housing	Kimel, Allen	MATSE 497C					X		X		X	X	X
47	PSU BIOE/NSF	Adaptive Recreation Equipment for Bilateral Amputees	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4			X							X		X
48	PSU BRITE Lab	Designing packaging platforms to reduce medication errors	Immel, Michael	IE 480W										X		X
49	PSU Center for Sustainability	Renewable Energy Dashboard	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W					X	X	X	X	X	X		X
50	PSU Creative Campus 1	Improving the Transmission on a 12ft Dance Vehicle	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.2	X											X
51	PSU Dairy and Animal Science	Rhythmic Mechanical Hippotherapy to Emulate Therapeutic Riding	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4			X									X
52	PSU Hershey Sports Therapy	Physical Therapy iPad app	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X		X	X								X
53	PSU Lunar Lions	Lunar Lion Camera System	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D		X			X	X			X			X
54	PSU SEED 1	SEEDlibrary	Wheeler, Tim	EE 403W							X	X	X			X
55	PSU SEED 2	SEEDlibrary	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D							X	X	X			X
56	PSU Student Space Programs Lab (SSPL)	Emergency Aerial Communications System	Wheeler, Tim	EE 403W		X			X				X			X
57	PSU StudioLab 1	Ambulatory Real-Time Electrodermal Analysis and Feedback System	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X		X
58	PSU StudioLab 3	Fuel-efficient Stoves to Achieve Fuel Security	Santoro, Robert	ME 441W								X			X	X
59	PSU StudioLab 4	An MR Compatible SCR Device	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W			X									X
60	PSU Surgery Innovation Group	Wireless Sensor and Monitoring System for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients	Slattery, Maggie	BioE 450W									X			X		X
61	Quaker Chemical Corporation 1	Fluid Performance in the Machining of Alloyed Gray Cast Iron and Compacted Graphite Iron	Saldana, Chris	IE 480W										X	X			X
62	Quaker Chemical Corporation 2	Fluid Performance in the Machining of Bi-Metal Aluminum – Cast Iron Components	Cannon, Dave	IE 480W										X				X
63	QuipCo	Designing the Clipboard of the Future	Moore, Jason	ME 440W.4											X	X		X
64	Rockland Manufacturing Co. 1	Rockland 1 - Capturing Energy	Erdman, Michael	E SC 497A							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
65	Rockland Manufacturing Co. 2	Rockland 2 - Grinding Wheel Study	Voigt, Bob	IE 480W										X	X	X
66	Shell 1	Shell EcoMarathon - Team 1	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.2									X			X
67	Shell 2	Shell EcoMarathon - Team 2	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.3									X			X
68	Shell 3	Shell Ecomarathon Urban Concept Aerodynamic and Aesthetic Body Design - Global Project	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5												X
69	Solar Dynamic Technology, LLC	Solar Collector Research & Development - Phase 2	Erdman, Michael	E SC 497A							X	X	X		X	X	X	X
70	Solutionwerks, Inc.	Cold Box Pressure Relief Device	Rahn, Chris	ME 440W.5												X
71	Speeco 1	OEM parts manufacturing process improvement - Global Project	Immel, Michael	IE 480W										X
72	Speeco 2	Equipment jack manufacturing process improvement at CIU - Global Project	Immel, Michael	IE 480W										X
73	SPS Technologies 1	Automate Blanchard Grind Process	Saldana, Chris	IE 480W									X	X		X	X	X
74	SPS Technologies 2	Grind Capacity Improvement Project	Voigt, Bob	IE 480W									X	X		X	X	X
75	The Boeing Company 1	Fuel Tank Design	Erdman, Michael	E SC 497A		X						X				X
76	The Boeing Company 2	Space Vehicle Water Drop Test and Vehicle Design	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.2		X						X				X
77	The Boeing Company 3	LED Strobe System	Wheeler, Tim	EE 403W						X			X
78	The Home Depot 1	HVAC Filter Sensor - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1								X				X	X	X
79	The Home Depot 2	Automatic Plant Watering System - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1								X				X	X	X
80	The Net Return, LLC.	Articulating Leg Design	Erdman, Michael	E SC 497A								X		X		X		X
81	The Quick Trainer	Quick Trainer	Engel, Leland	ME 440W.3												X		X
82	The Timken Company	Portable XR Bearing Assembly Measurement System - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1												X	X	X
83	The Vitamin Shoppe	Supply Chain Analysis - Restructuring Carrier Rates	Voigt, Bob	IE 480W										X
84	Tyco Fire Protection Products	EZCare VITALTouch Phone module Redesign - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1												X	X
85	Tyco Retail Solutions	Non marking shoe tag - Global Project	Trethewey, Marty	ME 440W.1												X	X	X
86	Videon Central, Inc.	Wireless Cabin Equipment for Flight	Coraor, Lee	CMPEN 482W					X	X			X				X	X
87	Volvo Powertrain 1a	Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Friction Reduction Testing and Analysis	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W	X						X	X	X	X		X	X
88	Volvo Powertrain 1b	Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Friction Reduction Testing and Analysis	Santoro, Robert	ME 441W	X						X	X	X	X		X	X
89	Volvo Powertrain 2	Diesel Engine Quality and Cost Improvement Report	Boehman, Andre	EGEE 464W	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X		X
90	Xerox 1	Good Stack, Bad Stack, Red Stack, Blue Stack: Stack Quality Detection Device	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D					X	X			X	X		X		X
91	Xerox 2	Super 8... High Speed Paper Roll Alignment Setup	Kisenwether, Liz	EDSGN 497D					X	X			X	X		X		X

4Carrots

Contact: Jonathan Tabolt

Address: 8201 Henry Ave Apt C-7, Philadelphia, PA 19128

Phone: 3038184238

E-mail: jonathan.tabolt@gmail.com

Project Title: The Fitness Regulator

Description: Project Overview: The FitnessRegulator is a device that converts exercise time into entertainment time. The FitnessRegulator turns the user's favorite entertainment devices into rewards for healthy exercise habits. The user plugs in their favorite entertainment device (gaming consoles, televisions, computers) and can only power them through frequent regular exercise - power will not flow to the devices without doing so. To measure exercise intensity, the user wears a heart rate monitor. The user’s heart rate and energy expended are converted into appropriate power time accordingly. To ensure proper fitness habits are followed, the user locks in their favorite entertainment devices to the fitness regulator unit and cannot remove them without the key. By employing the user’s favorite entertainment devices as the reward for healthy exercise habits, it motivates and encourages a fit lifestyle change. Targeted mainly at parents of overweight and obese children, the FitnessRegulator can be used as a parenting tool that ensures children are developing and retaining healthy exercise choices that last a lifetime. Students will be working on the heart rate monitor portion of the device. They will integrate heart rate monitoring technology, digital electronics, and wireless data transmission to develop a working prototype that will meet all functional criteria. Students must design, test, and prototype a working model that will meet all functional requirements. Additionally, students will have to do financial analysis, patent searches, and research mass production costs and options. Project Deliverables: 1. A working prototype meeting all functional requirements 2. Engineering drawings and specifications 3. Testing and test results, along with user feedback 4. Weekly Update Memos 5. Detailed Design Specification Report 6. Patent searches, competitive benchmarking 7. Final technical report, poster, and one-page summary Functional Requirements: 1. Design and build an intuitive heart rate monitor that can store exercise data and transmit it wirelessly to the FitnessRegulator unit a. Must record user information, height, weight, age, target heart rate zone b. Must record entertainment time earned in workout i. For heart rate above 100, 1 minute entertainment earned per minute ii. For heart rate in users target zone, 2 minutes entertainment earned per minute iii. For heart rate above users target, 4 minutes entertainment earned per minute iv. Must test these numbers to gauge their accuracy in practice c. Each 15 minutes earned is represented by a Carrot; Carrot creation time stamped, Carrots rot within 3 days d. Able to transmit data and automatically sync with the Fitness regulator within 10 feet i. Sync will remove new carrots earned from watch and store them in the box/wall unit (or appear to) ii. Sync will "clear" the watch, so that all carrots earned after sync would be "new" iii. Sync needs to be automatic, so that the user can earn entertainment time while using entertainment time. (working out while watching tv must not interrupt power) iv. The user must be able to work out away from the FitnessRegulator, so data must be stored and not synced unless within range. e. User must be able to check on Carrots/Daisy as earned while working out f. Must be intuitive enough for a child to operate g. Must use a practical wireless technology that would be sensible for mass production 2. Must work seamlessly with the FitnessRegulator unit already created. 3. Heart rate monitor technology chosen must provide accurate results and be relatively affordable. 4. Non-Requirements/If feasible a. Incorporate level-up system into the heart rate monitor b. Levels and criterion available upon request

Requested Dept.: CompSci, Electrical, Industrial, MatSci

Requirements: Intellectual

Afterglow Solutions

Contact: Michele Goodine

Address: 2032 Jacksonville Rd, Bellefonte, PA 16823

Phone: 864-201-4237

E-mail: write_me04@yahoo.com

Project Title: Pet Ramp

Description: Drawings will be available after January 3rd. This pet ramp does have a provisional patent pending. A ramp assembly for spanning between a first lower surface and a second relatively elevated upper surface defined by a structure having at least three/two telescoping runners expanding out. With the cane design, it allows you to run the ramp along side of the vehicle. Thus giving the pet a more guided secure feeling upon entering and exiting. With the cane design, it also allows you to park almost anywhere, even beside other vehicles, as long as you can comfortably open your vehicle door. The ramp assembly preferably formed of light weight structural plastic. The ramp assembly has non-slip tread design. The ramp assembly has interlocking joints supporting each telescoped piece. The ramp assembly has two hidden legs that drop down upon expanding. The ramps first telescoping piece will butterfly out to a 90 degree angle, thus to curve from the floor board-exiting outside the vehicle-to allow the other 2 telescoping pieces to run beside the vehicle. (kind of like the shape of a cane.) Other designed ramps are only in one direction from the upper level then straight outward, meaning you cannot park beside other vehicles in a typical parking lot, or when parked in drive way the ramp would need more drive way space to exit or end up in the landscaped area. Thus ramp being more than just a portable light-weight and readily folded for transport and storage; it is designed to allow pets to come in and out of vehicles more safely and allow owners to park more conveniently in there own drive way, garage, or parking lots, and to be used in almost any type of vehicle ( current ramps are build mostly for trucks, suv’s, and station wagons or vehicles that have doors that open widely. And allow pet owners to leave the ramp in the floor board at all times. Non-slip grip Easy to clean Easily installed; no tools needed; however owner may choose to use 4 bolts to connect to floor board.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Air Products and Chemicals

Contact: Michael Cacciapalle

Address: 7201 Hamilton Blvd., Mail Stop 250/A6421, Trexlertown, PA 18195

Phone: 610-481-1248

E-mail: cacciam@airproducts.com

Project Title: Low-Finned Tube Heat Exchanger Study - Global Project

Description: We invite a multidisciplinary team of chemical engineering and mechanical engineering students to design, construct, and test a device which will determine the performance of shell and tube heat exchangers with and without using low-finned tubes. The use of low-finned tubes should increase heat exchanger performance. While the use of low-finned tubes did increase performance relative to bare tubes, this increase wasn’t as significant as the correlation suggested. An in depth study comparing student results to predicted results would be beneficial to understand the shortfalls of correlated heat transfer coefficient design. Air Products commercially produces hydrogen in world scale steam methane reforming (SMR) facilities across the United States and the world. Each day, we safely provide in excess of 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen to the refining industry. While safety and reliability paramount in our facilities, plant efficiency is a close second and governs many of the new projects in our plants as every opportunity is taken to decrease the amount of raw materials needed to produce a cubic foot of hydrogen. The latest efficiency project dealt with heating a secondary fuel burned in the SMR against hot boiler feedwater. A multi-pass cross-flow shell and tube heat exchanger was designed to use low-finned tubes and installed at several sites. While some benefits were realized it soon became clear that these new exchangers were significantly underperforming. Low-finned tubes differ from generic finned tubes in that the fins are formed as part of the extrusion of the tube and not affixed later via welding. These tubes are also not used or studied nearly as much as standard bare or finned tubes. Studying these tubes in an experimental apparatus with conditions similar to our operating conditions should shed some light on how the correlations hold up. The deliverables for the project include 1) Build and experimental apparatus to allow for testing of the correlations. 2) Perform a heat transfer study on a low-finned tube similar to one being used in Air Products operating plants. 3) Perform the same study on a bare tube and a finned tube under conditions as close as possible to the real heat exchanger. 4) Compare the results generated to industry accepted correlations for the type of tube studied and identify areas for concern. The default correlation used by Air Products for low-finned tubes will be provided. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Chem, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Akron Brass Company

Contact: Craig Kneidel

Address: 343 Venture Blvd., Wooster, OH 44691

Phone: 3302877069

E-mail: ckneidel@akronbrass.com

Project Title: Development of a rotational connection for severe operating conditions

Description: Problem: The problem is related to a rotating connection for a firefighting device through which two pieces of welded pipe are connected to each other in series. A unique rotating connection is in service today which was developed specifically to withstand severe environments. The current design meets the durability requirements of this environment. However, the design is subject to several shortcomings. First, the torque required to rotate the joint is excessive. This leads to difficult operation and operator fatigue. Second, the joint was not designed to optimize value. Goal: 1)Reduce operating torques by 25%. 2)Reduce material costs in the joint by 15%. 3)Maintain the performance and stability of the baseline design. 4)Withstand the same severe operating conditions as the baseline design, which include continuous daily operation for up to eight hours. Deliverables: A design proposal which achieves the project goals should be submitted. The design should be accompanied by supporting analysis and verification documentation. This may include classical calculations, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, prototype test results, material types and properties proposed, and any other information pertinent to defining the design.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

APPEK, LLC

Contact: Andrew Herman

Address: 224 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 100, Scranton, PA 18503

Phone: 8147770819

E-mail: andrew@appekapps.com

Project Title: Redesign of Mobile Application Platform

Description: APPEK got their start designing an iPhone app for CATA buses which service the Penn State campus in 2009. Since then, APPEK has grown significantly as a Mobile Development Consultancy, as well as having substantial success with the release of their first game, Face-Invaders for iPad. Because of the rapid growth that APPEK has seen over the last two and a half years, they moved away from their original Transit idea to focus on other segments of business. It's time for APPEK to return to its roots! Since developing their original iPhone and Android apps, there have been significant technological updates on both the client and server sides. As such, APPEK seeks to redesign their iPhone and Android apps to update the interface, support several new features, and become more extensible to other transportation platforms. Deliverables include: - Redesigned iPhone/Android libraries, designed specifically to support to Avail, NextBus, and TransLoc platforms, with extensibility to easily extend to others. - Redesigned interface for iPhone/Android apps (Responsibility shared with APPEK for designs) - Update features to include: - Remote access to Route KML Traces (currently embedded in each release) - Viewing of "Live" route schedules - Improved licensing - Prototype builds for APPEK's current clients

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE

Requirements: Intellectual

ASME

Contact: Reese Meisinger

Address: 1828 L Street, NW, #810, Washington , DC 20036

Phone: (202) 785-3756

E-mail: MeisingerR@asme.org

Project Title: Jaipur Foot

Description: Project Technical Contact: Amos Winter Phone: 617-312-4207 e-mail: awinter@mit.edu Project Title: Jaipur Foot Project Background and Overview: Lower limb amputation occurs much more frequently in the developing world than in countries with broad access to healthcare. Lower limb amputation generally leads to loss of income, which can be devastating for an extended family unit. According to the JaipurFoot.org website “10 million people in India are suffering from locomotor disabilities out of a population of 1 billion.” Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur was founded in March 1975 as a non-governmental, non-religious, non-sectarian, non-regional, non-political society for helping the physically challenged, particularly the poor. BMVSS has become the world’s largest organization in terms of fitment of artificial limbs and calipers etc., to the handicapped. Aids and appliances are provided totally free of charge to the physically challenged. See http://www.jaipurfoot.org for more information. Photos to the left show the foot used with lower limb prostheses called the Jaipur Foot. The design has evolved over 35 years to be extremely durable, and pliable but stiff like a human foot. Each foot is hand-made, with a combination of internal materials, bound with fibrous tape before compression forming. An alternative foot, made of injection-molded polyurethane (PU) has a much simpler internal construction and reduced production time, but is proving to be far less durable. Project activities: • Develop an understanding of the social and economic context for the people being served by BMVSS. • Design an experiment to measure the compliance of the current Jaipur Foot. • Design experiments to test the fatigue performance of the Jaipur Foot and the PU Foot. • Create CAD models of the foot. • Conduct a material choice review and identify the best polymer compound for the rubber in the PU foot. • Design the injection molded internal support structure of the PU Foot. Examples of deliverables: • A material review contrasting elements of the current Jaipur Foot to the design requirements and construction options of the PU Foot. • A compliance map of the current Jaipur Foot. • A comparative study between a human foot, the current Jaipur Foot, and the requirements of the PU Foot. • CAD models and drawings of the PU Foot. • A financial analysis describing the benefits and anticipated costs of the PU Foot. • Posters and reports of work completed. This project will be a collaborative effort with Dr. Amos Winter (MIT) and engineering student teams at Arizona State University, and will be the first of several projects related to the Jaipur foot and PU foot. The PSU and ASU undergraduate teams will be in regular contact with Dr. Winter throughout the duration of their projects to ensure all parties best leverage their skills and align their efforts. Selected undergraduates may have to opportunity to use the Jaipur project as senior theses and do design iteration/field testing activities in India. Requested Engineering Departments: Bioengineeering, Mechanical, Material Science IP and Confidentiality Requirements: None Image (1): gallery_tree.jpg from http://www.jaipurfoot.org/01_org_gallery.asp. Image(2): sec-jfoot.jpg from http://www.jaipurfoot.org/03_Technology_history.asp

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Bell Helicopter, Textron

Contact: Travis Jurell

Address: 600 E. Hurst Blvd, Hurst, TX 76053

Phone: 817-280-7401

E-mail: tjurell@bellhelicopter.textron.com

Project Title: Rotorcraft Drive System Tribological Interaction

Description: Bell Helicopter provides military and commercial customers with helicopters and tiltrotors (e.g., V-22 Osprey) that operate over a wide range of environments and missions. In addition to withstanding harsh environmental conditions, it is required that the designs are maximized for power-to-weight ratio. A challenge with these constraints is; understanding the tribological interaction between faying surfaces – especially in the drive system. In order to better understand the tribological interaction in drive system faying surfaces, substantiated coefficients of friction (COF) must be determined. Rotorcraft drive systems encompass a wide variety of faying surfaces, each with a unique combination of performance, loading, environmental, geometrical, and other parametrical conditions. Publicly, there are general values for general interfaces. However, for designing faying surfaces that meet rotorcraft’s power density and harsh (e.g., corrosive) environmental requirements it is important to know COF for more specific/unique interfaces. Bell Helicopter will provide details and support related to component interfaces, aircraft grade material properties, environmental conditions, loading conditions, surface finish, coatings (e.g., cadmium plate, silver plate), cleaning preparation, lubricants, corrosion preventative compounds (e.g., primer), new suggestions that PSU proposes, and other design considerations to be taken into account during the investigation. Deliverables include a final report documenting the research, analysis, test results, and conclusions. Also, there will be bi-weekly meetings and preliminary reports to update on status. Note: Some information may be ITAR/EAR restricted to US Citizens.

Requested Dept.: MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

BP

Contact: Glenn Gesoff

Address: 5815 Ashley Spring Ct., Katy, TX 77494

Phone: 281-366-3493

E-mail: glenn.gesoff@bp.com

Project Title: Methanol Separation

Description: Project: BP is one of the leaders of onshore, natural gas processing and exploration. One of the challenges throughout the industry is harnessing high velocity, natural gas and dealing with the tendency of high velocity gas to create a hydrate and plug pipelines and gas delivery infrastructure. As gas is produced from a well, BP must inject methanol into the producing stream in order to inhibit any hydrate creation. As a result, methanol exists in the wastewater stream, which makes it much more difficult to dispose of the water produced from the well. BP is seeking a novel approach to separate the methanol from the water, enabling disposal of the water through traditional means (e.g. ground discharge, agriculture use).

Requested Dept.: Chem, Energy, ESM, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Buzby Networks

Contact: Erik Davidson

Address: 336 South Fraser Street, Suite 2, State College, PA 16801

Phone: 814-689-9091

E-mail: erik.davidson@buzbynetworks.com

Project Title: BuzNet Router Enclosure Design

Description: SUMMARY The goal of the Buzby Networks-sponsored project is to design and prototype a new, innovative plastic enclosure for BuzNet(TM) Routers, a critical component of the BuzNet(TM) Real-Time Locating System (RTLS). --- BACKGROUND - BUZNET RTLS BuzNet RTLS is an innovative local/indoor positioning system. BuzNet RTLS accurately and reliably locates the position of battery-powered wireless tags on people and equipment in local (typically, indoor) environments, just as GPS does for global (typically, outdoor) environments. The system is comprised of three primary components: (1) BuzNet Routers; (2) BuzNet Tags; and (3) BuzNet Base Station (see www.BuzbyNetworks.com for more details) --- THE PROJECT - DESIGNING AN ENCLOSURE FOR COMMERCIAL USE BuzNet Routers consist of a printed circuit board (PCB), an external antenna, and a plastic enclosure. While the wireless and RTLS/positioning functionality rests with the PCB, the component that is in fact most important to customers is the plastic enclosure. Therefore, this is a component critical to effective sales and installations of BuzNet RTLS. The current version of the plastic enclosure is not optimal and is in great need of complete redesign. The project design team will be tasked with designing and prototyping a brand new, custom plastic enclosure for the BuzNet Router given an existing PCB and external antenna to be enclosed. The design team will have to combine creative industrial design skills with engineering skills to design a practical, manufacturable, and aesthetically-pleasing enclosure that meets all specifications. While some specifications will be given by Buzby Networks, others will be collaboratively interpreted from actual customer needs. The design team will develop a design intended to be used in actual commercial deployments of BuzNet RTLS. The design team will have access to Buzby Networks engineers who work in downtown State College, PA. --- PROJECT DELIVERABLES - CAD drawings of the BuzNet Router plastic enclosure (final version and draft iterations/concepts) - Prototype(s) of the enclosure - A summary of design decisions based on specifications and customer needs - A report on the manufacturability of the designed enclosure and recommended next steps for production --- BUZBY NETWORKS - COMPANY BACKGROUND Located in downtown State College, PA, Buzby Networks is a young and growing technology company that was founded in 2008 by proud Penn State alumni. Buzby Networks is the developer and provider of Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) technology that enables wireless positioning in local and indoor environments. Buzby engineers work to continually innovate in the RTLS, RF, and wireless networking technology spaces. As a company that bleeds Blue & White, Buzby Networks is greatly looking forward to working with the world class students at Penn State’s College of Engineering.

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Central PA SCI Support Group - 1

Contact: Everett Hills, MD

Address: 1135 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Suite 101, Hummelstown, PA 17036

Phone: 717-531-8521

E-mail: ehills@hmc.psu.edu

Project Title: Power Assist Brace for Knee Flexors

Description: The muscles of hip flexion are critically important to the process of walking. Without hip flexor muscles, the leg cannot clear the ground to freely swing forward. Devising a brace that could help the hip flexor muscles achieve sufficient hip flexion would be extremely helpful for individuals who still have the strength to stand erect and have trouble walking. The purpose of this project is to create a power assisted hip brace that an individual could use to help advance his partially paralyzed right leg to walk. This brace must be light-weight and conform to the individual's body shape at the right hip. It may be worn as an "exoskeleton" but must be easy to don and doff by the individual. The device must be safe and not cause any abnormal hip movement nor may it cause any form of skin wear that would lead to skin breakdown. The power assistance may be electromechanical and come from a power source that can be carried by the individual. The ideal finished prototype will be worn by the individual and allow him to walk greater than 300 feet without fatigue, hip pain, fear of falling, or skin injury on a level surface.

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Central PA SCI Support Group - 2

Contact: Everett Hills, MD

Address: 1135 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Suite 101, Hummelstown, PA 17036

Phone: 717-531-8521

E-mail: ehills@hmc.psu.edu

Project Title: Motorized Rolling Walker

Description: The premise for a motorized rolling walker was to create a stable platform that would allow an individual to concentrate on walking and maintaining good balance without the need to push the walker forward with each step. The most recenet version of this motorized rolling walker placed the motors outside the base of the walker making it too wide for the device to go through doorways. Another drawback to this motorized walker was that it wasn't designed for a specific individual in mind and couldn't be field tested. An individual with partially paralyed muscles to his right leg wold be the ideal subject for a motorized rolling walker. He currently uses a conventional rolling walker (rollator) that requires him to push downward on the right handle to the extent that he can not push the right handle forward. Power assistance to the rolling walker would allow him to propel the walker forward to overcome the pressure exerted downward on the handle. The goal of this project is to make the necessary modifications to a rolling walker so that this individual can ambulate safely on level surfaces. The motorized rolling walker must be sturdy enough to support a 6'2" tall man weighing 259 lbs. The power source must be sufficiently light weight to be attached to the rolling walker. The walker must also have the option of being conventionally pushed in the event of battery failure or rundown. The finished prototype will allow the user to ambulate greater than 300 feet without fear of falling on a level surface.

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Consol Energy

Contact: Mike Nave

Address: 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, Pa 15317

Phone: 724-554-1282

E-mail: mikenave@consolenergy.com

Project Title: Electromagnetic hydrocyclone for magnetite recovery during coal benefication

Description: Increase the safety and efficiency of magnetite recovery equipment currently used in heavy media based coal beneficiation processes. Current Process Technology: During the coal cleaning process, waste rock is separated from coal using a media that has a density between that of rock and coal. One media that is commonly used in coal cleaning is a suspension of finely-ground ferrous solids in water. This media can be easily adjusted in density, and the majority of the ferrous solids can be recovered and recycled using magnetic devices. Magnetite (an iron ore) is usually the ferrous material of choice due to its resistance to oxidation, high bulk density, and commercial availability. In the last ten year period, process grade magnetite has more than tripled in price. The current magnetic separator technology uses rare-earth magnets exposed to a large surface area in extracting the magnetite from the aqueous suspension. Key Objectives: A more-effective magnetite recovery system will allow tighter control of the media density, resulting in higher process efficiency, and will reduce magnetite losses. Other benefits compared with existing magnetic separators are a small footprint, no moving parts and no stored energy sources. A successful design will consider the safety aspects, capital and operating cost improvements, and the practical application within the entire system. From the Spring 2011 Learning Factory Project, the team of students determined that coupling the centrifugal force of a cyclone with a pulsating electromagnetic field, a strong impetus to pull the magnetic particles from the suspension is created. The Fall 2011 team extened this prototype by increasing the magnetic field and improving the magnet cycling control. The new project team will continue with this model and improve upon the design, in an effort to achieve or outperform the industry standard for magnetite recovery. Expected Project Agenda: Build upon the previous work done in the Learning Factory Fall 2011. Identify the governing scientific principles that will enhance the pilot unit’s performance Field trip to operating Coal Processing Plant Formulate the design and operating changes Modify the pilot unit to achieve industry standard or better magnetite recovery Sampling and analysis of the modified unit Evaluate the achievement of the goals

Requested Dept.: Chem, Energy, ESM, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Delphi Display Systems 1

Contact: Bill Homan-Muise

Address: 3160 Pullman St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Phone: 714.825.3412

E-mail: bmuise@delphidisplay.com

Project Title: Thermal Electric Cooling of Outdoor Digital Displays

Description: Objective The use of outdoor digital signage is increasing and the size of the displays is getting larger. With their increased size comes the growing problem of heat dissipation. Large displays with panels 46” and greater generate so much heat (from both internally generated and external solar loading) that active cooling is required to keep the units within their operating temperatures. Active cooling is usually accomplished with conventional vapor cooling systems. They are expensive and require regular servicing. This project intends to explore alternative cooling methods that are more cost effective and longer lasting. The use of Peltier devices as heat pumps to transfer heat from the systems will be explored for its feasibility as well as the possible use of guided air flow and heat sinks within the enclosure. Project Scope The project will cover the complete life-cycle of the product development. A clear set of objectives and functional requirements will be developed in conjunction with the advisory team. A methodological approach to solving the design problems will be selected and a detailed project plan developed. The assessment of possible technology will be made and if found to be feasible an implementation approach will be selected. During system development and testing milestone reviews will be conducted. At the end of the project a formal project review will be conducted to measure the success.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Dresser-Rand 1

Contact: Jorge Pacheco

Address: 5000 Paul Clark Drive, Olean, NY 14760

Phone: 7163753425

E-mail: jepacheco@dresser-rand.com

Project Title: Optimal Offshore Baseplate Topology - Global Project

Description: Background Dresser-Rand is a global supplier of energy conversion devices including expanders and centrifugal compressor trains. These machines, along with drivers, gears, and auxiliary equipment are typically installed in a modular system that includes a structural baseplate. One major application for these units is on off-shore oil and gas production facilities. The demands for cost, weight, size optimization for the baseplate are quite challenging. Current technology for baseplates is to use a three-point interface with the platform structure. The baseplate has to hold the various train components in alignment during several key conditions including transport, and rough sea operation. Project Objective The objective of this project is to explore various baseplate topologies with the aim of developing a design with optimal cost and performance. This would include the formalization of problem constraints and translation into simple baseplate stiffness requirements. Also various structural member options, decking and bracing details would be explored. One and two dimensional stress analysis is required. The use of static and dynamic FEA is desired. Deliverables - Final report that includes all calcualtions and results from FEA simulations - Scale prototype for illustration purposes - All FEA simulation files Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Dresser-Rand 3

Contact: Jorge Pacheco

Address: 5000 Paul Clark Drive, Olean, NY 14760

Phone: 7163753425

E-mail: jepacheco@dresser-rand.com

Project Title: Angular sensitivity of the Temperature Probes in the LNG Test Rig

Description: Overview Dresser-Rand is one of the major suppliers of large compressors used in LNG trains. LNG stands for liquefied natural gas. Natural gas is one of the most abundant natural resources on Earth. Geologists say that natural gas reserves are plentiful and will last for several hundred years, long after crude oil reserves have been exhausted. This makes natural gas an extremely attractive energy source to meet ever increasing global energy demand. The only difficulty with natural gas is that it has been economically challenging to transport due to its mass in its gaseous state. However, when chilled to -162º C (-260º F), natural gas converts to a liquid form and takes up only 1/600 the space. Motivation In order to maintain Dresser-Rand’s position as a technical leader in centrifugal compression, a project was started to develop a sub-scale test rig that is capable of testing stages for LNG service and gas pipeline applications. The test rig is fully instrumented with temperature and pressure probes to acquire the performances of the compressor. The accuracy of the temperature measurements is known to be a function of the design of the temperature probe, the materials used in said probe and proper mounting of the probe in the compressor flow path or piping. Objectives The objective of this project is to accurately evaluate the deviation in temperature measurements as a function of the incidence of the flow on the probe. Accurate and reliable temperature measurements are necessary to determine the compressor performance. An uncertainty of 2 oF in temperature might result in a two point uncertainty in the efficiency, which can make the difference between passing and failing a test. The study will be performed varying several key parameters such as the gas velocity, the type of gas as well as the immersion and angle of the probe. The temperature probes will be provided to the team. Deliverables The team is expected to ascertain the impact of the incidence of the flow on the accuracy of the temperature measurements. The deliverables will include the creation of: (a) a model that reproduces the test condition, (b) a measuring tool that evaluates the relative angle between the incoming flow and the tip of the probe, and (c) a system that measures accurately the temperature. A final report detailing the design of the test model, the details of the measurement systems and the influence of the incidence of the flow on the precision of the temperature measurement is expected.

Requested Dept.: Aero, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Experimental Designs, Inc

Contact: Colin Darney

Address: 200 West Ridge Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019

Phone: 717-421-0721

E-mail: witchlin@verizon.net

Project Title: Bipedal Machine - Part 3

Description: Experimental Designs is continuing research into the realization of a large, hydraulically-driven bipedal machine that carries a pilot for initial use in construction. The basic structural design of the machine has been completed but requires refinement before continuing with the project. Originally, the design was able to use prefabricated pieces for savings in both cost and manufacturing time. However, it has been identified that those structural members will not be able to support the machine while in motion and under power. Team members will be taking the structure as it stands and redesigning it to meet the requirements of dynamic motion. This project will be heavy in FEA analysis, troubleshooting and product improvement. Student have free reign to change the design in any way to meet project goals. The past project deliverables will be provided to team members for analysis. It is strongly suggested that team members be prepared to study the reports from the past projects as it will save time in understanding and "getting up to speed" with the challenges facing this project. Due to the complexity of this project, it is understood that some objectives may not be met this semester. If this is the case, team members, the team faculty supervisor and myself will have a candid and open discussion about how to prepare the work done in this semester’s project to be completed in following projects. Students applying for this project should prepare themselves for a challenging semester. I am specifically looking for detail oriented people who are creative, self-motivated and can think 'outside the box'. Free and frequent communication between the team members and myself is not only looked for but encouraged. An interest in robotics and/or biomechanics is encouraged, but not required. Skills in troubleshooting and product improvement are a plus. It is the suggestion of past teams that at least one team member have extensive knowledge of Solid Works and above average skill in FEA analysis. Students will be required to attend a meeting the week following the kickoff; date to be determined by the team leader and myself. This meeting is mandatory. It was found that team members not able to be at this meeting were unable to "catch up" to everyone else related to the discussion that takes place. This led to many misunderstandings later in the semester that could have been avoided by simply attending the initial meeting. On selection for the project, team members can pick up a “Student Zip-Drive” from the Learning Factory offices in the Leonhard building. This zip-drive should be reviewed prior to the initial meeting as students will be expected to have a basic familiarity of the prior projects goals and limitations. The drives are considered property of Experimental Designs and will be collected at the end of the semester. Specific project goals for this semester, along with any comments, questions or concerns that team members may have will be the topic of the initial meeting. This meeting should also be considered a working meeting; teams should come prepared to discuss their initial ideas for changes, observations, problems etc… It is strongly suggested that the team meets with each other prior to meeting with me to collaborate and prepare for the initial meeting.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Flowserve

Contact: Andrew Schevets

Address: 222 Cameron Drive, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Phone: 9088597389

E-mail: ASchevets@flowserve.com

Project Title: Heat exchange design and fabrication using additive manufacturing technologies

Description: Flowserve, a leading global provider of pumps and fluid control systems, is always evaluating new technologies and their application to the industry. Additive Manufacturing technology has grown by leaps and bounds in the past several years, to the point now where machines are capable of "printing" metal parts in several processes using exotic alloys, eliminating casting constraints. The ability to produce a part from the ground up allows parts to be produced which were never physically possible to produce. In addition, additive manufacturing only uses exactly the amount of material necessary for the part, with none wasted. This particular project will work with utilizing this technology to produce a new type of heat exchange tube for fluid to air or fluid to fluid. Several designs of tubes involving lattice structures and/or complex fins will be "printed" from metal, then the students will be responsible for designing and performing an experiment to quantify heat conduction properties of the design. These values can then be bench-marked with current methods for heat exchange. Project Deliverables: - Flowserve engineer and students will collaborate to design and "print" new heat exchange tube design - Students next will design an experiment to quantify the heat conduction of new design vs existing heat exchanger arrangements. Additional metric can be quantifying pressure drop through tube as well. This includes specifying all sensors, pumps, etc.... - The test rig must be fabricated and assembled - Execute experiment and report on results.

Requested Dept.: Energy, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Geisinger Urology

Contact: Jared Bieniek, MD

Address: Hallowell Bldg, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-880-0072

E-mail: jared.bieniek@gmail.com

Project Title: Prostate biopsy gun strength assessment

Description: Over 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the US, largely due to detection with PSA and prostate biopsies. Recent studies have shown that early detection and treatment of aggressive prostate cancer can reduce cancer-specific mortality rates. In order to perform a prostate biopsy, patients are asked to take an antibiotic on the day of the procedure and complete an enema. In the clinic, the patient is positioned on his left side and a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) probe introduced into the rectum. A prostate biopsy gun is then used to sample the prostate in 13 different areas. Our clinic currently uses the Bard Magnum prostate biopsy system with a reusable gun and disposable needles (http://www.bardbiopsy.com/products/magnum.php). The system is in use almost every day of the week for thousands of biopsies each year. The spring action system of the gun is located within the reusable system and we do not have a method to test the gun strength and determine when it needs to be serviced. The quality of our prostate biopsies directly affects our patients’ pathologic diagnoses, and thus their outcomes are dependent on the proper functioning of our biopsy gun. This project will be designed to test our current prostate biopsy gun strength and produce a reusable device to accurately measure the gun strength in the future to more reliably determine when the spring system is failing. The team will work directly with Jared Bieniek, MD, Urology resident physician and Jennifer Simmons, MD, Urology staff physician at Geisinger Medical Center.

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. 1

Contact: Peter Suh

Address: P.O. Box 3531, Akron, OH 44309

Phone: 330.796.8496

E-mail: peter_suh@goodyear.com

Project Title: Housing Design for Commercial Truck Tires

Description: Various electrical sensors and their electrical interconnects can be embedded into a road surface or applied to the top of the road surface which, when combined, create a sensor array which are encased and become protected by a separate/integrated housing. The entire system is then subjected to vehicle traffic and environmental conditions typical to a road surface. The deliverable of the project is to use the prototype already developed as a baseline and to create an improved design prototype with focus being placed on increasing the durability of the sensor housing which will be subjected to repeated Commercial Truck (18 Wheel Tractor & Trailer) dynamic loading and outside environmental exposure.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. 2

Contact: Peter Suh

Address: P.O. Box 3511, Akron, OH 44309

Phone: 330.796.8496

E-mail: peter_suh@goodyear.com

Project Title: Embedded Micro-Controller Design for Intelligent Tire

Description: The development of intelligent tire system is expected to drastically change the vehicle control system with modified control strategies, leveraging information directly coming from the interface between tire and road. One of the major challenges is to develop a tire attached low-power IC chipset, capable of supporting the functional requirements of the intelligent tire. The deliverable of this project is to evaluate an existing tire pressure monitoring system ASIC for its potential application in the intelligent tire system through embedded micro-processor programming and laboratory evaluation.

Requested Dept.: CSE, Electrical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Harris Corporation 1

Contact: Christopher Feuerstein

Address: 1680 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14610

Phone: (585)242-3480

E-mail: cfeuerst@harris.com

Project Title: Vitals Monitoring System

Description: The medical industry would like a solution towards monitoring certain vital signs of people with serious health conditions. For instance, individuals who are at risk of having strokes could use such a solution to monitor their blood pressure. In addition, the solution would have the functionality to allow data transfer over a wireless or Bluetooth network to a server or device. This would allow doctors and hospitals to “pull” patients’ vital behavior over a certain period of time. Last of all, an interface must be developed to allow notifications to be “pushed” to hospitals and/or doctors in the event of emergencies. Implement a vitals monitoring system that will provide important health information to both individuals using it, as well as to health care professionals remotely located. The devices should we fairly lightweight and wearable, and also have capability to transfer critical information to a server when an approved wireless network is detected. This system should have functionality to “push” notifications to remote devices, in the event of an emergency. The remote interface could be another computer, or a device application, such as an Android app. Also, there should be a local alarm mode to alert people in the area that there may be an emergency. DELIVERABLES The project deliverables include: 1. A description of how the device communicates important information to the user, as well to remote individuals, as well as details on both interfaces. 2. Detailed design documentation including a diagram of the hardware setup and functional components, as well as modeling of the design as a wearable device. 3. Software code developed. 4. A prototype of the system and demonstration of its functionality.

Requested Dept.: Bio, CompSci, CSE, ESM, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential

Harris Corporation 2

Contact: Melissa Dempsey

Address: 1680 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: 5852423434

E-mail: mdemps02@harris.com

Project Title: Virtual Sight - Haptic Feedback Device for the Blind

Description: SENIOR PROJECT OVERVIEW Imagine the following scenario: A visually impaired individual is in a new environment and finds the situation overwhelming and hard to navigate. With the use of haptic technology providing feedback of the surrounding environment (walls, tables, etc.) he/she can safely navigate the space. Haptic technology interfaces to the user via the sense of touch using force, vibration, and/or motion. This mechanical stimulation may be used to assist in the creation of virtual objects (objects existing only in a computer simulation), for control of such virtual objects, and to enhance the remote control of machines and devices. One common use of haptic technology is in the form of game controllers such as the Wii remote or in cell phones like the LG Dare that vibrate when individual letters are selected as part of a text message. Besides the presence in the gaming and telecommunications world, this technology can also be useful in the medical field or to help those with a disability. PROJECT OBJECTIVE Implement a haptic device that will provide situational awareness to a visually impaired user. The device should be lightweight and wearable. The device should notify the user when he is close to an obstruction or object (e.g., a wall, table, etc.) so he may walk around and safely navigate a space. The device should communicate to the user if the obstruction is in front of him, behind him, or to his side. PROJECT DELIVERABLES The project deliverables should include: 1. A description of how the device communicates to the user, where on the body the user should wear the device, and at what distance the user is notified of a present obstruction. 2. Detailed design documentation including a diagram of the hardware setup and functional components and depiction of the design of the wearable device. 3. Software code developed. 4. A prototype of the device and a demonstration of its functionality.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical

Requirements: Confidential

Hickman, Williams & Company

Contact: Jim Csonka

Address: 8050 Rowan Road, Suite 401, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 724-773-3334

E-mail: jcsonka@hicwilco.com

Project Title: Molten Metal Filtration

Description: Project Description: To evaluate varying types of molten metal filters. While different theories exist on how molten metal filters really work inside a sand mold, our desire is to find out which filter truly outperforms the others. Concentration on physical properties (strength and thermal expansion) of the various types of filters are important but knowledge is required in the areas of what is actually going on inside the mold as the molten metal is poured into the runner system. Variables that are unknown are pre and post filter pressure readings, turbulence ratings and slag or dross generation from the iron as it travels within the mold. Would photography through a quartz window show us anything? Can a pressure gauge be placed in the mold and survive to generate readings? Can turbulence be measured in molten metal as it travels along toward the casting? Contact Information: Hickman, Williams & Company. Rowan Corporate Towers, One. 8050 Rowan Road, Suite 401. Cranberry Township, PA 16066. Jim Csonka, Technical Group. jcsonka@hicwilco.com. 724-772-3334, 216-233-3143. Objectives: To finally put to rest how molten metal filters work, and to determine whether varying types of filters work better than other types, of if they perform equally well. Define pressure drops do to the inclusion of a filter in a gating system. Generate, if possible, turbulence readings for a molten metal stream before and after where a filter is placed. Photograph this phenomon through a quartz window or in a simulation setup using other materials. Motivation: To help metal casters properly identify previously unknown variables. To enhance computer simulation or modeling of gating systems for castings by defining pressure and turbulence readings that are currently unavailable. Deliverables: A written report stating the findings at the end of the term.

Requested Dept.: Industrial, MatSci

Requirements: none

IM ABLE Foundation

Contact: Gretchen Kaag

Address: 220 N Park Rd, Wyomissing, PA 19610

Phone: 814-571-8618

E-mail: gretchen@getupandmove.org

Project Title: Adaptive Cycle for Limbless Individual

Description: The IM ABLE project involves designing and building an adaptive cycle for an individual without full extremities. The original design (2011) was designed around a man named Craig Dietz, who currently participates in swimming competitions and would like the option to participate in cycling activities as well. The 2011 team developed the concept from idea to initial prototype. The 2012 team's responsibility will be to build on the initial design and to improve braking, steering and pedaling functions, while staying true to the main objective: to design a safe, durable, and functional piece of cycling equipment for a person whose physical condition is similar to Craig's.

Requested Dept.: Bio, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc

Contact: John Hoke

Address: 2766 Indian Ripple Rd, Dayton, OH 45440

Phone: 937-255-8373

E-mail: john.hoke@wpafb.af.mil

Project Title: Waste Heat Recovery for Small Engine Applications

Description: Project Description SMALL ENGINE RESEARCH LABORATORY 2011-2012 CAPSTONE PROJECT: Waste Heat Recovery for Small Engine The objective of this Small Engine Research Laboratory (SERL) Capstone Project is to recover waste heat from a small internal combustion (IC) engine and improve engine efficiency. Additionally, this capstone project will leverage resources and improve collaboration efforts of the SERL with academia and promote engineering education, design, and application of scientific fundamentals in a capstone project environment. Background Current small-scale propulsion and power systems, which include Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), typically use commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) propulsion and power solutions with some modifications but are not optimized for DoD operations. Operationally, COTS-based small IC-engines have a narrow performance range (and thus mission range/duration), limited tuning (environmental/operational limitations), and specific fuel requirements (often resulting in the need for non-logistically-supported fuels). Future system needs are for increased mission capability, such as increased payload, range, and loiter time. The potential UAS-benefits of waste heat recovery include reduced fuel consumption, improved power density, increased thermal and combustion efficiency, and increased endurance/range. Program Plan & Schedule This SERL 2011-2012 Capstone Project will recover waste heat from a single-cylinder, Brison 95cc IC-engine. This engine is a 7hp-class engine that is typical of small UAS propulsion systems. The university capstone team will first characterize the stock engine performance and create a baseline. The team will be challenged to identify and explore a variety of waste heat recovery strategies (i.e. turbo-compounding, turbine generator, thermoelectric…); ultimately demonstrating one or more of those strategies to quantify efficiency improvements. Novel and innovative designs are highly encouraged. Teams will be expected to address important design aspects in their system including packaging and integration, system start-up, system operation, thermal management, final engine-system weight and performance (endurance, fuel efficiency, operating costs, peak power capability & duration), and safety considerations. Team designs will be evaluated by SERL personnel for quality of overall design (addressing the above design considerations), packaging, and system performance with an emphasis on improving overall system efficiency. The team will be expected to submit brief monthly progress updates. They will be expected to present a midterm and final summary of their design, and document the project in a final report. Deliverables - CSSPP University Capstone CSSPP University Capstone Project final report and presentation (~May 2012)

Requested Dept.: Energy, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Jersey Shore Hospital

Contact: Erin Welsh

Address: 1020 Thompson Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740

Phone: 570-398-3103

E-mail: ewelsh@jsh.org

Project Title: Understanding the Nature and Influences of Our Bad Debt and Collection Effectiveness

Description: Bad debt is something that most businesses continually struggle with. By definition, a bad debt is a debt that someone owes to you or your business, and is not able to be collected by the business. In healthcare, bad debt is on the rise. For smaller healthcare facilities, like Jersey Shore Hospital, the $2.5 million of bad debt we had last year is astronomical. In this project, we would like a team of industrial engineering students to help us analyze where our bad debt arises and identify strategies to help reduce it. First, we would like to develop a model to understand how much of our bad debt stems from different types of patients. For instance, how much is linked to the Emergency Department visits vs. self-pay patients vs. “regular” patients who actually have insurance but a large deductible that they're unable to pay? The model should help us identify the key factors that contribute to our bad debt so that we can develop strategies to mitigate its rise in the future. Second, there is a process established at Jersey Shore Hospital to try to collect these outstanding funds, before they are turned over to a collection agency. Unfortunately, we have not studied in detail how much time are our collectors actually spend trying to collect this outstanding balance of funds vs. their successful rate of collection. For instance, is it worth it in the long run for us to spend time chasing this bad debt, or is there another more practical solution to help us minimize it or avoid it all together? We would like to know if this process is effective and efficient, or identify if there is a better strategy available based on the model that is developed. We will work with the team to gather appropriate data to create the model, including statistics on the nature and sources of bad debt as well as the resources we spend chasing bad debt along with our collection rates. We hope that the systematic investigation of an industrial engineering team will provide a huge boost to our hospital and keep us from getting buried under a growing pile of bad debt.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

KCF Technologies

Contact: Gary Koopmann

Address: 336 South Fraser, State College , pa 16801

Phone: 571 257 9313

E-mail: garykoopmann@gmail.com

Project Title: Discovery Space Pendulum Exhibiti

Description: The focus of this project is to design and fabricate a hands-on science exhibit for State College’s Discovery Space (the new childrens’ science museum in downtown State College. The exhibit is intended to demonstate the concept of how multiple pendulum can be tuned to generate various ‘modes’ of vibration that can be observed visually. (See the web site) http://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16940&pageid=icb.page80863&pageContentId=icb.pagecontent341734&state=maximize&view=view.do&viewParam_name=indepth.html#a_icb_pagecontent341734 ). The challenge for the design team is to enhance the visual aspects of the pendula arrangement, e.g., fitting each pendulum with a light (diode) such that when seen from end of the row of pendula, the ‘modes’ would appear on a translucent light screen to demonstrate the ‘’modes’ of the pendulum. Another challenge would be to design a starting device that would allow small children to position all the pendulum in the same starting position. This could be automated with a small motor or done manually. Choosing the correct scale of the exhibit is also a challenge. The exhibit should be large enough that small groups of children could interact with it simultaneously. And it should be robust enough to withstand the touches of curious small children. Finally, from a visual perspective, the design should be striking and fabricated with materials that are esthetically pleasing and replaceable if need.

Requested Dept.: Aero, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential

Kinetic Revolutions, LLC

Contact: Mac Heebner

Address: 4539 Metropolitan Court, Frederick, MD 21704

Phone: 301-360-3520

E-mail: mac.heebner@kineticrevo.com

Project Title: Modular Flip-chair for Parallel Bars

Description: Floor space is limited in most outpatient rehabilitation clinics - physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetic rehab - especially when it comes to assisted ambulatory activities within the parallel bar apparatus. The current model of using a wheel chair between exercise repetitions is cumbersome, inefficient and could put the patient at unnecessary risk for falls. Project Objective: Develop a modular 'flip-chair' that can be attached to existing parallel bar setups and swing into place for seating and then out of the way during exercises. Design Challenges: high weight limit capacity; cannot require modifications to the parallel bars; ease of use both for attachment to parallel bars and for operation is critical; needs to be low-tech requiring minimal customer support; low physical profile when not in use. Project Deliverables: design drawings and spec sheet; functional prototype with summary of any additional/final enhancements that were not able to be completed within the timeframe

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

KYDEX, LLC 1

Contact: Jason Geiswite

Address: 6685 Low Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Phone: 570-387-6997 ext 65

E-mail: geiswitej@kydex.com

Project Title: Green Packaging Alternatives

Description: Current Packaging methods require the use of multiple materials; Cardboard, Wood, and Plastic. From this project we hope to reduce the amount of packaging materials used, and identify “Green” alternatives. Project Objectives: 1. Reduction in Packing Materials, Cost/LB of Finished Goods, by 25%. 2. Identify & Increase our usage of “Green”, or Recycled Packaging Materials.

Requested Dept.: Ag, Industrial

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Kydex, LLC 2

Contact: David Battisti

Address: 6685 Low St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Phone: 570-387-6997 x651

E-mail: battistid@kydex.com

Project Title: Improved warehousing of materials

Description: KYDEX is a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic sheet supplied to the aircraft, medical devices, equipment housing, and wall covering industries. All manufacturing is done through our Bloomsburg, PA facility, located 1 ½ hours from State College. We need to improve our current raw material inventory and warehousing systems. Our goal is to improve our space utilization by 25%, which may include analyses of raw material flow, space usage, floor layout, additional equipment, etc., or other cost savings methodology as determined by the student team.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Latrobe Speciality Steel

Contact: Chuck DeVault

Address: 2626 S. Ligonier St., Latrobe , PA 15650

Phone: 724-532-6304

E-mail: charles.devault@latrobesteel.com

Project Title: Debottlenecking Melting Facility

Description: Increase melting capacity of company by debottlenecking the melt facility. Capacity analysis of operation to identify bottlenecks. Develop simulation of the melting process. Work with Company representatives to develop list of future capital projects to increase capacity.Includes financial analysis of cost and benefit of each item. Possible solutions to issues include capital investments in material handling equipment, pouring pits, material storage and handling, power supply upgrades, and using simulation to optimize the scheduling of orders which require different sequence times in the various steps of the operation.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Life Technologies 1

Contact: Paul Heasman

Address: 7305 Executive way, Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: 2404093764

E-mail: paul.heasman@lifetech.com

Project Title: Lyophilization process parameter study

Description: Frederick (Operations and Site Leader: Uplaksh Kumar) Life Technologies Frederick has been developing its Lyophilization processes to create an environment where its products are stable for a long time period, easy to store and ship at ambient temperature. GREEN Storage. The process is currently verified by a functional test of the product being lyophilized. World class manufacturing demands that the key process parameters (Red X) are understood and a control plan put in place to proactively manage the output of the process. These parameters include runtime, moisture content, humidity, temperature and vials used (glass vs. plastic) The process parameter study will identify all key process parameters of the lyophilization process, characterize, develop and implement a pre-control plan to ensure optimal product quality and cost.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: Confidential

Life Technologies 2

Contact: Scott Verner

Address: 3175 Staley Road, Grand Island, NY 14072

Phone: 716-774-3027

E-mail: Scott.Verner@lifetech.com

Project Title: Dry Product Packaging and Finishing Optimization

Description: The growth in recent years on Dry Powder products has been very strong. This has exposed our final product packing and finishing capabilities to be too manual, not scalable and cycle times too long. We have a diverse range of products and packaging formats that make automation challenging. We clearly need to find a solution to support future growth, productivity and service levels to customers.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Lockheed Martin 1

Contact: Paul Mittan

Address: 1801 State Route 17C, M/D 0302, Owego, NY 13827

Phone: 607-751-4471

E-mail: paul.mittan@lmco.com

Project Title: Design Showcase Electronic Scoring System Integrated Map

Description: The intent of this project is to build upon the previous year’s prototyped Electronic Scoring System, which utilizes Tablet devices (i.e. Apple iPads) as remote scoring tablets, user workstations and a central server for data collection. The portable devices are used by industry judges to score teams within a particular division to determine the division’s winner of the “Design Excellence Award.” The primary goal of this project is to create an integrated mapping function that will run on the Tablet device and act similar to a portable GPS device. The system should use wireless networking technology to determine the location of the device within a particular area inside a large facility (i.e. Bryce Jordan Center, HUB Ballroom, etc). Additionally, the device should be capable of selecting the team to be scored, via bar code, RFID, or another automated function to be determined by the design team. All equipment for this electronic scoring system should be capable of being easily / safely transported. The wireless equipment, power equipment, and portable electronic devices should be packaged into a single transportable case.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical

Requirements: none

Lockheed Martin 2

Contact: Paul Mittan

Address: 1801 State Route 17C, M/D 0302, Owego, NY 13827

Phone: 607-751-4471

E-mail: paul.mittan@lmco.com

Project Title: Simulated UAV with Command, Control & Video Surveillance (CC&VS)

Description: The purpose of this project is to create a simulated environment where an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) may be used to interact with a suite of Flight and Ground simulation environments in a forward looking reconnaissance mission. The UAV system should utilize Command, Control & Video Surveillance (CC&VS) technologies to provide multi-user control and situational awareness. The UAV should be capable of being controlled by a tablet PC as well as a remote control, similar to a controller used for a PlayStation, X-Box, etc. It should provide live-streaming video of a simulated environment to all controllers actively engaged in the mission. Additionally, the UAV controls should be capable of being passed between multiple users. Finally, the UAV should also act as a video repeater for Ground Personnel Situational Awareness, which will be actual live video of a Simulation Operator. Video data for both the Ground Personnel and UAV should be viewable by a remote Ground Station and Flight Avionics Displays. The Ground Crew Control System (GCCS) should utilize a tablet PC to provide CC&VS capabilities with the UAV. It should also translate Ground Crew Video into a live stream that will be passed through the UAV and on to all other controllers engaged in the mission. The Flight Crew simulation should utilize the X-Plane COTS flight simulation software along with the flight simulation hardware currently setup in the CSE development lab. All applications must run under Windows XP or Windows 7 and data communication between simulation entities must utilize CIGI and DIS message protocols. All video data should be viewable via an external website.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical

Requirements: Intellectual

Lydia Swatsworth's Care Team 1

Contact: Rhonda Aveni

Address: Curwensville Area School District, 650 Beech Street, Curwensville, PA 16833

Phone: 8147622099

E-mail: raveni@curwensville.org

Project Title: Assistive Toileting Device

Description: A 7 year old girl named Lydia is in the 1st grade at the Curwensville Area Elementary School. This remarkable girl was born with no arms, but she does have 2 fused finger like appendages on each side, located at the level of the shoulder joint. She is a bright child who has learned to adapt to her disability, using her feet and toes for many daily activities such as writing, coloring, using scissors. She uses these adaptive strategies remarkably well, but her feet tire easily and she continues to require the assistance of her personal care aide for many activities to keep up with her peers. An additional concern is that her posture is compromised because she is bent over for prolonged periods of time during the day. Currently Lydia is dependent upon others for toileting. She currently does not have an assistive device readily available to allow her to independently manage her clothing and perform personal hygiene tasks. Lydia’s mother and therapy team feel that Lydia is capable of becoming independent with these skills if she is provided with an appropriate device. This device would ideally “grow” with her, it would need to be easy transported and sanitized. It also should be able to be used in a variety of settings, such as home, school, and public restrooms. The team will have direct contact with Lydia and her care team (Physical therapist, occupational therapist, personal care aide, etc). Lydia is an inspirational child to work with and the word “can’t” is not part of her vocabulary. She strives to be independent and is eager to learn new adaptive strategies, techniques and assistive technologies. This work will be supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to foster capstone design projects to aid people with disabilities.

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Lydia Swatsworth's Care Team 2

Contact: Rhonda Aveni

Address: Curwensville Area School District, 650 Beech Street, Curwensville, PA 16833

Phone: 814-762-2099

E-mail: raveni@curwensville.org

Project Title: Assistive Lunch Tray Transportation Device

Description: A 7 year old girl named Lydia is in the 1st grade at the Curwensville Area Elementary School. This remarkable girl was born with no arms, but she does have 2 fused finger-like appendages on each side, located at the level of the shoulder joint. She is a bright child who has learned to adapt to her disability, using her feet and toes for many daily activities such as writing, coloring, using scissors. She uses these adaptive strategies remarkably well, but her feet tire easily and she continues to require the assistance of her personal care aide for many activities to keep up with her peers. An additional concern is that her posture is compromised because she is bent over for prolonged periods of time during the day. Lydia feeds herself using her right “arm” with utensils after her lunch tray is set up and carried to the cafeteria table for her. But, Lydia frequently asks, “When am I going to be able to carry my own try?” This is a skill that her family and therapy team feel would be possible for Lydia to accomplish independently given use of an appropriate assistive device. The device would be a specialized tray or tray holder that would be designed specifically for her, could be easily used by Lydia without assistance and could be easily cleaned. The team will have direct contact with Lydia and her care team (Physical therapist, occupational therapist, personal care aide, etc). Lydia is an inspirational child to work with and the word “can’t” is not part of her vocabulary. She strives to be independent and is eager to learn new adaptive strategies, techniques and assistive technologies. This work will be supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to foster capstone design projects to aid people with disabilities.

Requested Dept.: Bio, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

M4 Sciences

Contact: Dr. James Mann

Address: 1201 Cumberland Avenue, Suite A, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Phone: 765-479-6215

E-mail: jbmann@m4sciences.com

Project Title: Characterizing the Effects of Modulation on Tool Wear in Machining

Description: The life of tooling establishes an upper limit on the efficiency of most industrial machining processes. This is particularly true for the automotive, orthopedic and aerospace industry sectors, which require manufacture of components from difficult-to-machine alloys (e.g., Ni-alloys, Ti-alloys, Ta-Alloys, tool and stainless steels). Technologies that enhance the performance of cutting tools will have a marked impact on the productivity and energy consumption of machining processes. Historical examples include the development and use of brazed carbide tools, indexable cutting tool inserts, advanced cutting tool materials and coatings, and unique insert geometries. While these have demonstrated impressive successes, the development of new machining technologies is still needed given the current landscape of manufacturing. Modulation-Assisted Machining (MAM) is a new technology that offers promise in this regard. MAM introduces a controlled, low-frequency sinusoidal motion between the cutting tool and the workpiece (< 1000 Hz). The otherwise continuous cutting process is divided into a series of discrete cutting events; this alters the physics at the tool/workpiece interface and, ultimately, enables increased feed rates and/or reduced tool wear rates. The sources of the improved performance are lower machining forces, improved lubrication and enhanced chip control. M4 Sciences has designed and developed an industrial MAM system (TriboMAM) that has demonstrated remarkable improvements in productivity of precision mechanical drilling processes, primarily due to improved chip evacuation from the drilling site. While preliminary indications of tool wear improvement have also been made in aggressive machining situations (e.g., CBN on CGI) and in customer-specific applications, more controlled study of the wear process is needed to better understand the effects of modulation. A conventional turning set-up on a CNC lathe in the FAME lab will provide a convenient test-bed for characterizing the machining performance. A model material of stainless steel alloy (303) will be investigated, as it crosses over several market sectors. The goal of the project is to characterize the effects of MAM on cutting tool performance compared to the conventional machining without MAM. The project objectives include: (1) Train students and faculty on MAM technology (2) Quantify the cutting tool wear for MAM conditions at two levels of modulation frequency during machining of stainless steel (303). M4 Sciences will provide guidance on the specific machining and MAM conditions. In addition, M4 Sciences will provide the commercial MAM equipment and assist Penn State staff and students with the installation on a CNC lathe at Penn State. The proposed machining tests will be based on a current industrial application.

Requested Dept.: Industrial, MatSci

Requirements: Intellectual

Muncy Valley Hospital 1

Contact: Anne Holladay

Address: 215 East Water Street , Muncy, PA 17756

Phone: 570-546-4040

E-mail: aholladay@susquehannahealth.org

Project Title: Improving Resident Therapy Transportation Scheduling for Munch Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Units

Description: The Muncy Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Units is a 138 bed long term care nursing home. As a hospital based nursing home, we run a higher acuity than traditional nursing homes caring for dementia, ventilator dependent, hospice and palliative care, peritoneal dialysis and short and long term rehabilitation residents. In July 2011 the facility contracted with a new therapy provider and residents receiving therapy services has increased considerably. There are approximately 120-150 resident transports to and from therapy daily. We received approval to increase the number of FTE’s (full time equivalent) staff to complete the resident transports. We would like a team of IE students to help us: (1) Determine the best scheduling of transport staff to meet therapy staff demand for residents on therapy case load. Therapist see residents in usually 30 – 60 minute blocks of time, therefore, the 8 therapists need 8 residents at one time several times per day but we have limited transporters to bring the residents to therapy; (2) During the time when all residents are occupied in therapy, the transporters need to complete other duties within their job description such as passing resident snacks and ice water, transporting residents to dining rooms for meals, efficiency of the transport staff; (3) The residents live on 2 floors, therapy is located on the 2nd floor, therefore half of the residents need an elevator ride to get to therapy, and elevator utilization plays a major factor in transport time; (4) When a resident goes to therapy, they need to be sitting in wheelchair, toileted prior to therapy and medicated with pain meds to maximize therapy experience. All of these factors influence transporters as they can not toilet or do not delivery medications. So coordination systems with the nursing department to assure residents are ready to go; (5) Determining how to best schedule transporters to meet therapist needs and maximize efficiency. We estimate we will have 5.5 FTE’s to meet the transporting needs.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

Muncy Valley Hospital 2

Contact: Anne Holladay

Address: 215 East Water Street, Muncy, PA 17756

Phone: 570-546-4040

E-mail: aholladay@susquehannahealth.org

Project Title: Improving Medical Equipment Tracking at Muncy Valley Hospital

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

NASA

Contact: Joe Pellicciotti

Address: NASA GSFC, 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: 301-286-0744

E-mail: Joe.Pellicciotti@nasa.gov

Project Title: Common Universal, Interchangeable, Joint for Structure Assembly On-Orbit

Description: The NASA Engineering Safety Center (NESC) is supporting future technology development as described in the NASA Technology Roadmap. One aspect of that is the ability to build large, precision structures on orbit and overcome the constraints of launch vehicle fairing size. This will need to be done either remotely or with humans in the loop. Development of interfaces that will cost effectively and more reliably streamline system and spacecraft connectivity will be required. This project aims to develop a common, universal, interchangeable interface approach that is highly reliable yet simple, lightweight, fully verifiable and repeatable. Design and hardware build to form a finished joint capable of achieving the required mechanical performance as described below, and demonstrated by a series of final tests. Deliverables: 1. Design a joint mechanism with a that meets the minimum requirements stated herein. Include drawings and associated analyses to show that the design meets these requirements with margin. 2. Build a proof of concept prototype joint mechanism that can operate. If a scale model is built, show scalability to a full scale item. 3. Show that the joint survives the load conditions stated in the requirements and connected position is repeatable to the requirements stated herein. 4. Show that the strut can meet the stiffness requirements stated herein. All Intellectual Property (IP) generated as part of this project shall be the property of NASA.

Requested Dept.: Aero, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

NAVAIR Lakehurst 1

Contact: Kieran Billmann

Address: Hwy 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733

Phone: (732) 323-2754

E-mail: Kieran.Billmann@navy.mil

Project Title: Communication Interface Tool Between Networks

Description: Background Information: A team of computer engineers could create a complete network monitoring solution by developing a communication interface between two existing network diagnostic tools. The two tools in mind are the free and popular software packages Wireshark and Zabbix. By developing an interface for the two to share data, a Lakehurst Engineer could view a web report that includes network device health and resource status, as well as raw and decoded packet captures. A complete network monitoring solution with these coupled functions can save an engineer time in diagnostics, and a similar commercial solution can cost tens of thousands of dollars in hardware and software. Project Deliverables: The necessary components for the proposed interface are as follows: 1. A plug-in or script to allow Wireshark to stream raw, decoded, and/or analyzed packet captures to the Zabbix script or plug-in. 2. A plug-in or script to allow Zabbix to receive and process the raw, decoded, and/or analyzed Wireshark packet captures. 3. A modification to the Zabbix web front-end which allows the user to access packet capture statistics and analysis, as well as the raw and decoded packet data. 4. Evaluation should consist of a demonstration of the solution's ability to comply with requirements identified in the ADMACS network monitoring effort, as well as compliance with the GNU GPL software license of both Wireshark and Zabbix. Supporting Information: The Aviation Data Management and Control System (ADMACS) operated onboard the Navy’s Aircraft Carriers is a real-time data management system connecting the carrier’s air department, ship divisions and Sailors who manage aircraft launch and recovery operations. ADMACS communicates aviation and command-related data across the system’s local area network and the Integrated Shipboard Network System. The position and location of the aircraft on flight and hangar decks are then electronically displayed in the flight deck control room. ADMACS also displays the status of aircraft, launch and recovery equipment, fuel, weapons and other aviation and ship related information. The Navy operates an ADMACS Lab at Lakehurst.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical

Requirements: none

NAVAIR Lakehurst 2

Contact: Lonnie White

Address: Hwy 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733

Phone: (732) 323-4081

E-mail: lonnie.white@navy.mil

Project Title: Termination of a Synthetic Cable

Description: The purchase cable is currently terminated (i.e. a terminal is attached to each end). This allows it to mate with the anchor damper at the arresting gear engine end, and the cross-deck pendant (the part of the cable that stretches across the flight deck and catches the aircraft tailhook) end. The termination needs to be near 100% efficient, i.e. there needs to be a minimal loss of tensile strength in transferring the load from the cable to the terminal, and there cannot be a risk of breakage at the termination point due to cable bending. The only known termination concepts to date are: (1) Eye-splicing, where the cable end is bent around and weaved into itself, and (2) A proprietary method/product that presumably uses some kind of epoxy poured into a socket. The drawback to the eye-splice is that it consumes too much cable length. The problem with the proprietary method is that it ties the Navy to one sole source. It would be great, for cost and availability purposes, if a non-proprietary method could be developed that could be the basis of an open, competitive procurement.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: none

NSWCCD

Contact: Craig Merrill

Address: 9500 MacArthur Blvd (Bldg 16, Room 212), W. Bethesda, MD 20817

Phone: 301-227-5952

E-mail: craig.f.merrill@navy.mil

Project Title: Reconfigurable GPS Mounting Device

Description: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Design and build an adaptive GPS system mount that can be used as a standalone mounting system on an uneven surface, or allow the GPS system to be easily attached to a vehicle. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) performs tests that require us to know the precise three-dimensional location of small boats operating in the ocean, as well as temporary shore based systems. We frequently use Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) survey GPS units and antennas to measure the latitude, longitude, and ellipsoid height of the boat or equipment. However, rigidly mounting the RTK GPS system on a small boat, obtaining the location of bulky equipment (where the GPS must be located away from the location of interest), or fixing the system over a point on uneven terrain has been a challenge which limits the precision of our measurements. To overcome this challenge, NSWCCD needs a GPS mounting system that is easily adjustable, reconfigurable, and/or flexible so that it can be effectively used in all of the above conditions. To meet our needs, the GPS mounting device must meet the following specifications: • Provide mounting points for a Magellan ProMark 3 RTK GPS and LN100 GPS antenna. • Able to be set up by one person. • Provide a means of measuring and adjusting the antenna: o To be parallel to the ground within ±2°. o Height above the ground (or local reference point) within ± 1/16-inch. The measuring system should be a permanent part of the mounting device and require only battery power from standard household type batteries (i.e., A, AA, AAA, C, D, etc.). • The ability to hold the antenna parallel to the ground (within ±2°) when the mount is connected to a fixed piece of equipment that is angled up to ±15° from the horizontal. • The ability to center the antenna over a location that is 2 feet away from the main body of the mount (i.e., hold the antenna over an item that the mount cannot touch or be connected to). • The ability to tighten the mount to rigidly hold the antenna in place during small boat operations. • The mounting system should weigh no more than 15 lbs. • The mounting system should allow a CrossBow NAV440 IMU to be easily attached. • The mounting system should be able to remain standing on uneven ground (slopes up to 1/8) without operator assistance. • When disassembled, the mount should easily fit in a 29.00" x 18.00" x 13.80" case. • Mounting system components should be made from noncorrosive material suitable for use in rain, snow, and ocean spray environments. • System material costs should be less than $500. There is some flexibility on the above requirements to support overall performance gains in other areas.

Requested Dept.: ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

NutrAfrica

Contact: Greg Ziegler

Address: 341 Food Science Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 863-2960

E-mail: grz1@psu.edu

Project Title: Injerama

Description: Design and prototype a heated drum for the continuous cooking of the Ethiopian flatbread known as injera. Previous LF teams have successfully designed depositor mechanisms for this machine. We now need the heating elements integrated into the cooking surface. The basic design is a heated, rotating drum to continuously bake the injera from one side only. Deliverables will include a basic design, parts list and protoype with a drum diameter of approximately 2 ft.

Requested Dept.: Ag, Bio, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

PSU Arch

Contact: Lisa Iulo

Address: 426 Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814.865.3852

E-mail: ldi1@psu.edu

Project Title: Assessing the Performance of Energy Efficient Housing

Description: Description: An extremely unique opportunity lies 45 minutes to the east of State College. The Union County Housing Authority Energy Efficient Housing Program (EEHP) seeks to reduce utility costs as a way to make homes affordable and sustainable. UCHA's goal for the Energy Efficient Housing Program is to "produce affordable model housing in Union County that is highly energy efficient and uses current technology." To that end, the UCHA has constructed a new duplex and retrofitted two existing homes to be highly energy-efficient. All four homes have been equipped with energy monitoring equipment and will soon have owner occupants. About one year’s worth of pre-occupancy energy-use data exist for the homes. The unique opportunity is to assess human impact on the performance of this duplex containing two IDENTICAL units with different owners and then compare and contrast those observations with the retro-fitted homes and a control home. The first goal of this project is to design a web based interface that will allow access for researchers, owner occupants, and the general public to access information to the UCHA program in general and the energy efficient homes in particular. The second goal for this project is to analyze existing data on the homes as empty units and then acquire data on the units’ performance post-occupant and analyze the data sets for optimizing performance of the energy efficient homes. An easy to use, attractive and content-rich web based interface is the primary deliverable. In considering this deliverable, current and future research opportunities related to the EEHP will need to be considered.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, Energy, Electrical, Industrial, MatSci

Requirements: none

PSU BIOE/NSF

Contact: Diane Matter

Address: xxx, Bellefonte, PA 16823

Phone: 8143834206

E-mail: dmatter@gotmc.net

Project Title: Adaptive Recreation Equipment for Bilateral Amputees

Description: What would you miss most if you lost both arms? There are roughly 185,000 amputations performed in the U.S. alone each year (netwellness.org), not counting the number of veterans returning from overseas missing one or more limbs. Amputees spend thousands of dollars on prosthetic devices that allow them to do simple tasks that many of us take for granted such as having a drink or going to the bathroom. For amputees that want to remain active, athletic activities such as sports or outdoor events often require costly impractical attachments to prosthetics. Theses add-ons usually require help being installed and often prohibit the amputee from doing anything other than the task for which they are specifically made (for examples, see: http://www.oandp.com/products/trs/). We have created a prosthetic device for both unilateral and bi-lateral amputees that allows the user to hold a golf club without sacrificing the ability to perform other common tasks or limit the functionality of the prosthesis. The objective in this project is to reduce the weight and improve the manufacturability of the current device while developing and prototyping ideas to make the device multi-functional to enable a broader range of recreational activities beyond golf. The team will work with Diane Matter, a bilateral amputee who inspired the initial device and prototype. This work will be supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to foster capstone design projects to aid people with disabilities.

Requested Dept.: Bio, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU BRITE Lab

Contact: Scarlett Miller and Timothy Simpson

Address: 213 Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 8148634143

E-mail: scarlettmiller@psu.edu

Project Title: Designing packaging platforms to reduce medication errors

Description: While many engineered products have identifiable features that help establish commonality and differentiation within a product family and facilitate comparison to alternative or competitive products, features of consumable products (e.g., beverages, mouthwash, medications) are often not readily apparent in their physical form. As a result, consumers must rely on the labeling and packaging to effectively interpret its contents. Product labeling and packaging is particularly important on medications, because the selection of appropriate medication has a life-or-death consequence. In fact, medication errors are the most common category of medical errors and include wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong route of administration, and wrong patient. One’s ability to select an appropriate medicine is dependent on the packaging and labeling of the medicine, as well as ones cognitive abilities (i.e., an individual’s literacy level or perceptual skills). We would like a multidisciplinary team of industrial engineers and mechanical engineers to work with two graphic design students to examine packaging (e.g., fonts, colors, shapes, textures) from a variety of over-the-counter labels and identify the common and differentiating features within and between a product family (e.g., what differentiates Extra strength Tylenol from Regular Strength Tylenol and what differentiates Tylenol from Advil and comparing the Tylenol brand to the Advil Brand). The team will also meet with Professor Steve Shooter at Bucknell University to review findings from his analysis, which inspired this project. Once these features have been identified, the team will then develop multiple prototypes based on the differentiating features and run a pilot test to assess how well a consumer can locate and interpret informational features on the packaging (e.g., strength of the medication). Next, the team will down-select and identify the best prototypes and develop a detailed experimental plan for follow-up studies that will be conducted to further test the utility of the new packaging design(s). The experimental plan should include evaluation metrics, type and variety of participants, DOE, experimental protocol, etc.

Requested Dept.: Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Center for Sustainability

Contact: David Riley

Address: 104 Engineering Unit A, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-3369

E-mail: driley@psu.edu

Project Title: Renewable Energy Dashboard

Description: The project will challenge an engineering design-build team to develop a web-based dashboard for the MorningStar Solar Home and the Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Lab. This facility, located on the University Park Campus, currently integrates solar, wind, geothermal, and energy efficiency technologies, and serves as a laboratory to evaluate the integration of these systems. The proposed dashboard will enable web-based access to real time and past energy performance data for energy systems to support research and education experiences. The team would be mentored by Staff from the Center for Sustainability, and will be provided the opportunity to: (1) participate in the next phased of monitoring data installation in the MorningStar (2) integrate web-based data streams on an existing PI energy data server and OSI Soft data visualization software to produce variable forms of energy dashboards, and then (3) conduct an economic analysis comparing the viability of the system costs and benefits. The project deliverables include a schematic design proposal presentation, a mid-term progress report, and a final deliverable of a web-accessible energy dashboard for individual and combined views of system energy data.

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Energy, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Creative Campus 1

Contact: Marcus Shaffer and Will Bunk

Address: 418 Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-4553

E-mail: mus39@psu.edu

Project Title: Improving the Transmission on a 12ft Dance Vehicle

Description: A group of Penn State faculty in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Dance, and Engineering have received a grant from the Doris Duke Foundation to work with Diavolo, a L.A.-based dance company (http://www.diavolo.org), to create a new performance piece as part of a project entitled, The Secret Life of Public Spaces. The focus of the project is on the interplay between people, technology, and public spaces (e.g., Central Parklet, HUB, Penn State Arboretum), and the theme for the performance is walking. In Fall 2011, an interdisciplinary design studio, IdeaLab, was formed to facilitate interactions between these disparate groups of students and faculty, and several project ideas were conceived, designed, and prototyped. One idea is a large dance vehicle (see photo) that allows people to walk in two 12ft diameter wheels thereby creating a large, moving dance structure that can navigate open terrain. In Spring 2012, students in IdeaLab will focus on: (1) improving the design and fabrication of the wheels and (2) designing the interior of the dance structure for the actual performance. We seek a capstone design team to redesign and improve the gearing system and transmission elements between the wheels and the internal structure to reduce friction and make the vehicle more robust. The current wooden prototype, and a ¼ scale model will be available to the capstone design team. The dance vehicle must be ready the first week of April in time for the outdoor performances and Diavolo’s visit in mid-April 2012. The capstone design team is strongly encouraged to join the other students in IdeaLab each week (Friday, 6-9pm in Stuckeman Bldg), and at least one representative from the capstone design team must regularly attend these meetings to provide updates to the other students and faculty. The team will also review their project with Diavolo when they are here on campus in April. At the end of the semester, the team should deliver a detailed report of their project to the group and present their results at the Design Showcase. The report should include CAD models, relevant analyses, the and detailed specifications of the redesigned gearing and transmission.

Requested Dept.: Ag, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Dairy and Animal Science

Contact: H.J. Sommer

Address: 337 Leonhard Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-8997

E-mail: hjs1@psu.edu

Project Title: Rhythmic Mechanical Hippotherapy to Emulate Therapeutic Riding

Description: Therapeutic horseback riding is a popular therapy for children and adults who may have a wide range of cognitive, physical, and emotional disabilities. Unfortunately therapeutic riding is difficult during rainy or cold weather particularly for children. Several researchers have shown that mechanical ride simulators can also be effective which would allow this valuable therapy to be delivered to more patients and during any weather. This project will assess efficacy of commercial ride simulators and develop a useful prototype for testing with actual patients. Deliverables 1) instrument a saddle and helmet of a patient during actual horseback riding 2) instrument a saddle and helmet of a patient riding a commercial simulator 3) assess if commercial devices are suitable 4a) if yes, use a commercial ride simulator 4b) if no, design and build a better ride simulator 5) develop a visual interface to keep the rider interested Co-sponsors H.J. Sommer, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Jack Vanden Heuvel, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Terry Etherton, Dairy and Animal Science Todd Gile, Biomechanics

Requested Dept.: Bio, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Hershey Sports Therapy

Contact: John Wawrzyniak

Address: 30 Hope Dr., Hershey, PA 17033

Phone: 717-531-4003

E-mail: jwawrzyniak@hmc.psu.edu

Project Title: Physical Therapy iPad app

Description: This is a tool for health care providers who create home exercise programs for their patients. Goal: The goal of this app is to provide clinicians with the ability to quickly produce a video home program for a patient which will be specific to the patient and can be quickly e-mailed to the patient. Background: Currently physical therapist evaluate patients in the clinic, design and implement an exercise program and provide the patient with a home program of their exercises. The home program is typically a two dimensional picture of the exercises with description including technique, number of sets, repetitions, and daily / weekly frequency. App to be developed: While the patient is learning and performing their exercise in the clinic during their treatment session, the physical therapist will capture a short video of the patient. The PT will then be able through drop down menus insert the number of sets, reps and frequency. The file will then be e-mailed to the patient. The patient will then be able to access the file from their computer, phone or tablet. Uniqueness: This is different than other apps now available that provide a tool box of exercises that people can access. This program is specific to the patient and their injury created by a licensed health care provider. Starting Point: The ipad II has a built in camera for recording the video and the ability to e-mail the file to a server or individual. I have spoken with several developers who have provided knowledge in developing such a program. I can share this technical knowledge as the project moves forward.

Requested Dept.: Bio, CompSci, CSE

Requirements: Intellectual

PSU Lunar Lions

Contact: Michael Paul

Address: 2260G ARL West III (ATOTECH), University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814 865 9823

E-mail: mvp12@psu.edu

Project Title: Lunar Lion Camera System

Description: Penn State has joined the Google Lunar X-Prize Competition to land a privately funded spacecraft on the Moon by 2015. The launch and execution of Penn State’s craft—the Lunar Lion—will be the culmination of a multiyear, interdisciplinary effort to meet the requirements of the competition and vie for its top rewards. A commercial launch vehicle will carry the Lunar Lion into space and place it on a trajectory to the Moon. Following five days of cruise, the Lunar Lion will execute a controlled descent to the lunar surface. While the craft transmits high-resolution photographic images and video to the mission operations center at Penn State, the Lunar Lion team will pinpoint the craft’s location and plan the flight for its next maneuver. Upon command, the Lunar Lion will fire its engines again, lift off the surface, and execute a short flight to the second landing site while capturing dynamic footage of the Moon’s cratered landscape. In this exciting mission, the Lunar Lion Team will compete against twenty-eight other teams to accomplish the first Moon landing in more than thirty years. Just as importantly, it will position Penn State as a force in the growing field of private space exploration. This project will entail 1. Design and prototype a device that approximates how the Lunar Lion would stow and then deploy its camera. This is a two axis control system (pan and tilt) 2. Design a closed-loop control system that a. deploys the camera b. controls the camera angles to take the images necessary to fulfill the X Prize requirements 3. Develop algorithms to automatically raise the camera, take all the pictures, and forward them to a simulated control station (either wired or wireless) 4. Take the images captured and, through knowledge of the angles at which they were taken, stitch together the panorama of the “landing site.” The team will be expected to have a member present at bi-weekly Lunar Lion meetings.

Requested Dept.: Aero, CompSci, CSE, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU SEED 1

Contact: George H Gard

Address: 429 Stuckeman Family Building c/o Ute Poerschke, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 717-578-5724

E-mail: georgehgard@gmail.com

Project Title: SEEDlibrary

Description: This project is to design and fabricate the structural and electrical design of a shading canopy that is integrated with reclaimed wood slats and photovoltaic panels. It is part of a larger project initiated by Students for Environmentally-Enlightened Design (SEED) and our effort to design a shipping container based library for use in refugee camps. For the last two years, SEED has been working in collaboration with Andrew Sicree, PhD of the African Book Project, who has sent tens of thousands of books to Africa since receiving his PhD in Kenya about a decade ago. He works diligently to ensure that useful books arrive at proper libraries, ranging from university libraries to children’s libraries. However, he has been unable to reach areas without existing library infrastructure. Since learning of the opportunity to help Dr. Sicree, SEED has worked towards the fabrication of a turnkey library system that can be built and packed within one shipping container. Crucial to the success of this project is the shading structure (see graphics), which shades the container, protects it from direct heat gain and provides an outdoor shaded reading area. Additionally, photovoltaic’s placed on the shading structure will create power to drive DC LED lights and ventilation fans. For this design to succeed, a custom structural system must be devised so that it can be safely shipped within the container and easily installed on the exterior by ‘lay-people.’ Furthermore, the structure must be safely attached without puncturing the container itself, necessitating a more complex clamp system. The system must allow for the connection of uniform wood slats, as well as a margin of error at the connection point to account for ease of assembly and thermal expansion. SEED hopes to work with a capstone team, adding interdisciplinary benefit to both the capstone students and the student members of SEED. Though we have conceptualized the structure, we are open to ideas that are outside our initial scheme. Regardless of the chosen method, we expect to see documentation of the design and fabrication, calculations and models of its structural integrity, and full-scale mock-ups/construction of the pieces. We feel that this will be an interesting and rewarding project for anyone looking to be a part of this collaborative humanitarian design project.

Requested Dept.: Energy, ESM, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU SEED 2

Contact: George H. Gard

Address: 429 Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 717-578-5724

E-mail: georgehgard@gmail.com

Project Title: SEEDlibrary

Requested Dept.: Energy, ESM, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Student Space Programs Lab (SSPL)

Contact: Sven Bilen

Address: 313 Electrical Engineering East Bldg., University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 1 814 863 1526

E-mail: sbilen@psu.edu

Project Title: Emergency Aerial Communications System

Description: First responders in disaster situations often suffer from inadequate infrastructure in place to meet their communications needs. An example of this is when firefighters are in the field, their existing communications channels can be overwhelmed. A dedicated relay system can augment the communications gaps by allowing firefighters to send back a heartbeat packet including status and location as well as receive recent commands. In conjunction with MIT Lincoln Labs, SSPL is building a demonstration Emergency Aerial Communications System that includes an aerial platform (12-ft wingspan RC plane), modified communications hardware, and ground station. This system will need to interface to a system that MIT/LL is designing for the Dept. of Homeland Security. We desire the team to help design and prototype the mobile ground station, which will include antenna mechanical controller design, GUI design, and integration of GPS information and packet handling for the data to/from the radio link. The team will work closely with students in SSPL who are working on the radio and the aerial platform and attend telecons with MIT/LL. Deliverables: design and fabrication of ground station, demonstrate end-to-end test with radio link on aerial platform, as well as supporting documentation.

Requested Dept.: Aero, CompSci, Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU StudioLab 1

Contact: Nilam Ram

Address: 16 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-7038

E-mail: nur5@psu.edu

Project Title: Ambulatory Real-Time Electrodermal Analysis and Feedback System

Description: Ambulatory Real-Time Electrodermal Analysis and Feedback System: Helping People Change Their Behavior Project Description: The goal of this project is to develop a complete system (assessment and analysis) or a “piggy-back” system (analysis only, that would sit “on top of” an existing product, such as the q-sensor) to analyze and provide visual feedback on changes in skin conductance. This system would capture ongoing skin conductance and provide sophisticated visual and/or auditory feedback to the user when changes of meaningful magnitude occur. Vision: Change in the electrical conductance of the skin is an indicator of change in individuals’ physiological or psychological arousal. A number of technological solutions have been developed to evaluate skin conductance in real-time in an ambulatory setting. The better versions of these also include measures of physical activity and body temperature, as the associated changes in moisture are also contributors to skin conductance changes [See for example http://www.affectiva.com/q-sensor/], and may also include Bluetooth or other wireless approaches for data streaming. These devices are typically based on measurement in ohmmeters, with additional components (such as actigraphy for physical activity, temperature, etc.). We envision a data analysis and feedback system that alerts the individual when significant changes in arousal occur. However, changes attributable to activity and/or body temperature should not give rise to alerts; rather, the system should provide alerts only for those changes *not* linked to activity or temperature. The system should also provide unique alerts for increases versus decreases in skin conductance so that these divergent states are salient to the user. The system should be highly portable and powered for continuous daily use (ideally 24 hrs without recharge, longer is desirable). This may be a stand-alone device that both collects and analyzes skin conductance data, also producing the signals (e.g., an integrated bracelet solution). Alternatively, this may be a software or hardware solution that is separate from the data capture device (particularly in the case of the “piggy-back” solution); such solutions might include small displays, or leverage the native capabilities of smart phones or other mobile devices using Bluetooth to stream data for processing on the mobile device. Lastly, all data streams (skin conductance, activity, temperature, and feedback/alerts) should be stored in usable format on internal memory (whether on the “core” device, or a para-device such as a smart phone if that is integrated into the solution). Learning Factory Work Plan: After meeting with the project sponsor, the team should: (1) review existing solutions for each of the components (both data capture and signal analysis); (2) brainstorm ideas for the integrated and “piggy-back” systems; (3) obtain feedback from the project sponsor; (4) refine and prototype 1-2 ideas and review them with the project sponsors; (5) create a prototype of the best solution that can be used and tested by the project sponsor. The design team will also be asked to participate in 1-2 project reviews with the faculty team over the course of the Spring semester and present their ideas to visiting scholars in early April. At the end of the semester, the team should deliver the final prototype along with a detailed report of their findings, ideas, design process, and suggestions for next steps.

Requested Dept.: Bio, CompSci

Requirements: none

PSU StudioLab 3

Contact: Nilam Ram

Address: 16 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-7038

E-mail: nur5@psu.edu

Project Title: Fuel-efficient Stoves to Achieve Fuel Security

Description: Fuel-efficient Stoves to Achieve Fuel Security Project Description: We are seeking designs for efficient domestic cooking stoves using readily available fuel and fabrication resources found in the area of Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Tanzania. Existing designs range from three mid-size rocks to discarded automobile wheels with clay liners. Fuels range from scavenged dead wood to rice husks. Evenness and control of heating and minimization of smoke are major design goals as well as maximizing the energy utilization of increasingly rare fuel sources. Vision: Villages adjacent to the Udzungwa Mountains National Park (UMNP) are facing a crisis in fuel availability. A ban imposed in July 2011 halted the collection of dead wood from the National Park, until then the major source of fuel for approaching 100,000 people. The villages are land-poor as all available land is used for cash and subsistence agriculture. Past efforts to introduce fuel-efficient stoves to replace traditional open fires failed in part because of perceived shortcomings in their performance, or the expense of obtaining them. Performance is difficult to anticipate without consistent manufacturing. Rice husks produced in milling locally-grown rice have some potential as a fuel but existing stoves are excessively smoky and burn too fiercely. Other biomass solutions may exist but must consider land utilization alongside technological and economic challenges. Because of rapidly growing population in this attractive area, fuel needs are putting irreplaceable natural resources at risk. Our analysis indicates that no currently available solution is able to address the villages’ needs even ten years in the future. Resources: • Faculty and students with local knowledge. The Department of Landscape Architecture coordinates a study abroad program addressing issues of community design and nature conservation in the UMNP area (http://larch.psu.edu/tanzania). Faculty and students will be available for consultation. • Analysis of current fuel use and land use situation in UMNP region. Mapping based on high-resolution satellite imagery and analysis based on the best available fuel production and utilization data. • Pilot testing of emerging strategies. Solutions emerging from the Learning Factory will be field-tested during the May-June 2012 study abroad program. Students may partner with faculty to seek funding for deployment at scale for successful solutions. Learning Factory Work Plan: Our faculty and students will work with Learning Factory students to identify solutions that are feasible in the conditions around UMNP. After meeting with the project sponsors, the team should: (1) review existing solutions; (2) brainstorm ideas for alternative designs; (3) obtain feedback from the project sponsors; (4) refine and prototype 2-3 ideas and review them with the project sponsors; (5) create a prototype of the best solution that can be used and field-tested by the project sponsors. The design team will also be asked to participate in 1-2 project reviews with the faculty team over the course of the Spring semester and present their ideas to visiting scholars in early April. At the end of the semester, the team should deliver the final prototype along with a detailed report of their findings, ideas, design process, and suggestions for next steps.

Requested Dept.: ESM, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU StudioLab 4

Contact: Nilam Ram

Address: 16 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-7038

E-mail: nur5@psu.edu

Project Title: An MR Compatible SCR Device

Description: An MR Compatible SCR Device Vision: Increasingly, researchers are interested in studying interactions between the central and autonomic nervous systems and measuring these interactions in vivo. For example, evaluating whether and how social aversion to faces may have consequences for the ontology of impaired face processing skills in autism. There are separate lines of evidence evaluating atypical neural responses to faces, particularly in the amygdala, as well as heightened autonomic reactivity (as measured by heart rate {HR} and skin conductance response {SCR}) to faces, in individuals with autism compared to typically developing individuals. Researchers are interested in combining these approaches to measure amygdala activation using fMRI as well as HR and SCR recordings. The goal is to measure simultaneous CNS and ANS activity in response to stimuli; in particular, it is vital that the responses are time-locked to the exact same stimuli. This will allow for more precise correlational and time-lagged analyses of the relation between the CNS and ANS activity to each other and to other measures (e.g., behavioral responses). Project Description: Currently, the 3T MRI scanner at SLEIC, University Park, has the ability to measures HR, but we do not have an MR compatible SCR device. SCR devices essentially measure the electrical conductance of the skin, which varies by moisture level (i.e., sweat) and is an indirect measure of sympathetic autonomic activity that is associated with both emotion and attention. The device measures electrical conductance between two points, making it a type of ohmmeter. The two paths for current are along the surface of the skin and through the body. Active measuring involves sending a small amount of current through the body. Due to the response of the skin and muscle tissue to external and internal stimuli, the conductance can vary by several microsiemens. When correctly calibrated, the device can measure these subtle differences. We are looking for the design team to develop a prototype of an MR compatible SCR device. Guidance and Resources: There are some special considerations to making an MR compatible SCR device. First, the device cannot be made from any ferromagnetic materials. Second, the SCR signals must not be corrupted by interference from the MR scanner’s changing magnetic field gradients. Third, the device cannot contribute any background noise during the acquisition of the MR images. Notes: Shastri et al (2001) provide a clear model for an MR compatible device, including the SCR monitoring circuit, calibration procedures, and post-processing strategies, which we would also need to be developed. Ideally, the monitoring circuit might also be able to begin recording with a trigger from the scanner, as is done with behavioral paradigms, so that the timing of the fMRI BOLD and SCR responses would be time-locked at the level of milliseconds. Although the process and device described by Sashtri et al are functional, there are concerns about the device created in this particular paper due to its obtrusiveness. Many participants (e.g., those with autism) are not likely to be able to tolerate an immobilizing device such as described in this paper. The preferred device solution should find alternative methods to reduce the likelihood of spurious signals. Susan Lemieux, the physicist at SLEIC, has built MR compatible devices in the past and will work with the Learning Factory team on this project.

Requested Dept.: Bio, Mechanical

Requirements: none

PSU Surgery Innovation Group

Contact: Randy S. Haluck, M.D.

Address: C4628 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033

Phone: 7175317462

E-mail: rhaluck@psu.edu

Project Title: Wireless Sensor and Monitoring System for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

Description: Patients that are severely ill requiring ICU care or care in other facilities such as cardiovascular units are connected to multiple monitoring systems. Monitors may include telemetry (EKG), arterial oxygenation, arterial pressure, venous pressure, urine output, and ventilator support. Each of these systems requires some sort of tether from the patient to another device. The tether may be electrical or mechanical or both and can easily be greater than ten in number. These tethers add to the difficulty of patient care as they are easily tangled and caught or snagged as patients are moved from bed to bed, chair, or to an OR or radiology table. To transport a patient, the monitors are switched to portable monitors which further complicates care and transport. A small team of caregivers is usually required. Without great care on the part of the team the tethers may be caught and dislodge the monitoring device. Just turning a patient in the bed or getting them from bed to chair is a substantial effort. The tethers significantly limit how mobile the patient could be and represent a patient safety issue. We aim to design an electromechanical system that would remove as many of the tethers as possible. This would include wireless transmission of data from the patient and integration of systems to create a central monitoring system. Design consideration should also include telemetry to a stationary hospital-wide network. Design work may also include use of sensors or actuators that do not require a tether for their function. Design work should consider incorporation of all existing monitors, tubes, and sensors into a lightweight, wireless single, efficient system which minimizes chance for disruption of these vital devices.

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Quaker Chemical Corporation 1

Contact: Dr. Robert Evans

Address: 901 Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428

Phone: 610-832-4314

E-mail: evansb@quakerchem.com

Project Title: Fluid Performance in the Machining of Alloyed Gray Cast Iron and Compacted Graphite Iron

Description: As alternatives to conventional gray cast iron for use in diesel engine production, alloyed gray cast irons as well as compacted graphitic irons are finding significant interest and use. Both gray cast iron containing elevated levels of molybdenum, and compacted graphite iron (CGI) offer higher strength and increased thermal fatigue resistance relative to standard gray irons. Thus improved properties and lighter weight can be obtained in the production of engine cylinder heads and blocks. Such metals while offering significant utility, also present significant challenges with regard to machinability. Higher tool wear rates are often experienced in the machining of both molybdenum gray cast irons as well as CGI. One approach to improving the machinability of these metals and thus improve the economic viability of their use, is through the utilization of higher performing metalworking fluids used for machining. This project will investigate the properties of high moly gray cast iron and compacted graphite iron relative to conventional gray cast iron, and then will subsequently assess the machining performance of three metalworking fluids on these metals. Project Objectives and Deliverables: 1. Determine and analyze the mechanical properties and microstructural features of three types of cast iron samples – gray cast iron, high molybdenum gray cast iron, and Grade 400 compacted graphite iron. 2. Conduct machining studies on these metals using three different metalworking fluids. The machining operations will include drilling and reaming, and performance will be assessed via cutting forces, tool wear, hole diameter and hole cylindricity as well as machined surface quality. 3. Present conclusions and observations regarding mechanical property and microstructural differences which exist between the three metals, as well as conclusions regarding the effectiveness and differences in performance between the three fluids tested.

Requested Dept.: Industrial, MatSci

Requirements: Intellectual

Quaker Chemical Corporation 2

Contact: Dr. Robert Evans

Address: 901 Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428

Phone: 610-832-4314

E-mail: evansb@quakerchem.com

Project Title: Fluid Performance in the Machining of Bi-Metal Aluminum – Cast Iron Components

Description: Machining of two different materials present in one component often presents unique and difficult challenges. Such commonly encountered components and operations include the face milling of silicon-aluminum engine blocks containing cast iron cylinder sleeves, as well as the reaming of bi-metal cam bores where the bearing cap is often a ferrous metal and the body of the part is the silicon-aluminum alloy. Often differences in the machinability, thermal properties, friction properties, and nature of the chips formed during the machining of one of the metals, can significant impact the quality of the machining done on the opposing metal. This project will focus on the study of bi-metal machining and the effectiveness of metalworking fluids used for such operations. Project Objectives/Deliverables 1. Develop a test piece comprised of both aluminum and cast iron which is suitable for a. being securely fixtured into a vertical machining center b. conducting drilling and reaming operations whereby both metals are machined concurrently in the same operation c. the measurement of temperatures near the cutting zone in both metals 2. Using the test piece developed, assess the performance of two metalworking fluids in both drilling and reaming operations of the bi-metal component.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: Intellectual

QuipCo

Contact: Kevin Merlini

Address: 140 E. College Ave #2, State College, PA 16801

Phone: (215) 370-0126

E-mail: kwm5189@psu.edu

Project Title: Designing the Clipboard of the Future

Description: Overview: This past year, the market for tablet computers experienced explosive growth. Many consumers are turning to these sleek devices instead of traditional computers, this trend has also carried over to the workplace as well. While there are many cases and accessories for the iPad already in existence; none have effectively leveraged the clipboard, a longstanding staple of the office, to work in harmony with an iPad. You job is to design the clipboard of the future. The clipboard must be able to function just like an everyday clipboard, but also provide easy access and use of an iPad at the same time. This will be useful to individuals who find themselves constantly switching between work on both their iPad and on paper. Deliverables: 1. Design iPad compatible clipboard with a focus on user centered design while in mind cost and manufacturing considerations. 2. Produce CAD models and physical prototypes. 3. In conjunction with project sponsor organize manufacturing and other necessary arrangements to prepare product for production.

Requested Dept.: MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Rockland Manufacturing Co. 1

Contact: Bo Pratt

Address: 152 Weber Lane, Bedford, PA 15522

Phone: 814-623-1115

E-mail: bp@rocklandmfg.com

Project Title: Rockland 1 - Capturing Energy

Description: Project Overview - Determine the feasibility and potential return on investment of capturing solar energy that is emitted during welding and plasma cutting processes in a manufacturing environment. The deliverables include but are not limited to: - An analysis of how much light is emitted per minute of operation for both welding and plasma cutting operations. - How much power, if captured, could be generated and "fed" back into the power grid and/or into another power system. - The approximate value of the electricity being created. - A feasible concept of the device that would capture this light when mounted on our plasma cutting machine.

Requested Dept.: Energy, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Rockland Manufacturing Co. 2

Contact: Bo Pratt

Address: 152 Weber Lane, Bedford, PA 15522

Phone: 814-623-1115

E-mail: bp@rocklandmfg.com

Project Title: Rockland 2 - Grinding Wheel Study

Description: Overview - Evaluate a selection of grinding wheels in order to determine the best fit for our company. Deliverables - A thorough comparison of each grinding wheel in the following categories: - Price - Materials contained in each wheel - Useful Life - Grinding Speed (efficiency/material removed per min) - Optimal RPM for each wheel (speed vs. deterioration vs. material removed) - Thorough conclusions and a final recommendation as to which wheel is the best fit for our operation factoring in data recorded.

Requested Dept.: Industrial, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Shell 1

Contact: Buddy Bealer

Address: 128 East Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064

Phone: 610-759-5359

E-mail: leroy.bealer@shell.com

Project Title: Shell EcoMarathon - Team 1

Description: This project is to modify two Penn State high efficiency electric cars to race in the Houston TX Shell EcoMarathon this semester. Professor Leland Engel will help the teams determine the specific goals on modifications to make the cars more efficient and develop race strategies. The cars will then be shipped to Houston and raced in the Spring. The team will be responsible for all race preparations and operation.

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Shell 2

Contact: Buddy Bealer

Address: 128 East Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064

Phone: 610-759-5359

E-mail: leroy.bealer@shell.com

Project Title: Shell EcoMarathon - Team 2

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Mechanical

Requirements: none

Shell 3

Contact: Buddy Bealer

Address: 128 East Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064

Phone: 610-759-5359

E-mail: leroy.bealer@shell.com

Project Title: Shell Ecomarathon Urban Concept Aerodynamic and Aesthetic Body Design - Global Project

Description: The Shell Ecomarathon is an annual ultra-high mileage competition for two different categories of efficient vehicles. Two key areas of efficient vehicle body design are that they are very aerodynamic and light in weight to achieve the best gas mileage. The purpose of this project is to aesthetically, structurally, and aerodynamically design (using CFD) the vehicle body for the optimal efficiency for the Penn State Urban Concept vehicle. Additionally it must meet the dimensional requirements within the guidelines of Chapter I rules of the competition and to be easily manufactured and assembled using polymers. The vehicle body design must easily fit around a frame (chassis) that is presently manufactured. The vehicle shown is what is presently on the chassis and is just a starting point. Note that the present Aluminum body is approximately 267 cm in length, 129 cm wide, and 103 cm in height. The deliverables at the end of the semester are the analyses above as well as a low drag coefficient prototype body. The technical contact will be IE student, Morgan Farnsworth. Additionally, ARL has volunteered to assist the Shell Ecomarathon in this project where they would make a carbon fiber body for the Urban Concept car. This may be a joint project with SJTU in China. Marty Trethewey would be the instructor on this. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: none

Solar Dynamic Technology, LLC

Contact: Lee Sampson

Address: 1997 Exchange Place, Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 410-533-5484

E-mail: cls.sampson@gmail.com

Project Title: Solar Collector Research & Development - Phase 2

Description: Solar Dynamic Technology (SDT) is a small start-up firm, founded to develop and sell high efficiency solar energy systems. Currently, SDT is developing a flat solar collector that has the potential to vastly exceed the efficiency of photovoltaic arrays at a fraction of the cost. The applications of this system are numerous, including indoor lighting, hot water heating, hydrogen production, and electricity production both in individual units, like houses, or in power plants of small, medium and large size. The immediate challenge that needs to be addressed in this project is to identify design options that will meet the potential noted above. The project will include generating new design options, and to build off the work done by a fall-2011 Learning Factory team. Software models will be used to optimize the best of the designs evaluated by the fall-2011 team and perform evaluations of other design ideas. A prototype unit of the best design will be built and performance data obtained. Students will be furnished with proprietary intellectual property, both patented and in process, and expected to use the existing body of scientific knowledge, and their own imagination to carry forward the basic concepts furnished to them at the start of the project ending with a report on expected results, both now and future.

Requested Dept.: Energy, ESM, Electrical, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Solutionwerks, Inc.

Contact: Dennis Derr

Address: 8050 Beckett Center Drive, Suite 304, Cincinnati, OH 45069

Phone: 513-874-6172

E-mail: dennisderr@solutionwerks.com

Project Title: Cold Box Pressure Relief Device

Description: Overview There is a need in the industrial gases industry for a pressure relief device that can be retrofit to existing cold boxes in cryogenic air separation plants to improve those boxes’ ability to withstand internal, unintended releases of high pressure gases or liquids from the process without rupturing the outer shell of the cold box. The pressure relief devices installed by the original equipment manufacturers are sometimes inadequate and need to be supplemented by additional relief devices for maximum protection. The objective of this project will be to design and build a prototype of a pressure relief device that can be installed on the cold box while the plant is in operation without the necessity of draining the free flowing insulation, perlite, contained within the box. Mission Statement The heart of a cryogenic air separation plant is a structure referred to as a cold box. The cold box may have either a rectangular or circular cross-section of 10 to 20 feet and will have a vertical orientation ranging from 40 to more than 200 feet in height, depending on the capacity and configuration of the air separation plant. The cold box houses the equipment that carries out the process of air separation via cryogenic distillation, i.e. air is cooled to its liquefaction temperature of approximately minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit and then separated in a distillation column into its component parts, primarily nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. As such, the process equipment inside the cold box operates at extremely low temperatures and must be insulated from the external environment to keep it operating efficiently as well as to prevent the accumulation of ice from the condensation of moisture in the ambient air. The prevailing practice today is to fill the cold box with perlite, a fine powder that, when viewed under a microscope, has a very porous structure and is subsequently a very effective insulator against conductive, convective and radiant heat transfer. In order to maintain its effectiveness, perlite must be kept dry and free flowing. As such, cold boxes are designed to be nearly gas tight and kept under a nitrogen purge at a positive pressure slightly above atmospheric (approximately 2 inches water column) to ensure that no moist, ambient air leaks into the insulation space and that no moisture or ice are allowed to accumulate around the cryogenic equipment. Occasionally, however, problems arise in the process such as gas or cryogenic liquid leaks that rapidly increase the pressure inside the cold box structure. While the cold box structure is intended to be reasonably gas tight, it is not designed as a pressure vessel and, as such, cannot withstand internal pressures beyond a few psig (pounds per square inch gauge). Pressures higher than that can lead to a rupture of the cold box outer skin (typically carbon steel up to ¼” thick) which, in turn, may result in a massive spill of perlite into the surrounding area. The cold box manufacturers always include one or more over-pressure relief device(s) mounted on the structure to relieve over-pressure conditions before damage is done, but the multiplicity of designs tried over the years have not always been as effective as intended. Consequently, cold box ruptures and perlite expulsions are not uncommon in the industry. Cold box ruptures are extremely disruptive to the plant operation and typically require a complete shutdown of the air separation plant for several days while repairs are being made. Since these plants normally operate 24/7, i.e. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the resultant downtime and repairs are very costly to the owner. Consequently, there is a basic need in the industry to develop and retrofit better pressure relief devices on cold box structures to minimize the potential for over-pressurization and rupture. Most of the currently used cold box pressure relief devices employ some type of lift plate technology, i.e. a circular or rectangular port oriented vertically is covered by a metal plate with a gasketed mating surface. The weight of the plate keeps it sealed against the mating port and when the internal gas pressure becomes sufficiently high to lift the plate off its mating port, the excess gas pressure is relieved to atmosphere. The weights of the plates are calibrated to relieve excess pressure at a specific value, generally around 3 inches water column. An important consideration in cold box pressure relief design is that pressure waves created by leaks in the cryogenic process do not travel well through perlite. Many cold boxes were designed and built with just one or two pressure relief devices mounted on the roof of the box but experience has shown that if a leak develops deep within the cold box, the resultant pressure wave will blow out the side of the cold box before the wave reaches the roof and can be relieved there. The objective of this design project, then, will be to design and build a prototype pressure relief device that can be installed on the skin of the cold box at various elevations along the height of the structure. The most significant aspect of the challenge will be to design a device along with an installation procedure that will enable installation of the devices without having to shut down the plant and drain the perlite from the cold box. Perlite has a consistency similar to flour and flows very easily, almost like water, from any opening in the cold box structure. The procedure for cutting a hole in the side of the cold box while still filled with perlite must, then, include provisions for preventing the perlite from flowing out during installation of the relief device. Key criteria that should, then, be satisfied in the design and fabrication of a prototype will include the following: • The relief opening will vary, depending on the size of the cold box, but will generally be in the range of 2 to 24 inches diameter. A good target for the prototype would be in the range of 6 to 10 inches diameter. • Some type of lift plate design would be preferred to maintain simplicity and long term reliability. • The relief device will be attached to the vertical wall of the cold box but the lift plate must be horizontal, i.e. a 90 degree elbow will be required. • A mechanical attachment method that does not require welding would be preferred to avoid the necessity of bringing a welder on site along with the setup required to weld at a high elevation on the box. Due to the potential for high concentrations of oxygen (which accelerates combustion) in the vicinity of the attachment, safety can also be a deterrent to welding. • A porous barrier will be required to keep the perlite from flowing through the relief device and lifting the plate. The pressurized gas must flow through the porous barrier without allowing perlite to pass through. • The lift plate must be attached to the relief device in such a manner that it doesn’t blow off and will reseat itself when the excess pressure is relieved. The device must be leak-tight after reseating. • The relief device must seal tightly to the cold box surface, be completely moisture proof and remain unaffected by the elements, e.g. wind, rain, ice or snow. • The relief pressure must be 3” w.c., + 0.5” w.c. • The relief area when fully open must be equal to or greater than the area of the circular vent hole. • The materials for the device must be either painted carbon steel or corrosion resistant metal such as aluminum or stainless steel. • The manufacturing cost, including materials and labor, must be under $1000 per device for devices up to 12” diameter. • Installation must be achievable using commonly available hand tools. The hole cutter must be capable of penetrating ¼” steel plate and be available in the target size range.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: none

Speeco 1

Contact: Lishan

Address: 15000 W 44th Street, Golden, CO 80015

Phone: 720-880-2062

E-mail: monna@vip.sina.com

Project Title: OEM parts manufacturing process improvement - Global Project

Description: Background: SpeeCo imports parts and material s used to supply the agricultural industry. The parts are either sold as individual items or are part of larger piece of equipment that is assembled at our factory here in Golden CO. A significant part of the business is parts for OEM customers. These parts are made by our suppliers to the customer’s specifications and drawings which we import and sell to companies such as John Deere and Kubota. Description of Problem: Often our customers want smaller lots of these parts for various reasons such as a new product introduction program. The problem is that many of our suppliers do not want the business because the volume of parts is low and is not cost effective for them to produce small quantities. The cost of set up exceeds any profit that they might make. SpeeCo’s largest supplier is CIU in Changzhou, China and is the focus of this project. Objectives: (1) To improve OEM component manufacturing capacity and throughput over a wide volume demand range and to solve the issues associated with setting up (and tearing down) for small runs to make it more efficient and profitable for CIU accept low volume orders by focusing in on key critical processes. (2) To use tools such as 5S and cellular manufacturing on these critical / constraint processes. Deliverables: We are looking for a clearly defined process that will allow CIU to more efficiently and profitably make smaller volumes of OEM product. We are looking for a 5S approach that we can use as a model for process improvement in other areas of the factory. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

Speeco 2

Contact: Lishan

Address: 15000 W 44th Street, Golden, CO 80015

Phone: 720-880-2062

E-mail: monna@vip.sina.com

Project Title: Equipment jack manufacturing process improvement at CIU - Global Project

Description: Background: SpeeCo imports parts and material s used to supply the agricultural industry. The parts are either sold as individual items or are part of larger piece of equipment that is assembled at our factory here in Golden CO. The jacks come in a variety of sizes, capacities and configurations and are either sold as accessories or are included as part of an assembly, typically as the tongue jack on a log splitter. The jacks would either be attached to the tongue assembly at the factory or shipped as individual units. (Definition: The tongue is the component that allows the equipment such as a log splitter to be attached to a vehicle hitch and towed. The jack is attached near the front of the tongue near the hitch and is used to support and level the front of the unit when detached from the towing vehicle. The jack is shown in the red oval in the accompanying picture; the red arrow points to the tongue.) Description of Problem: Currently our jacks are manufactured and tested in a batch process which is inefficient, has inconsistent quality and has high relative costs. The batch sizes are small so the efficiency of the overall process is low especially if demand is high during our peak season for this type of product. Objective: To design a flow manufacturing process to replace the current batch process to improve throughput, reduce cost and improve quality. Deliverables: We are looking for a defined process map including formalized test program including any in-process steps and final inspection and verification of product to ensure product quality, cost competitiveness and the ability to efficiently make this product. The proposal must clearly show how the objectives will be met. It must also include a drawing of the physical layout and the tools and equipment needed as well as a detailed overview of quality checks and instruments needed. The process documentation must clearly show and justify how throughput is going to be improved, cost reduction calculations and how a high quality output is going to be consistently maintained. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

SPS Technologies 1

Contact: Dave Wuest

Address: 301 HIGHLAND AVENUE, JENKINTOWN, PA 19406

Phone: 215-572-3157

E-mail: dwuest@SPSTECH.COM

Project Title: Automate Blanchard Grind Process

Description: Organization Background: SPS Technologies, A PCC Company, has been a leading developer, manufacturer and global supplier of the most comprehensive line of aerospace fasteners and precision components. For nearly a century SPS Technologies has built its world class reputation for excellence on one basic block: a dedication to producing fasteners and precision components to meet the customer’s most specific requirements. Feel free to visit our website at: http://www.spstech.com/aero. Current State Summary: Currently SPS Jenkintown has to manually load and unload work into fixtures and machines for the Blanchard grind operation. This process results in the loss of ~6% productivity and $13K in Total Variable Cost (TVC) each quarter. Objective: Design and develop an inexpensive universal fixture solution and automate the loading and unloading of Blanchard grind work into fixtures in the effort to increase productivity by ~6% while reducing Total Variable Cost (TVC) by ~$13K. Benefits: • Improve current productivity performance by ~6% • Reduce quarterly Total Variable Cost (TVC) by ~$13K • Improve product quality by reducing variation introduced by the current fixture process Expected Deliverables: • Basic inexpensive automated solution that will facilitate a 2:1 operator to machine ratio on blanchard grinders • Inexpensive universal fixturing solutions that will accommodate a variety of bolt sizes/configurations • Drawings for technology solution, spare parts, & required tools / fixtures • List of standard tools & spare parts needed

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

SPS Technologies 2

Contact: Dave Wuest

Address: 301 HIGHLAND AVENUE, JENKINTOWN, PA 19406

Phone: 215-572-3157

E-mail: dwuest@SPSTECH.COM

Project Title: Grind Capacity Improvement Project

Description: Organization Background: SPS Technologies, A PCC Company, has been a leading developer, manufacturer and global supplier of the most comprehensive line of aerospace fasteners and precision components. For nearly a century SPS Technologies has built its world class reputation for excellence on one basic block: a dedication to producing fasteners and precision components to meet the customer’s most specific requirements. Feel free to visit our website at: http://www.spstech.com/aero. Current State Summary: Currently SPS Jenkintown has ~30 manual grinding machines and ~28 operators across 3 shifts running manual grind machines at a 1:1 ratio yielding an average productivity rate of ~72%. Objective: Design and develop an inexpensive and reliable solution that will facilitate a 2:1 ratio to increase grind capacity by at least 25% and productivity by ~15% while reducing Total Variable Cost (TVC) by ~$129K. Benefits: • Increase capacity by 25% • Improve current productivity performance by ~15% • Decrease Total Variable Cost (TVC) by ~$129K Expected Deliverables: • Basic inexpensive automated solution that will facilitate a 2:1 machine to operator ratio on manual centerless grinders. • Drawings for technology solution, spare parts, & required tools / fixtures • List of standard tools & spare parts needed

Requested Dept.: Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

The Boeing Company 1

Contact: Jeremie Albert

Address: P.O. Box 16858 MC P24-25, Philadelphia, PA 19142

Phone: 610-591-1539

E-mail: jeremie.j.albert@boeing.com

Project Title: Fuel Tank Design

Description: Fuel slosh is a concern for many vehicle designs: boats, aircraft, automobiles, etc. The major concerns are with slosh loads and sloshing frequency. This project will explore new and unique internal tank system designs to minimize both. Students should design and build a tilt table apparatus used to complete slosh testing on 5-10 gallon tank designs. Include a means for measuring force and / or torque input into the system. A comparison of a baseline tank design with the new design is expected. Use a finite element or cfd software to help understand this complex loading event.

Requested Dept.: Aero, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

The Boeing Company 2

Contact: Scott Ford

Address: 1 South Stewart Avenue; Mail Code P24-25, Ridley Park, PA 19078

Phone: 610-591-5093

E-mail: scott.a.ford2@boeing.com

Project Title: Space Vehicle Water Drop Test and Vehicle Design

Description: Several of the proposed Space Shuttle replacement concepts have the aircraft ditching into the water upon re-entry. Water ditching can generate rather high de-accelerations, depending on the shape. To better understand this complex loading event, this project requires a simple shape be water drop tested in a controlled environment. Specifically, design and build a test apparatus used for small scale ditching tests. Using the apparatus, determine the orientation of a given vehicle that will minimize de-accelerations on the vehicle. Use a finite element or cfd software to help understand this complex loading event.

Requested Dept.: Aero, ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: none

The Boeing Company 3

Contact: Jason Steiner

Address: Rt 291 and Stewart Avenue, Ridley Park, PA 19078

Phone: 610-591-4311

E-mail: jason.h.steiner@boeing.com

Project Title: LED Strobe System

Description: The purpose of this project is to design and test an LED strobe system. Strobe light systems are used frequently in the test and evaluation community to help image and characterize rotating systems, such as vehicle engines, helicopter rotors, and turbo machinery. Many current high-speed strobe systems use Xenon flash bulbs, but the low power requirements and modular capability of LED's makes them a good candidate to replace the flash bulb technology. The students will design and fabricate a strobe system that is capable of flashing high-intensity LED's at 60Hz, with an adjustable flash duration, from 1 to 20 micro-seconds. The system will be controlled by an Arduino© micro-controller system. At least two types of LED will be tested: White LED's and monochromatic Blue LED's. Other colors, or RGB units, would be an added benefit. The students will incorporate a light measurement device, such as a photo-diode, to characterize and quantify the light output as well as the command input. The students will be expected to fully document their testing plan, system setup, and results in a timely manner. This project is designed primarily for electrical engineers, but computer engineers are will be helpful.

Requested Dept.: CSE, Electrical

Requirements: none

The Home Depot 1

Contact: Zach Chittam

Address: 2455 Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30339

Phone: 770-433-8211 x81395

E-mail: david_z_chittam@homedepot.com

Project Title: HVAC Filter Sensor - Global Project

Description: The Home Depot currently sells a number of thermostats designed to notify you when to change your air conditioner filter. All of these thermostats rely on a timer to indicate when filter change is necessary. The objective of this project would be to design a product that indicates filter change based on actual filter performance. The product should have a sensing unit and a display unit. This product needs to be designed such that an average consumer could implement it in their home without any modification to their air conditioning system. Additionally it should be able to accommodate any filter type as well as multi-zone systems. Another portion of this project will be determining the ideal point to change the filter. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

The Home Depot 2

Contact: Suk Lee

Address: 2455 Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta, GA 30339

Phone: 770-433-8211

E-mail: Suk_Lee@homedepot.com

Project Title: Automatic Plant Watering System - Global Project

Description: The Home Depot currently sells a number of systems designed for the purpose of automatically watering plants. Most of these systems provide water in a continuous flow to the soil via either a gravity fed supply from a reservoir or a drip type delivery system. The objective of this project would be to design a product that would deliver water to the plant, as needed, based on the moisture in the soil. Desired moisture levels should be selectable by the user and the product should be able to sense when the moisture in the soil has dropped below the selected level and activate the delivery system to provide water to the plant. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: ESM, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

The Net Return, LLC.

Contact: Paul Crawley

Address: 121 Lincoln Ave., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Phone: 973-636-7354

E-mail: pcrawley@thenetreturn.com

Project Title: Articulating Leg Design

Description: The Net Return would like to have the students design an articulating leg that changes the angle of our net to enhance ball return for particular sports. This includes Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, etc.

Requested Dept.: ESM, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

The Quick Trainer

Contact: John Civello

Address: 268 Crescent Drive, Hershey, PA 17033

Phone: 717-329-4247

E-mail: jmcivello17033@yahoo.com

Project Title: Quick Trainer

Description: Utilizing the inventors design and plan specifications follow the prescribed course of prototype building for this human exercise equipment. Please see website http://civellophoto.typepad.com/quicktrainer/ for description and modeling images. The objective of the study is to verify the patent search completed and to refine the prototype design and deliver the assembled prototype. I am working with Dr. Keith S. Marmer at the Hershey Center for Applied Research.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

The Timken Company

Contact: YU HongWei (Harvey)

Address: 27/F, Tower 1, Grand Gateway, #1 Hongqiao Rd., Shanghai , CN 20003

Phone: (+86) 21.6113.8069

E-mail: harvey.yu@timken.com

Project Title: Portable XR Bearing Assembly Measurement System - Global Project

Description: BACKGROUND Timken produce precision XR bearing for machine tool industry, the bearing is normally installed in rotary table of machine tool, which will delivery very high precision level for rotating work piece for cutting action. The precision concept here indicates run out in different perspectives. The machine tool precision measurement procedure will be performed after bearing installed into position by customer. PROBLEM Timken have a rig to measure bearing before installation. It is an un-portable system in factory and can not be used onsite customer workshop. When the output run out of machine tool (rotary table) does not satisfy expectation, it is hard to find root cause without evaluating bearing itself. The bearings often have to send back to the factory in Europe or the US for inspection. So, the project target is how to measure bearing run out with a portable equipment/system under applying specific preload. The bearing introduction, installation and measurement are illustrated by attachments. “5494_Crossed Roller SS_final_20091009.pdf” OBJECTIVE Develop the concept for portable equipment and create a demo to measure the assembly XR bearing run out under preload. DELIVARABLES • Create concept of portable equipment /system • Design portable equipment /system demo • Apply preload to bearing by above system • Measure the run out of cup end face and OD Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

The Vitamin Shoppe

Contact: Rich Tannenbaum

Address: 2101 91st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047

Phone: (201) 624-3202

E-mail: richard.tannenbaum@vitaminshoppe.com

Project Title: Supply Chain Analysis - Restructuring Carrier Rates

Description: Dedicated to helping people fulfill their health and wellness needs, the Vitamin Shoppe is a rapidly growing specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products ranging from vitamins and minerals to nutritional supplements, herbs, sports nutrition formulas, homeopathic remedies, and health and beauty aids. The Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) will ship around 47 million units of product in 2012 to its 575 stores and direct customers. Most stores currently receive two deliveries per week handled by our transportation carriers. This project will validate the billing structures from our transportation carriers. Delivery rates are determined by store and can be either charged per carton (for example $1.75/carton), or charged by weight tier (for example 0-499lbs @ $0.50/lbs, 500-999lbs @ $0.40/lbs, ect). Currently, most regional delivery routes are weight tier based. The shipping structures and tier breaks the Vitamin Shoppe uses now have been unchanged for years. VSI believes there are savings opportunities in re-negotiating with its transportation carriers to either change the billing method or by changing the weight tiers. Minimizing cost by finding the optimal billing method or tier breaks would be found by analyzing provided data to find typical shipment profiles and related cost structures that would be most advantageous for VSI. This project has potential to save thousands of dollars annually in transportation costs. The outcome will ultimately influence last semester’s project; store delivery frequency. Deliverables: -An Excel or Access based updateable tool that will output recommended optimized shipping rate methods and tiers based on the inputted data. -A final presentation for VSI management with recommendations and handoff of tool with instructions Please note that any required cost details and shipment details will be provided to a group who selects this project. Additionally, a visit to a transportation hub or a store visit will be available upon request.

Requested Dept.: Industrial

Requirements: none

Tyco Fire Protection Products

Contact: Jim Roberts

Address: 50 Technology Drive, Westminster, MA 01441

Phone: 978-731-8546

E-mail: jamroberts@tycoint.com

Project Title: EZCare VITALTouch Phone module Redesign - Global Project

Description: The current Tyco EZCare VITALTouch Phone Module is rather large and is housed in a metal case that requires stamping, forming, welding, and painting. The intent of this project is to reduce the size of the module as well as conduct a value analysis on material selection and housing redesign with plastic. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential

Tyco Retail Solutions

Contact: Hap Patterson

Address: 6600 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33487

Phone: 561-912-6591

E-mail: hpatterson@tycoint.com

Project Title: Non marking shoe tag - Global Project

Description: Tyco Retail Solution is trying to find a benefit denial solution for non marking shoe. The goals of this project are to create a product that: 1.Pinless and tetherless design. Allows for protection of a wide range of products that cannot be tagged with the standard tack, especially for shoes. 2.Defeat resistant design. Rigid materials make it extremely difficult to defeat by means of slamming, cutting, twisting and prying. When being attached, it is nearly impossible to remove without significantly damaging the shoes. The tag must hold firmly to a shoe--man or women's-- with a pull off force of at least 23kg. It must not mark the shoe under normal situations even after being attached for several weeks. If a thief tries to remove the tag, it is allowed to mark the shoe, but only after the potential thief really pulls or twists the tag. 3.Compatibility. The tag should detach with a magnetic detacher. 4.Sleek aesthetic design. The small size provides an effective visual deterrent without detracting from the merchandise presentation or interfering with the customers shopping experience. 5.Cost. The tag must be inexpensive with a cost goal of 25 US cents, preferably 15 cents including a non- deactivatable EAS label or an ink vial or other container. 6.Ease of use. The clip automatically releases when placed on the Ultra•Tag decoupler making transactions at the POS more efficient. Global Project: The project team will be comprised of students from Penn State and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The integrated team will mimic the operation of globally distributed corporate engineering teams to meet the project objectives.

Requested Dept.: Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Videon Central, Inc.

Contact: Chris Wharton

Address: 2171 Sandy Dr., State College, PA 16803

Phone: 814-235-1111 x348

E-mail: chris.wharton@videon-central.com

Project Title: Wireless Cabin Equipment for Flight

Description: Overview: ------------------- Students will aid engineers at Videon Central by designing a demonstration setup (for our marketing purposes) to control simple airline cabin equipment via wireless Z-Wave technology. The cabin equipment will consist of dim-able overhead cabin fluorescent lights, a lavatory occupancy detector, overhead indicator lights, and a flight attendant call button panel. The main focus of the project is an Android application to control and monitor the simple cabin equipment pieces. Student Deliverables: ---------------------- 1. Design of Call Button/Seat Light module/panel 2. Design of Cabin Indication Module/panel 3. Design of wooden mock-cabin for demonstration 4. Andriod application development to monitor and query status of the cabin equipment. A Block Diagram has been attached as the "existing system".

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical

Requirements: Confidential, Intellectual

Volvo Powertrain 1a

Contact: Sam McLaughlin

Address: 13302 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742

Phone: 301 573 0209

E-mail: samuel.mclaughlin@volvo.com

Project Title: Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Friction Reduction Testing and Analysis

Description: Volvo Powertrain North America, an industry leader in diesel engine efficiency, is interested in improving fuel economy by reducing engine parasitic losses. The focus of this investigation is to run a friction reduction test on a production engine in order to quantify the frictional and pumping losses of all components. Students are to assist in managing the dynamometer test installation, perform tests, and analyze test results based on the foundational documents provided by the Fall 2011 Capstone project. A literature review of engine friction and an engine tear down procedure have already been completed by the fall 2011 Senior Design Team. Therefore, students will begin from previous work and finish preparations on a dynamometer to motor the engine at idle and cruise speeds to quantify total engine friction and pumping loss. Students will then remove engine accessories and hardware to measure frictional and pumping losses at a component level. The team will be given full freedom to disassemble the engine. The investigation should identify areas of optimization where parasitic losses could be reduced to improve fuel efficiency. Deliverables: -Complete prescribed test runs and identify the engine friction results. -Report: Results of testing for measuring engine component friction and system pumping losses -Incorporate previously designed test rig components. -Report: Literature review of previous Team’s engine tear down procedure, with remarks on improving testing if applicable.

Requested Dept.: Ag, Energy, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential

Volvo Powertrain 1b

Contact: Sam McLaughlin

Address: 13302 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742

Phone: 301 573 0209

E-mail: samuel.mclaughlin@volvo.com

Project Title: Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Friction Reduction Testing and Analysis

Requested Dept.: Ag, Energy, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Confidential

Volvo Powertrain 2

Contact: Jesus Sanchez

Address: 13302 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown , md 21742

Phone: 336 291 9520

E-mail: J.Sanchez@volvo.com

Project Title: Diesel Engine Quality and Cost Improvement Report

Description: Volvo Group Trucks Technology North America, one of the industry leaders in heavy duty diesel engine manufacturing, is always seeking to increase value for its customers through quality and cost improvement. Students will be at the center of this exciting effort by benchmarking our engines with high volume medium duty Ford and GM engines. For three months, they will have the opportunity to go the Hagerstown facilities, get into grips with the different engines and look for the best ways to reduce product cost while ensuring our high quality standards are met. Component and system design, as well as material used, are good examples of what needs to be looked at. This will be an exciting experience for students who will gain knowledge and use their engineering skills to support Volvo and Mack engines competitiveness. Deliverables: Document quality and cost improvement ideas Target: $150 engine cost reduction Synthetize process and experience in a short report

Requested Dept.: Aero, Ag, Energy, ESM, Electrical, Industrial, MatSci, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Xerox 1

Contact: Gary Roscoe

Address: 800 Phillips Rd, Webster, ny 14580

Phone: 585-231-5539

E-mail: gary.roscoe@xerox.com;douglasr.taylor@xerox.com

Project Title: Good Stack, Bad Stack, Red Stack, Blue Stack: Stack Quality Detection Device

Description: o I loathe this printer and its odd printer doo-hicky. I loathe this printer so much with its UI so tricky. Curse at the printer… curse at the jams… curse at the loud cooling fans … Curse at the toner… curse at the queue … curse at it running out of blue…. But what did I hear at that very second. An idea in my head above my discontent. It started in low. Then it started to grow... I imagined a wonderful, awful idea… A perfect printing printer with prin ter doo-hickies and more! …. You may ask how could it be so? It came without curses. It came without jams. It came without empty paper packages, crashes or snags. And I puzzled and puzzled 'till my puzzler was sore. Then I thought of something I hadn't before. What if printers, I thought, don’t have to be a bore. What if printers, perhaps, could be a little bit more? In digital printing systems, it is of utmost importance to deliver the final stack to the customer as perfectly as possible. Your mission is to develop and innovative solution for detecting the difference between good stacks and bad paper stacks. Feel free to explore different methods of detection and strive for EXCELLENCE!

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual

Xerox 2

Contact: Gary Roscoe

Address: 800 Phillips Rd, Webster, NY 14580

Phone: 585-231-5539

E-mail: gary.roscoe@xerox.com

Project Title: Super 8... High Speed Paper Roll Alignment Setup

Description: o If you have seen the movie “Super 8” then you have seen the old movie cameras and movie projectors. The 70’s were a pretty cool time to be a kid. You could be outside all day long with your friends with just your imagination and just enough technology to be dangerous. It was “mint”! Obviously technology for movie making has changed quite a bit since then. However, some technology issues from the old reel-to-reel movie projectors have persisted. The printing industry has printers that are like the old reel-to-reel movie projectors. They have a big roll of paper on one end of the printer. The paper is threaded from that roll through the printer and rolled up on the other end with the printed image. The difference is that the printer paper goes 500 feet per minute, the paper is 20 – 30 inches wide and the paper can be threaded through multiple devices with multiple 90 degree turns through devices called turn bars. However, just like the old reel-to-reel, if the film (or in this case the paper) is not aligned, it goes off track and maybe even break apart. The process for re-threading and setting up the paper usually requires trial and error and wastes a lot of paper. Your challenge is to design a system that aligns a 90 degree turn ba r system and its threaded paper with two rolls of paper (one to roll the paper from and one to roll the paper onto). The web of paper needs to be taught. The system must be able to detect and feedback to the operator whether the system is aligned or unaligned in both directions of paper . The feedback can be simple mechanical feedback or opto-mechanical feedback or electrical feedback. The system should be able to accommodate different distances from device to device. The spec for unalignment is 5 degrees off of square. Get together with some of your best friends, use your imagination and play with the technology 70’s!

Requested Dept.: CompSci, CSE, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical

Requirements: Intellectual