Michael Lavagnino
Academic Specialist
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ping Pong Player
The goal in this project is to design a machine that can propel twelve ping pong balls across a ping pong table as a volley to the right side (four balls), left side (four balls), and as a serve (four balls). The teams will utilize mechanisms such as 4-bar linkages, gear sets and cam-follower systems, as well as, a provided motor. Students will utilize materials and manufacturing capabilities from the Manufacturing Teaching Laboratory, including premade components. The competition will be based on accuracy of the mechanism and a bonus trick shot to get a ping pong ball in a cup.
| TIME | TEAM | STATION | TEAM MEMBERS |
| 8:00 | 1 | A | Kathleen Dewan, Aaron Hopson, Bryce Houser, Eyob Mamo, Sophie Weitzel |
| 1 | B | Connor Anderson, Edmond Hashem, Jacob Huskin, Kevin Upcott, Wade Varney | |
| 8:10 | 2 | A | Derek Hanson, Jonathan Jenkins, Jake Rutkowski, Luke Schmidt, Jake Stanesa |
| 2 | B | Christian Giggy, Zachary Lang, Evan Petersen, Najmi Rahim, Nicholas Sarver | |
| 8:20 | 3 | A | Xiaoqui An, Sohan Gupta, Greg Koenigsknecht, Calum Walton, Siyuan Zhang |
| 3 | B | Xiaoqui An, Sohan Gupta, Greg Koenigsknecht, Calum Walton, Siyuan Zhang | |
| 8:30 | 4 | A | Nicholas Coubard, Joe Kouchoukos, Justin Miller, Anthony Montemayor, Jack Salisbury |
| 4 | B | Artik Chowdhury, Vaibhav Himthani, Zhe Liu, James Tanay | |
| 8:40 | 5 | A | Shane Beers, Mitchell Bjorne, Ross Davis, Connor Michel, Mitchel Semeyn |
| 5 | B | Jonathan Elias, Jacob Keller, Nathan Kramer, Patrick Mullaly, David Smith | |
| 8:50 | 6 | A | Henry Horak, Ayaan Rajabali, Joey Rheaume, Austin Shepp, Logan Wells |
| 6 | B | Jyotiraditya Chavan, Ryan-Cristofer Curamen, Brady O’Shea, Jacob Rupprecht, Lucas Russell | |
| 9:00 | 7 | A | Brandon Esquivel, Miles Grimes, Peter Olszewski, Ryan Pawlowski, David Shim |
| 7 | B | John Andres, Brendan Doane, Ravi Mody, Jihoon Song | |
| 9:10 | 8 | A | Kylie Carbary, Parker Grover, Emily Holman, Deaven Kim |
| 8 | B | Bashhar Byrouthy, William Cilia, Christian Jaraczewski, John Klein, Dawu Liu | |
| 9:20 | 9 | A | Al Hezam Aiyash, Longfei Bao, Matt Candela, Zachary Carpenter, Thanh Mai |
| 9 | B | Sarthak Gupta, Zach Kranstz, Matt Phelan, Frank Rhoades, Lingyi Zhao | |
| 9:30 | 10 | A | Valentin Borjas, Rachel Paul, Jessica Ray, Kevin Roche, Connor Witham |
| 10 | B | Yusuf Abbas, Faith Call, Augusto Cucala, Parker Hatherley, David Levasseur | |
| 9:40 | 11 | A | Jack Beison, Tyler Paparella, Khush Patel, Sarah Walrath, Paul Williamson |
| 11 | B | Michey Atnafe, Ashley Bolt, Matthew Lipscomb, Austin Tait, Val Vargas | |
| 9:50 | 12 | A | Edward Kim, Nicholas Lauinger, Kyle Roland, Tom Seaman, Jack Whitcomb |
| 12 | B | Nick Dodge, Nolan Houghteling, Ciara Regan-Moore, Joe Watza, Showgo Yoshida | |
| 10:00 | 13 | A | Thomas Burgess, Nathan Jansen, Nathan Phelps, Haosen Sun, Kai Thin |
| 13 | B | Taku Benson, Dylan Huck, David Knapp, Noah Shephard, Connor Trask | |
| 10:10 | 14 | A | Erin Denby, Adam Fox, Noah Gilman, Kylie Kuskowski, Jordan Piatek |
| 14 | B | Andrew Culver, Jon Droste, Kyle Hellems, Joe Nelson, Minh Nguyen | |
| 10:20 | 15 | A | Andrew Flight, David Olawale, Matthew Price, Gus Tsalas |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. The top teams compete in a tournament style competition. | |||