Haseung Chung
Associate Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
Design and Demonstrate a Transportation System
The objective is to develop a system which can transport a 157g rectangular piece straight and fast.
The requirements of the system are the following:
- The system must travel at least 10m.
- There is no restriction in design and size, but the possible potential energy must be prepared on-site only by the motor (a pre-prepared energy source such as compressed air or gas cannot be used).
- If needed, the LEGO Mindstorms can be provided additionally.
Evaluation criteria:
- The designed transportation system must travel in a straight line up to 10m. The deviation can be evaluated by the value (e.g., angle or distance) from the straight line in the end point.
- The amount of time the system takes to travel 10m will be recorded and reflected on the grade.
- Each team can have three chances and the evaluation will be based on the best trial.
If necessary, the electric motors can be controlled by MyRio which will be provided. Starting from an individual project and progressing into a team project, each team must produce the transportation system through a series of design and manufacturing tasks. Each student needs to contribute individually as well as collaboratively to accomplish a series of tasks. CAD/CAM packages, CNC machining, rapid prototyping, testing, etc. will be
used to produce the system.m. Finally, teams will demonstrate their system on Design Day. The details of the designed system will be presented before Design Day.
| Team | Team Members |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | David Benkes-Toth, Jack Dumais, Gabe Guter, Larissa Tacaoca Honda |
| Group 2 | Alessandro Cabrera, Joe Dumais, Ryden Khamo, Emerson Voss |
| Group 3 | Robert Crouse, Sean Flynn, Nick Opolka |
| Group 4 | Robert Dessy, Anthony Gibbons, Kody Simmons |
| Group 5 | Manbir Cadha, Mariam Farran, Eric Rymkiewicz, Fatima Sharief |
| Group 6 | Max Cheng, Elizabeth Grant, Sujal Soni, Connor Whitaker |
| Group 7 | Brian Cheladyn, Adam Martin, Stephen Moussiaux, Andrew Wirth |
| Group 8 | Max Fried, Daniel Krahn, Robin Lynskey, Leonardo Provenzola |
| Group 9 | Lauren Hassenzahl, Alexander Le, Brock Strebeck, Nathan Young |
| Group 10 | Eli Carey, Kylie Keller, Evan Misajlovski, Hanna Stabler |