“We have found that having young brilliant minds who are completely open to solving challenges … has worked very well toward solving problems in new ways with new perspectives. BAC has hired JHU students in the past and one has risen to the VP level in our company.” – David Aaron, technical director, Baltimore Aircoil Company For this project, the 2012/2013 team built a research-scale cooling tower hot water basin to quickly measure the flow distribution from a water nozzle and optimized and tested new nozzle designs. “Senior Design is the most important academic experience that JHU Mechanical Engineering students go through. It applies the many long hours of studying into a tangible project. The experiences and lessons of the course are invaluable, and applicable on an every day basis in a professional setting. The responsibility and challenge of the project bridges the gap between academia and industry in a safe, supportive environment. The program builds abilities, both technical and social, and confidence in them. – Matthew Blake, ’12, Design Engineer, Honda R&D in Columbus, OH Senior Design Day JOHNS HOPKINS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAY 6, 2014 “Sponsoring a JHU senior design team is a meaningful way for AAI Unmanned Systems to support and advance education in the field of engineering and have an opportunity to evaluate prospective talent. It’s always a pleasure interacting with the students and seeing the creative solutions they develop.” – Jeremy Bley, Mechanical Engineer, AAI Unmanned Systems Air Vehicle Design & Development This senior design project from 2012/2013 provided AAI Corporation a small UAV that can deploy from the cargo bay of a full- sized UAV and perform up to a 60-minute objective mission while the parent UAV is flying at 80 mph. By sponsoring a senior design project, you can observe students’ teamwork and problem solving skills firsthand, and determine if a student is a good fit for your company’s culture. In a competitive environment, we provide an effective and efficient means to build relationships and identify top talent. “Sponsoring design projects allows employers to witness not just students’ technical and professional skills but also observe how students deal with ambiguity and set-backs as they work to complete their project objective and timelines. These insights provide a valuable window into the student’s initiative, and interpersonal skills beyond what you can learn from a resume and interview. – Dawna Milligan Reeves interim director, JHU Career Center WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND QUALITIES YOU NEED. To sponsor a project or for more information, contact Dr. Nathan Scott ([email protected]) or visit the Department of Mechanical Engineering at me.jhu.edu . WHY SPONSOR A STUDENT DESIGN TEAM? EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS A NAGGING PROBLEM IT JUST CAN’T SEEM TO SOLVE. Johns Hopkins engineering students excel at solving such problems! With their strong technical backgrounds, JHU students offer sponsors innovative approaches, solutions and knowledge of the latest tools.
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“We have found that having young brilliant minds who are completely open to solving challenges … has worked very well toward solving problems in new ways with new perspectives. BAC has hired JHU students in the past and one has risen to the VP level in our company.”
– David Aaron, technical director, Baltimore Aircoil Company
For this project, the 2012/2013 team built a research-scale cooling tower hot water basin to quickly measure the flow distribution from a water nozzle and optimized and tested new nozzle designs.
“Senior Design is the most important academic experience that JHU Mechanical Engineering students go through. It applies the many long hours of studying into a tangible project. The experiences and lessons of the course are invaluable, and applicable on an every day basis in a professional setting. The responsibility and challenge of the project bridges the gap between academia and industry in a safe, supportive environment. The program builds abilities, both technical and social, and confidence in them.
– Matthew Blake, ’12, Design Engineer, Honda R&D in Columbus, OH
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“Sponsoring a JHU senior design team is a meaningful way for AAI Unmanned Systems to support and advance education in the field of engineering and have an opportunity to evaluate prospective talent. It’s always a pleasure interacting with the students and seeing the creative solutions they develop.”
– Jeremy Bley, Mechanical Engineer, AAI Unmanned Systems Air Vehicle Design & Development
This senior design project from 2012/2013 provided AAI Corporation a small UAV that can deploy from the cargo bay of a full- sized UAV and perform up to a 60- minute objective mission while the parent UAV is flying at 80 mph.
By sponsoring a senior design project, you can observe students’ teamwork and problem solving skills firsthand, and determine if a student is a good fit for your company’s culture. In a competitive environment, we provide an effective and efficient means to build relationships and identify top talent.
“Sponsoring design projects allows employers to witness not just students’ technical and professional skills but also observe how students deal with ambiguity and set-backs as they work to complete their project objective and timelines. These insights provide a valuable window into the student’s initiative, and interpersonal skills beyond what you can learn from a resume and interview.
– Dawna Milligan Reeves interim director, JHU Career Center
WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO POSSESS THE SKILLS AND QUALITIES YOU NEED.
To sponsor a project or for more information, contact Dr. Nathan Scott ([email protected]) or visit the Department of Mechanical Engineering at me.jhu.edu .
W H Y S P O N S O R A S T U D E N T D E S I G N T E A M ?
EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS A NAGGING PROBLEM IT JUST CAN’T SEEM TO SOLVE.
Johns Hopkins engineering students excel at solving such problems! With their strong technical backgrounds, JHU students offer sponsors innovative approaches, solutions and knowledge of the latest tools.
6. Sponsor: ATK Space Systems Jason Cheu, Brandon Lee, Raymond Tuazon, Jeffrey Yu
Developed horizontal thrusters and mechanisms to reduce ground-induced drift for simulated satellites that float on a thin cushion of air.
7. Sponsor: JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Injury Research and Policy Ben Chello, Abigail Flock, Max Robinson
Developed a sensor that uses CO2 measurements to detect a child left in a hot car.
8. Sponsor: Baltimore Aircoil CompanyChristopher Caniglio, Johannes Frey, Cassandra McClure
Developed a research-scale cooling tower to optimize performance through detailed measurements of temperature, air and water flow.
9. Sponsor: CSA Medical Steven Lin, William Rothkopf, Robert Schneider III, Aman Shah
Developed a new test stand for characterization of a cryotherapy liquid nitrogen spray.
10. Sponsor: Hip-Tec Ryan Downing, Michael Lysak, James Teasley, Jonathan Wang
Developed a drop test rig — modeled on the body, head and neck of a human being — that measures for angular and linear acceleration in helmets during impact.
11. Sponsor: Identification International Edwin Alicea, Steve Park, Dongsuk Shin
Developed an autonomous robotic document feeder to relay archival cards into a flat bed scanner.
12. Sponsor: Baltimore Gas and Electric Zachary Carter, Drake Fisher, Jessica Ruhl
Developed a drain cover that allows water to flow through freely but which prevents environmental leakage of accidental oil spills from large transformers or other equipment.
“As a locally based business, BGE is concerned with nurturing young local engineers because we want strong talent coming along in the pipeline. Sponsoring a Hopkins design team not only cultivates that kind of talent, but also gives us the benefit of their creativity and fresh approaches to tackling the problems we present. What’s more, it’s a great way for us to evaluate potential employees.
– Rachel Geary, ’09, Engineer, Engineering support staff for the transmission operations control room, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)”
M E S S A G E F R O M T H E C H A I R
Dear Friends,
We are pleased and proud to welcome you to the 33rd Annual Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Day at the Whiting School of Engineering.
Our senior design course – the department’s capstone experience – challenges students to put into practical use all of the knowledge and skills acquired over countless hours in classrooms and laboratories. This is their opportunity not only to demonstrate knowledge of scientific principles and theories, but also to apply their deep understanding of engineering principles, problem solving and leadership skills to real-world problems.
In this course, students tackle design projects offered by sponsors from industry, non- profit and government organizations. Given access to resources, technical contacts and a budget, student teams design and deliver to those sponsors working prototypes complete with user manuals, specifications and design histories.
One of the most gratifying aspects of each annual Design Day is the enthusiasm our sponsors and industrial partners have for the partnership. Unfailingly, they recount to me how impressed they are with our students, and many prove it not only by returning year after year, but also by hiring our students after they graduate.
Thanks and gratitude to our project sponsors for their financial support, energy, time and dedication to our students.
Sincerely,
Louis L. Whitcomb Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
1. Sponsor: Air Force Research LabAlexander Caffee, Aric Rousso, Vincent Wang, Daniel Willen
Developed a compact, custom, lightweight lift airbag and human-powered pump that provides Air Force para-jumpers with the capability to get a crashed aircraft off the ground during a rescue.
2. Sponsor: JHU Department of Mechanical Engineering Rebecca Lazarus, Deane Schofield
Developed a tool that enables a client with very limited arm and hand mobility to dine with her family at the table with minimum assistance.
3. Sponsor: JHU Department of Mechanical Engineering Mario Nakhle
Developed a “mousing” device for use with tablets and cell phones that allows a client with limited hand and arm mobility to browse the Internet and work online.
4. Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Terence Casey, Nathaniel Dordai, F. Robert Ferris III
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5. Sponsor: Army Research Lab Johann Choo, Sheehan Hsu, William Kim
Developed and built a high-pressure gas-powered launcher that features remote operation, various elevation settings and velocity control and is capable of launching experimental projectiles for ballistics research.
13. Sponsor: Allegion Harmeet Dhingra, David Kilgariff, Kerry Moriarty
Developed a new, very quiet “crash bar” door exit device for use in hospitals.
14. Sponsor: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L), Corrosion Policy and Oversight through the Systems Engineering Research Center Jennifer Herchek, Shelby Strauss, Madalyn Vershay
Developed a hand-held profilometer to rapidly assess the suitability of surfaces for painting in a ship’s most confined spaces.
15. Sponsor: Applied Physics Lab, Hopkinauts with funding from the Maryland Space Grant Consortium Edward August, Brandon Fishman, Adhiraj Goel, Vinay Jyothi
Developed a research-scale experimental payload to capture and return micro particles on a commercial suborbital flight.
16. Sponsor: Turkey Hill Dairy Joshua Meyerson, Kevin Quinn, Aaron Rips
Developed a prototype of a new material handling system for bags of empty drink bottles that is designed to eliminate a low value and repetitious human job.
17. Sponsor: Turkey Hill DairyMax Okinow, Timothy Ouellette, Patrick TammDesigned a way to remove damaged or oversized crates from a dairy supply line.
18. Sponsor: JHU Department of Mechanical Engineering Yunuscan Sevimli
Developed a new bioreactor for a Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions research team that studies malaria.
19. Sponsor: JHU Military & Veterans Health Institute, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Joshua Charest, Andrew Frazier, Matthew Jorgensen, Michael Leddy
Developed a custom prosthetic liner with forced-liquid cooling to improve comfort and heat management for active people with prosthetic limbs.
C U R R E N T P R O J E C T S
“These capstone projects give students exposure to real-world problems. With V-LINC, students work directly with clients who have real needs and unique limitations and they have to come up with equally unique solutions.”
– John Walker, Project Coordinator, V-LINC
V- LINC, an organization dedicated to improving independence and quality of life for individuals with disabilities, has been a sponsor of JHU student design teams for more than 20 years. For this project, the 2012/2013 team developed a tool for Antionette, a client who has very limited control of her hands and arms, that enables her to eat at the table with her family with minimum help from family members.
This senior design project from 2012/2013 provided BGE with a way for employees to classify overhead electrical conductors without de-energizing or touching them.
