Senior Design Showcase 2014

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FROM THE DEAN

On behalf of the College of Engineering at Boise State University, I would like to welcome you to our annual

Senior Design Showcase! This year's event is the largest ever, with 38 projects designed by 166 seniors in

Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Management, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials

Science & Engineering, and Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering. In addition, nine projects feature joint

disciplinary teams. Our students are excited to talk to you about the challenges they faced and the discoveries

they made working through problems in robotics, circuit integration, bridge design, instrumentation, materials

characterization, and many, many more. I invite you to come meet our students and talk to them about their

projects, their teamwork, and their problem solving strategies. Maybe you have a project of your own that would

benefit from fresh ideas and a motivated design team. We are always looking for new projects and sponsors to

challenge our emerging engineering professionals!

Amy MollDean and ProfessorCollege of Engineering

INDUSTRY SPONSORS

THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY SPONSORSOur sponsors generously support the College of Engineering’s Senior Design Showcase.

Thank you for providing your time, experience and financial support that help make our program a success.

Frank Alloway

Economic and Natural Resource LLC

GSD Engineering

Adrian Rothenbuhler

United States Department of theInterior (DOI)

Friends of Minidoka/National ParkServices

Idaho Digital Learning Academy(IDLA)

Instrumental Engineering

Tripoli Rocket Club

T.H. Engineering, Inc.

IBA Consulting

Dr. Jesse Barber

Dr. Jim Browing

Red Block Engineering.

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4-5 Civil Engineering Projects

#1 Redesign of the Broadway Avenue Bridge over the Boise River • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 #2 Dry Creek Ranch Planned Community: Water Resources Design • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 #3 Dry Creek Ranch Planned Community: Structural, Geotechnical, Transportation, and Stormwater Design • • • • • • • • 4 #4 Hecla Limited-Idaho Transportation Department: Maintenance Yard Redevelopment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 #5 I-84/Gowen Road Interchange Redesign • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 #6 The Topaz Bridge Redesign on U.S. Route 30 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5

6-7 Computer Science Projects

#7 Local Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 #8 Security Price Correlation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 #9 Predicting Student Outcomes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 #10 Mobile App for Pilots • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 #11 Router API Solution • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7

7-8 Construction Management Projects

#12 ASC Reno 1st Place in Design Build • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 #13 Minidoka Guide Tower • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8

8 Materials Science & Engineering Projects

#14 Corrosion Resistance of Anodized Aluminum Films • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 #15 Grain Size Refinement of Alloy 617 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8

9 Materials Science and Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Joint Projects

#16 A Design Evaluation of Microchannel Layers in Multi-Scale Ceramic Microsystems • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 #17 Design of a Novel Salt Collection System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 #18 Chemical and Physical Interactions between Molten LiCl-KCl/Copper Solutions and Oxides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9

10 Electrical and Computer Science Projects

#19 Wind Power Turbine Electrical System Design • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 #20 Thermo-Electric Generator Evaluation Board • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 #21 Distributed Power Generation Modeling System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10

11-13 Mechanical & Biomedical and Electrical & Computer Engineering Joint Projects

#22 Monitoring Cerebrospinal Fluid During Parabolic Flight • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 #23 Moth Activity Detection Device • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 #24 Pill Box With Reminder Alerts And Activity Recording Capabilities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 #25 Tripoli High Power Rocket • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #26 Semi-Automated Document Binding Device • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #27 Mechatronic Venus Flytrap • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #28 Vyykn Vender • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13

13-16 Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Projects

#29 Agricultural Harvester • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 #30 3-D Material Processing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 #31 Electronic Memory Device Reader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #32 Mobile Transforming Blind • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #33 Rekluse Clutch Display • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #34 Automotive Thermoelectric Generator • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #35 Wind Power 1: Small Scale Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #36 Wind Power 2: Micro Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #37 Wind Power 3: Micro-wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 #38 Wind Power 4: Marine Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16


#1 – REDESIGN OF THE BROADWAY AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE BOISE RIVER

DEPARTMENT:Civil Engineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Nathan BalcirakRandy HamiltonKyle KaschmitterJake KregloLauren NuxolAlbert PalaciosWest VolpeHolten White

CLIENT:GSD Engineering

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Sondra MillerDr. George Murgel, PE

GSD Engineering was tasked with developing a design for reconstructing The BroadwayAvenue Bridge, located in Boise, Idaho. The current bridge was constructed in 1956 andcrosses the Boise River on US 20/26 (Broadway Avenue) adjacent to the Boise StateUniversity campus. The National Bridge Inventory Database assigned the bridge a rating of48.4 out of 100, less than the standard of 50, indicating the need for its replacement. Thereplacement bridge design, consisting of three simple spans with two pier supports, willincrease vehicle capacity and improve driving, biking, and walking safety. The new bridgedeck will be constructed of reinforced concrete, supported by steel girders, meeting allcurrent AASHTO and ITD design standards. Construction activities will shut down trafficutilizing the Broadway Avenue bridge, necessitating development of a traffic mitigationplan to smoothly reroute traffic flows during construction.

#2 – DRY CREEK RANCH PLANNED COMMUNITY: WATER RESOURCES DESIGN


TEAM MEMBERS:Tawna GroomMichael BucklesBrandon HarperLogan WinterhollerShadow JungenbergZoe LavrichRyan Nelson

CLIENT:WATER Engineering


Dry Creek Ranch is a planned community located northeast of Eagle, Idaho, betweenBroken Horn Road and Idaho State Highway 55. The community will encompass 1,414 acresand will include 4,300 single-family residences, parks, schools, and commercial and mixed-use areas when completed. Full site development will be in multiple phases, with the firstphase encompassing approximately 268 acres and 557 residences. WATER Engineering wastasked with the design of water and wastewater facilities and piping networks to serve the

first phase of development and to accommodate future development ofthe full site. The design addresses water distribution facilities to satisfyresidential, commercial and fire suppression demands, including waterstorage reservoirs and pump stations. Wastewater components of theproject include a collection system, treatment facility and final disposal oftreated wastewater. An irrigation distribution system will supply parks andinstitutional areas utilizing treated wastewater effluent.

#3 – DRY CREEK RANCH PLANNED COMMUNITY: STRUCTURAL,GEOTECHNICAL, TRANSPORTATION, AND STORMWATER DESIGN


TEAM MEMBERS:Zach ChristensenSailesh KoiralaNeil MiyaokaNawid Mohammad MousaSpencer NeufeldBrendan OwenDavid Tomayo

CLIENT:Instrumental Engineering


Dry Creek Ranch is a planned community located northeast of Eagle, Idaho, betweenBroken Horn Road and Idaho State Highway 55. The community will encompass 1,414 acresand will include 4,300 single-family residences, parks, schools, and commercial and mixed-use areas when completed. Full site development will be in multiple phases, with the firstphase encompassing 268 acres and 557 residences. Instrumental Engineering was taskedwith the geotechnical, structural, transportation, and stormwater design components toserve the first phase of development and to accommodate future development of the fullsite. A typical interior roadway and pavement cross section was designed along with theentrance to Dry Creek Ranch, which intersects Idaho State Highway 55. Structural designincluded a 1.5 million gallon prestressed concrete water storage tank, masonry pumpstation, and wastewater control building plus all concrete foundations.

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#4 – HECLA LIMITED-IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: MAINTENANCEYARD REDEVELOPMENT


TEAM MEMBERS:Matthew ShrollRobert AlmanzaPaul DerrDiego LucenMike NaslandJoshua PeetzEvan Resimius

CLIENT:T.H. Engineering, Inc.


Hecla Mining Company (HMC) proposed a land transfer with the Idaho TransportationDepartment (ITD) of their existing North Idaho maintenance facility for a nearby site to bedeveloped into a new maintenance yard. The new site is a former HMC mine tailingsimpoundment structure (MTIS) and is adjacent to the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene Riverand Interstate 90 near Mullan, Idaho. HMC will develop the new site to meet ITDspecifications. The engineering tasks necessary to provide ITD with the new maintenancefacility on the site include the design of an office building, maintenance shop, truck wash,salt storage shed, and a brine tank containment structure. Roads will be developed toprovide all ITD vehicles with access to the various structures and ingress/egress for thenearby interstate. Because soils of the MTIS are contaminated with high levels of lead,arsenic, and other silver mining byproducts, a stormwater system will be designed for thesite to effectively prevent water seepage into the MTIS in compliance with the currentNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

#5 – I-84/GOWEN ROAD INTERCHANGE REDESIGN


TEAM MEMBERS:Luke RowleyJacob NorrisLucas MarshJames HartClem NicolarsenFernando LucenRafael FloresJonathan Curtiss

CLIENT:Red Block Engineering.


The I-84 and Gowen Road Interchange near Boise, Idaho, is in need of redesign toaccommodate future travel demands, and increase its safety and usability. Bridges crossingthe Union Pacific Railroad and Gowen Road will be widened to match the future designwidths in conjunction with the on-going I-84 expansion project. Gowen Road will beexpanded to 5 lanes due to recent and expected traffic increases, prompting a lengtheningof the bridge carrying I-84. Widening of Gowen Road will include considerations formultimodal transportation and include new signaled intersections at the on/off ramplocations. Design of the bridges, along with the new roadway, will require a detailedanalysis of the existing soil conditions, traffic pattern, and structural integrities according toAASHTO and Idaho Transportation Department specifications.

#6 – THE TOPAZ BRIDGE REDESIGN ON U.S. ROUTE 30DEPARTMENT:Civil Engineering

TEAM MEMBERS:David FultonMartika Flores RamosDavid GoretoyDrew HopkinsJason LeineweberPeter NussbacherSean ParkerAlex Stucki

CLIENT:IBA Consulting


The Topaz Bridge is located in eastern Idaho on U.S. Route 30 between Lava Hot Springsand McCammon. It spans over the Union Pacific Railroad and the Portnuef-Marsh ValleyCanal. The existing five span truss-style bridge is structurally deficient and functionallyobsolete due to heavy traffic bypass. The replacement of the existing Topaz Bridge and itsapproaches are to be redesigned to better accommodate heavy commercial traffic,projected growth and overall safety. The chosen design features an expansion from two-lanes to four-lanes that will accommodate the 53% increase in daily traffic that is expectedby 2024. The new steel-girder bridge will be designed taking into account clearance andeasement requirements of the expanding Union Pacific Railroad that passes beneath thebridge. These requirements, along with poor soil conditions, require that the entire bridgerise vertically and extend from 319 feet to 616 feet long. Special consideration will be givento the Portnuef-Marsh Valley canal passing beneath the bridge when analyzing floodplainsand designing storm-water collection. Overall, the new roadway approach and steel-girderbridge enhances vehicle capacity, accessibility, intermodal transportation, and safety of thissection of U.S. Route 30.

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#7 – LOCAL SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)DEPARTMENT:Computer Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Stephen PorterAlberto RuisKeith WardRoman Wisniewski

CLIENT:Balihoo

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Jim Conrad

Local search is becoming more important with recent numbers from Google claiming thatover 30% of all search (and 50% of all search from mobile devices) has local intent. Thesesearchers are looking for local businesses and can be considered much further down thepurchase funnel than someone using the web simply to begin their products/servicesresearch. Auditing local SEO for current and potential customers is often time consumingand difficult to scale due to multiple sources of information, frequently changing bestpractices, an ever-evolving Google algorithm, and manual evaluation of results. There is aneed for an automated Local SEO Audit tool to assist in this highly valuable process. Thistool should generate both an audit report and an audit score. The audit report will be usedin determining where SEO analysts and engineers should concentrate their optimizationefforts as well as identifying common strengths/weaknesses across a client-base. The auditscore will be used to baseline the local SEO health of new sites and to track improvementsover time.

#8 – SECURITY PRICE CORRELATIONDEPARTMENT:Computer Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Kai BoschmaIan BrunePatrick Dodgen

CLIENT:Clearwater Analytics


Create a web accessible resource that publishes a price correlation matrix of the DowJones Industrial Average stocks over the last 60 days. The resource should have both astandard HTML and alternate JSON format.

#9 – PREDICTING STUDENT OUTCOMES DEPARTMENT:Computer Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Nicholas BenderJacob StrenghtZachary WegrzyniakJustin Woodland

CLIENT:Idaho Digital LearningAcademy (IDLA)


Each year students take IDLA online courses and collaborate on discussion boards, takeassignments, and communicate with their teachers. Progression through the content,communication with the teacher, and participation in discussion boards are tracked andmonitored at a detailed level. Patterns in participation have been recognized by teachers toindicate final course performance but no definitive predictors of course performance havebeen identified. The proposed project would be to quantify the predictors of final courseperformance based on patterns of student behavior or performance within the first twoweeks of course participation. These predictors would then be used to communicate withstaff members or parents who can provide interventions and support early in the course.

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#10 – MOBILE APP FOR PILOTSDEPARTMENT:Computer Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Drake GebhartMichael HanceChad WeigleMohammad Mousa

CLIENT:United States Department ofthe Interior (DOI)


Our business model requires the 100+ pilots who fly our aircraft to report their flying timeto us. We, in turn, bill the bureaus for their flying time so we can recoup the expense offuel, maintenance, etc. We also use the AUR data to track how many more hours an aircraftcan fly before the next required maintenance inspection. The more current the AUR data,the better we are able to manage our maintenance needs. However, our pilots areincreasingly using iPads and other tablets in the cockpit for up-to-date maps/charts,airspace updates, weather advisories, etc. The tablets are very cost effective because theyreplace paper charts updates that cost $400-500 per year. We are now at the point whereour pilots don’t want to carry laptops on the road because the tablets work so well. If theywait until they return to their office laptops to submit use reports the usefulness of thereports for maintenance management is markedly lower. This project requires the team toadopt a first-generation aircraft use report (AUR) application written for Windows-basedlaptops to a more convenient second generation app which will work with iPads and othercommon tablet operating systems (e.g. Android).

#11 – ROUTER API SOLUTIONDEPARTMENT:Computer Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Melissa NeibaurMichael PerezSasa RkmanSean Wright

CLIENT:CradlePoint


The heart of Cradlepoint Series 3 device configuration is based upon a REST API. TheCradlepoint router GUI securely interacts with this API using javascript and html deliveredto a web browser providing a user the ability to configure the device and read status. Weare looking for a unique solution that highlights the underlying API.

#12 – ASC RENO 1ST PLACE IN DESIGN BUILDDEPARTMENT:Construction Management

TEAM MEMBERS:Kirk PaulJoey PaulKeith Leonard

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Casey Cline

The Boise State Department of ConstructionManagement Design-Build team took first place atthe Associated Schools of Construction regionalcompetition in Reno, Nevada. The design-buildteam’s hypothetical task was to demolish andreconstruct a 150,000- square-foot section of ahigh school building. The team developed adesign for the structure and then created a

construction proposal that included a cost estimate, schedule, site logistics plan, and safetyand quality control plans.

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#13 – MINIDOKA GUIDE TOWERDEPARTMENT:Construction Management

TEAM MEMBERS:Bryan Scanlan

CLIENT:Friends of Minidoka/NationalPark Services

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Casey ClineDr. Rebecca Mirsky, PE

In 1942, U.S. citizens of Japanese descent living in westernstates were relocated to various internment camps. One ofthese camps was the Minidoka Relocation Center locatednear Jerome, Idaho. The Department of ConstructionManagement at Boise State University worked with theFriends of Minidoka, a non-profit organization under a grantfrom the National Park Service (NPS) to design andreconstruct a guard tower at the Minidoka National HistoricSite. The tower had long been removed from the site andthe NPS wished to restore it to its original location andspecifications as a feature of historical significance.

#14 – CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ANODIZED ALUMINUM FILMSDEPARTMENT:Materials Science andEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Megan BeckSarah SredzinskiDamir Fazil

CLIENT:NxEdge, Inc. Jesse Armagostand Nick Xydas

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Claire XiongChad Watson

Over the last ten years, the average pitch size between interconnects in semiconductordevices has decreased from 60 nm to under 16 nm. To enable smaller pitch sizes, materialswith less resistance, such as copper compared to aluminum, are used in the contact layers.The new materials that are being used require the use of higher voltages and morecorrosive chemicals to process in both dry etch and chemical-mechanical-planarization.The more caustic processing decreases the average lifetime of the anodized componentsused in the processing chambers. NxEdge, an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing andcoating company located in Boise, ID, is interested in investigating methods to create morerobust anodized components. For this project, a multiphase design was implemented tostudy the influence of mixed acid electrolytes, rare earth salts, anodizing temperature, andcurrent density settings on the quality of anodized films. Following NxEdge’s qualificationassurance process, breakdown voltage and accelerated acid corrosion tests wereperformed to evaluate film quality. Aluminum that was anodized using a sulfuric/boricmixed acid electrolyte at higher temperature and lower current density settings exhibitedan increased breakdown voltage by approximately 1.6X over the standard process. Theacid corrosion test was improved by more than 380X over the standard and more than 28Xover the project goal.

#15 – GRAIN SIZE REFINEMENT OF ALLOY 617DEPARTMENT:Materials Science andEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Lance PattenLejmarc SnowballGary Mitchell

CLIENT:INL, Richard Wright

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Janelle WharryChad Watson

Alloy 617, a nickel-based solid solution alloy, is a frontrunner for use in intermediate heatexchangers (IHXs) as part of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project. The IHXwill be perating at temperatures approaching 1,000˚C for extended durations. At thesetemperatures, Alloy 617 is susceptible to dislocation creep. However, diffusion creep mayalso become activated as the grain size of Alloy 617 decreases. Thus, the goal for IdahoNational Laboratory is to evaluate the effect of grain size on creep behavior in Alloy 617. Insupport of this goal, the grain size of Alloy 617 has been refined from 150 �m to between 6

and 40 �m through the use of a thermo-mechanical process.Homologous temperatures were used for determining the heattreatment temperature range, which varied from 300 to 1000°C.With a 50% cold work, the recrystallization zone for Alloy 617 hasbeen established between 800 and 1000°C. The process torecrystallize Alloy 617 will be provided to Idaho National Laboratoryfor developing a creep relationship as a function of grain size.

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#16 – A DESIGN EVALUATION OF MICROCHANNEL LAYERS IN MULTI-SCALE CERAMIC MICROSYSTEMSDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalMaterials Science

TEAM MEMBERS:Cassidy BondChristine Joy CoIan DalzellKoyuki FritchmanAnn DelaneyTasha Buss

CLIENT:Ceramatec, Inc., CharlesLewinsohn and Marc Flinders

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Don Plumlee, PEChad Watson

Ceramatec, Inc. manufactures Oxygen conducting multi-scale ceramic microsystems foroxygen and synthesis gas production. The ceramic wafer design used by Ceramatec iscomprised of a dense membrane, porous, and microchannel layers. The wafers areassembled into stacks and pressurized in a vessel for industrial-scale gas production. Toincrease production yields, wafer deformation due to anisotropic shrinkage during sinteringneeds to be minimized, while optimizing wafer strength and resistance to gas flow throughthe microchannels. The deformation, strength, and resistance to flow for several

microchannel designs will be tested experimentally. The results fromthis design evaluation will be used to identify the variables that havethe highest impact on ceramic wafer performance. Future work willimplement this design methodology into the manufacturing process atCeramatec, Inc.

#17 – DESIGN OF A NOVEL SALT COLLECTION SYSTEMDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Brooke BaloghZachary HarrisSenami Hodonu

CLIENT:INL, Ken Bateman

PROJECT ADVISOR:Sarah Haight, PE

One of the largest hurdles to the widespread incorporation of recycling processes formetals is that the spent components are often combined with other materials, such as salts.To recover the desired material, the salt-metal solid solution must be decomposed into theindividual constituents and then separated. Unfortunately, this process can take severaldays and has numerous technical challenges resulting in the operation being less cost-effective than mining new metal. Therefore, to improve the cost-effectiveness of therecycling process, Idaho National Laboratory submitted a request to design a faster,smaller, and more efficient system. The system has been broken into two components: ametal collection system and a salt collection system. The salt collection system’s design

leverages a similar concept to a percolator. Suction will be used to createa negative pressure in the system, thereby pulling the salt through thebubbler and into the cooling medium. At this interface, the salt willcondense and can then be collected. Experimentation will be performedin an effort to prove the feasibility of this concept and will then be usedin further research by INL.

#18 – CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MOLTEN LICL-KCL/COPPER SOLUTIONS AND OXIDESDEPARTMENT:Materials Science andEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Carolyn StansellJosh OwensNicole Leraas

CLIENT:INL, Ken Bateman

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Darryl Butt

MENTOR:Chad Watson

Electro-refining, a method for refining and reprocessing metals, requires an electrolyticsolution. Using molten LiCl-KCl salt as the electrolyte, a dendritic mixture of corrosivemolten salts and purified metals is produced. Before the metals can be recycled, they mustfirst be separated from the salts. Current electro-refining processes incorporate liquid-vapor separation techniques, where the salts are distilled from the mixture. Containmentmaterials for this process are paramount; the containment crucibles must not only be ableto withstand temperatures approaching 1500ºC, but also be resistant to corrosivebreakdown by molten salt. Thermally and chemically stable oxides (alumina, zirconia andyttria) were selected as the most viable material systems for prolonged exposure to thecorrosive environment. Each oxide was placed in contact with 30wt% LiCl-KCl/70wt%copper at temperatures approaching 1500ºC. The oxides were analyzed for corrosion

products, surface reactions, and penetration depth. Preliminary X-raydiffraction and energy-dispersive spectroscopy characterizationdemonstrated that for short durations, zirconia is immune to chemicalattack by molten LiCl-KCl, whereas alumina suffered extensive surfacecorrosion.

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#19 – WIND POWER TURBINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGNDEPARTMENTS:Electrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Firas AlmasyabHaitian (Will) XuAdrian ReyesStephen StautsBrian Dambi

CLIENT:Department of Energy (DOE)

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Said Ahmed-ZaidEric Booth

MENTORS:Dr. John Gardner, PEMatt Dolan

In order to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and progress towards clean, renewableenergy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), our sponsor, hosts a Collegiate WindCompetition for undergraduate students to investigate innovative wind energy conceptsand provide a means to gain experience designing, building, and testing a wind turbine andits electrical interface to perform according to their customized market data-derivedbusiness plan. This year’s theme requires each competing team to be able to power smallelectronics. Although this competition incorporates a business, mechanical, and electricalaspect, our team took on the task of designing and constructing the electrical interfacebetween the wind turbine and small electronics. The approach used in the design utilizesthe AC voltage produced by the generator, converts it to a DC voltage, steps it up to 5V,and controls the Torque and RPM of the wind turbine to operate at the rated power.

#20 – THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR EVALUATION BOARD

DEPARTMENTS:Electrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Jeanette BrooksCody Sullivan

CLIENT:Adrian Rothenbuhler

PROJECT ADVISOR:Eric Booth

A system is needed to monitor and log the power generated by various thermoelectricgenerators deployed in different thermal environments. The students have designed asystem consisting of a custom built circuit board and an embedded system running customsoftware.

#21 – DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION MODELING SYSTEM

DEPARTMENTS:Electrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Mike SiddowayNick Watson

CLIENT:Idaho Power

PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. Said Ahmed-ZaidEric Booth

MENTOR:Andres Valdepena

Idaho Power needs a more flexible and accurate way to predict how a power distributionsystem will respond to the integration of alternative power sources like wind and solar. Thestudents have developed a simulation method using the OpenDSS simulation engine.

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#22 – MONITORING CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DURING PARABOLIC FLIGHTDEPARTMENTS:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Roxanne StoneJanos CsermaJordan Scott

CLIENT:Microgravity University

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Elisa Barney-Smith

MENTOR:Matt Dolan

The Boise State University Microgravity Research Team has requesteda metaphorical model that simulates Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)circulation in the human body's Central Nervous System (CNS). Thisengineered device, identified as the CSF Flow Apparatus, is capable ofmonitoring minute pressure and flow changes caused by fluctuatinggravity. Results from this research could benefit astronauts and pilotswho experience increased intracranial pressure after extended periodsof hyper and microgravity.

#23 – MOTH ACTIVITY DETECTION DEVICEDEPARTMENTS:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Levi HoltKevin MartinezAndrew WalkerKevin HannersTyler Nichol

CLIENT:Dr. Jesse Barber

PROJECT ADVISORS:Sarah Haight, PEDr. Wan Kuan

MENTOR:Tasche Strieb, PE

Mechanical and electrical engineering studentswere tasked with designing a lightweight andportable device that can collect data and create ahistogram displaying a moth’s activity distributionthroughout a 48hr period. The device will beplaced in a rain forest environments to collecttimestamps about moth activity patterns. This willbe compared to bat activity patterns to study thepredator pray relationship and moth defensemechanisms.

#24 – PILL BOX WITH REMINDER ALERTS AND ACTIVITY RECORDINGCAPABILITIES

DEPARTMENTS:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Gabbard StephenKerri RagerJeff RayburnTung HoMike Larsen

CLIENT:Dr. Jim Browning

PROJECT ADVISORS:Sarah Haight, PEDr. Jim Browning


An interdisciplinary team has been tasked withdesigning and building a Pill Box to allow for dosagealerts and a greater peace of mind for caregivers inaccordance with the requests of our sponsor, Dr. JimBrowning. This device will serve to reduce medicationerrors and increase independence for its users. Afterreviewing products currently available on the market, adevice has been designed to address the potentiallydangerous problem of medication non-compliance.Each of the 28 compartments contain a pill cup, asensor allowing the device to monitor and recorddosage activity, and a green LED light that will flash along with an audio alert to remind theuser to take their medication based on programming input by the caregiver.


#25 – TRIPOLI HIGH POWER ROCKETDEPARTMENTS:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Robert RaglandEvan RustDylan SherickAli IbrahimBrad Whipple

CLIENT:Tripoli Rocket Club

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Don Plumlee, PE

MENTOR:Vikram Patel

High power rocketry is a hobby that launches unguided rockets to high altitudes.High power rocketry is inaccessible to many people due to the high costs,complex avionics, and lack of knowledge about the hobby. The Boise StateUniversity Rocket Team project is to address these problems by designing,constructing, and testing a high power rocket while focusing on reducing costsand incorporating novel techniques into the design.

The rocket airframe is 13 feet tall with an 8 inch diameter. The estimated peakaltitude for the first test flight is 10,000 feet, and the rocket will be capable ofreaching altitudes over 17,000 feet. The rocket will collect data during flight andtransmit it to a ground station. The construction techniques will reduce costs by25 percent compared to standard construction. This rocket has the potential to

advance the hobby of high power rocketry by matching size and performance ofcomparable rockets at a reduced cost.

#26 – SEMI-AUTOMATED DOCUMENT BINDING DEVICEDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Clint CartwrightAndy NodlerRiley SmithEmily WaytRobert DykJingnan Guo

CLIENT:Rhin-O-Tuff, PerformanceDesign LLC

PROJECT ADVISORS:Sarah Haight, PEArlen Planting

MENTOR:Pete Miranda

Our objective was to design a semi-automated documentbinding device for small to medium sized businesses. Thedocument is placed in the machine and the correctplastic coil size is output using the document sizing trayand corresponding display. Plastic coils are inserted intothe machine and fed into a pre-punched document via afloating head mechanism which drives the roller. Aftercompletion, the cutting and crimping device removesexcess coil and keeps the document bound.

#27 – MECHATRONIC VENUS FLYTRAPDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Brooke GarnerEvan HuffDonnie VawserJake BroylesChance Maston

CLIENT:Idaho Botanical Gardens

PROJECT ADVISORS:Sarah Haight, PEArlen Planting


The Idaho Botanical Garden is sponsoring a Senior Design team from Boise State Universityto create an interactive model of a Venus flytrap allowing patrons of the Idaho BotanicalGarden firsthand experience with a carnivorous plant without harming a live flytrap. This isa continuation of a project started in the 2012 Fall semester. The covering is made with aporous foam and 3D paint to accomplish a light, but realistic appearance. The functionalityof the design is accomplished with sensors modeling Venus flytrap hairs, a stepper motor

to close and open the model leaves, and an Arduino processorto model to correct Venus flytrap behavior. The Plexiglas caseis fitted to the flytrap box to protect the mechatronics andincrease the functional and visible lifespan. The mechatronicVenus flytrap is sure to be a main attraction, almost as popularas the real specimen.


#28 – VYYKN VENDERDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalElectrical and ComputerEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Michael EldredBrett LawSam MechamShayne SaxtonJames ShawverMiguel Quebrado

CLIENT:Vyykn

PROJECT ADVISOR:Sarah Haight, PEDr. Nader Rafla

MENTOR:Cecilia Cheng, PE

Vyykn, Inc. founder, Steve Kuzara, has developed a water filtration and distribution systemcreated to provide high quality water and reduce the waste caused by plastic bottles. Ourproject is to produce a device that can dispense water-flavoring packets to compliment thecurrent Vyykn machine. Our design will use individual cartridges with two dispensingwheels to dispense the packets. Customizable sleeves will allow for adjusting to thenumerous sizes of packets. When completed, our design will help Vyykn’s mission byhelping to eliminate the plastic waste from sports drinks, flavored water, and other flavoreddrinks.

#29 – AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Kenneth BoylanMohammad KhalikiReanne StewartKyle Witherspoon

CLIENT:Economic and NaturalResource LLC


MENTOR:Dick Siever

Due to expensive harvesting practices, a lack of local growers,and increasing fuel costs, fresh greens such as chard and spinachare expensive in Idaho. Local supply decreases during the winteroff-season, increasing transportation costs for greens. TheEconomic and Natural Resource LLC has concluded there is aneed for an inexpensive, multifunctional prototype that can helplocal growers more efficiently produce greens. This will decreasetransportation costs and strengthen the local economy. Currently, there are no productsavailable, small enough for a greenhouse or perform multiple functions for the desired cost.The purpose of this project was to produce an electrically powered prototype, withmodular attachments, which tills and levels the soil, and harvests and collects greens. Theprototype reduces labor and increases productivity of harvesting greens. The prototype ispowered using rechargeable batteries, operated by a single person, and fits on a standard 4foot wide greenhouse bed. The transportable prototype can till soil up to a depth of 7inches, and harvest greens at 6 inches high.

#30 – 3-D MATERIAL PROCESSINGDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Jeb BonnerPhillip BurchfieldPatrick Johnston

CLIENT:GreenSpeed Inc



Greenspeed Research Inc. (GsR) is a local non-profit companywhose mission is to educate the public about renewable energysources through demonstration in high performancemotorsports. In house fabrication and prototyping is limited dueto a lack of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) based materialprocessing. Team Greenspeed Research has designed and built a3-axis Material Processing Machine by salvaging an existing 2-axis translating platform machine frame. The modificationsincluded alteration of the existing machine frame to accept a

vertical Z-axis plunge capability and integration of drive motorsto three axes and a CNC control package. The designincorporates CNC plasma cutting, routing of aluminum, plywood,and plastic, and profiling of closed cell foam blocks for modeling.


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4 Civil Engineering Projects

# #2 Dry Creek Ranch Planned Community: Water Resources Design • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 #3 Dry Creek Ranch Planned Community: Structural, Geotechnical, Transportation, and Stormwater Design • • • • • • • • 4 #4 Hecla Limited-Idaho Transportation Department: Maintenance Yard Redevelopment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 #5 I-84/Gowen Road Interchange Redesign • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 #6 The Topaz Bridge Redesign on U.S. Route 30 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5

6 Computer Science Projects

# #8 Security Price Correlation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 #9 Predicting Student Outcomes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 #10 Mobile App for Pilots • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 #11 Router API Solution • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7

7 Construction Management Projects

#12 ASC Reno 1st Place in Design Build • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 #13 Minidoka Guide Tower • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8

8 Materials Science & Engineering Projects

# #15 Grain Size Refinement of Alloy 617 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8

9 Materials Science and Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Joint Projects

#16 A Design Evaluation of Microchannel Layers in Multi-Scale Ceramic Microsystems • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 #17 Design of a Novel Salt Collection System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 #18 Chemical and Physical Interactions between Molten LiCl-KCl/Copper Solutions and Oxides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9

1 Electrical and Computer Science Projects

# #20 Thermo-Electric Generator Evaluation Board • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 #21 Distributed Power Generation Modeling System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10

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# #23 Moth Activity Detection Device • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 #24 Pill Box With Reminder Alerts And Activity Recording Capabilities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 #25 Tripoli High Power Rocket • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #26 Semi-Automated Document Binding Device • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #27 Mechatronic Venus Flytrap • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 #28 Vyykn Vender • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13

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# #30 3-D Material Processing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 #31 Electronic Memory Device Reader • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #32 Mobile Transforming Blind • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #33 Rekluse Clutch Display • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 #34 Automotive Thermoelectric Generator • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #35 Wind Power 1: Small Scale Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #36 Wind Power 2: Micro Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 #37 Wind Power 3: Micro-wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 #38 Wind Power 4: Marine Wind Turbine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16

#31 – ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICE READERDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Tyler YoungRici MorrillDerek Wade

CLIENT:Hewlett Packard


The focus of this senior design project included working withHewlett Packard (HP) to design and develop of a tool forreading information from memory contained on a memorychip. The final housing model incorporates one-handedoperation for comfort of the user and emphasizedmanufacturability and modularity in order to leave

opportunity for future development. Simulated drop testing in SolidWorks determined thedevice can stand up to daily use. The developed circuit board controls the memory readingand data transfer processes. The final electronic memory reader design connects to a PCthrough a USB port and is also powered by 5-Volts through the USB.

#32 – MOBILE TRANSFORMING BLINDDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Christopher BokidesDavid ComptonYalda KhalikiZane Roberts

CLIENT:Frank Alloway


MENTOR:Calvin Allan

The Mobile Transforming Blind is a redesign of sponsor FrankAlloway’s prototype. This project was envisioned to replacemany products in the hunting industry with one modular pieceof equipment. The base can accept 3 different tubularaluminum structures that create a laydown hunting blind, 3person bench blind, or sitdown blind with clamshell opening. Inaddition to the hunting blind configurations, it can also acceptwheels for an equipment and game hauler mode, expand to beused as a ladder for tree stand access, or collapse for storage.The ladder base was designed with rail lengths and hinge locking points strategicallyplaced for the end user to easily move to these custom positions. With the preliminarywork for large scale manufacture completed, we look forward to seeing this productpatented and sold in stores everywhere.

#33 – REKLUSE CLUTCH DISPLAYDEPARTMENT:Mechanical and BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Grey BeaudryShelagh MacaulayBrian McMillonStuart Sailors

CLIENT:Rekluse Motorsports


Rekluse Motorsports of Boise, ID has sponsored a project todevelop an interactive display to showcase their aftermarket dirtbike clutch. This kiosk style display features a dirt bike enginewhich has the cover removed so that the clutch can be seenrotating. Handlebars allow the user to control the clutch, brake andthrottle. An electric motor has been implemented to rotate the

clutch assembly via a belt andpulley. Once engaged, the clutchrotates the drivetrain which spinsa dirt bike tire allowing the userto experience the ride withoutthe full dirt bike present.


#34 – AUTOMOTIVE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORDEPARTMENT:Mechanical & BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Tony ChristensenJacob O'Brien

CLIENT:Advanced Energy Lab

PROJECT ADVISOR:Dr. Yanliang Zhang

Development in thermoelectric research has enabledTEGs to be used in automotive waste heat recovery. ATEG has been designed with Half-Heusler thermoelectricmaterial and an optimized design to recover lost energyand improve vehicle efficiency by 5%. The design isoptimized to maximize heat transfer and minimizeincreased engine pressure. Our generator has beenpredicted to produce 200W of electrical power with a pressure drop of 1.8 kPa. Our futurework will be coordinating with manufacturers to modify the design for a commercial pathof fuel efficiency enhancement using TEGs.

#35 – WIND POWER 1: SMALL SCALE WIND TURBINEDEPARTMENT:Mechanical & BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Cameron AllenDavis GumboMitchell PetronekScott Roskens


PROJECT ADVISORS:Dr. John Gardner, PEDr. Don Plumlee, PE

MENTORS:Cecilia Cheng, PESandy Cardon

The Department of Energy (DOE) has put together a collegiate wind competition to design,build, and market a small wind turbine (17.7 in diameter rotor dimension). For ourmechanical engineering senior design project our team will participate in this competition.Ten schools will participate in the competition in Las Vegas this May. The turbine wasdesigned to produce 10 watts at a wind speed between 5 and 14 m/s. The turbine is alsoequipped with an emergency brake that will shut the turbine down in less than 10 secondsfrom full rotational speed if needed. The design of the turbine followed the regulations ofthe collegiate wind competition rules set by the DOE.

#36 – WIND POWER 2: MICRO WIND TURBINE DEPARTMENT:Mechanical & BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Jerad DeitrickLuke GanschowBrandon LeeNael Naser




The Department of Energy sponsored the design of a small scalewind turbine for the national Collegiate Wind Competition. Fourmechanical engineering teams from Boise State University eachdesigned a wind turbine in conjunction with one electricalengineering team that developed a power converter to be sharedbetween the mechanical teams. Wind Power 2’s design consisted ofa three blade rotor with 3D printed blades; a nacelle housingcontaining the generator, gearbox and their mounting components;a mountain bike disc brake system with hand lever; and analuminum tower with corresponding mounting flanges.

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#37 – WIND POWER 3: MICRO-WIND TURBINEDEPARTMENT:Mechanical & BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Calvin BrownCody McConkeyMichael SansomLuke Weaver




The Department of Energy has issued a challenge for undergraduatestudents to develop and build a marketable micro wind turbine capableof producing 10 watts of power. In order to meet the competitionrequirements, this multidisciplinary project involved collaborationbetween teams of mechanical and electrical engineering students, anda team of business students. The Wind Power 3 student team designedand built a three-bladed, horizontal axis wind turbine, which exceededthe required power production with 14 watts. The business teamdeveloped a plan to use the turbine as an educational tool to increaseawareness and understanding of wind energy.

#38 – WIND POWER 4: MARINE WIND TURBINEDEPARTMENT:Mechanical & BiomedicalEngineering

TEAM MEMBERS:Brian CardwellRory O'LearyMichael ShoaeeGrant Stephens




Market analysis of applications for small scale wind turbines indicated adesire within the sailing community for quiet, efficient turbines to powersmall electronics by generating a continuous 10W of power at windspeeds ranging from 5-14 m/s. With a market identified, the teamresearched, designed, and built a turbine which meets theserequirements. The prototype begins generating power in excess of 10Wat a wind speeds near 8 m/s (17 mph), is durable (weather resistant,minimal vibration, etc.), and operates with negligible sound production.

Special Thanks

Leandra Aburusa

The Peer Advisors

Michele Armstrong

Diana Garza

Sarah Haight, PE

Joan Hartz

Dr. Rebecca Mirsky, PE

Dr. Amy Moll

Paul Robertson

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