Prompt: Design, fabricate, and program a fully autonomous sumo wrestling robot.
Our teams design included three slanted trapezoidal sides for defense, and a front facing ramp for offense.Photometers on the underside detected the border of the arena, causing the robot to rotate 90 degrees and continue forward. All programming was with a microprocessor.
This project was commissioned by the University of Glasgow as our MSc PDE Integrated Engineering Design project. The goal was to design a connecting rod for a hobbyist air compressor. The manufacturing processes, material choices, cross section differences, shape, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) were all considered when designing this connecting rod.
Prompt: Design a fully functioning solar powered lamp using only recycled objects for remote towns in Guatemala. The lamp must be easy to construct and maintain, measure 100 lumens at 10 centimeters, and have at least a one-hour charge to four hours of usage.
Using only three different sized water bottles, our teams design included two light modes; lamp and flashlight. This versatile design allows for a wider range of uses and scenarios. To recharge the batteries, the bottles slide apart and a solar panel is connected.
