2018 - 2019 Projects
Art-ineering - April 2019
Groups of students from across majors got together to produce sculptures that were both structurally sound and aesthetically pleasing. These sculptures were displayed in the Museum of Human Achievement before being auctioned off for charity.
UT Create-A-Thon - March 2019
Our proposal for our motorized roller-skates, "Wheelie up to Speed", was accepted to a weekend-long Create-a-Thon. We needed to submit a Bill of Materials 2 weeks in advance before the event itself featuring 48 hours of work time and access to heat guns, bandsaws, drill presses, laser cutters, 3-D printers, and more. The result: still in progress but so far a functioning set of roller skates getting motor-ed up to rock and roll!
Purdue National Chain Reaction Competition - March 2019
After a whole year's work, we packed our Rube Goldberg machine up from Austin, TX to West Lafayette, IN. Featuring 36 steps, a working water pump, and a ballista, our "Once-Upon-A-Time" machine won 3rd place in squeezing out toothpaste onto a toothbrush.
Corporate Challenge - December 2018
Our team took on a challenge by a corporation for automizing a clean-up task over a large terrain with multiple obstacles. The result was a written proposal featuring multiple CAD models, manufacturing processes, and financial analysis to ensure that our idea was feasible and cost-effective to the challenge's requirements.
UT Make-A-Thon - October 2018
Ideation: With the prompt of improving corporate safety, we were given approximately 12 hours to produce a prototype.
Creation: We utilized laser cutters, 3-D printers, sewing machines, and more to create our 3-part system of a RFID tracker, a pressure floorboard, and a retractable wall.
Presentation: We presented our idea in front of corporate sponsors, promoting the idea of identifying suspicious characters before they even could become a threat.
Corporate Challenge - September 2018
For this project, we were challenged to optimize the supply chain for a graphics card manufacturer. Taking into consideration supplier reliability, client lead time demands, and the cost of facility up-time, we drafted a proposal for a system that would create consistent and low-cost products in a timely and efficient manner.