
eProjects
Problem solving demonstrated.
Challenges defined by industry partners are solved through the diligence of student teams working under the expertise of faculty members.
How it Works
Each eProject involves four to eight students who work together in an interdisciplinary team for either a semester or academic year, depending on the complexity of the project. The industry partner commits to funding the project for materials, equipment and other expenses incurred by the project. The project sponsor also provides a project liaison with whom the student team interacts to develop detailed project requirements, exchange information, negotiate changes and present interim and final results. In turn, the industry partner receives full access to all project outcomes and results. Intellectual property is retained by the industry partner.
Spring 2025
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This team is working with Axon to improve police training simulations for better real-world readiness. Current training methods require extensive resources for special equipment and facilities, and classroom-based learning lacks real-world immersion. The team’s solution is a smart conductive device…
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Axon faces challenges in ensuring their body-worn cameras meet the high audio standards required for effective law enforcement use. The current manual audio verification processes are time-consuming and inconsistent, potentially affecting the accuracy of recordings. Variations in audio quality across…
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Array Technologies is a company that works in the solar industry, producing everything involved with solar tracking from the motorized mounting frames, to the software that follows the sun. Within the design of the solar tracking system is a specially…
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This team, Algae Pond Automation, has been collaborating with the Arizona Center for Algae Technology Innovation, or AzCATI, to automate one of their algae ponds. The current manual management of the pond requires up to two hours of work for…
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Sunflex Solar is developing a new method for fabricating back-contact solar panels, using aluminum as a conductor. To separate the positive and negative poles, a trace is cut in the aluminum and pulled to break continuity. This team is building…
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The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, or CNCE, currently manufactures sorbent packets manually, aiming to produce 100,000 packets for their next mechanical tree. However, their process takes about 8 hours to produce 100 packets. CNCE has enlisted the team to…
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Maskine, a Phoenix-based industrial automation consulting company, programs controllers and equipment for manufacturing processes. Many of their new hires are recent graduates and require a crash course in automation. This team is developing a training station to provide hands-on experience…
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This team is collaborating with Wisk Aero, an aerospace manufacturer in Mountain View, CA, to develop an automated assembly line for battery packs powering their Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft. The team focuses on automating the stacking and installation of battery…
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The team is working with Summit Automation to develop a Bluetooth adapter for their boards and an app to control it. Summit Automation specializes in automated door systems and approached the team to create Bluetooth modules for their system. Sponsor…
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, or LANL, needed a scalable, cost-effective method for rapid metal prototyping. This team developed a CNC-based Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, or WAAM, system with a dual Z-axis gantry for improved stability and precision. Powered by Dynomotion…
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In collaboration with JagCo, a leader in automated solutions across various industries, this team is developing a dynamic vision tracking system for six degrees of freedom robots. While current systems work well with static objects, they struggle with real-time tracking…
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Xnrgy, an HVAC design and manufacturing company, aims to enhance their systems. Current fan array systems maintain a consistent speed across the entire array, often designed for maximum load situations. The project explores the potential efficiency gains from using an…
Thank you for attending the Spring 2025 Innovation Showcase
Friday, May 2, 2025
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Sun Devil Fitness Complex, Polytechnic campus