This team is collaborating with Array Technologies to create an automated power tool for installing solar panels. The current manual slide hammer is effective but can be strenuous and cumbersome. The team is developing a more efficient, automated tool to reduce effort and increase speed. Using a Skil auto hammer, which delivers rapid impacts to…

Amphenol Aerospace designs interconnect solutions for sectors like aerospace and military. Their MIL-Spec 38999 connectors feature a colored band for connection verification, but manual banding causes inefficiencies. This project aims to automate the process with a station that indexes vertically and horizontally, applying the band with precision based on programmable recipes, improving accuracy and consistency….

Boeing is modernizing the cockpit of the Apache attack helicopter, including upgrades such as a larger display and independently movable mission grips. To integrate the mission grips successfully, a mounting assembly is needed that is compatible with both the grips and the aircraft. Our team was tasked with designing and modeling a stable mounting assembly…

Raytheon, an RTX business and a global leader in aerospace and defense, specializes in missile systems manufacturing, with operations based in Tucson, Arizona. Testing missile fin actuation under load is crucial for Raytheon but often consumes significant time and labor without directly enhancing the missile actuation systems. The team was tasked with designing a missile…

To keep pace with advancing technology and evolving wartime tactics, the United States Marine Corps needed a solution to unload materials and equipment from a V-22 Osprey quickly and safely in various environments for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and Forward Arming and Refueling Points. The team designed a device using a commercially available hydraulic floor…

Honeywell Aerospace, a leading provider of aviation technology in both the commercial and defense sectors, is our industrial partner for this project. Known for their engines and auxiliary power units, Honeywell aims to reduce fuel consumption, increase testing capacity, and lower NOx emissions during testing. This solution involves eliminating combustion from the process and using…

Partnering with Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, this team is working to find a second life for the additive manufacturing powder leftover from the production process. Addressing this issue will help Honeywell save money and reduce the environmental impact of the waste. The plan involves developing and evaluating epoxy composites using the waste material, with the final…

Summit Automation, this team’s industrial partner, specializes in innovative engineering and automation solutions for residential windows and doors. The team was tasked with automating conventional home interior doors while preserving a seamless aesthetic. To accomplish this, they proposed modifying an existing door hinge with a gear and pulley system, integrating a motor, gearbox, clutch assembly…

General Dynamics Mission Systems, a leader in technology integration and original equipment manufacturing, specializes in mission-critical systems across ground, sea, air, space and cyber security domains. The Viceroy® Explorer Global Positioning System Receiver, part of GDMS’s product line, provides real-time position, velocity and timing data for spacecraft in low Earth orbit or geostationary equatorial orbit….

The team focused on designing a prototype rover to explore the surface of the asteroid Psyche, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This mission is significant because Psyche, believed to consist largely of metal, may provide valuable insights into the building blocks of planets. The rover’s design aims to facilitate detailed exploration…