L&H Industrial, a global leader in heavy machinery design, manufacturing and maintenance, recently acquired a Vertical Turning Lathe capable of cutting gears up to 40 feet in diameter. However, they lack a tool attachment that would enable them to cut large helical gears. Without this attachment, L&H cannot fully utilize the machine to safely and…

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 of moving targets. The new system enables cobots to recognize and interact with dynamic objects,…

Clearway Energy Group, a leading renewable energy company in the U.S., operates over 9GW of renewable energy and storage assets, providing electricity to over 2 million homes. The Waipio PV solar plant in Oahu, Hawaii, uses a Power Plant Controller to manage real-time power control. Clearway has tasked the team with developing a Simulink-based simulation…

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 automate part of the process to increase production speed. The solution focuses on streamlining the…

The team is collaborating with ASU’s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, or CNCE, a research facility focused on reducing and actively removing carbon emissions. CNCE, in partnership with Purolite, is developing a revolutionary solvent that absorbs carbon with minimal thermal energy input. To attract investment and customers, more data on the solvent’s long-term performance and…

This team, in collaboration with Boeing, is developing a modular Unmanned Aerial System Payload Release System to support firefighting operations. Designed to mount onto commercially available drones, this system enables precise deployment of fire-retardant materials over targeted areas. The project aims to create a modular, user-friendly and adaptable system that integrates with existing firefighting drone…

The team has partnered with Becton Dickinson to improve the manufacturing process of electrodes for the WaveLinQ EndoAVF System, a minimally invasive solution for creating arteriovenous fistulas in End-Stage Kidney Disease patients. The current manual forming method leads to inefficiencies, high scrap rates and scalability issues. The team is developing an automated wire-forming device that…

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 camera generations and manufacturing batches further complicate assessments. The team’s solution automates data capture, providing…

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 that attaches to any police accessory, tracking its movements in real-time through virtual reality. Built…

The solar industry faces challenges with hailstorm-damaged panels, as insurance companies are hesitant to insure them in hail-prone areas due to a lack of data on panel durability. Array Technologies has tasked the team with creating a device that replicates the impact of hail — varying in size, speed and angle — to test panel…