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Honeywell Aerospace

Spring 2025

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Small Hydrogen Vehicle Refueler

This team, in collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace, is developing a compact hydrogen refueling station for small drones. The goal is to create a system for the safe and efficient generation and storage of hydrogen in standard pressure containers, while focusing on minimizing weight, size and hydrogen loss. Existing market solutions are often too large or…

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Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Drone

This team is working with Honeywell to design and test a new delivery drone powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, addressing the challenges of limited range and long charging times faced by battery-powered drones. The team aims to recycle waste heat from the fuel cell to maintain optimal food temperatures, ensuring high-quality deliveries without compromising…

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Low SWaP Drone Flight Controller

In collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace, this team is developing a low-SWaP drone flight controller to improve UAV stability, efficiency and modularity. Current flight controllers face issues like gyro drift, high power consumption and limited adaptability. The solution integrates the Honeywell I400 MEMS IMU with an STM32 microcontroller for high-precision stability under 5W power. The modular…

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Fall 2024

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Sustainable alternative to Burner Rig Testing of Turbine Engine Materials

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…

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Students posing in front of Honeywell F124 technology.

Sustainable reuse, reconditioning, and upcycling of AM powder metal waste

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…

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