Capstone Projects for Winter/Spring 2007


Wrist Tremor Evaluation

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test a device that measures the wrist tremors of patients with Parkinson disease.

Advisors

Community Partner: Oregon Health and Sciences University

Academic Advisor:

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Formula-SAE

Overview

Design, fabricate, test, and race a Formula-I style car with a 600 cc engine.

Advisors

Community Partner: SAE

Academic Advisor: Dr. Etesami

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HPV

Overview

Design, fabricate, test, and race a human-powered vehicle.

Advisors

Community Partner: ASME

Academic Advisor: Dr. Tretheway

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Drop on Drum Vision System

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test a new frame and camera system for accurately viewing the formation of ink dots on printer drums.

Advisors

Community Partner: Xerox

Academic Advisor: Dr. Weislogel

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Probe Cooling System

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test a cooling system for the test probe of a high-performance oscilloscope.

Advisors

Community Partner: Tektronix

Academic Advisor: Dr. Etesami

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Personal Mobility Lift

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test a lifting device for helping paraplegics or disabled people lift themselves up to their wheelchairs.

Advisors

Community Partner: Private Client

Academic Advisor: Dr. Wern

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Two-phase Flow in Microgravity

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test a device to study the effect of conduit geometry in two-phase flow of gas and liquid in space.

Advisors

Community Partner: NASA, Dr. Weislogel

Academic Advisor: Dr. Weislogel

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Water Polygons

Overview

Design, fabricate, and test an interactive display for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) that can display the phenomenon of water polygons.

Advisors

Community Partner: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Academic Advisor: Dr. Wern

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