The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Last Updated: 11/4/2012
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MAE 490, 491, 492
Senior Engineering Design – Product Realization
Christina L. Carmen, Ph.D.
This
site documents designs developed by Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville as part of their senior
capstone design class requirements.
The Product Realization senior design class focuses upon the design,
modeling, simulation, analysis, fabrication, testing and demonstration of a
unique and patentable product. Most
design teams have had customers and have been sponsored by various entities
including the MAE dept., various local aerospace companies, NASA, NSSTC, US
Army, Alabama Space Grant Consortium and Women in Defense – to name a
few. The resulting products are
impressive! Any questions and
comments should be addressed to Christina.Carmen@uah.edu
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SPONSORS/CUSTOMERS
MAE 490/491/492 appreciates the following sponsors and/or
customers that enable students to work on interesting, relevant, and unique
projects:
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Customer/Sponsor |
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UAH
Center for Applied Optics (CAO) Mr. Tim Blackwell |
Diamond Turning Machine |
Summer/Fall 2010 |
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Optical Guitar Pick-Up |
Summer/Fall 2010 |
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Zerodur Mirror Mount |
Spring 2010 |
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Thin Disk Laser Resonator |
Spring 2010 |
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Mirror Mounting Plate |
Fall 2009 |
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NASA |
Lunar Wormbot |
Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012. Fall 2012 |
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X-TOOLSS |
Fall 2010-Present |
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X-Hab Deep Space Habitat |
Fall 2012 |
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Women In Defense |
Numerous STEM tools have been designed and delivered to
local schools as well as to Sci-Quest Childrens Museum in Huntsville, AL |
Summer 2008-Present |
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AIO-50 |
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Click on a semester below to view information
and details of designs generated during that semester in MAE 490/491/492. Currently,
details pertaining to projects dating back to Spring
2008 are available. Keep checking back for more updates.
Spring
2011
MAE 490-01
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Zachary Cavender James Collett Willard Hill John Hobbs Paul Howell Miranda Nelson John Nix Michael Patterson (Lead) |
2011 UAH Moonbuggy Team The 2011 team modified the entire
steering, axles, seats, locking mechanism and assembly process. Because of their changes the vehicle
is rock solid. Team lead Michael
Patterson has proven to be a true leader and the team has met every challenge
and deadline. Thank you to the
ASGC, OVPR, Dean – COE and MAE dept for
funding the team. Thank you to
all supporters of the team – we could not have accomplished anything
without you! Special thanks to
the Huntsville Center for Technology.
Joy Dukemineer, Tim White and Mark
“the welder”: we
could not have succeeded without your valuable help! Congratulations to the 2011 UAH Moonbuggy
Team for winning 2nd place overall in the college division at the
2011 NASA Great Moonbuggy Race at the US Space and
Rocket Center on April 1-2, 2011!
Also, the team won the System Safety Challenge and $300. |
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TEAM 2 |
Nick Jones |
Aluminum
Extrusion Design Competition Team 2 will be designing a motorcycle safety cage/sidecar
combination for medically handicapped children for submittal to the 2011
International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. This is a personal and inspiring
project! |
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TEAM 3 |
Cary Hale Adriane Hannah Josiah Johnson (Lead) Jacob Linville
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Sci-Quest Solar Panel Display Team 3 is sponsored by Women in Defense (WID) and is
designing a solar panel display unit for Sci-Quest
in Huntsville, AL. This effort is
to promote interest in STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID
and WID Director Deborah Fraley for sponsoring and supporting the team. Thank you to Sci-Quest
for allowing UAH students this great opportunity to design hardware for their
facility. Special thanks to
Brittany Marcott and Cyndy
Morgan. Team member Josiah Johnson has submitted an abstract to the 2011 IAC to be held in Capetown, South Africa. Acceptance will be announced in April 2011. |
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TEAM 4 |
Jayme Berstell
(Lead) Danny Nease Chad Stott Jeremy White
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Sci-Quest Solar Panel Display Team 4 is also sponsored by Women in Defense (WID) and
will design a display to demonstrate how solar panels function. Thank you to WID and WID Director Deborah Fraley for
sponsoring and supporting the team.
Thank you to Sci-Quest for allowing UAH
students this great opportunity to design hardware for their facility. Special thanks to Brittany Marcott and Cyndy Morgan. |
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TEAM 5 |
Seth Archer Isaac McGee Tyler Ward
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Unmanned
Vehicle Control Box Team 5 will design a component control box for various
unmanned vehicles. Thank you to Dr. Fahimi of the MAE Dept. for providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 6 |
Alexander Freas Kate Morrell Colby Williamson
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CAO
Collimator Team 6 is collaborating with customers in the UAH Center
for Applied Optics (CAO) in order to provide precision positioning for a
laser system. Thank you to Tim Blackwell and Mr. Pollack for providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 7 |
Stephen Aldridge Brian Dozier Tony Higginbotham Chris Street Sean Sheehy |
Burritt
Museum Green Design Project Team 7 will design a compost bin that will provide
sustainable power to articles such as lampposts at Burritt Museum in
Huntsville, AL. The hardware will
also be used as a green energy learning tool for museum visitors. Thank you to Mr. Zoller and Mr. Swann for providing this excellent design project to MAE students. |
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Spring 2011
MAE 491-03,
492-03
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Bradley Boaz Charles Boyles Emory Eledui Ben Gasser Joshua Johnson Ben Long |
NASA/NSSTC Lunar Wormbot During spring 2011 Team 1 will
fabricate and test the Lunar Wormbot. Team 1 is collaborating with teams from
Louisiana Tech and Univ. California – Riverside in the development of
the system. Thank you to
NASA/MSFC and the National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville,
AL. for providing this opportunity to MAE senior design students. Thank you to Blaze Sanders of Johns
Hopkins University for acting as the team technical advisor. A team member submitted an abstract to the 2011 IAC to be held in Capetown, South Africa in Oct. 2011. |
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TEAM 2 |
Jennifer Chevalier Dustin Hamilton Ben Landers Will Landers Brandon Setayesh Drew Wright |
WID/Providence
Middle School Pulley System Team 2 is sponsored by Women in Defense (WID) and is building
and testing a pulley demonstration tool that will enable the students to
understand various phenomena such as static equilibrium and Newtonian
mechanics. This effort is to
promote interest in STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID and WID Director Deborah Fraley for
sponsoring and supporting the team.
Additionally, the team would like to thank the teachers, students and
administration at Providence Middle School for their support of the team. A team member has submitted an abstract to
the 2011 IAC in Capetown, South Africa in Oct.
2011. Acceptance will be
announced in April 2011. |
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TEAM 3 |
Brittany Marcott Meagan Mathias Ryan Miller Bryan Simpkins Matthew Watts |
WID/Providence
Middle School Tectonic Plate Table Team 3 is completing the fabrication and testing a
tectonic plate demonstration tool that will enable middle school students to
visualize the effects of an earthquake.
This effort is to promote interest in STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID and WID Director Deborah Fraley for
sponsoring and supporting the team.
Additionally, the team would like to thank the teachers, students and
administration at Providence Middle School for their support of the team. |
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FALL
2010
DESIGN
PROJECTS: Projects will continue with Women in Defense (WID) in order to
encourage students to seek a STEM education and career. Also, Tim Blackwell will
continue in his role as a customer for projects associated with the CAO. NASA and the NSSTC will work with one
team on the development of a Lunar Wormbot. Finally, AMERICANS IN ORBIT - 50 Years(AIO-50) will continue to sponsor teams in association
with the Alabama Space Grant Consortium. To view an AIO brochure click here.
FALL 2010
MAE 490-02
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Charles Boyles Ben Gasser Joshua Johnson Ben Long Nathan Toy |
NASA/NSSTC Lunar Wormbot This team will review the
designs of a lunar regolith burrowing robot designed to mimic the peristaltic
motion of an earthworm. The
initial conceptual designs were developed by the NSSTC and the team will
develop various conceptual designs based upon the original and select a
concept to develop further.
During spring 2011 Team 1 will fabricate and test the Lunar Wormbot. Team
1 is collaborating with teams from Louisiana Tech and Univ. California
– Riverside in the development of the system Thank you to
NASA/MSFC and the National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville,
AL. for providing this opportunity to MAE senior design students. Thank you to Blaze Sanders of Johns
Hopkins University for acting as the team technical advisor. Congratulations to Team 1 for having their peer reviewed abstract
accepted to the American Astronautical Society/Von
Braun Symposium (Oct. 25-27, 2010) student poster session. ADDITIONALLY,
congratulations to team 1 member Joshua Johnson for winning the student
poster competition – great job Joshua! |
Picture: Team member
Josh Johnson at the von Braun Symposium Picture: Josh Johnson accepting his 1st place award at the VBS. |
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TEAM 2 |
Jennifer Chevalier Dustin Hamilton Ben Landers Will Landers Brandon Setayesh |
WID/Providence
Middle School Pulley System Team 2 is sponsored by Women in Defense (WID) and is
designing a pulley demonstration tool that will enable the students to understand
various phenomena such as static equilibrium and Newtonian mechanics. This effort is to promote interest in
STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID
and WID Director Deborah Fraley for sponsoring and supporting the team. Additionally, the team would like to
thank the teachers, students and administration at Providence Middle School
for their support of the team. Congratulations to Team 2 for having their
peer reviewed abstract accepted to the American Astronautical
Society/Von Braun Symposium (Oct. 25-27, 2010) student poster session. Thank you to team 2
member Jennifer Chevallier for doing a great job
representing her team and UAH at the symposium! |
Picture: Team 2 member Jennifer Chevallier at the VBS. |
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TEAM 3 |
Jarred Green Gene LeSarge Brittany Marcott Meagan Mathias Matthew Watts
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WID/Providence
Middle School Tectonic Plate Table Team 3 is also sponsored by Women in Defense (WID) and is
designing a tectonic plate demonstration tool that will enable the students
to visualize the effects of an earthquake. This effort is to promote interest in
STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID
and WID Director Deborah Fraley for sponsoring and supporting the team. Additionally, the team would like to
thank the teachers, students and administration at Providence Middle School
for their support of the team. Congratulations to Team 3 for having their peer reviewed abstract accepted to the American Astronautical Society/Von Braun Symposium (Oct. 25-27, 2010) student poster session. Thank you to team 3 member Matt Watts for the great work he did representing his team at the von Braun Symposium! |
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FALL 2010
MAE 491, 492
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Stephen Armstrong Casey Funk Brandon Hodges Charles Renegar |
Diamond
Turning Machine Team 1 completed the fabrication, testing and refinement of
an apparatus that will rotate the translational stages of the diamond turning
machine. Team 1 produced an
excellent final product that met a critical need within the Center of Applied
Optics at UAH. Thank you to
Mr. Tim Blackwell of the UAH CAO for providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 2 |
Stephanie Buckner Ben Fowler Sam Hobbs Chris Kirchner |
Optical
Guitar Pick-up Team 2 completed the
fabrication of the product using the rapid prototyping machine in the MAE
Dept. This design has great
patent potential. Thank you to Mr. Tim Blackwell of the UAH CAO for
providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 3 |
Ryohsuke Aoki Jonathan Davis Brockton Thompson Toshawnka Walker |
1/3
Gemini Capsule This team continued upon the efforts of previous capsule
teams. Team 3 added the skin and landing
system handles to the capsule and conducted a STEM outreach event. Thank you to AIO-50 and the Alabama Space Grant
Consortium for funding this project. |
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TEAM 4 |
Jared Dulaney Jessica Frogue Ryan Klauck Allen Walker |
WID/Williams
Middle School Ballistic Pendulum – Phase 2 Team 4 refined the pendulum that was delivered to WMS in
May 2010. Thank you to WID
and WID Director Deborah Fraley for sponsoring and supporting the team. Additionally, the team would like to
thank the teachers, students and administration at Williams Middle School for
their support of the team. |
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TEAM 5 |
Clay Bailey Thomas Gasque Jordan White |
WID/Williams
Middle School CO2 Car Launcher – Phase 2 Team 5 improved the hardware by integrating stronger
rods, hinges and securing methods.
This effort is to promote interest in STEM education and careers. Thank you to WID and
WID Director Deborah Fraley for sponsoring and supporting the team. Additionally, the team would like to
thank the teachers, students and administration at Williams Middle School for
their support of the team. |
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TEAM 6 |
Robert Coates Kevin Culp Drew Moynihan Stephen Phillips Justin Twilbeck |
Formula
SAE Chassis Team 6 designed
and fabricated the chassis for the formula SAE vehicle. |
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TEAM 7 |
Daniel Cervantes Justin Chism Kelly Green David Keeton Cheryl Rose |
1/3
Scale Gemini Capsule – XTOOLSS Design Optimization Team 7 optimized various parts of the 1/3 scale Gemini
capsule. Thank you to Ben DeMiero fo MSFC for his
assistance. |
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SUMMER 2010
DESIGN
PROJECTS: Summer 2010. Projects will continue for Williams Middle School in Huntsville,
AL. in order to encourage students to seek a STEM education and career. Also,
Tim Blackwell will continue in his role as a customer for projects associated
with a thin-disk laser. AMERICANS IN ORBIT - 50 Years(AIO-50)
will continue to sponsor teams in association with the Alabama Space Grant
Consortium. To view an AIO brochure click here.
SUMMER 2010
Section 1
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Stephen Armstrong Olivia Walcyzk |
Diamond Turning Machine Team 1 created a preliminary design for an apparatus that
will rotate the translational stages of the diamond turning machine. Fabrication and testing of the design
will take place during fall 2010.
Team 1 produced excellent design concepts and provided a design that
will meet a critical need within the College of Applied Optics at UAH. Thank you to Mr.
Tim Blackwell of the UAH CAO for providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 2 |
Ben Fowler Jonathan Keenum |
Optical Guitar Pick-up Team 2 was focused
upon the details of the design and, as a result, generated a preliminary
design of a device that can be attached to a guitar and optically transfer
the notes/music created into electronic format. This design has great patent
potential. Thank you to Mr.
Tim Blackwell of the UAH CAO for providing this opportunity. |
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TEAM 3 |
John Hargrove Jonathan Huff Todd Russell Brad Townson |
1/3 Gemini Capsule Thank you to AIO-50 and the Alabama Space Grant Consortium for funding this project. |
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TEAM 4 |
Sharon Deerman Meaghan Holt
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WMS Green Pavilion Thank you to WMS
science teacher Leigh Harrison for providing this opportunity. |
SPRING 2010
DESIGN
PROJECTS: Spring 2010 (Section 1 and Section 2). Women in Defense will sponsor
4 teams to design and fabricate hardware for Williams Middle School in
Huntsville, AL. in order to encourage students to seek a STEM education and
career. AMERICANS IN ORBIT - 50 Years(AIO-50) will
continue to sponsor teams in association with the Alabama Space Grant
Consortium. To view an AIO brochure click here.
SPRING 2010
Section 1
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Lucas Day |
AIO
CAPSULE/LANDING GEAR INTEGRATION Team 1 designed a
new skidded landing gear system that was integrated onto the 1/3 scale
capsule developed by Team 8 during fall 2009. Verification testing included experimental
stress determination and a drop test. This team was impressive in every phase
of the design process. Initial Budget = $1500 MAE 490 and Team
1 would like to acknowledge the continued support of AIO-50 and the Alabama
Space Grant Consortium for funding the project. Additionally, the team is
honored that Dr. Mike Griffin has graciously provided his time and assistance
in his role as a technical advisor for the AIO teams. CONGRATULATIONS to team
member Toshawnka Walker. He will be attending the International
Astronautical Congress in Prague, CZ in Sept. 2010
where he will present the results of his teams' efforts. |
Photo: 1/3 scale Gemini Capsule with Landing gear |
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TEAM 2 |
Jonathon Griffis |
Zerodur Mirror Mounting System Team 2 designed and
fabricated a mirror mount that was integrated onto a thin-disk laser for the
UAH Optics dept. This collaborative effort has proven to be beneficial as it
provides MAE students with real-world projects as well as providing the
Optics department engineering design solutions to critical hardware such as
the thin-disk laser. Team 2 consisted of team members with a vast amount of
machining and design experience that resulted in a high-quality product. MAE 490 and Team
2 would like to thank Mr. Tim Blackwell of the UAH Optics department for his
technical guidance and support of the design team. Thank you to the MAE dept.
for the financial support of this team. |
Customer correspondance with Team 2 |
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TEAM 3 |
Jana Jones |
WID Catapult Team 3 designed
and fabricated a catapult that was delivered to Ms. Robinson's 8th grade
science class at Williams Middle School in Huntsville, AL. in order to
encourage students to pursue STEM careers. The trebuchet-style catapult was
designed with safety and durability as top-level requirements. Budget = $500 MAE 490 and Team
3 would like to thank Ms. Deborah Fraley, the Director-at-Large of WID and
Ms. Robinson for their support of team 3. |
Photo:Team Members visiting Williams MS Photo:Team Members surveying the students Photo:Team Members in the classroom Photo:Team Members during their PDR Photo:Team Members with the customer and sponsor Photo:Product Demonstration at Williams Middle School |
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TEAM 4 |
Andrew Couchman |
WID Ballistic Pendulum Team 4 designed
and fabricated a unique ballistic pendulum for Ms. Robinson's 6th grade class
at Williams Middle School. The team demonstrated the pendulum during an
all-school assembly at Williams Middle School on May 19, 2010. Their product
created a great deal of excitement among the students as they all wanted to
use the product! Budget = $500 MAE 490 and Team
4 would like to thank Ms. Deborah Fraley, the Director-at-Large of WID and
Ms. Robinson for their support and guidance. |
Photo:Team Members with the customer and sponsor Photo:Team Members with Dr. Avis Williams (WMS Principal) |
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TEAM 5 |
Justin Twilbeck |
Blackhawk Floor Pallet As the result of
work experience associated with Blackhawk Helicopters Team 5 members saw a
need for an improved pallet design. The pallet will connect the Ballistic
Armament Protection System (BAPS) and the Martin Baker seats in the
helicopter. The improved pallet will allow for more flexibility and postioning of the seat. This design provides a solution
to a critical need. Great idea and excellent work! Budget = $100 MAE 490 and Team
4 would like to thank the MAE dept. for funding the project. |
SPRING 2010
Section 2
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS
etc. |
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TEAM 6 |
Christopher Kirshner |
AIO Landing Gear Design Team 6 designed and analyzed a full-scale landing gear to
integrated onto a Gemini-style capsule. This team
also focused upon the deployment/retraction mechanism. Team 6 provided
detailed drawings as well as conducted numerous FEA for the customer. MAE 490 and Team 6 would like to acknowledge the
continued support of AIO-50 and Dr. Mike Griffin for providing his technical
expertise during the design process. |
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TEAM 7 |
Brittany Blache |
AIO-50 SSM Enhancement and
Gemini Hatch Team 7 completed the first phase of the design project
with great results - completion/enhancment of the
quarter section of the full-scale Space Science Module on display at Sci-Quest in Huntsville, AL. The customer was extremely
pleased and the module has impressed all that view the final result. The
second phase of the project consisted of the design and fabrication of a
full-scale Gemini hatch for display purposes. Team 7 also conducted FEA of
the SSM and hatch. MAE 490 and Team 7 would like to thank AIO-50 and the
Alabama Space Grant Consortium for funding this project. Additionally, the
team would like to thank Dr. Michael Griffin for his willingness to act as a
technical advisor for the team. |
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TEAM 8 |
Justin Hatfield |
Thin Disk Laser Resonator
Design Team 8 conducted design work in support of the efforts of
Mr. Tim Blackwell of the UAH Optics dept. Mr. Blackwell had a need for the
mechanical re-design of the resonator in association with a thin-disk laser.
This team performed with professionalism and produced a quality product that
is durable and reliable. MAE 490 and Team 8 would like to thank Mr Blackwell and the MAE dept
for their support. |
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TEAM 9 |
Bradley Boaz |
WID Orrery
Team 9 is designing a unique and interactive model of the
Sun and Planets for Mr. Pettey's 6th grade class at
Williams Middle School. The design is innovative and the resulting product is
much anticipated! The goal will be to deliver the hardware in May 2010 to the
students in order to motivate the students to pursue STEM careers. Budget =
$500 MAE 490 and Team 9 would like to thank Ms. Deborah
Fraley, the Director-at-Large of WID and Mr. Pettey
for their support and guidance. Additionally, team 9 would to thank Mr. Jeff
Stapler for his help and Mr. Stanley Dempsey of Machine Craft in Huntsville,
AL. Machine Craft has been willing to provide assistance and this project
would not be possible without their support! |
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TEAM 10 |
Clay Bailey |
WID CO2 Launching Mechanism
Team 10 is being sponsored by WID and will be providing
Mr. Fain's science class at Williams Middle School in Huntsville, AL. with a
CO2 racecar launching device. This team has always performed will excellence
and ahead of schedule.The goal of the collaboration
between MAE 490 and WID is to encourage students to seek STEM careers. Budget
= $500 MAE 490 and Team 10 would like to thank Ms. Deborah Fraley
(WID Director-at-Large), Mr. Fain (WMS science teacher) and the
administration of Williams Middle School in Huntsville for their support. |
FALL 2009
DESIGN
PROJECTS: Fall 2009 (Section 1 and Section 2). This was an exciting semester as
there were several interesting and unique projects available for student design
teams to develop. Women in Defense sponsored a team to implement additional
features to the Fluid Flow Circuit project (see summer 2009). Another customer
was AMERICANS IN ORBIT - 50 Years(AIO-50). Teams that
worked with AIO-50 had the opportunity to design space flight hardware and work
with an actual Gemini capsule. To view an AIO brochure click here.
To
view AIO project descriptions for fall 2009 click here.
For
a description of other possible fall 2009 design projects click here.
FALL 2009
Section 1
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Daniel Cervantes |
FLUID FLOW CIRCUIT Team 1 did a great
job implementing additional design features on the Fluid Flow Circuit
designed and developed during summer 2009. Specifically, this team added a
dye injection port in order to view dynamic flow characteristics as well as
add a section of piping with a variable diameter. Team 2 was sponsored by
Women in Defense (WID) and the flow circuit was delivered to Guntersville
High School in Guntersville, AL in order to encourage students to seek STEM
careers. MAE 490 and Team 1
would like to acknowledge the continued support of WID for the financial
sponsorship of the project. Additonally, we thank
Dr. Dawn Bardot for critical support and technical assistance. Finally, thank
you the Guntersville High School teacher, Kate White, for providing guidance
throughout the design process. |
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TEAM 2 |
Amanda Ball |
AIO SSM Solar Panel Deployment Team 2 designed a
deployable solar panel mechanism to be integrated onto the Space Science
Module. This project was sponsored by AIO-50 and the Alabama Space GRant Consortium. Team lead Amanda Ball presented during
the annual AIO-50 banquet at Sci-Quest in
Huntsville, AL in Feb. 2010. She did an excellent job representing her team,
the MAE Dept. and UAH! |
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TEAM 3 |
Gavin Adams |
AIO Space Science Module (SSM) Team 3 designed and
fabricated a full-scale quarter section of the SSM for display and flight
configuration purposes. The hardware is currently on display at Sci-Quest in HUntsville, AL.
The team was sponsored by AIO-50 and the Alabama Space Grant Consortium. |
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TEAM 4 |
Robert Coates |
AIO Gemini Capsule Landing Gear Team 4 designed and
fabricated a unique landing gear system to be integrated on a scale model of
a Gemini Capsule. |
FALL 2009
Section 2
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS
etc. |
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TEAM 5 |
Leyho Chhit |
Laser/Mirror Alignment Team 5 will be working with the UAH Optics Department and
will design a unique Laser/Mirror Alignment connection device. MAE 490 and Team 5 would like to acknowledge the
sponsorship and technical guidance of Dr. Tim Blackwell of UAH. |
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TEAM 6 |
Jason Allen |
AIO Gemini Parafoil Landing System This team will be integrating a parafoil
onto a 1/3 scale model of the Gemini capsule. Additionally, they will design
a remote control guidance system. |
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TEAM 7 |
JC Carpenter |
AIO NASA Drawings This team will be conducting research and analysis of
historic significance! The team will procure original NASA Gemini program
drawings and information that have been stored at the National Archives in
Fort Worth, Texas. The team will then utilize these documents and drawings in
order to generate 3-D models utilizing current CAD/CAE software tools.
Finite-Element Analysis will be a focus. This is an exciting project and
amazing opportunity for the team. The National Archives is excited as well as
this is the first time that an endeavor such as this has been undertaken. MAE 490 and Team 7 would like to thank Meg Hacker of the
National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas for her invaluable assistance in
procuring copies of the original NASA Gemini Program documents and drawings. |
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TEAM 8 |
Stephen Cox |
AIO 1/3 Scale Gemini
Capsule Team 8 will fabricate a 1/3 scale version of the original
Gemini capsule. This task is crucial in order to test a landing gear system
(Team 4) and parafoil system (Team 6). Critical
technical analysis of the center of gravity (CG) and an integrated adgustable CG sub-system design are key features. The
scale model will be aesthetically similar to original Gemini capsules as well
as possessing structural integrity. |
Picture: Capsule taking shape. Picture: Bryan Simpkins and Jamison
McAllister with the partially completed capsule. Picture: Stephen Cox cuts a steel bar Picture: Jamison McAllister grinds a steel
bar. Video: Welding the Capsule Frame |
SUMMER 2009
Section 1
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TEAM |
TEAM MEMBERS |
DESIGN PROJECT |
POSTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS
etc. |
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TEAM 1 |
Casey Funk |
FLUID FLOW CIRCUIT Team 1 designed a Fluid Flow Circuit to be used at
Guntersville High School in Guntersville, Alabama. This team was sponsored by
Women in Defense (WID). The teams design effort was acknowledged in the WID
national newsletter. This project represents the first Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) design collarboration
between MAE 490 and the WID. MAE 490 and Team 1 would like to acknowledge the
invaluable support of Mary Anne Thomas and Cristina Hinkle of WID for the
financial sponsorship of the project. Additonally,
we thank the customer Kate White of Guntersville High School, Dr. Dawn Bardot
and Dr. Brian Landrum (MAE Dept.) for their support and technical assistance.
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Team 1 pictured with the Flow Circuit |
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TEAM 2 |
Alec Bonne |
MOTORIZED COOLER Team 2 designed a creative product that possesses many
potential useful applications - military, lunar rover, etc. The end result
was a variable speed cart that easily traversed over sandy terrain. Great
effort Team 2 - the final product was impressive and incorporated quality
manufacturing! |
Jennifer Colebeck
presenting at PRR |
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TEAM 3 |
Jr. Burgreen |
BLACKHAWK FLIGHT CONTROL
APPARATUS The U.S. Army ATTC required an apparatus to gauge
movement of the cyclic and collective. The design will be flown on the
Blackhawk helicopter. Test Pilots and Army engineers have evaluated and flight tested the fixture and have provided stellar
reviews. The fixture is in the process of becoming airworthiness rated. MAE 490 and Team 3 acknowledges
the assistance of the US Army's ATTC and Mr. Joseph Forsyth for his technical
advice and aid in materials selection and procurement. |
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Crowe in cockpit Picture_Current
"homemade" hardware Picture_Team
members in front of Blackhawk Picture_Collective
and Cyclic Hardware |
SPRING 2009
Section 1
NOTE: Spring 2009 (Section 1 and Section 2) produced excellent designs that were the result of a tremendous amount of effort. Several teams were interviewed by the Huntsville Times and filmed as part of the Alabama Public Televesion show "On the Job". To read the Huntsville Times article click here.