DESIGN DAY highlights the talents and creativity of mechanical engineering students in the Integrated Product and Process Development Course. Teams of senior level students present project prototypes built to solve selected engineering problems. Design Day attracts a wide audience that includes the campus community, area high school and middle school students, family, friends, and anyone interested in innovation and product design. Projects are judged by faculty, students, and industry representatives based on technical criteria. All visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite project, and the team with the majority of votes is honored with the “People’s Choice Award.”

1. CHILL EFFECT, Chill Effect Saddle We developed an actively cooled bicycle saddle. Jacky Cheng, Siqi Jiang, Joe Kozlowski, Brooke Singler, Samantha Vermillion, & Jiakang Yin

2. HEAVY LIFTERS, RAPS (Rapidly Adaptable Power System) Attachable/detachable mechanized power system that propels and steers a manual wheelchair. Steven Bode, Nick Chung, Justin Link, Jeremy McFarlane, Krishang Sharma, & Geoff Warrington

3. GRYDIK TECH., UNICO Allows for one handed operation (turning and maneuvering) of a stroller. Dylan Copestick, Said Ijanaten, Gerald Patterson, Reza Ronaghian, Rafia Taj, & Kit Pan Wong

4. MEASURE UP, Measuring Band Our devices measure the head and abdominal circumference of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. Corey Abrams, Allan Nicholas, Cici Onyekwere, Spencer Owens, & Sneha Singhania

5. BETTER CALL SAW, Lock-N-Flip Combination SawAn innovative tool that combines the functionality of a Miter Saw and a Table Saw. Hesham Halabi, Austin Hogue, Leeza Malachevsky, Eli Tobias, & Zachary Yamin

6. TEAM AQUA, Emergency Flotation Device A compact, reusable, rapidly deploying device for aquatic rescues. Connor Armstrong, Ghedalia Gold-Pastor, Michael Reininger, Nathaniel Rogers, & Alexandra Wentling

7. AUTOMATED GRATE SOLUTIONS, Automated Drain Grate Cleaner An automated machine that attaches to the underside of existing storm drains and clears away debris that could clog the grate and flood the streets with water. Matthew Devine, Zachary King, Katherine Konecny, Mike Kyei-Baffour, Scott Sterling, & Neil Winston

8. TEAM P.I.P.E.S., The Twister Provides access and video inspection of the internals of household sewage pipelines ranging 3-4 inches in diameter through a robotic device. Zachary Friedman, Samuel Gidday, Jackson Philips, Gabriel Rizk, & Christopher Rother

9. SHUT THE FRIDGE DOOR, Autonomous Refrigerator Door Control The product ensures closure of a refrigerator door without user input. Henry Buntz, Stephen Eagney, Eric Hewitt, Kirstin Moore, Natalie Rymarz, & Benjamin Stocksdale

10. PORT TO STARBOARD, Sea Paddle This lifesaving device helps users regain control of and reenter their vessel to resume coastal kayaking. Brandon Green, Francis Jacaban, Jesse Lynch, Thomas Ogden, Benjamin Philip, & Aaron Rubin

11. BEACH BOYZ, Bumbrella The Bumbrella is a base attachment that can self-insert into the sand. Katherine Camp, Tyler Denk, Brian Haedrich, Alia O’Kane, Kelly Rugel, & James Thole

12. CHILL DUDES, Spin & Chill Our product reduces energy consumption in soda vending machines via rapid cooling of drink cans. Christian Germeille, Ellery Klein, Daniel Lass, Alexei Marqueen, Myuran Seharaseyoon, & Chungho Woo

13. TEAM WHIP, Cleat Cleaner A product that will remove debris and disinfect the interior of athletic footwear in order to decrease discomfort and reduce the amount of debris that enters the home. Dahlia Ghafir, Daniel Kim, Ryan Warren, Michael Zerafa, & Zachary Zweig

14. THE WRENCHMEN, Adjustable Hex Wrench The Adjustable Hex Wrench can tighten and loosen hex head screws over a continuous size range. Matthew Harrity, Christopher Jaczun, Sean Manning, John O’Neill, & Liam Toal

15. MELANGE, Real-Time Load Sensing Spinal Interbody The product is an intervertebral load sensing research tool used to study spinal loads. Nicolas Hanson, Marcus Martin, Vineet Padia, Thimira Payagala, Steven Tan, & Darlyn Tejada

16. WHEELS OF AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE, Cooling And Responding seat (CARseat) Prevent child death due to abandonment in overheated cars by alerting the parent and cooling the child while alerting passersbys to the child’s presence. Austin Baldridge, Christine Bersabal, Eli Griff-McMahon, Elias Gunther, Michael Houser, & Delia Shin

17. E.P.I.C., Indoor Composter This product produces usable compost from organic household waste. Ars-Vita Islmaia Alamsya, Jesse Bak, Terri Kent, Habib Khan, & Jason Musik

18. PISCES, The Aquarius Fully automated fish acclimation device. Justin Artis, Brennen Cheung, Douglas Duehring, Sabrina Paz, & Raymond Tennyson

19. WASHWACKER, WashWacker The WashWacker is a pressure washer attachment for a weed wacker. Ryan Achterberg, Cody Graham, John Ingram, David Rogers, Connor Taylor, & Zachary Venables

20. THE EXTENDABLES, The Adjustable Junior Hockey Stick Extension Our hockey stick extension will be placed on the end of a junior hockey stick that will allow for 2-12 inches of added length during the child’s early growth years. Tariq Beidleman, Avery Clair, Michael Palumbo, Ian Stetkiewicz, & Bryan Weiner

21. TOILET TILTER, Toilet Seat Tilter Assists people with mobility issues to stand and sit on a toilet seat. Steven Gunter, Justin Layton, Tae Lee, Gary Mckee, Lucas Myers, & Ryan Nguyen

22. LIFT MAS, Weight Lifting Assist Provides assistive force to weight lifter to simulate a spotter. Brooks Gates, Steve Johnson, Dustin Kang, Brandon Loiacono, Anthony Mastrocola, & Grant Thompson

WHAT IS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN DAY?

FALL 2016 CAPSTONE DESIGN TEAMS

23. BRACE FOR IMPACT, Torque Adjusting Impact Driver Our modified impact driver limits the output torque with use of a linear actuator and braking system. Brian Belding, Sari Dorn, Austin Kendall, Warren Klug, & Louis Rossman

25. GUTTER SOLUTIONS, Gutter Grinder Clears debris at the downspout of a gutter, preventing clogs and allowing for free flow of rain water. Adam Baxter, Nebiat Gebremariam, Natnael Gebremeskel, Kyle Moler, & Tyler Mott

24. GROUNDHOGS, Fatstone A self-regulating, smart composter for all organic waste. Robert Buttles, Eddie Chang, Jack Chen, Mark Paras, & Sondra Hoganson

26. THE GARBAGE MEN, Classy Trash The product is an improvement on typical trash cans that makes the removal of trash bags easier and more convenient. Ian Detwiler, James Heiertz, Ju Won Kim, Sam Massa, Matt Swanson, & Ankush Tatwadhia

27. BALL IS LIFE, Tracking Return System (TRS) A basketball return system that tracks and pivots with the user. Wing Cheung, David Hymas, Greg Kim, Calvin Lai, & Naitik Thanki

28. HAND TRUCKERS, Hand Truck Harness Improves the safety and efficiency of a standard hand truck through the utilization of an ergonomic harness and safety release mechanism. Natalie Dagher, Ricky Gezelle, Jacob Hogan, Geoff Morgan, Nicholas Schwarzenberg, & Jake Siefert

29. SQUAT BUDDIES, Squat Buddy A modular squat rack attachment that allows users to set the height of the barbell with one touch of a button. Peter Barber, Patrick Burke, Jack Fieseler, Ian Kelley, & Luke Mahon

DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

A. James Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland

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DESIGN DAY Shelling out

innovative ideas!

DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

December 6, 201611 a.m. - 2 p.m.

RotundaJeong H. Kim Engineering Building

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THIS YEAR’S GUEST JUDGES FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Tim Arnold (B.S. ‘76)Bruce Dale

(B.S. ‘64, M.S. ‘67)John Drager (B.S. ‘64)Greg Herwig (B.S. ‘03) Paul Hickey (B.S. ‘93)Bill Leasure (B.S. ‘66)

Aris Mardirossian (B.S. ‘74, M.S. ‘75)

Mylene Motsebo (B.S. ‘14)Jonathan Murray

(B.S. ‘00)Curt Ritter (B.S. ‘73)

Chris Straight (B.S. ‘84)Laura Stubbs (B.S. ‘01)

Todd Wallenstein (B.S. ‘00, MS ‘04)

THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WOULD LIKE TO THANK

THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

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