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Past Capstone Projects
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Tow Tensile Test Operations ATK is a premier aerospace and defense company that has a long history of working with carbon fiber due to its high strength-to-weight ratio. ATK is particularly known for their advanced filament winding techniques. Filament winding is an advanced composite manufacturing process that automates... |
Lean Supply Chain Simulation Atlas Copco is a global supplier of specialized equipment and tools headquartered in Sweden. The U.S. sales division headquartered in Denver, CO has been experiencing major growth over the past seven years. With such rapid growth the company has been experiencing issues in meeting customer... |
Optimizing Autoclave Cure Variables and Setup Polymer matrix fiber composites have revolutionized a number of industries. Composites enjoy a high strength-to-weight ratio which makes them ideal for usage in aircraft and other weight sensitive applications. However, composites lack fracture toughness, resulting in ease of crack propagation... |
Ligament Testing Apparatus BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory (BABEL), under the direction of Dr. Anton Bowden, researches several topics on the human lumbar spine, including spinal motion, intervertebral discs and spinal ligaments, with the goal of identifying causes of lower back pain. Ligaments are... |
Formula SAE Hybrid The Society of Automate Engineer’s (SAE) and IEEE sponsor a collegiate design competition for college and university teams to design, develop, and build a formula style, gasoline/electric, open wheeled hybrid race car. FSAE-H scores contestants using the following events: design... |
NASA Rocket Competition As part of the 2010-2011 NASA University Student Launch Initiative competition, the BYU Mechanical Engineering Department and the Fulton College of Engineering sponsored capstone team 12 in building a rocket that would compete against other universities. The rocket must carry an innovative... |
Turbine Shaft/ Wheel Friction Welding Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing West (DDRW) specializes in remanufacturing engine components including turbochargers. When customers’ diesel turbochargers wear out, DDRW removes the turbine assembly and reconditions it, if possible. In many cases they are unable to refurbish the turbine... |
Process improvement for removal of femoral catheters at welding Edwards Lifesciences is a worldwide leader in the production and research of cardiovascular equipment and solutions, including replacement heart valves, cannulae, and tools designed for minimally invasive heart surgery. The femoral line in their production scheme produces products specifically... |
Eye Tracking Tablet EyeTech Digital Systems produces external eye-tracking hardware that connects to computers with associated software. This is used to improve the lives of those suffering from paralysis, carpal tunnel, and other impairments that limit the use of the hands. Currently, they manufacture and sell an... |
Battery Package Design General Electric (GE) Energy Storage is a subsidiary of GE that focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing different types of energy storage devices. These energy storage devices can be used in a variety of applications such as uninterrupted power supplies (UPS) for cell phone towers,... |
Low Force Steering Concept for 9900 Mobile X-ray The OEC 9900 Elite Mobile C-arm produced by GE Healthcare is a mobile x-ray machine used in hospital operating rooms. The C-arm incorporates a pivoting, rear-wheel steering mechanism to allow the operator to sweep the machine along the length of the operating table. This sweeping motion permits... |
Robot Check/ Test Station IM Flash Technologies (IMFT) manufactures NAND Flash memory--a technology used in a variety of electronic devices. NAND Flash memory is manufactured on 300 mm silicon wafers, and requires many processes to create the final product. Currently one model of their wafer placement robots is breaking... |
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