Our students participate in a senior-year experience working on either an
industry-based project or a research-based project, preparing them to
solve real-world problems. There are also opportunities for cooperative
education positions for those who wish to include industrial experience
during their academic career.
Robotic Calibration Systems
RCS is a multidisciplinary team of engineering students comprised of two electrical engineers, one computer engineer, and three mechanical engineers.
The team was assigned the task of designing and building two service test stands for Continental Automotive Systems (CAS), a world-wide leader in innovative technologies for vehicle safety applications. The stands will be used to calibrate the Sprint 3 Programmable Steering Machine, which is manufactured by Heitz Automotive. The Steering Machine used by CAS automates testing applications pertaining to vehicle rollover testing.
Integrated Vascular Innovations
Pictured from left: Michael Stumpo (CE), Aaron Hoffman (EE), and Stephen Tillotson (ME)
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Team IVI designed a medical thrombosis prevention prototype to decrease the risk of lower-extremity venous thrombosis, blood clots in the leg veins of human individuals. It improves blood circulation by applying pressure to different parts of the patient’s lower extremities in a timed sequence. The parts of the device include two cuffs: one for the upper thigh and another around the foot, along with a controller to synchronize the operation with an air pressure supply unit. It allows medical professionals to conduct clinical trials and produce documentation to assess the effectiveness and safety of the device. The team members traveled to New Mexico (Cardio Vascular Research Institute of New Mexico) and validated the device on a patient at Dr. Chandran’s clinic in April. |
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There are 6 professional organizations in which you can become involved:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for those interested in computer science activities.
In partnership with our industrial contacts, there are cooperative education experiences available where you learn, work and earn money.
Students participate in a senior year experience, choosing from industry, cooperative education or research projects. The above data acquisition
project ended up on a showroom floor in Germany with BMW.
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