2008-2009: The Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) Global Consortium is a student-led, non-profit collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of energy efficient vehicles. With support from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, this student team designed an…
Design Concepts for a User-Friendly Blood Glucose Monitor
2008-2009: In collaboration with LifeScan, a subsidiary of Johnson&Johnson, this student team designed concepts for a blood-glucose monitor to improve usability and facilitate self-monitoring of blood glucose levels. The team generated and evaluated a wide range of concepts associated with…
Design of a System for 3D Tracking of Personnel
2008-2009: In collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, this student team developed the tracking component of a system for incident commanders to identify the location of personnel on scene in a disaster situation. The students focused on estimating three-dimensional position through…
Design of Alternatives to Treat Dairy Milkhouse Washwater
2008-2009: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team developed designs for treating milkhouse washwater at two small dairy farms in Colrain, MA. Milkhouse washwater is generated as part of the normal cleaning of milking parlors, milk…
Design of a Flow Measurement System for Avery Brook
2008-2009: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW), this student team designed an automated system to measure, record, and transmit stream flow data for Avery Brook, the main tributary into the primary water supply reservoir for the…