2004-2005: In collaboration with Bechtel Infrastructure, this student team developed design options to increase sustainability of Metrorail stations in the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (DCMP). The team focused on one specific grade level stations proposed for the new Silver Line. …
Design of a Non-Visually Accessible Campus Mapping/Database Interface
2004-2005: With support from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, this entrepreneurial student team designed and developed a portable navigation device for visually impaired students to use on the Smith College Campus using GPS (Global Positioning System), GIS (Geographic…
Feasibility of Blow Molding for Running Board Applications
2004-2005: In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, this student team evaluated whether blow molding was a viable manufacturing technology for producing running boards on Ford’s F-series pick-up trucks. Blow molding has become popular in recent years because it reduces the…
Ergonomic Improvements for the Selkirk Finishing Operation
2004-2005: In collaboration with GE Advanced Materials, this student team assessed material handling operations at the Selkirk (NY) Finishing Plant and designed a solution to minimize ergonomic risk to the operators. Ergonomic improvements increase efficiency by focusing on safety, health…
SAFER: Secure Access and Information Framework for Emergency Response
2004-2005: In collaboration with the MITRE Corporation and building on the work of a previous Design Clinic project, this student team designed an extendable implementation of a secure and reliable web-based information management system for emergency response operations. In emergency…
Replacement Design of the Ridgewood Terrace Utilities
2004-2005: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW), this student team redesigned the utilities for Ridgewood Terrace in Northampton, MA. The DPW identified Ridgewood Terrace as a high priority project as a result of multiple problems with…
Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Schell Bridge
2004-2005: In collaboration with the Northfield Historical Commission and two volunteer structural engineering liaisons, this student team structurally analyzed and designed a rehabilitation plan for the Schell Memorial Bridge in Northfield, Massachusetts. The bridge is over 100 years old and…
Smith College Molecular Science and Engineering Building Cogeneration System Design
2004-2005: In collaboration with the vanZelm, Heywood, and Shadford, this student team designed a small-scale power conversion system for the Engineering and Molecular Science Building planned at Smith College. The project is intended to help gain Leadership in Energy and…