2006-2007: In collaboration with Aavid Thermalloy, this student team designed a desktop computer specifically for tropical environments, so as to operate within a wide range of temperatures, humidities, altitudes, and vibrations. Personal computers (PCs) have traditionally been designed for use…
TextbookAlley: Design of an Online Book Exchange Site for Smith
2006-2007: With support from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, this entrepreneurial student team designed and developed an online business through which Smith students could buy and sell books between each other. Buying college textbooks can be an expensive…
Power Source Evaluation and Redesign
2006-2007: In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, this student team evaluated and redesigned the power source system within Ford vehicles to better meet customer needs with respect to usage, labeling, and location. When power sources were first incorporated in vehicles,…
Fuel Cell Design and Installation: Dairy Farm Manure Digester
2006-2007: In collaboration with Fuss & O’Neill, this student team designed the integration of a fuel cell and manure digester on a Connecticut dairy farm to create electricity for the farm’s needs. The dairy farm had previously installed a manure…
Applications of Lean Principles to Engineering Design and Development
2006-2007: In collaboration with Kollmorgen Electro-Optical, this student team developed strategies to implement Lean principles within Kollmorgen’s design process. Lean Design and Lean Manufacturing are two increasingly common methodologies to improve speed and efficiency of engineering design and production by…
Design and Simulation of Power Management Response to Dynamic Pricing
2006-2007: In collaboration with the Team for Research in Ubiquitous Computing (TRUST) and support from the National Science Foundation, this student team designed a software tool to simulate residential power management in response to dynamically changing electricity pricing. Electricity is…
Culvert Design for the Restoration of the Weir Creek Salt Marsh in Dennis, MA
2006-2007: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team designed a new culvert for the Weir Creek Salt Marsh in Dennis MA to increase tidal flow into the marsh without flooding any of the surrounding homes. …
Design of a New Residential Solid Waste Transfer Station for Northampton
2006-2007: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW), this student team designed a new residential solid waste transfer station to address the shortcomings of the current facility and effectively handle the volume of solid waste and residential…