2015-2016: In collaboration with the Baystate Health System, and supported by funding from Smith’s Design Thinking Initiative, this student team designed an electronic approach to completing, scoring, and analyzing the Survey of Well Being of Young Children (SWYC). The SWYC…
Design of a Movable Inlet Guide Vane System for Centrifugal Compressors
2015-2016: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed a movable inlet guide vane (MIGV) system for the centrifugal compressor test rig located at the Dresser-Rand facility in Olean, NY. MIGVs are one method for controlling the flow that enters…
Design of a Veress Needle Indicator for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Design of Mass Central Rail Trail Extension into Haydenville, MA
2015-2016: In collaboration with the Mill River Greenway Initiative (MRGI), the Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability, the Northampton Department of Public Works, and HyGround Engineering, this student team designed an extension of the Mass Central Rail Trail from Northampton…
Design of a Hand-Held Data Acquisition Device for Flowmeter Voltage Data
2015-2016: In collaboration with Schneider Electric, this student team designed a handheld data acquisition device to collect, digitize, and store the raw output signal from a Schneider Electric vortex flowmeter. The goal of the device was to support further product…
Elm Street Dam Removal Design, Kingston MA
2015-2016: In collaboration with Stantec and the Jones River Watershed Association (JRWA), this student team designed plans for the removal of the Elm Street Dam in Kingston, MA. The dam currently blocks the head-of-tide flow from Cape Cod Bay, inhibits…
Design of a Novel FIFA-Approved Soccer Ball
2015-2016: In collaboration with Under Armour and PSI91, this student team designed a novel soccer ball for use in international match play to help launch Under Armour into the global soccer market. The team completed an in-depth literature review of…