Fall 2020 Senior Design 2 Project Presentations

Welcome to our Fall 2020 Virtual Expo! The second semester narrated project posters are listed below.

Column 1 has the Company or Department that sponsored the project. Column 2 has the Project short name and Column 3 has the Project Title. Click on the project to review the narrated poster. Column 4 lists the Best Project Finalists. These teams secured this honor through outstanding scores in their design reviews and recommendations by their faculty mentors and grading instructors. You can click in the Video Finalists column to view the videos of the Best Project Video Finalists.

Thank you to all of our Industry/Department project supporters and I hope you enjoy the Virtual Expo!

Jim Hartman, Director – Industrial Solutions Laboratory

Project SupporterProject Short NameProject PresentationsExpo FinalistsVideo Finalists
UNC Charlotte ET5eroRISCSecuring the Internet of Things with Zero Risk 2nd Place 
Atrium HealthAH_FEAFinite Element Analysis in Orthopaedics  
Ametek CSIAMETEK_HEATDesign of a Mechanical Attachment Method for Pipe Heat Tracing System  
ASMLASML_FLEXDamping of Flexure-Mounted System  
ASSA ABLOYASSA_TUBESpring-Tube Automation MachineBest Project Finalist 
CaterpillarCAT_LIFTRedesign of Remotely Enabled Crane Lifting Mechanism for Front End Loader3rd Place1st Place
Charlotte Douglas International AirportCLT_LOAD2Baggage Handling Load Balancing and System Optimization  
Charlotte Pipe and FoundryCP_PARTDesign of a System to Reliably Remove Parting Lines on Sand Molds Used for Pipe Casting Best Video Finalist
DENSODENSO_SJ66Bearing Press Failure on DC Motor Assembly SJ66  
Deere HitachiDH_AGVDesign for Implementation of AGVs in the Deere-Hitachi FactoryBest Project Finalist 
Doosan Portable PowerDOOSAN_TOWERDesign of a Battery Powered Solar Light TowerBest Project Finalist 
Discovery Place Science CenterDP_EXHIBITDesign and Develop an Interactive Knowledge Center for the Natural History Exhibit Space 2nd Place
Duke EnergyDUKE_ETAPBrunswick Battery Calculation Conversions Best Video Finalist
ElectroluxELEC_GASDesign of an Electronic Gas Valve  
ElectroluxELEC_VENTDesign of Restricted Vent Detection for Residential Dryer1st Place 
EPRIEPRI_MAGDesign of a Proof-of-Concept Non-Destructive Testing Device using the Metal Magnetic Memory Method  
EPRIEPRI_SENSORDesign of Manual Spent Fuel Pool NDE Sensor Delivery ToolBest Project Finalist 
EPRIEPRI_WELDSDesign of a Proof-of-Concept Method to Assess Welding Quality using Sound or VibrationBest Project FinalistBest Video Finalist
EPRIEPRI_WIND2Wind Turbine Design Project – Phase 2  
UNC Charlotte ME – MotorsportsFSAE_AEROFSAE Aero  
UNC Charlotte ME – MotorsportsFSAE_CHASSISFSEA Carbon Fiber Chassis Design  
UNC Charlotte ME – MotorsportsFSAE_ELECFSAE Electric Vehicle Design  
Huesker IncHUES_SYSDesign and Fabrication of Raw Material Handling System 3rd Place
Hydromer IncHYDRO_SPRAYDesign of an Automated Spray Coating System for Viscous Coating Solutions  
Kenny’s Components IncKENNY_SEATDesign of a Safer Race Seat Mounting System for 90 Degree Race Seats Best Video Finalist
OerlikonOER_BINDesign Capacity Expansion for Additive Manufacturing Bin Collector SystemBest Project FinalistBest Video Finalist
Orano USAORANO_ACIDOptimization and Partial Demonstration of Oxalic Acid Disssolution SystemBest Project FinalistBest Video Finalist
Siemens EnergySIEM_STUDDesign/Build of a Portable Large Stud Removal and Minor Machining Operations Machine for Steam Turbine Casings  
TC Transcontinental Advance CoatingsTC_COATDevelopment of Precision Measurement Device for Coating Dies Best Video Finalist
UNC Charlotte MEUNCC_ABSORBHierarchical Bioinspired Structures as Potential Energy Absorbers  
UNC Charlotte ECEUNCC_FLOWFPGA Secure Design FlowBest Project Finalist 
UNC Charlotte ECEUNCC_KEYBOARDVirtual Keyboard Based on Vibration Localization  
UNC Charlotte SEUNCC_LAYOUTVisualization and Analytics of Design Configurations and Facility Layouts  
UNC Charlotte ECEUNCC_LEGOLEGO Kit Part Sorting Robot  
UNC Charlotte MEUNCC_TUBEUniversal Manufacturing Apparatus for Carbon Fiber Tube/Airfoils