Watertight Vat for Ultrasound Printing Summary With the fast development of 3D printing technology, more printing techniques besides Fused Deposition Modeling have emerged, where a lot of them use resin and other liquid to fabricate …
Spring 2025
Sprining 2025 final project
Additive Manufacturing of a Fish Caudal with Non-uniform Flexural Stiffness Distribution
Authors: Jiayi Jin, Zhizhen Wei 1. Summary This project aims to develop a fused deposition modeling (FDM)-based 3D printing approach for fabricating fish-inspired caudal fin models with spatially varying local stiffness. During the manufacturing process, …
Topology-Optimized RC Chassis
Team Member: Jonathon Semington, FANG-WEI LEE Bringing Lightweight Design to Life For our ME514 final project, we’re developing a lightweight, topology-optimized chassis for a small RC-style robotic vehicle. The goal is to reduce structural …
Low-cost Passive Sixth Finger Prosthetics
Adam Homel, Sarvesh Sakthivel Specific Aims: The primary objective of the project is to develop an affordable and attainable sixth finger prosthetic device that both enhances the current capability of the human hand and …
Impact of Printing Parameters on PLA Aero Weight – A Visual Display
1. Summary Our project explores how print temperature and flow rate ratio affect the weight and surface quality of PLA Aero, a lightweight foamed filament for RC aircraft and drones. By creating a visual display …
Low-Cost DIY 3D-Printed Star Tracker
Summary: We are developing a low-cost, 3D-printed star tracker that enables long exposure astrophotography by precisely following the motion of stars. This project aims to make astrophotography more accessible to hobbyists and amateur astronomers …
Hybrid 3D Printed Splash Protector for Sports Footwear
Objective: The Project is to design and print a splash protector for sports shoes through dual-material 3D printing. The protector would consist of a rigid PLA front face panel for impact and splash protection, yet …
3D Printed Phone Stand
Authors: Grant Freeman, Benjamin Lane Summary: Our project is to create a versatile 3D printed phone stand that can be used at a desk, in a car or magnetically. This will give consumers the option …