Project Overview Natural rubber (NR) has great potential in becoming a more sustainable alternative to materials currently being used in the athletic footwear industry. Soan Laboratories, a Colombian research institute, recently patented a fabrication method that produces ammonia-free NR. It is …
Month: March 2021
Passive Phone Amplifier
WHAT AND WHY: The team will be using additive manufacturing techniques to iteratively print a passive phone amplifier. Passive amplifiers, also known as mechanical amplifiers, are devices that amplify sound without the use of power. …
Watertight 3D-Printed Electronics Enclosure Proposal
Project Overview The goal of the project is to replicate the watertight properties of SLA with a cheaper and more abundant process, FFF, in order to create a watertight cover for the electrical components for a dog assist cart for Professor Nellis’ dog Bronte. The electrical components are in a small box placed …
FFF Part Bending Tests
Introduction One of the most popular additive manufacturing processes is Fused Filament Fabrication, FFF. When parts are made using the FFF process the inside of the part is not completely solid. Based on user set …
Multi-Purpose Bicycle Maintenance Stand
Project Overview This project will design a multi-purpose bicycle maintenance stand that can act as a more stable kickstand as well as a device to prop up the back wheel of your bike. This will …
Knife Scale Redesign
Explanation: Foldable knives are a useful tool with a purpose in many settings, including both industrial and environmental applications as well as personal use. These knives are designed with two scales that are either riveted or screwed to one another to make up the handle. …
Functional Lock and Key
Project Overview The purpose of this project is to design and produce a functional lock and key system from entirely 3D printed components. The team anticipates that most of the components will be straight forward to …
Tensile Strength Characterization of FFF printed parts
Introduction Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is among the most popular additive manufacturing (AM) technologies available. Materials used in FFF are primarily polymers, low melting temperature metal alloys, and even composite materials. Studies have been performed to determine …
Rocket Fuel Grain Casting
Our Project Currently our senior design project is to create a hybrid rocket engine that operates on a solid fuel and liquid oxidizer. The solid fuel is a mixture of a Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) fuel and Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) as …
Composite Bike Saddle
Project Overview Optimization of a part can change many details of the design. We will be looking at the design of a bike saddle. We have inherited this project from a graduate student who is …