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Engineering students show off their design skills

Author: Engineering

Design II students show their work in 2023 project showcase

First-year engineering students put the results of their hard work on display at the end of the Spring semester, demonstrating an inter-connected gravitram structure made up of nine 0.5 meter square by 1 meter tall modules using electronic control systems to manage the seamless transfer of a steel ball from one module to the next in a continuous loop. 

Gravitram structures on display

Inside this fortress of wires, sensors, and actuators, students put their project management skills to work developing a variety of mechanical conveyances (Archimedes' screws, conveyor belts, magnets, and gear mechanisms) while staying within tight power usage and module size constraints. 

Instructors and staff are looking forward to seeing what continuing students will come up with in the fall after a well-deserved summer break!