The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will learn to play the game Operation

The goal of this project will be for a multi-disciplinary team of MTU students to learn about the digital twin and controls simulation environment by utilizing an existing manufacturing operation and recreating it in the virtual space, leveraging math-based tools such as NX, CAD, and Emulate 3D. Sponsored by General Motors.

Design a suspension system for a large-scale vehicle.

Currently, deployed military personnel often carry extra power in the form of large battery bricks. In a previous project a team developed an improved pack that made the storage of this brick more user friendly. This project aims to improve this further by incorporating the storage directly into the frame and eliminating the need for the power brick.

Provide a tablet-based digital manual for the operation of a small submersible maritime platform, that can contain checklists, procedures, drawing references, technical and operational reference material, etc.

Creating a remote telecommunications system for battlefield applications.

Developing and maintaining a project plan, communication plan, and budget to define, design, build, and evaluate an engineered solution for modeling of electrical systems on a small submersible maritime platform. The designed simulator will have sensor and control inputs, and dynamic, real-time displays that will show the state of the onboard electrical systems and its key components.

The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will use commercial off the shelf (COTS) cameras and other components to make a bench scale pickpoint system. As technology advances, COTS components are becoming more affordable and higher performing. This project largely involves computer vision technology with exposure to open source software packages.

The goal of this project will be for a multi-disciplinary team of MTU students to learn about the digital twin and controls simulation environment by utilizing an existing manufacturing operation and recreating it in the virtual space, leveraging math-based tools such as NX, CAD, and Emulate 3D. Sponsored by General Motors.

In the basement level of the library there are outdated high density mobile bookshelves, that have repeated failures, and safety issues. The goal of this project is to design and implement a safer bookshelf system, that will be significantly safer, easier to be maintained, and less expensive then having the original company update the bookshelf system.

Design and manufacture an electrical linear actuator that can function in extreme environments.

Currently, deployed military personnel often carry extra power in the form of large battery bricks. In a previous project a team developed an improved pack that made the storage of this brick more user friendly. This project aims to improve this further by incorporating the storage directly into the frame and eliminating the need for the power brick.

Provide a tablet-based digital manual for the operation of a small submersible maritime platform, that can contain checklists, procedures, drawing references, technical and operational reference material, etc.

Developing and maintaining a project plan, communication plan, and budget to define, design, build, and evaluate an engineered solution for modeling of electrical systems on a small submersible maritime platform. The designed simulator will have sensor and control inputs, and dynamic, real-time displays that will show the state of the onboard electrical systems and its key components.

The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will use commercial off the shelf (COTS) cameras and other components to make a bench scale pickpoint system. As technology advances, COTS components are becoming more affordable and higher performing. This project largely involves computer vision technology with exposure to open source software packages.

The goal of this project will be for a multi-disciplinary team of MTU students to learn about the digital twin and controls simulation environment by utilizing an existing manufacturing operation and recreating it in the virtual space, leveraging math-based tools such as NX, CAD, and Emulate 3D. Sponsored by General Motors.n

In the basement level of the library there are outdated high density mobile bookshelves, that have repeated failures, and safety issues. The goal of this project is to design and implement a safer bookshelf system, that will be significantly safer, easier to be maintained, and less expensive then having the original company update the bookshelf system.

The goal is to develop a system capable of monitoring and maintaining levels of identified gases of interest and purifying air inside of a Navy submersible.

The goal is to develop a smart tow cable to connect two submersibles together for towing and allow for the exchange of data, power, and voice communications between the two submersibles.

The Oshkosh Baja LCTV Suspension Design Project is a research, design, manufacture, testing, and analysis project based around the Oshkosh Defense LCTV. The LCTV (Light Concept Test Vehicle) is a prototype for the Army's new JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle), the replacement for up-armored HMMWVs (Humvees). This particular truck successfully completed the SCORE Baja 1000, a grueling 1000 mile off-road race in the Mexican Baja Desert, and was the first military vehicle to do so.

The goal of this project is to create a model that optimizes renewable energies for households, based on various factors (Ex. power production, seasonality, power consumption). Using this model it would weight the pros and cons of different energies.

The goal of our project is to design, build, program, and test an autonomous ground vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This involves the robot being able to successfully navigate between GPS waypoints in a field with obstacles that must be avoided and white painted lines that the robot must stay within. In order to accomplish this task, the robot must be able to perform Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) by using various sensors such as LiDAR, Cameras, Encoders, IMU, and GPS. The robot will then need to navigate to the GPS waypoints using the map that it has generated without running into any obstacles or crossing any of the painted white lines.

To create a test bed that can measure the pressures of 7.62X39mm blank ammunition fired from an Ak/Akm type firearm and to assist in creating a better understanding of the safety threshold of the M240 Blank Fire Adapter.

The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will use commercial off the shelf (COTS) cameras and other components to make a bench scale pickpoint system. As technology advances, COTS components are becoming more affordable and higher performing. This project largely involves computer vision technology with exposure to open source software packages.

In the basement level of the library there are outdated high density mobile bookshelves, that have repeated failures, and safety issues. The goal of this project is to design and implement a safer bookshelf system, that will be significantly safer, easier to be maintained, and less expensive then having the original company update the bookshelf system.

The goal is to develop a system capable of monitoring and maintaining levels of identified gases of interest and purifying air inside of a Navy submersible.

The Oshkosh Baja LCTV Suspension Design Project is a research, design, manufacture, testing, and analysis project based around the Oshkosh Defense LCTV. The LCTV (Light Concept Test Vehicle) is a prototype for the Army's new JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle), the replacement for up-armored HMMWVs (Humvees). This particular truck successfully completed the SCORE Baja 1000, a grueling 1000 mile off-road race in the Mexican Baja Desert, and was the first military vehicle to do so.

The goal of this project is to create a model that optimizes renewable energies for households, based on various factors (Ex. power production, seasonality, power consumption). Using this model it would weight the pros and cons of different energies.

Currently, the number two galvanizing line at the Indiana Harbor facility has been experiencing frequent line stops leading to loss of quality of the galvanized sheets produced. An opportunity exists for a student team to analyze and interpret data collected by ArcelorMittal on their galvanizing process to successfully predict an oncoming line stop event such that proactive countermeasures can be performed.

The goal of our project is to design, build, program, and test an autonomous ground vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This involves the robot being able to successfully navigate between GPS waypoints in a field with obstacles that must be avoided and white painted lines that the robot must stay within. In order to accomplish this task, the robot must be able to perform Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) by using various sensors such as LiDAR, Cameras, Encoders, IMU, and GPS. The robot will then need to navigate to the GPS waypoints using the map that it has generated without running into any obstacles or crossing any of the painted white lines.

The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will use commercial off the shelf (COTS) cameras and other components to make a bench scale pickpoint system. As technology advances, COTS components are becoming more affordable and higher performing. This project largely involves computer vision technology with exposure to open source software packages.

The Oshkosh Baja LCTV Suspension Design Project is a research, design, manufacture, testing, and analysis project based around the Oshkosh Defense LCTV. The LCTV (Light Concept Test Vehicle) is a prototype for the Army's new JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle), the replacement for up-armored HMMWVs (Humvees). This particular truck successfully completed the SCORE Baja 1000, a grueling 1000 mile off-road race in the Mexican Baja Desert, and was the first military vehicle to do so.

The Outreach Team is dedicated to encouraging excitement in all areas of STEM, but especially the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Michigan Tech. Our goals are to introduce local youth to the exciting world of STEM and to share the ECE department with potential students of MTU. Specific ways we do this is by sending out our Christmas tree PCBs to

The amphibious side by side project is sponsored by the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), which is a Department of Defense University Affiliate Research Center (UARC). The team this semester is comprised of five mechanical engineering students who have been tasked with researching already existing amphibious side by side technologies to design and model a side by side that follows the requirements of their sponsor. This project is important because an amphibious side by side of this design could be used in a variety of applications.

Currently, the number two galvanizing line at the Indiana Harbor facility has been experiencing frequent line stops leading to loss of quality of the galvanized sheets produced. An opportunity exists for a student team to analyze and interpret data collected by ArcelorMittal on their galvanizing process to successfully predict an oncoming line stop event such that proactive countermeasures can be performed.

Working on backpack for the army

The goal of our project is to design, build, program, and test an autonomous ground vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This involves the robot being able to successfully navigate between GPS waypoints in a field with obstacles that must be avoided and white painted lines that the robot must stay within. In order to accomplish this task, the robot must be able to perform Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) by using various sensors such as LiDAR, Cameras, Encoders, IMU, and GPS. The robot will then need to navigate to the GPS waypoints using the map that it has generated without running into any obstacles or crossing any of the painted white lines.

The CRT team is established with the goal of building an adapter for a scanning electron microscope (SEM), that will display the video output from the machine on a modern computer monitor. Ford has sponsored this project, because like many other companies and educational institutions, they still make use of SEMs, but would like to replace the built in CRT displays due to both their environmental impact and scarcity.

The General Motors Cost Effective Pickpoint System project will use commercial off the shelf (COTS) cameras and other components to make a bench scale pickpoint system. As technology advances, COTS components are becoming more affordable and higher performing. This project largely involves computer vision technology with exposure to open source software packages.

The Oshkosh Baja LCTV Suspension Design Project is a research, design, manufacture, testing, and analysis project based around the Oshkosh Defense LCTV. The LCTV (Light Concept Test Vehicle) is a prototype for the Army's new JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle), the replacement for up-armored HMMWVs (Humvees). This particular truck successfully completed the SCORE Baja 1000, a grueling 1000 mile off-road race in the Mexican Baja Desert, and was the first military vehicle to do so. The project specifically centers around the redesign of the truck's suspension. In the years since the race, the outdated suspension design has presented the opportunity for redesign and prototyping. Now in the second year of the project, BMS has been working with Oshkosh Defense to see this redesign through all development phases. With the first iteration of the design completed this summer, the fall and spring semesters center around the testing and analysis of the new suspension, as well as a possible second iteration to further improve performance.

The Outreach Team is dedicated to encouraging excitement in all areas of STEM, but especially the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Michigan Tech. Our goals are to introduce local youth to the exciting world of STEM and to share the ECE department with potential students of MTU. Specific ways we do this is by sending out our Christmas tree PCBs to participants in the MTU Summer Youth Program and creating labs to introduce young students to the basic concepts of electricity and circuitry. We are also available to assist schools with any specific projects that would help students explore STEM themselves. Currently, we are working on two main projects. First, we are in the process of acquiring the Christmas tree PCB’s in order to be sent out, and secondly, we hope to work with some Houghton students and faculty to create a backpack light, which has been requested by the students themselves.

“Vision System Measurement Verification of Slab Dimensions”. This is a new project sponsored by ArcelorMittal. The goal of the project is to develop an optical system to verify the length and width of a cast slab. The measurements must be accurate within +-1/4’’. The optical system will have to be able to integrate with ArcelorMittal’s existing environment. Several procedures will be researched before one is chosen, and engineered to completion.

The goal of our project is to design, build, program, and test an autonomous ground vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This involves the robot being able to successfully navigate between GPS waypoints in a field with obstacles that must be avoided and white painted lines that the robot must stay within. In order to accomplish this task, the robot must be able to perform Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) by using various sensors such as LiDAR, Cameras, Encoders, IMU, and GPS. The robot will then need to navigate to the GPS waypoints using the map that it has generated without running into any obstacles or crossing any of the painted white lines.

The CRT team is the wildcard project for this semester that was established with the goal of building an adapter for a scanning electron microscope (SEM), that will display the output from the machine on a modern computer monitor. Ford has sponsored this project, because like many other companies and educational institutions they still use SEMs, but would like to replace the built in CRT displays due to both their environmental impact and scarcity.

Jetson is a new and open-ended project that seeks to improve the Nvidia TX1 kit.

The Oshkosh team is working with Oshkosh Corporation to design, simulate, fabricate, install, and test a simplified, independent suspension. This is its first year of two years. There are opportunities for real-world testing to the Department of Defense standards and for internships with Oshkosh Corporation.

The Outreach team of Blue marble security has the goal of promoting STEM careers to the local youth. Every semester the team holds interactive labs where students from elementary age to college freshman can learn about ECE topics. The team also regularly designs small PCB’s to be used in these labs and as to be used as promotional items for the enterprise as a whole.

The Website team aims to improve and expand the current Blue Marble Security Website. We work to design and continuously update the Website so that it can provide useful information to potential sponsors/members and serve as a useful tool for the benefit of current members.

“Vision System Measurement Verification of Slab Dimensions”. This is a new project sponsored by ArcelorMittal. The goal of the project is to develop an optical system to verify the length and width of a cast slab. The measurements must be accurate within +-1/4’’. The optical system will have to be able to integrate with ArcelorMittal’s existing environment. Several procedures will be researched before one is chosen, and engineered to completion.

The goal of our project is to design, build, program, and test an autonomous ground vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This involves the robot being able to successfully navigate between GPS waypoints in a field with obstacles that must be avoided and white painted lines that the robot must stay within. In order to accomplish this task, the robot must be able to perform Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) by using various sensors such as LiDAR, Cameras, Encoders, IMU, and GPS. The robot will then need to navigate to the GPS waypoints using the map that it has generated without running into any obstacles or crossing any of the painted white lines.

The team will be replacing disposable batteries in automatic soap and paper dispensers. The concentration of development will include alternative energies and ways to more efficiently provide the towel & soap.

The LG team is tasked with creating a second life plan for electric and hybrid car batteries. The average lifespan of an electric car is 10 years. Even though the vehicle is at the end of its life, the battery has as much as 80% of its life remaining. These batteries are often recycled, but this is a very expensive process. There is no industry standard for a second life car battery program. The LG team are researching ways to extend the life of the battery far past 80%. This project just started this semester. Most of the work has been researching various aspects of batteries, and developing second life concepts. We are also generating business cases to see if there is a market for these second life ideas.n

The scope of this project is to define and demonstrate a mechanical actuation system that can be used for production in the automotive industry. Product design development task to include but not limited to: Concept Generation, Idea Analysis, Dynamic Modeling of System/ Performance/ Characteristics, Component and Assembly Solid Modeling, Computation of Material Strength Analysis via FEA Simulation, 3-D Print/Soft Prototype generation, Final Prototype assembly and Testing, Performance Characterization and final Materials/Manufacturing Cost Analysis. This semester will focus on finalizing a working prototype by custom manufacturing the previously rapid prototyped parts. The final prototype will also be tested on a custom built test-bed.

The current method of in-suit waste management limits the timeframe that the astronaut can safely and comfortably operate. An opportunity exist to develop a system to collect and route human waste away from the body without the use of hands, that operates in the prescribed environment, and will contribute to the health of the astronaut over 144 hours of use.

The Outreach team hosts multiple events each semester, both to foster an interest in STEM among the youth in the community and to spark and interest in electrical engineering among the first year students at Michigan Tech. Their main project is a heart rate monitor circuit board, originally developed for the middle school age range, which is now used to teach soldering and basic circuitry to all ages.

Using the foundation from two previous projects, RC Car has the opportunity to improve upon the current vehicle control and communications, allowing for a more modular design, and an expansion of capabilities, eventually allowing for a level of autonomy based on given needs/goals. The intention is to improve the current vehicle in stages, adding an Nvidia Jetson board, and communicating internally via CAN bus.

ArcelorMittal produces steel for oil pipelines used in very harsh environments. In order to ensure the steel utilized have the correct metallurgical properties, samples of the steel are subjected to a Drop Weight Tear Test (DWTT). A steel sample is subjected to the same temperatures that it is expected to withstand in use; as a result, the weight impacts the sample with enough force to tear it into two pieces. Our project consists of designing, building, and testing a device to analyze the DWTT samples after they have been torn for ArcelorMittal. Our apparatus will possess increased accuracy and reduced time needed to improve the safety of the steels, versus the current visual inspection methods.

Team Autobot's project is Blue Marble's third-generation vehicle design set to compete in the 2016 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) held annually in Rochester, MI by Oakland University. The vehicle is capable of traveling between a list of GPS way-points while simultaneously detecting and avoiding stationary obstacles and staying within white lines. This semester is the vehicle's third semester of development and focused on developing our path-following algorithms, control algorithms and line-detection system.

The Blue Marble Security Enterprise portion of the CAT/SWE team has the task of collaborating with the Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise to develop a bowl optimization solution for the CAT wheel scraper tractor that informs the operator as to the amount of dirt in the bowl. This semester, the team will focus on curating a concept design, as well as performing various analysis techniques on the concept design. Additionally, the team will represent Michigan Tech in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Team Tech Competition. The competition is to take place in Philadelphia, PA on Oct. 27th-29th, 2016. Composed of 50% Society of Women in Engineering (SWE) members, making our group composition very unique from the other enterprise engineering teams.

This semester the C-UAV team will be attacking the privacy issues that privatized drone use has created. By researching the fundamentals of drone flight and current counter UAV technology used, the team will design a moderately autonomous counter UAV system for commercial and private use. This system will allow Peace of Mind for the user by impeding the flight of any UAVs in the operational area of the device. Designing this system is a very unique project since it involves many types of engineering disciplines to put this together.

Working in parallel with their sponsor, Halla Mechatronics, Blue Marble mechanical engineers are designing and developing a mechanical actuation system that will convert torque from an electric motor into hydraulic brake pressure for use in an automobile. Our design is unlike any of the current designs displayed, such as Bosch’s iBooster. The plan for this semester is to create a test bed in which to test our prototype. In addition, we began building our final prototype which we will test next year. Our final prototype must meet requirements given by the sponsor, as well as industry standards.

The Outreach team hosts multiple events each semester, both to foster an interest in STEM among the youth in the community and to spark an interest in electrical engineering among the first year students at Michigan Tech. Their main project is a heart rate monitor circuit board, originally developed for the middle school age range, which is now used to teach soldering and basic circuitry to all ages. The team also completes market analysis and value proposition validation for new outreach products, creating business model canvases and conducting research to determine viable products for the market.

Project X is intended to be a one semester project in which the team will design a new solder lab to be used by team Outreach. Currently Outreach has only one project for use at their events and would like some new designs to rotate out as to keep the event from getting repetitive. Over the course of the semester the team will decide which project to use. The way we will choose is by running a cost analysis, creating a written lab and having a group of non EEs try it out.

The Website team was tasked last semester with redesigning the enterprise website. The team built a base website with functionality to provide information about the enterprise, as well as contain member functions like attendance, budget, and evaluations. This semester our team improved the website further. Our major tasks include bug fixes, making a development part of the site, improving current functions, and add management functions to maintain the site. Our goal is to make a tool to help operate and promote our enterprise. Technologies we use include HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL, and Bootstrap.