Engineering students showcase projects at 2015 AMME FEAS Capstone Design Competition

One of the greatest of advantages of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) programs in Engineering and Applied Science is the opportunity for students to apply their academic skills to solve real-world problems.

Fourth-year Automotive, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (AMME) students demonstrated their knowledge by putting their work on display for fellow students, faculty, staff and the general public at the 10^th-annual Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Design Engineering Exhibition. They also competed for cash awards in the ninth-annual Capstone Design Competition.

“Once again we were extremely pleased with the high calibre of design projects showcased at these events,” said organizer Dr. Remon Pop-Iliev, Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) and NSERC-GMCL Chair in Innovative Design Engineering. “Each year the exhibition and competition provide students with a unique opportunity to inform others about the design achievements they have attained during the academic year. We are proud of all of our students for their hard work and dedication, as well as their demonstrated excellence in engineering.”

A panel of judges chose the following Capstone Design Competition prize winners for best innovative design (select the links below to read the project descriptions):

First prize ($500)

• Team members: Omer Dobrescu, Brian Lau, Addel Mezil and Luke Puccini
• Project title: Design and Development of a Chassis, Suspension and Drive Train for an Autonomous Amphibious Robot Mark II

Second prize ($350)

• Team members: Curtis Bayens, Jeffrey Doherty, Kyle Francis and Charles Spivak
• Project title: Collapsible/Resettable Steering Column

Third prize ($150)

• Team members: Adil Arshad, TawkirAzad, Ahmed Tariq, Mohammed Fahim Shaikh, Nazmus Shakib and Lathan Thamilselvan
• Project title: Design and Development of a Portable Vertical Axis Wind Turbine