CHEE student collaborates on sensor design at Engineering Discovery Day
(From left) Engineering undergraduates Roselyn Dorrell and Brayden Hubert collaborate with chemical engineering major Aisha Gereau and biomedical engineering major Nour Alsuwaidan to develop an ultrasonic sensor mounted on a servo motor that continuously rotated 180 degrees.
Chemical engineering major Aisha Gereau worked with students from biomedical, civil, and aerospace engineering tracks on a design project with applications for home security and parking assistance.
The student team showed this project off at Engineering Discovery Day on Nov 20., where more than 100 teams of first-year students presented projects they designed from the ground up. The event was modeled after Craig M. Berge Design Day, the College of Engineering’s signature showcase for senior capstone projects.
“We explored different aspects of engineering, including radar coding,” Gereau said. “This was very different from the code we worked on during the Solar Track Meet, so we had to learn how to work with that and improve it to fit our project.”
Gereau's team developed an ultrasonic sensor mounted on a servo motor that continuously rotated 180 degrees. The sensor spotted objects in its path and displayed them on a computer screen. The team also 3D-printed a housing unit to hide wiring.
W.L. Gore & Associates, a global materials science company, supplied materials and awarded prizes to top teams for categories like best use of prototyping and best overall design.