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Recent Departmental Runner Up Awards

Capstone Design Projects

Hamud Universal Upright Vehicle Rack

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 29

Team Members

Sho Kondo
Matias Lee
Jonathan Song
Huy Tran
Peggy Tran

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The purpose of this project was to develop a universal vehicle equipment rack that could accommodate various types of sporting equipment. The problem statement was to design and manufacture a modular rack that was: versatile with many types of equipment, durable to withstand a maximum load of 430 lbs, and cost-efficient to be less than current competitors.
The universal rack with a surfboard modular attachment.

Formula SAE Traction Control

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 12

Team Members

Jack Ringelberg
Charlie Roman
Jason Kuang
Kevin Li-Zhang

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UC San Diego’s Formula SAE team, Triton Racing, has been improving the power output of their engine year after year, making it difficult for student drivers to control the car. A traction control system was implemented to assist amateur drivers in maximizing the car’s performance by electronically controlling the engine output to ensure tire wheel grip remains in the optimum range throughout various driving scenarios.
Traction Control Test

XLence AM 3D Inertion Printer

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 27

Team Members

Team Member 1: Adan Ruiz
Team Member 2: Puning Zhu
Team Member 3: Kennan Gonzales
Team Member 4: Bradley Robison
Team Member 5: Martyn Lizarraga

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The XLence AM 3D Inertion Printer team focused on a novel method for metal 3D printers using argon and a fluidics loop to replace the vacuum chamber and maintain less than 1% oxygen concentration in the printing area. Successful completion of the project greatly reduces the cost of metal 3D printers and allows smaller engineering companies easier access to them.
Gantry Systen and Nozzle Assembly

Improving Automated COVID-19 Testing Workflows: Pipette Challenge

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 32

Team Members

Abdulkarim Alamad
Candice Chung
Nicole Kidess
Nikola Terzic

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The goal of this project was to optimize COVID-19 testing workflows, allowing for more daily testing and faster results. The problem was boiled down to test tube orientation. The status quo at the EXCITE Lab was for technicians to manually align the test tubes' barcodes in a rack before placing them into a machine that scans the tubes. This wasted about two hours daily. Our solution is a detachable piece that forces the correct alignment of each tube, removing the manual alignment step entirely.
A test tube with the anti-rotation feature (ARF) attached to the bottom

Cohu Temperature Control

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 20

Team Members

Nathan Zager
Matthew Soohoo
Harrison Lew
Emmanuel Gharehbekloo
Ronald Law

The Cohu Temperature Control project, sponsored by Cohu Inc. and in conjunction with the project sponsor, Steve Wetzel, aimed to create a marketable flow control module for the Cohu Delta MATRiX semiconductor handler.
CAD of Control System

Development of Advanced Hose Clamp

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 18

Team Members

Tyler Arlan
Tate Castillo
Fateh Sandhu
Diego Tocol
Kyle Venstrom

Contact Team
This project focuses on the development of a new hose clamp to be used in Wildland firefighting to stop the high-pressure flow in a fire hose to attach more hoses. The project achieved this goal through testing and modeling the hose used by firefighters to get a better understanding of the force needed to restrict the flow of water. The team designed, analyzed and prototyped a newer hose clamp. This clamp will be less expensive, durable, and easier to use than existing hose clamp models.
Clamping Bar used to stop water flow in a fire hose

Solar Turbines: Ancillary Quick Disconnect

2020-2021 - Spring

Team: 16

Team Members

Patrick Finn
Jose Garcia
John David Lopez
Josue Luna
Young Ju Yun

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A vacuum test platform was designed and manufactured in order to test both installation/removal times of clamps and bolts as well as ensure the connection solution maintained a vacuum of up to 4 in Hg. Undermount toggle clamps in combination with a neoprene foam gasket is a proposed solution to replace the current use of bolts and Sikaflex.
CAD image of the test platform with a mounted latch and undermount toggle clamp.

Harddisk Drop Tester

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 5

Team Members

Khanh Le
Ken Chen
Oscar Guerrero
Amorsolo Lacanilao

SUV Rack System

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 7

Team Members

Chad Fondiller
Ukoh Obot
Tyler Mayer
Eric Lin

Scanner Analyzer

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 6

Team Members

Linda Galaviz
Ka Lok Lui
Ronald Roath
Nicholas Tawa

Ink Cartridge Test-Bed

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 8

Team Members

Kevin Loewke
John McCague
Linda Hau
Kuroudo Iwanaga

Automated Washing System

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 7

Team Members

Arash Khalifeh
Dan Miller
Darmawan Setiawan
Parminder Ubhi

Pheromone Releaser

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 8

Team Members

Tyler Bettendorf
Ainsley Chiang
Kazu Otani
Lowell Tejada

Optical Fuel-Air-Ratio Sensor

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 9

Team Members

Carlo Scarinci
Andrew Gray
Grego Ardley
Geoff Hoffmann

Glass Disc Automation

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 10

Team Members

Ernesto Garcia
Vanty Do
Jasmine Cheong
Austin Reid

2 Stage Refrigeration

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 11

Team Members

Jozefik Zoltan
Roy Z. Li
Tom Y. Lee
Jayson Q. Shi

Non-contact Temperature Control

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 12

Team Members

Jason Poulos
Wendy Chen
Nicholas Matteson
Kyaw Win

Foot Joystick Mouse

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 13

Team Members

Andy Barbour
Eric Kim
Dominic Ghianni

Toy Adapter

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 14

Team Members

Edsel Villar
Hung Ma
John Haesle
Kenan Juntsal

Thermal Interface Fixture

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 1

Team Members

David Allen
Rosalyn Esteves
Lucas Fornace
Jon Hart
Raquel Timmer-Beck

Muscle Fiber Fixture

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 2

Team Members

Mashia Ghods
Elaine Karaelias
Nelson Bravo
Dustin Wong

Spine Tester

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 1

Team Members

Chris Hohn
Nick Statom
Ed Lachman
Omar Amin

Thermoelectric Power Supply

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 3

Team Members

Jeff Aller
Sarah Au
Katie Bottum
Rick Harrison
Alex Zimmerman

Surface Force Macroscope

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 2

Team Members

Jeremy Sorensen
Adam Rusch
Raymond Hsu

Rotational IR Sensor Array

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 4

Team Members

Michelle Darley
Sam Hutsell
Ben Penney
Brent Rust
Thomas Sarmiento

Cultivator Implement

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 3

Team Members

Anthony Kralj
Zaid Karim
Stephen Perez
Jack Raley

RoboPogo the Hopping Robot

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 5

Team Members

John Bell
Jenny Dyck
Isad Cimanes
Ying Lang Lao
Andrew Marshall

Film Cutting Automation

2004-2005 - Spring

Team: 4

Team Members

Daniel Arnold
Jonathan Costabile
Matthew Oliphant
Brian Uiga

LADAR Isolation Mount

2004-2005 - Winter

Team: 6

Team Members

Chris Choi
Kyung Park
Steve Geist
Rick Sozzi
Annie Monkowski

Cultured Cell Perifusion System

2005-2006 - Winter

Team: 5

Team Members

Joseph Busch
Yi Chang
Gavin Ho
Rene Sanchez
Atkinson Tran