Functional braces can be highly successful in treating degenerative flatfoot. However, currently available braces are not tolerated well enough to make bracing a viable long term treatment option for most patients. Patients complain that the braces are: (1) uncomfortable, (2) don’t fit in a shoe, (3) don’t adequately correct deformity, (4) restrict motion, (5) are hot, (6) put pressure over bony prominences, (7) look ugly, and (8) are difficult to get on and off. The goal of this project is to use innovative materials and design techniques to develop a brace that improves on current designs by addressing each of these problems.

This novel brace will use state of the art materials including shape memory metal or polymers to develop a brace that is comfortable, fits well in a shoe, looks good, restores alignment to the foot and ankle, and returns the energy to the patient’s gait with every step.

The newly developed brace must not impinge on the patents of any currently available braces.

A tabletop device that can hold 10lbs of silage under the proper temperature and pressure conditions for fermentation that allows for experimentation and analysis of silage formulas.

Background Info:
Silage is the fermented and high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to livestock animals. Silage is very effective and nutritious food for the dairy cattle and ferments the sugars to form acids and then breaks down the forage proteins into simpler compounds.
Silage can even help animals to better digest forage that is difficult to digest in fresh form, as silage bacteria helps to break down fibre. Good quality forage is essential to ensure dairy cows not only maintain a healthy body, but also produce high-quality milk.
Disrupted normal rumen function – Spoiled silage destroys the “forage mat” in the rumen, adversely affecting the rumen contractions and preventing nutrient absorption. Reproductive issues – Spoiled silage lacks the adequate nutrient value to sustain cattle, especially during pregnancy.
Info on how silage is fermented:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silage#Fermentation
https://www.allaboutfeed.net/animal-feed/raw-materials/silage-effluent-problems-and-solutions/

Pulsed detonators (PD) are small shock tubes that combust a combination of oxidizer and fuel and accelerate the products supersonically. Nobel utilizes these custom devices to initiate their Rotating Detonation Engines (RDE). Akin to Pulsed Detonation Engines (PDEs), a single PD can be operated as a single shot device, or at a specific frequency. Nobel desires to increase the reliability of their PDs, and include Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints. The design project will characterize the existing system and perform a design of experiments for different geometry and conditions that result in a reliable PD ignition system. The students will build a custom test stand complete with custom ionization probes to measure the shock wave velocity. (Note: Noble will verify that no ITAR information will not be part of this project)

Competitive Engineering is a growing aerospace manufacturer and is seeking improvements in maintaining all their machines properly filled with oil and hydraulic fluid. The growth of the company has resulted in acquiring various state of the art CNC machines worth millions in investment. Competitive Engineering desires an autonomous system that will dispense the fluids in a Clean, Organized, and Efficient manner but also alert when levels of fluids in the drum are running low and in need of a replacement.
In addition, a refilling process must be created to ensure that risks of messy spills and cross contamination are mitigated. Further, these lubricants are going into the heart of our machinery. It is important for this process to be equipped with poke-yoke principles to ensure it can be maintained by all members of the CEI team. This will include creating visual cues and safe practices such as designating fluids to color-coded containers and having matching quick connect fittings to create a standard to sustain.

Design a mechanical energy storage system utilizing the unique characteristics of the Resolution Copper Mining property. The Resolution Copper project is a proposed underground mine 60 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, near the town of Superior. The mine was in operation under Magma Copper Company from 1911-1996. Due to the long historical operation of the mine, there are unique characteristics on the property including old mine shafts (potentially ~4,000 feet deep), water systems and terrain which present an opportunity to utilize for a mechanical energy storage system. This project is an opportunity to be creative, make an impression, and transform an industry.

1) Work with UA engineering students on creation of a working prototype of a smart phone application for patients and their family to use in the inpatient hospital setting. 2) There are several “versions” of that app - one that is designed for patients and their families to interface with, a version of the app for physicians to use, and an intranet/desktop version to be utilized by hospital staff to provide the information and data to populate the different versions of the app. 3) The app will focus on identifying the different members of a patients care team such as doctors, nurses, therapists; the app will send alerts to patients so they know roughly when providers will be seeing them; the app will allow patients to store questions; the app will allow patients to store their lists of medications, allergies, list of medical problems 3) The goal is to test the prototype of the app on a floor of the hospital to gauge feedback from patients and determine the ability of the app to improve patient satisfaction scores. 4) Understand HIPPA compliance and how to protect patient information in the setting of a smart phone application will be an important part of this project. 5) Present results of the project at the end of year conference.

Battlebots is a worldwide organization that hosts an elimination style tournament for
robots to battle against each other. Teams implement a balance between mechanical,
electrical, and software Engineering principles to design, build, and test their robots.
Robots must comply with the rules provided by Battlebots, withstand a wide variety of
impacts from competitor weapons, and be able to compete in several rounds during a
competition. Another key aspect in the competition is offensively and defensively preparing
for many different combat styles and various levels of creativity in competitor robots'
movement, shape, and tactics. To validate the safety and capabilities of the robot, extensive
analysis into durability vs. weight will be explored in the design stage and thorough testing
and validation will be performed in a manner to mimic that of the competition field. The
final project goals will be to demonstrate the abilities of the robot, compete in the
BattleBots tournament, and lay the foundation for implementing a combat robotics club at
the University of Arizona.

The system should include all the infrastructure needed to record, display to
the driver and also stream to a computer of the car. The system should be modular so
more sensors can be implemented for future cars. The initial system should include
accelerometers, load cells, and GPS sensors. The data should be presented in a visual
format that would be easy to understand and help the team further develop the car. The
system should interface with a display on the dashboard or steering wheel of the car to
provide useful information to the driver to help improve driver awareness and
performance. The data will additionally be stored on the external computer.

1. System shall use the existing PM steps in SME training to create a virtual training for a single asset at Amazon's FCs
2. The system shall be able to communicate live with other AR/VR glasses simultaneously (group training)
3. The system shall have an AR/VR single asset re-constructed so that technicians can interact and see the job before preforming the job in the FC.
4. The system shall be safe and fall within Amazon's WHS standards
5. The system should be user friendly and require minimal steps to turn on and navigate to the training
6. The system may have a mode in which multiple glasses can interface with each other live.

1. System shall have a self contained energy storage as it travels throughout the facility.
2. System shall be able to identify mechanical anomalies in MHE (Material Handling Systems)
3. System shall be able to identify the location of the anomaly found while system is in use and record the data
4. The system shall have a data base where information is stored and referenced
5. The system should be able to use trend analysis with past data in pre-designated routs to determine if MHE systems are failing
6. The system shall fall within the physical parameters of a 'Tote" at Amazon and should not jam or damage MHE systems as it is in use