Original and still active requirements:
The device shall be able to travel across the flat ground, like a paved road
The main source of propulsion shall come from the physical power of the person who is riding the device
The device shall utilize rowing mechanics in order to generate propulsion
The device shall be able to accommodate a person who weighs up to 300 lbs
The device shall be able to accommodate a person who is between 5’0” and 6’6”
The device shall be designed with energy efficiency considerations (aerodynamics, friction, weight)
The device shall be able to withstand the normal wear and tear that a bicycle would experience
The device shall move in the direction that the rider is facing
The device shall be able to turn without the rider needing to pause their rowing motion
The device shall have a braking system
The device shall be able to be maintained and serviced similar to a bicycle

New requirements and goals:
The device shall weigh less than 45 lbs (lower is better)
The device shall be quiet (no chain clanking or other annoying sounds)
The device shall be manufacturable - off the shelf, or easily machined parts that can be assembled in <30 min. Parts should also number <100 (included attachment parts, like bolts and screws).
The device shall be portable (can be put into a state that it easily fits inside a car or on a bike rack).
The device shall have a closed loop or other improved power transfer mechanism, not the current open loop chain.
The device shall have a similar safety profile to a standard bicycle (this includes - visibility, stability, reliability, …)

This project will require Capstone team use of the UofA 3D metal printing laboratory and the UofA Aerolab Educational Wind Tunnel facility, including access to the high pressure air supply in the wind tunnel facility.
The team must have access to Computer Aided Design (CAD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software.
Weekly (virtual) team meetings.

Investigate how the unpolarized light propagates inside the polarization maintaining (PM) optical fiber and design the fiber delivery system using unpolarized incoming light and PM fiber to make sure the light properties meeting the required specifications.

**This sponsor will not be at Open House. If you would like to interview for this project, please schedule a time here - https://tinyurl.com/ASML24034OpenHouse23**

Mastercam and A+ will be integral softwares to success on this project. Professor Shafae has licenses that the team can leverage. Training can be provided.
Preliminary design: Define the type of repair, coolant to be used, parameter set to run, wire or powder, the material to be used, etc.
Midpoint detailed design: TBD
Final design: TBD
Deliverables for inspection of the final repairs:
- Strength of the repair
- Dimensional fidelity of the repaired component
- Detection of defects in the repair

Ventana Medical Systems, a Roche company, develops and manufactures various automated instruments, which are used worldwide to diagnose a variety of disease states, primarily cancer. Tissue blocks are patient biopsies embedded in wax and mounted in a specialized container. These blocks, created early in the workflow, are an essential part of the Pathology lab process.

Sorting, loading, and transporting these tissue blocks for downstream processing is time-consuming. Histotechs have expressed a desire to be able to drop tissue blocks off at an instrument so that it can sort them and store the blocks until they are ready to be processed at other stations. An automated input module to orient and store tissue blocks can free up histotechs for more technical work that delivers higher patient value.

The goal for this project is to design an instrument module that allows a user to drop off tissue blocks into the module’s input “drop bin” in any orientation. The system will then orient the tissue blocks in a consistent manner and place the blocks into a small output queue. This module will be a sub-module used on an existing larger instrument. The module will have I/O and power connections consistent with other modules used on the larger instrument (specifications and components for these provided by Ventana). The module will also have a compatible mounting interface with the parent system (specifications also provided by Ventana)..

The final deliverable is a working prototype which must meet predetermined customer requirements and a report must be generated to document how the design meets (or does not meet) the specified requirements in the attached SOW (statement of work).

Create a remote identification broadcast module that will be outfitted to a drone, enabling the drone to be detected by others with a receiver. Students will design and build a Bluetooth transmitter module using FAA guidelines and commercial Bluetooth specifications. The remote ID module will be capable of transmitting:
• the serial number of the broadcast module assigned by the producer.
• the latitude, longitude, geometric altitude, and velocity of the UA.
• the latitude, longitude, and geometric altitude of the UA takeoff location.
• a time mark.

The device shall produce folded kimwipes at a minimum rate of 100 per hour.
Final folded kimwipes shall be strictly less than the width of a glass specimen slide.
The final product should meet one of three tiers of automation, and documentation shall indicate the tier of automation and justification:
- High automation (preferred)
- Conditional automation
- Partial automation
The final product shall be designed with Portability in mind as a key
“-ility”.
The final product shall demonstrate a failure rate of less than 10%.
The final product shall be safe for use by manufacturing personnel (Refer to IEC 61010-1 Protection Against Mechanical HAZARDS as a guideline).

In partnership with R3 Aerospace, Nobel Works is building the U.S.’ first sounding rocket powered by a rotating detonation engine (RDE). RDEs are a new type of engine that supersonically combusts a combination of fuel and oxidizer. RDEs have higher efficiency than conventional combustion engines and in a more compact form factor, making them ideal for aerospace applications. This student group will aid Nobel and R3, specifically focusing on necessary subcomponent design, including ignition devices, fuel and oxidizer systems, engine components, avionics, recovery, and launch infrastructure systems. The team will assist in all testing and launch activities.

Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs) are a new type of engine that supersonically combusts a combination of fuel and oxidizer. The result is up to 25% more fuel efficiency than conventional combustion, a considerable improvement for Energy and Aerospace applications. The supersonic combustion waves travel around an annual chamber at 4,500mph before transitioning into a nozzle. Due to this unique dynamic unsteady supersonic combustion environment, the typical steady-state equations for nozzle design do not apply. Aerospike nozzles are currently not-optimized for use in RDEs. This design project will be two-pronged: (1) literature review, investigation, and derivation of a new class of nozzle suitable for efficient use on RDEs and (2) design, build, test, and validation of these new aerospike nozzle designs on Nobel’s existing hydrogen-powered RDEs.

Ventana Medical Systems, a Roche Company, develops automated tissue staining instruments to diagnose a variety of disease states, using an array of technologies (Special Stains, H&E, In-Situ Hybridization, Immuno-Histo Chemistry, …). Tissue staining requires precise temperature and fluid controls to produce accurate staining results.

Glass slides with tissue samples sit on plated heater caps with a puddle of fluid sitting on the top. Resistive heating in the plated cap is used to heat the slide and puddle to specific temperatures and keep the temperature constant for various amounts of time.

To produce the best results it is important to have accurate temperature control over the whole surface of the glass slide. Currently, there aren’t many accurate measurement techniques for taking multiple measurements over a surface.

The request is to design a sensor or combination of sensors to accurately read the surface of a glass slide sitting on a Benchmark ULTRA heater with fluid resting on the top. For safety purposes, examined temperatures should not exceed 100 C.

-The design shall be compact enough that it can be used inside our instruments. Dimensions and photos can be provided upon request.
-Testing shall show accurate surface temperature readings of +/- 1 C over a range of 40-100C measured against a controlled surface temperature surface.
-System shall log temperature and other relevant data.
-System shall work as intended with the fluid puddle sitting on top
-Multiple points of measurement across the surface, exact number of locations is up for discussion.
-System shall be generally durable; low risk of breaking when installing or moving between instruments.