Sponsor:

Project Name:

Additive Manufacturing Fusion Bracket

Students:

Nebiyu Abunie
Abadir Saleh Mohmoud
Charlie Park
Liam Quigley
Hanna Wells
Robin Yan

Faculty Adviser:

Richard Wiebe, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

About the Project:

The Fusion Bracket is a fluid transport element that must also take structural load. The existing component is a multiple part assembly made up of a bracket, a pipe, several fittings and fasteners. This assembly is prone to leakage. A new fusion bracket must be designed to replace the old bracket, tube, and fittings. The student team worked to create a single-part solution using and showcasing additive manufacturing capability by utilizing structural optimization techniques to create an optimized shape while observing minimum and maximum stiffness requirements.

Sponsor:

Project Name:

CEE Hydro-Cub Bot

Students:

Sherman White
Jina Yoo

Faculty Adviser:

Howard J. Chizeck, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Faisal Hossain, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

About the Project:

Washington State Department of Transportation currently uses the HIVE Bot to survey and record inspections of culverts. However, the HIVE Bot is unable to go through the entire length of the culvert without losing Wi-Fi connection; and has limited camera range, size, and speed control. The student team improved the current HIVE Bot design and addressed its issues from an electrical engineering perspective.