Hundreds of OU Engineering seniors presented their innovative, high-tech projects at the Gallogly College of Engineering’s Capstone Design Showcase this month.
Teams of students, in some cases interdisciplinary teams, worked throughout the academic year to solve real-world challenges faced by industry partners of all sizes. Project sponsors included companies such as Arcosa, Belcan, Federal Aviation Administration, Hitachi, Raven Space Systems, Spiers New Technologies, Textron and Tinker Air Force Base.
Chris Dalton, Ph.D., associate professor of practice, oversees the capstone experience for the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. AME senior projects are:
- Aircraft Seat Bracket Redesign
- Design of X-Ray Tube Head Stand (interdisciplinary with School of Industrial Engineering)
- Sooner Off-Road: CVT Design
- Sooner Off-Road: Shock Dynamometer
- Sooner Racing Team
- Sooner Rover Team (interdisciplinary with School of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Turbine Engine Improvement (interdisciplinary with aerospace engineering)
- Automated Delivery Unit Sorter Improvements #1 (interdisciplinary with ECE)
- Automated Delivery Unit Sorter Improvements #2 (interdisciplinary with ECE)
- Chassis Extraction Tool and Process Redesign (interdisciplinary with ISE)
- Improvement of Scalpel Handler Operational Effectiveness
- Right Heart Simulator
- Lifting Pin Redesign
- One Handed Wheelchair
- Drone Leak Hunter
- Security Door Threshold for Home Use
- PVC Door seal redesign
- Lightweight Aggregate Testing Bench
- Kettle Thermal Balance Measurement
- Energy-Efficient HVAC System Design
- Oxyacetylene Ablation Testing Rig
- Autonomous Small Pulse Oxygen System Caddy (interdisciplinary with ECE)
- Electromechanical Chair Brake for Senior Citizens
- Silverware Wrapper
- Polar Coordinate 3D Printer
- Portable Plastic Shavings Grinder
- Portable Plastic Pellet Compression/Melting System
Doyle Dodd, Ph.D., assistant professor of practice, coordinates senior projects for the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Student teams received support from industry partners that include ATC Drivetrain, Belcan, Blue Wave, Del Real Foods, Godwin Formwork Solutions, Hitachi, Leonardo DRS and Malarkey Roofing.
Belcan, a global supplier of design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, and digital engineering solutions to the aerospace industry, provided support to students Matthew Brooks, Avery Dickinson and Megan Khoury. The team represented OU at the 2023 Institute of Industrial Engineers qualifying for the Sweet 16 in the Outstanding ISE Capstone Competition.
“They were truly impressive and I am incredibly proud,” Dodd said.
Rebecca Scott, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, says biomedical engineering seniors executed 12 distinct design projects for the 2022-23 school year. Students receive support from clinicians at the OU Health Sciences Center, as well as OU Engineering faculty and staff. Senior projects, along with their sponsor, are:
- Auto-Suturing Device, OUHSC
- Novel Resectoscope Insert for Transurethral Bladder Tumor Removal, OUHSC
- Tool to Alleviate Pediatric Tracheal Stenosis, OUHSC
- Patient Friendly Upper Extremity Support for Strike Rehabilitation Testing, SBME
- Diabetes Insipidus Measuring Electrolyte Levels Through Blood Analysis, OUHSC
- Loaded Gel Capsule for Improved Preoperative Breast Lesion Localization, OUHSC
- Monitoring Mindfulness: Fitbit API to Intermediate SQL Server, OU College of Nursing
- Measurement of Pediatric Heart Rate Variability, OU College of Nursing
- Re-Design of Pediatric Pulse Oxygen Concentrators, OU Engineering
- Reusable Radiation Tissue Equivalent Bolus, OUHSC
- Cross-Country Skiing Prosthetic Attachment for Improved Inversion/Eversion, SBME
- Sit-to-Stand Physical Therapy Device for Hemiparetic Stroke Patients, SBME
“OU Engineering capstones get better every year,” said Zahed Siddique, associate dean for research. “Our students gain industry-specific skills and experience working in these interdisciplinary teams. They also network with industry professionals, which broadens their world of job possibilities.”
