Projects

Sticky Wicket Challenge: JPL Invention Challenge

The objective of this competition was to fire 4'' rubber balls at croquette style wickets, each of varying point values. The ball had to be struck, in our case, by a hammer. Our central components are a hammer to strike, a lazy Susan bearing in order to swivel, and a laser pointer for aiming.

JPL Research Document

Project Poster

Competition Performance

Commercial for Device

Physics Labs

Simple Machine: To test the mechanical advantage of different varieties of rudimentary devices such as ramps, pulleys, and levers.

Internal Forces: To measure the strength of different materials against tensile and sheer forces.

Scientific Research Assignment: Find and analyze an interesting scientific journal article that relates to our capstone project.

Scientific Journal Analysis: Read and understand Einstien's 1905 Theory of Special Reletivity.

Ethics in Engineering

We studied and researched the principles of morals and ethics and how they relate to engineering and development. To do this we not only studied real-world engineering disasters, but also fictional ethical dilemmas, like the ones present in the Pixar movie, Monster's Inc..

Case Study Presentation

Monster's Inc. Presentation