1. Leung, Benjamin Mishkanian, Goldie Young
• Adviser: Dr. Prem Devanbu
Joanna Normoyle of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute
at UC Davis and her team have designed a system and
related web application for students to document experiences
through their studies and earn badges in order to recognize
learning across various contexts, in and out of the classroom.
This is an open source project previously funded with a grant
from the DML 4: Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition,
run by HASTAC with support from MacArthur, Gates and
Mozilla Foundations. Students from the computer science
capstone course are working to improve basic functioning
and navigation for a prototype of the application.
TEAM #23: TBD
• Department: Computer Science
• Team members: Jette Cantiller, Travis Cheng,
Andrew Doan, Dodd Liang, Mairtin Steinkamp
• Adviser: Dr. Prem Devanbu
A polygon overlay for maps displaying the distance one can
travel within a given time by different modes of transportation.
Also displays different types of places of interest, with preset
searches such as “Restaurants,” “Pharmacies” or “Emergency
Services.”
TEAM #24: TORQUE VECTORING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
DRIVETRAINS
• Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Team members: Jeff Bouchard, John
Chy, Trevor Gibson, Tyler Lanham
• Adviser: Dr. Andre Knoesen
The UC Davis Formula Racing team is tasked with building a
2/3 scale full electric formula style racecar and competing
against other universities around the world. The team’s
design this year involves a dual rear-wheel motor system, so
our senior design project is to implement a torque vectoring
control algorithm. Torque vectoring involves a sensor array
on the vehicle collecting data on its current state, using
things like throttle position, steering angle, wheel speed, tire
temperature, etc. And using this information to influence a
control loop dynamically allocating power to the drive wheels.
Torque vectoring drastically improves vehicle performance
and efficiency by reducing wheel slip and resolving driver
turn request, and is the cutting edge in electric automotive
technology.
TEAM #25: FORMULA ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN
• Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Team members: Michael Brown, Jon Hromalik,
Nicholas Hori, Zac March, Bryce Yee
• Adviser: Dr. Steven Velinsky
Formula Racing at UC Davis is a student design team
challenged to design, build, and race a formula style electric
vehicle for the 2013-2014 FSAE competition. Students are
tasked with designing and fabricating a vehicle that can be
sold to a manufacturing firm for mass production and targets
movement and muscle development. There are four types of
SMA which are determined by the age of onset. Death of
the motor neurons debilitates the function of the major body
organs. There is no existing cure for SMA. Patients with SMA
often require the use of life-sustaining medical devices. Thus,
their only method of transport currently available is a standard
wheelchair at a reclined or supine position in which they must
carry a mechanical ventilator, a gastrojejunal (GJ) feeding
tube, and a pulse oximeter. Due to his constant dependency
on these devices, outside access is often extremely limited to
these patients. The objective for this project was to develop
a transport system that would better accommodate SMA
patients. The new transport device will allow for: outdoor use,
be lightweight, easily turnable and pushable, accommodate
and provide easy access to medical equipment, correctly and
comfortably fit a patient at about 10 years of age, allow for
adequate visibility from the inside, provide protection from the
environment, and recognize safety considerations. The design
will give SMA patients access to outdoor environments and
allow them to meet other children their age which will improve
their overall quality of life.
TEAM #20: DYNAMIC AIRFOIL TESTING APPARATUS
• Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Team members: Carter Bell, Karishma Chavda,
Gustavo Mancini, Deep Singh, Anahita Yazdi
• Adviser: Dr. Steven Velinsky
The UC Davis Advanced Modeling Aeronautics Team (AMAT)
needed a dynamic airfoil test apparatus to experimentally
determine CL and CD, the coefficients of lift and drag for their
airfoil. Prior to this project, there was no way for the team
to experimentally confirm their theoretical calculations. This
test apparatus is intended to be an integral tool at AMAT’s
disposal for many years to come. This project will also help
provide a better understanding of the plane’s aerodynamic
properties to supplement AMAT’s design report. Our team
designed and built a test stand with sensors to measure the lift
and drag forces. The apparatus is adjustable to accommodate
future wing designs.
TEAM #21: SEMI-AUTOMATED BEER GROWLER FILLER
• Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Team members: Christopher Chow, Michael
Corey, Kevin Kemmerrer, Jake Lyon
• Adviser: Dr. Steven Velinsky
A semi-automated counter pressure growler filling system
designed to minimize cost and user input, maintaining
compatibility of different growler sizes. This was achieved
through the design of a proprietary cap which allows the
growler to retain the CO2 pressure it was filled under. The
design increases the shelf life of the beer by limiting exposure
to oxygen.
TEAM #22: PORTFOLIO AND BADGING SYSTEM FOR THE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS MAJOR
• Department: Computer Science
• Team members: Hilal Alsibai, Ojas Goyal, Betty