ODD Student Lead: Darcie Hughes Student Team Members: Gabriel Allred, Bianca Fernandez, Darcie Hughes, Wrin Monger, Austin Palahnuk, Jack Seigworth Faculty: Dr. Mehran Andalibi and Dr. Richard Mangum The Octagon Differential Drive (ODD) Robot is an educational robotics platform developed to provide a cost-effective and capable system for teaching key concepts in mobility, sensing, and artificial intelligence (AI). Designed for user control and experimentation, ODD Robot employs a differential drive system that enables forward, reverse, and rotational motion, with wheel encoders supplying feedback for odometry and motion analysis. Its onboard RGB-D camera captures both color and depth information, which the system processes to execute computer vision models. The robot also integrates with an attachable Articulated Removable Manipulator (ARM), expanding its capabilities to include manipulation and interaction tasks. Powered by rechargeable batteries and programmed in Python, ODD Robot provides an accessible platform for developing algorithms in motion control, perception, and data processing. By combining performance, flexibility, and affordability, ODD Robot serves as a versatile educational tool that bridges the gap between classroom learning and practical robotics experience, offering advanced features comparable to commercial systems at a fraction of the cost.
ME 429: PROPULSION SYSTEM PRELIMINARY DESIGN
AERO Student Lead: Ross Leek Student Team Members: Nathan Hernandez, Ryan Husom, Ross Leek, Aiden Sorrells, Jag Wray Faculty: Dr. Ambady Suresh, Dr. Matthew Haslam, Professor Andy Gerrick
In recent years, there has been an effort to convert the transportation sector from fossil fuels to renewables in order to decrease net carbon emissions; however, the aviation sector has proven more difficult to convert due to considerations of weight and size as well as compatibility with existing aircraft. Some benefits of this conversion are that it may lead to net- zero carbon emissions and reduced fuel prices as hydrogen, the renewable fuel most likely to replace jet fuel, production scales. This project aims to develop an economical storage solution for a more environmentally friendly fuel that maximizes the energy density while not requiring significant modifications to existing aircraft. Liquid hydrogen has been identified as the alternative fuel most capable of replacing jet fuel due to its high gravimetric energy density, its reasonable compatibility with existing aircraft, the low cost of hydrogen, and its clean-burning capability. Due to the cryogenic temperatures of liquid hydrogen, the tank will need to be made of 6061-T6 Aluminum due to its capability of resisting embrittlement under these extreme temperatures. Additionally, the tank will be insulated using an air gap to maintain these cryogenic temperatures cheaply and efficiently and decrease the extent of hydrogen boil-off.
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