Current Project Proposals

These are projects that have been proposed by faculty or industry.

STEM HUB Management System

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: West Tennessee STEM HUB (Project Definition) The West TN STEM Hub, and the STEM Ambassador program has a need to managetheir operation via a web based system. This will include: Tracking STEM Ambassador Assignments STEM Lending Library Inventory Kit Sign out Kit returns Etc Tracking statistics for Lending library usage,...

XRP Lift Mechanism and Carrier Design

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Using an XRP robot (Provided by Prof Kohn – see Fig 1), design a lift mechanism that will allow the robot to drive under a ”Carrier”, lift it up and deliver the “Carrier” to a new location. The idea is to allow these robot(s) to perform like Warehouse robot(s) delivery...

Pet Stain Detector

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Every pet owner has had the issue of their pet “doing their business” on a carpet and then trying to find the spot making “that smell”. The proposed project is to make a pet stain detector that will be like a child’s push toy (or a Swiffer wet jet) but...

Water Tank Process Control Demo

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Create a portable stand, add two more “tanks” (Cold water, runoff), add a pressure sensor for level, and add the electronics to control the temperature of the tank using a NI-USB600x Data Acq device. The team will probably need an Automation and Controls student along with a Manufacturing Student. Pump(s)...

Brew System Automation

Faculty Advisor: Professor Robert Hewitt/TBDSponsor: The goal of this project is to create a small-scale brewing system that could be used as a foundation for a series of software, automation and mechanical design projects. 10 GALLON GAS HERMS PILOT SYSTEM

Mobile Robot

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Using the tank treads shown below (w/o base): Design/build will include a number of requirements for mounting sensors, control boards, batteries, ect. This project can be Product Realization project or could be expanded to include the Power System (electronics), basic (to advanced) Microprocessor Interfacing and more advanced programming.This project can...

Web Controlled Arm

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Back in 2006 Prof Kohn Purchased the LabVolt Armdroid Robot that is sitting in the display cabinet across from the Eng TECH Office (ET 203). It did not come with it’s control box so it was reverse engineered to determine how to control it. The project did get to the...

Bathroom Scale with Pulse Ox

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Make a bathroom scale that will also include a PulseOX sensor that will read the oxygen level via a sensor touching the users toe. This is very similar to smart scales on the market, but I have yet to see one with Pulse Oximeters built in. This would be a...

Pothole Mapper

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dan KohnSponsor: Create a system that will record potholes while driving around town, record their location and record the severity of the damaged section of road.This could be a stand alone IoT / Microprocessor project or add a software student to receive the recorded data (via wifi or 5g) and then display...

Pond Drum Skimmer

Faculty Advisor: Carl WilliamsSponsor: Retrofit for Automatic Skimmer Cleaning Goal: Design and prototype an automatic drum type pond cleaner retrofit for pondskimmers. The unit runs on demand based on needed cleaning to provide adequatewater flow. The object is to clean drum filter by rotating the drum to separate solids fromfiltered water. Infeed challenge is that...

Embedded RFID Tags in Pool Cues

ProjectEmbedded RFID tags in pool cuesSponsorMeucci CuesAdvisorDr. BerissoFields of studyProduct realization, software, automationDescriptionMeucci Cues would like to start embedding RFID tags into their pool cues for tracking as well as brand authentication purposes.Primary ObjectivesDetermine how to best embed RFID tagsDevelop POC software solution for tracking and to allow owners to prove the cue is theirsKey...

Dynics OT Network Solution for Automation and Robotics Lab

ProjectDynics OT network solution for Automation and Robotics LabSponsorDynics (hardware/software donation)AdvisorsDr. Berisso, Prof KohnFields of studyNetworking, AutomationDescriptionDynics (www.dynics.com) has donated their entire hardware/software suite SW ICS360.FusionICS360.IAM – Identity Access ManagerICS360.DCC – Dynics Cybersecurity SoftwareVeracity – OT SDN Network Controller HW ICS360.Defender – Nano – DIN Mount OT FirewallICS360.Connect – DIN mount SDN Switch/switches. ...

VEX U Robotics Competition

Faculty Advisor: Professor KohnSponsor: Compete in the VEX U Robotics Competition More than 200 teams compete in the VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC) annually. Based on the VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VURC teams are allowed more customization and greater flexibility than traditional V5RC teams, while providing the effective costs and real-world limitations of a...

SICK Lidar Competition

ProjectSICK Lidar competitionSponsorSICKAdvisorsDr. BerissoFields of studyProgramming, Automation, Microcontrollers/IoTDescriptionThe 6th annual SICK$10K Challenge hosted by SICK, Inc. is officially open for the 2024-2025 academic year! SICK will select fifteen teams to participate in the challenge and provide the chosen teams with a SICK 360-degree multi-layer LiDAR called the multiScan which the school can keep at the conclusion of the contest in March 2025. The...

Benchtop Shear with Fence

Project: Benchtop Shear with Fence Fields of Study: Mechanical system design & Product Realization Advisor: Matt Hale Overview: Design and manufacture a benchtop shear that has a fence that can allow the user to make repeatable square cuts and is strong enough to shear up to 16-gauge mild steel sheet metal that is 6” wide. The shear design does...

TECH 1411 Lab Project Development

Project: TECH 1411 Lab Project Development Fields of Study: Mechanical System Design & Product Realization & Microprocessor Systems Advisor: Matt Hale Overview: Design and develop a device that can be used as an introduction to the mechanical systems design, product realization, and microprocessor systems fields of study. The goal is for students to take multiple labs to design and...

Vanguard – Optimized Future in Consumer Products

Faculty Advisor: Professor Rajesh BalasubramanianSponsor: Vanguard Soaps Vanguard is a premium Soap manufacturing company located in Memphis. They are looking for increasing there capacity and optimize their current production systems. Vanguard will conduct an internal planning session in late Sept that is looking ahead 3-5+ years in terms of growth and business investment.As a natural progression,...

Avery Dennison RFID Project

It is assumed that the students will learn about RFID and the associated GS1 terminology and standards as a part of the overall project since none of them are in the AutoID class. I will be able to provide advice, some guidance, technical support, and resources for the necessary background knowledge that will have to...