2018-19 Projects

Industry Projects:

Automated Visual Inspection (Sponsor: Honda of America Manufacturing)

Algae Bioplastics (Sponsor: Honda R&D)

Customer Communication (Sponsor: Waste Management)

Future Transportation Systems Phase 2 (Sponsor: The Ohio State University)

Improved Comfort Seat (Sponsor: Honda R&D)

JETCat (Sponsor: The Ohio State University)

Microfarm Robotics (Sponsor: The Ohio State University – Dr. Kip Curtis)

THINMin Seat (Sponsor: Honda R&D)

Occupant Wellbeing (Sponsor: Honda R&D)

Paint Buck Fixture (Sponsor: Honda Performance Manufacturing Center)

SAVS Seat (Sponsor: Honda R&D)

Seat Adjustment Control (Sponsor: TS Tech)

Solar PV Performance (Sponsor: NextEra Energy)

Underwater Robotics (Sponsor: The Ohio State University)

Past Projects

Project Teams

Typical student teams are comprised of 3-5 senior engineers from various disciplines. Some projects include 1 or 2 MBA students to provide a business analysis for the project. Each team is assigned an experienced faculty advisor and an industrial liaison for the course of the project.

Planning:

Establish industry partners, create teams and define problem statements

1st Quarter:

Gather information, create specifications, propose design concepts and develop detailed design

2nd Quarter:

Create/build prototype, validate design, refine design, create documentation and final report