NATIONAL CAPSTONE DESIGN CONFERENCE HOSTED ON CAMPUS
Here are a few highlights of the three-day event.
The event kicked off with a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, dean of the Jonsson School, holder of the Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair and professor of systems engineering, about why design teams should focus on inclusion throughout the design process to create the best, most functional products designed to serve the greatest number of people. The panel (pictured starting third from the left to right) included Dr. Brooke Coley, assistant professor of engineering at Arizona State University, Ronnie Spellman, chief operating officer at Mbroh Engineering and member of the Jonsson School’s Executive Council, Dr. Sindia Rivera-Jiménez, assistant professor of engineering education from the University of Florida and Roslyn Barker, executive chief of staff at Toyota Motor North America. Event co-chairs Dr. Keith Stanfill, Edwards assistant dean and director of integrated engineering design at the University of Tennessee, is far left, and Dr. Shraddha Sangelkar, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is far right.
College student teams from across the nation whose work had been selected through a rigorous process attended the event with their professors and presented their work during the poster competition. Participant team members volunteered to meet with high school students from the Plano and Dallas Independent School Districts through a panel discussion and breakout groups that focused on opportunities in the engineering profession.
Keynote speaker Douglas Moore, general manager fuel cell solutions and business development from Toyota Motor North America described his focus on the customer experience and model of continuous improvement.
UTDESIGN WINS 10th National Title
The win marks the 10th first-place capstone design win since 2014 for UTDesign teams in the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME International) Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference and the biannual Capstone Design Conference. The team’s 2022 Capstone Design Conference win was a three-way tie.
This year’s winning team developed a pressure-sensing system for Precision Medical Products, a Texas-based company that makes postsurgical devices to prevent deep vein thrombosis, which occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms, usually in a leg. The UTDesign team’s device, shaped like a human calf, serves as a surrogate leg for testing. Rows of intersecting copper tape on the device create more than 225 sensing points to make it possible to visualize the applied pressure, providing more than 400,000 unique data points per minute.
“The students’ ability to work as a team led to an exceptional outcome that absolutely exceeded our expectations,” said Tony Spyropoulos, Precision Medical Products’ executive vice president of product development.
He said the UTDesign team’s device will help the company avoid the expense and delays of outsourcing its testing.
Biomedical engineering senior Edgar Acevedo accepted the award with Roger Decker III BS’22, the team’s leader.
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