‘senior design’
Artiphon one of scores of senior innovations at Design Day April 20
Apr. 10, 2015—Artiphon, a Nashville music technology startup with its “everything instrument,” has tapped two engineering student teams to tackle engineering challenges as their senior design projects. Those teams join hundreds of Vanderbilt engineering seniors who have spent two semesters on projects. They all will demonstrate their readiness to tackle real-world engineering problems by showcasing their projects...
Vanderbilt startup to pitch at Memphis Bioworks DEMO Day
Aug. 11, 2014—Blood Monitoring Solutions, a Vanderbilt startup based on a system that allows blood banks to monitor the temperature of blood and prevent wastage, will pitch their product and business plan to a room full of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals August 14. The pitch, known as Demo Day, is the final phase of Memphis Bioworks...
Design Day attracts best-ever buzz; AT&T presents Innovation Award
Apr. 24, 2014—AT&T presented the 2014 Innovation Award to biomedical engineering seniors Elaine Simpson, Christy Hsu, Annie Daorai, and Pere Cvitanovic and mechanical engineering seniors Jacob Brooks and Molly Cowan for their working prototype of a modified Kaye Reverse Walker.
Students prototype new energy intelligence solution for Internet of Things market
Apr. 18, 2014—Camgian Microsystems Corporation and the School of Engineering have collaborated to prototype a new Internet of Things (IoT) energy intelligence system for the facility management market through the engineering school’s senior design program. Effectively capturing and processing usage data from large buildings can provide facility managers with a powerful tool for reducing expenses in their...
Engineering seniors, clients to review projects at Design Day 2014
Apr. 11, 2014—Engineering seniors have spent two semesters tackling design challenges from actual clients with real design needs. The results of their design projects will be featured at Design Day 2014, an annual School of Engineering event, Monday, April 21, 4-6 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Corporate sponsors this year include The Hershey Company, Camgian Microsystems, DENSO, General...
Seniors’ smart car seat could prevent child deaths
May. 2, 2013—Vanderbilt engineering students are working to prevent children from being left alone in hot cars by creating a ‘smart’ car seat. As part of a senior design project, six students invented the “Kidsense Car Seat.” It is powered by a car’s cigarette lighter, and is equipped with lights and alarms to alert parents when the...
Seniors earn Aeronautics Institute win before Design Day debut
Apr. 17, 2013—A novel redesign of industrial exhaust stacks by four mechanical engineering seniors that could result in 12% energy savings for their corporate sponsor has earned the student design team a second-place win in the team division at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region II conference last week. The students submitted a technical paper...
Design experience counts for engineering seniors and their clients
Apr. 9, 2013—Engineering seniors have spent two semesters tackling design challenges from actual clients with real design needs. The results of their design projects will be featured at Senior Design Day 2013, an annual School of Engineering event, Friday, April 19, 3-5 p.m. in Featheringill Hall. Corporate sponsors this year include Camgian Microsystems, DENSO, MAX Mobility, Nissan...