Engr205 Introduction to Design projects: Difference between revisions

Introduction

This is the gallery page lists some of the projects done by Engineering 215.

Spring 2009 WaterPod

The Spring semester of Engineering 215 worked with the WaterPod to research, design, and build a system that completes a task to allow a number of artists to live sustainably onboard the barge.

• Spring 2009 ENGR-215 Intro to Design Projects
• 
  Bicycle Energy Generator
• File:An alternative way to convert kinetic energy to AC power by means of a bicycle energy generator.
• 
  Soil-less Growing System
• File:A system that would grow food for the occupants of the barge without the presence of soil.
• 
  Filter Commander 9000
• File:A water filtration system to make drinkable water from rainwater catchment.
• 
  Tour de Volts
• File:A bicycle as a power source to provide a bit of extra energy to the WaterPod.
• 
  WaterPod Hang Thyme
• File:A hydroponic green wall that is used to grow herbs in minimal amounts of space.
• 
  FBD Rainwater Purification
• File:Exists to provide clean drinking water for the WaterPod Project
• 
  Coopatron 5000
• File:A chicken coop designed to supplement the dietary needs of the inhabitants of the WaterPod.
• 
  Rocket Stove
• File:To provide a reliable and sustainable means of cooking by minimizing fuel use and optimizing efficiency.
• 
  Pico in a Bucket
• File:To harness the kinetic energy of the falling water from the overflow of the WaterPod's water tower.
• 
  WindPod Turbine
• File:A vertical access wind turbine that uses the power of the wind coming from any direction to create energy.
• 
  Composting Toilet
• File:Duchamp de Loo, is a composting toilet system that can be used and can educate people about environmental ways to get rid of human waste.

Fall 2008 Full Belly Project

The Fall semester of Engineering 215 worked with the Full Belly Project to adapt their Universal Nut Sheller in the following three manners:

• Reducing the cost and cement content of the UNS for manufacture in West Africa: The LC sheller and The Full Bell
• Utilizing waste plastic bags to make the UNS molds in Haiti: Hot Dang Plastic Encasement and Pressed Plastic
• Adapting a US version of the UNS to serve as a source of funding and outreach: Nutsy, Multiplicity and Simple Simon

• Spring 2008 ENGR-215 Intro to Design Projects
• 
  The LC sheller
• File:Innovating concrete with sawdust and clay to lower the costs and weight using materials available in some parts of Western Africa.
• 
  The Full Bell
• File:Improves the original UNS by reducing the cost and increasing durability of the sheller.
• 
  Hot Dang Plastic Encasement
• File:Waste plastic bags available in Haiti cleaned, cut, crocheted and ironed into a hard plastic mold.
• 
  Pressed Plastic
• File:A process to thermoform waste plastic bags to form molds for nut shellers using resources available in Haiti.
• 
  Nutsy
• File:Shaped like an acorn the Nutsy aims to be a smaller, more portable, and more aesthetically pleasing version of the UNS for marketing within the US.
• 
  Multiplicity
• File:Smaller U.S. prototype with exchangeable rotors for different size nuts.
• 
  Simple Simon
• File:Smaller US prototype made from wood and aluminum.

Spring 2007 Eco Hostel

This semester the students of Engineering 215 worked with Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living (HBCSL) designing 6 model hostel cottages for the Humboldt Bay Eco Hostel using materials such as:

• papercrete
• aerated concrete
• structural concrete insulated panels (SCIPs)
• modern interpretation of a traditional Yurok plank house

• Spring 2007 ENGR-215 Intro to Design Projects
• File:.jpg
  [[]]
• File:.jpg
  [[]]
• File:.jpg
  [[]]
• File:.jpg
  [[]]
• File:.jpg
  [[]]
• File:.jpg
  [[]]

Fall 2005 RCEA

Text describing overall project.

• Fall 2005 ENGR-215 Intro to Design Projects
• 
  A Bright Idea
• File:To create an interactive, educational display that demonstrates the importance of electrical energy conservation.
• 
  Biggest Little Thing
• File:To design an interactive display promoting electrical energy conservation.
• 
  Thermal Curtain
• File:To educate people about thermal energy conservation.
• 
  Know Your Load
• File:To educate people about phantom loads on electrical devices.