Engr205 Introduction to Design projects

Introduction

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

Gallery 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
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  Bicycle Energy Generator
• File:An alternative way to convert kinetic energy to AC power by means of a bicycle energy generator.
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  Soil-less Growing System

• File:A system that would grow food for the occupants of the barge without the presence of soil.
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  Filter Commander 9000
• File:A water filtration system to make drinkable water from rainwater catchment.
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  Tour de Volts
• File:A bicycle as a power source to provide a bit of extra energy to the WaterPod.
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  WaterPod Hang Thyme
• File:A hydroponic green wall that is used to grow herbs in minimal amounts of space.
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  FBD Rainwater Purification
• File:Exists to provide clean drinking water for the WaterPod Project
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  Coopatron 5000
• File:A chicken coop designed to supplement the dietary needs of the inhabitants of the WaterPod.
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  Rocket Stove
• File:To provide a reliable and sustainable means of cooking by minimizing fuel use and optimizing efficiency.
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  Pico in a Bucket
• File:To harness the kinetic energy of the falling water from the overflow of the WaterPod's water tower.
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  WindPod Turbine
• File:A vertical access wind turbine that uses the power of the wind coming from any direction to create energy.
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  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.

Gallery 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
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  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.
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  The Full Bell
• File:Improves the original UNS by reducing the cost and increasing durability of the sheller.
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  Hot Dang Plastic Encasement
• File:Waste plastic bags available in Haiti cleaned, cut, crocheted and ironed into a hard plastic mold.
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  Pressed Plastic
• File:A process to thermoform waste plastic bags to form molds for nut shellers using resources available in Haiti.
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  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.
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  Multiplicity
• File:Smaller U.S. prototype with exchangeable rotors for different size nuts.
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  Simple Simon
• File:Smaller US prototype made from wood and aluminum.

Gallery 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
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