Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Tech Symposium

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:Civil Engineering Senior Design Projects 3-5

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Projects 6-10

Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Projects 11-18

What's Your Rowdy Big Idea Business Competition 19

Schedule of Events 20

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2017 TECH SYMPOSIUMThe UTSA College of Engineering Technology Symposium showcases innovative student projects and research performed across multiple disciplines. The symposium is designed to provide a public venue where UTSA design students from engineering and business present advances achieved in their design projects to UTSA students, their parents, students around South Texas, industry and government sponsors, and the general public. The event will include exhibitions of Engineering Senior Design Projects and the second annual Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition.The Senior Design Projects are the culmination of the engineering undergraduate studies, enabling all engineering students, in their senior year, to apply the knowledge and skills they have accumulated throughout their programs to design, develop, and implement innovative and relevant engineering products. New this year to the Tech Symposium are the Senior Design 1 Concept Posters, which will give attendees a peek into what the Spring 2018 Tech Symposium will have to offer. The CITE Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition’s aim is to prepare participants to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures while simultaneously pursuing their degree program or working at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

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gn ProjectsDBOMBS Engineering, Xavier Academy: K-8 Charter SchoolJonah Moran, Josh Basques, Adreanna Broussard, Pedro Diaz, Ashley Sowards, Adey ObisanXavier Institute is a charter school foundation interested in building a charter school on a 12-acre tract of land, located off of Richland Hills Drive in San Antonio, Texas. Xavier Academy, is expected to hold a capacity of 500 students enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade. DBOMBS Engineering has been selected as the engineering consultant for the project. The scope of this project entails the design of structures, foundation, drainage, transportation, utilities, cost estimate, and scheduling for construction.

LongBow Engineering, Blanco Rd. Phase IIRuben Elizondo, Celeste Trujillo, Brian Fitzgerald, Andre Ramirez, Aaron Knapick, Lauren GuerreroBlanco Road Phase II is located in the Texas Hill Country. The construction site is approximately 3.6 miles of roadway off Blanco Road, from West Oak Estates to Borgfeld Road. It is located North of Loop 1604 on the Eastern border of Camp Bullis. The proposed construction project is within the major subdivision area of Timber Wood Park and it will include the expansion of the existing road into a complete street design.

Mateckk United Engineering, Flying L AirparkCarla Barrios, Emmanuel Rubio, Kate Estrada, Thamir Alkhalifa, Abdulelah Albattat, Mazen Batooq & Kalthoum AlfarhanWe are designing a Project that has structural, environmental and transportation aspects. The project will be located at Bandera, Texas. We will be designing for an Airpark.

Nullam Ratio, UTSA Football StadiumAngela Rivera, Jose A. Hernandez, Darcy Stephens, Fernando Royo, Abdulah Alissa, Denise PylesNullam Ratio has developed a design for a football stadium for the University of Texas at San Antonio. This includes traffic analysis, a flood study, structural analysis, geotechnical analysis and environmental analysis. The stadium is to be located at UTSA's Park West site, at 8000 N. Loop 1604 West. More information about the project can be found at NullamRatio.tumblr.com

Bix Six Engineering, MacFarland Elementary SchoolTravis Ortega, Rontez Manning, Mia Esposito, Seamus MacFarland, Ryan Kroll, Fahad AlissaWe will be presenting the complete set of civil engineering plans for MacFarland Elementary School. Additionally, we may also be presenting electronic media, and we will be bringing a constructed model of the school.

Matador Engineering, Richard Jefferson AcademyGrady Stidham, Aaron Gonzalez, Jordan Phillips, Caesar Mendoza, Travis Westbrook, Joey AntuRichard Jefferson Academy is a private charter school catering to the Northwest communities of San Antonio that is located off of Loop 1604 and Shaenfield Rd.

JAME Star Engineering, Lone Star Brewery - Phase OneMegan Amitrano, Aja Calderon, Eric Delgado, Jennifer Leigh Flores, Jordan Koskelin, Jonathon LanderosLone Star Brewery Development, Inc., a historic establishment in San Antonio, Texas, owns a ±10.64-acre plot of land near the southeast corner of Lone Star Boulevard and Probandt Street within the City of San Antonio. Per Lone Star Brewery Development, Inc.’s request, JAME Star Engineering has designed a commercial complex that will house two mirroring two-story buildings consisting of office spaces on the second floor and retail spaces, as well as restaurant spaces, on the first floor. Additionally, we designed surface parking to accommodate for persons and Low Impact Development (LID) features to satisfy the River Improvement Overlay District.

JAMATA Engineering, Las Cavernas Office SuitesAna Medina, Taylor Coker, Mark Ramsower, Alexis Castillo, Abdullah Aljadi Jamata Engineering will present a design for Las Cavernas Office Suites, located in Boerne, Texas in Kendall County. This project will consist of a land development plan, utility plan, grading and drainage design, and structural design of the office building. Las Cavernas Office Suites will consist of twelve office suites, with four offices per floor. The offices are designed to accommodate smaller firms with 3-4 employees, and will provide break areas and bathroom facilities. The site location’s close proximity to the highway will make it an ideal location for small businesses in Boerne to have a notable office space for clientele.

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FORAK Engineering, Midtown Zoo Parking GarageAlex Kamunyo, Emily Flanagan, Ricardo Pena, Omar Rodriguez, David Olivera, Abdulbasit AbbasiThe City of San Antonio and San Antonio Zoo are planning the development of a parking garage located in midtown San Antonio. The proposed parking garage will be used to provide additional parking for the San Antonio Zoo, Brackenridge Park, Alamo Stadium, and surrounding areas. FORAK Engineering has been selected to provide civil and structural engineering services for the development of the parking garage. The proposed garage will be three stories with approximately 300 parking spaces. Additionally, the garage will also feature a 2,800 sq ft convenience market and a 2,640 sq ft retail space.

Smart Drop, Automated ShowerEdgar Perez, Roberto Bernal, Anthony Campos, Juan PerezOur project is an automated shower system. The shower will use an intelligent voice service system which will interpenetrate voice commands such as desired tempera-ture and control electric valves to deliver user their requested water temperature.

Team RS, Robotic SuitcaseJonathan Neville, Andrew Frantzen, Bernardo Guerrero Garcia, Michael HughesA suitcase that will follow behind a user hands-free. Want to have a monitor at the table for demo purposes

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Team 3, PSWIFTGuillermo Rico, Peter Gonzalez, Christian AshmoreThe PSWIFT system is an energy storage system that combines quick-charge super-capacitors with energy-dense lithium ion batteries. The PSWIFT system can charge from a wide range of voltages, using maximum power-point tracking technology to most efficiently use the energy provided. With a large enough energy source, the minimum supercapacitor charge time is only about 60 seconds. This system is ideal for the on-the-go users who only have power available in short intervals.

Team 9, Intelligent Irrigation SystemZachary Balcar, Benjamin Morgan, Mark WaclawiakThe Intelligent Irrigation System efficiently irrigates the landscape of a home or business by using the weather forecast and a network of moisture sensors to calculate the frequency and duration of the irrigation cycle for the landscape. The Intelligent Irrigation System comes with a variety of irrigation modes and features that allow the system to best fit the user’s irrigation needs.

Team 11, SamaritanAzeez Layeni, Artthur Alfonso, Daniel Nsek, Scotty DungyStemming from a need to help monitor law enforcement agents in the field. This design has evolved into a wearable device that will gather vital sign information of any user wearing it. This information will be analyzed and alerts will be sent to a base station if things appear irregular.

DRJ, Wheel Well DynamoAlexander LeSage, Joseph Donahue, Ryan DonahueAn electric generator based circuit that utilizes the rotation of the wheel to recharge the battery of an electric car. The way in which it will be implemented is there will be a stator fixed against the axle sleeve of a vehicle with a rotor consisting of permanent magnets attached to the wheel hub that will rotate around the stator to create a current to help recharge the battery. The generator will be activated when going down a hill, braking, or when you’re not accelerating to reduce additional battery usage due to the generator in place.

Smart Broker, Smart BrokerCole Thorson, Antonio Ramirez, Junhwan LeeThe idea of investing one’s money can be intimidating for people at first. This project is intended to provide a beginner’s edge to those novice investors. By utilizing the capabilities of machine learning that has grown immensely over the past 10 years, a selected stock could be analyzed for future prediction of what the price per share may shift towards either instantaneously or over a period of time.Through this, it will indicate to the user that a buy/sell order should be placed or that the user should hold onto the current stock shares owned.

9 Ball Game Tracker Guys, 9 Ball Game TrackerMarcus Martinez, John Cashman, Erik SerranoUse image processing to track a game of 9 ball and call rulings and termination of game. Have machine act as an automated referee.

Major Laser, Digital Profile GaugeChase Snell, Rahul Patel, Samuel Brown, Zachary HudsonA device that measures the contour of an object using a laser.

E&B ( Engineer & Build), Teller TillSteve Fernandez, Jordan Villarreal, Edgar Estrada, Mouhamed IsmailA self counting till with an LCD screen that displays the live update of cash transactions.

Pandora's Lock, Pandora's LockJoshua Charles, Saadi Mallek, Sevee AlanizOur project is a locking system. The system is designed to unlock when the correct RFID tag is present, along with the fingerprint of the registered user. If one or neither is cor-rect the system will remained locked.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGZero Elevation, Pneumatic Trailer to Assist in Loading and Unloading Low Ground Clearance VehiclesMichael Hernandez, Joel Longoria, Daniel Gonzalez, Tyler ClarkZero Elevation has created a trailer that allows vehicles with low ground clearance (3.75 inches) to be loaded and unloaded without damage. This is accomplished through the use of an adjustable air suspension paired with custom designed and built swing arms that allow the bed of the trailer to be lowered to the ground for vehicle loading and unloading. The trailer meets all TX DOT standards and has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 5,700lbs with a tongue weight that does not exceed 15% of the GVWR.

enFORCERS, Football enFORCER Force Sensing Training ApparatusMichael Erwin, Stephanie Meier, Ari Richtberg, Zachary McKeeThe enFORCER seeks to improve training techniques through a hardware and software solution, allowing football coaches to analyze current and historical metrics of a player’s performance during blocking drills. The device is designed to attach to current LevSled practice dummies. Audio and visual cues typical of training regimens signal the start of data collection. The displayed data is total impulse force, time difference between the contact of a player's hands, and reaction time, in addition to a weighted score from an algorithm adjustable at the coach's discretion for specific training needs. The enFORCER provides a simple and adjustable tool for coaches to fine tune their players skills in the ever more competitive world of sports.

Sum Engineering, Faster FasteningRolland Rodriguez, Edgar Graciano, Moises Valadez, Hector ToledoNational Oilwell Varco (NOV) is a multinational oil and gas company that currently prepares their pipeline attachments for shipping by hand. These attachments are upwards of 130 lbs and the process of manually assembling each one by hand is a slow and strenuous endeavor for NOV employees. The goal of Sum Engineering is to create a mechanism capable of facilitating this assembly process and drastically reduce the amount of time spent assembling each attachment. Sum Engineering has created the Speed Fasting System, SFS, which meets all performance goals.

Prometheus, Autonomous Golf Ball PickerCody Rose, Luis Martinez, Michelle Longsworth, Ali KamalThis project is focused on shifting labor costs from retrieval of golf balls on the driving range to putting more emphasis into the golf course, which has a greater effect on profit margin. Therefore, team Prometheus created an autonomous golf ball gang pusher system, Pindar, which will reduce labor, remove the need to buy a cart to move the gang around, and save on ball replacement by not press-ing golf balls into ground during retrieval. Test results show that the system meets or exceeds performance expectations.

Dynamikos Design, Wheelchair Push AssistAnthony Palacios, Daniel Alamos, Jose Rojas, Juan MancillaThe Wheelchair Push Assist is a device that can help millions of wheelchair depen-dent individuals. The attachment reduces user fatigue by assisting the movement of the wheelchair with an electric motor. The device is cost effective, simple to operate and compact in size. The attachment is designed to operate on all ADA approved ramps and hallways. Our solution will increase the mobility of many wheelchair us-ers around the world.

Dyno Runners, Formula SAE Engine DynamometerEsteban Berenguer, Thomas Elliott, Rick Galvan, Brooke MegeeEvery year in Lincoln, Nebraska, students throughout the country compete in the Formula SAE competition. Sixty percent of competition scoring is directly related to engine performance, which can be empirically measured for analysis via engine dy-namometer. This design allows direct engine coupling to a hydraulic vane pump on dual bearing pivot. Torque is measured via a Wheatstone Bridge load cell mounted to a cantilever moment arm, preventing the pump from rotating under engine load. Pump shaft speed is then measured to compute the engine power output at given engine speeds. The Hydraulic Brake Engine Dynamometer is an effective, afford-able tool which will give UTSA a competitive advantage in automotive racing and academic research.

Aqua Solutions, The CoalescerLamia Kabir, Chinonso Ovuegbe, Lina Hallgren, Dillon NeieThe Coalescer provides an efficient solution to prevent wasting water at Southwest Research Institute’s Ocean Simulation Lab. The lab’s chambers are filled with water from San Antonio water supply and drained once testing is done. The design uses coalescing media to separate control fluids and sediment from water, while lighter fluids float up for collection via oil skimmer. The system allows a maximum of 7500 gallons of water overnight for reuse by storing in a fresh water storage tank. The water is otherwise wasted by draining back into the SA sewer system and will save money by reducing water usage.

F.G. Engineering, Abrasive Water-Jet CutterDylan Kelly, Brian Kramer, Andres Olmos, Tomas F. Romero NavarreThe availability and sophistication of customized tools available in the commercial market have expanded the manufacturing capabilities and design choices across many industries. This has fueled a desire by small businesses and machinists to ob-tain scaled down models of their industrial counterparts, in order to stay competi-tive. The purpose of this project is to design and build a water-jet cutting machine for utilization by machinists or small businesses, where ownership was previously restricted by large equipment footprints and high cost. Our solution allows the cre-ation of a water-jet cutter within a footprint of 4’x4’x7’ tall, at a fraction of the cost.

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Precision Engineering, Autoclave for Composite Material CuringEdward A. Young, Hugo Vasquez, Melvin Ayuso, Rogelio CastanedaPrecision Engineering has teamed up with Nardone Industries to design and build a composite autoclave that will be able to operate up to of 100 psi and 275°F in 24 hours cycles. “The Mario Tunnel” is a cylindrical pressure vessel utilizing an external electronic control box which allows the user to set temperature, pressure, and operation time. The physical parameters include an internal working length of 48 inches and 8 inch diameter. The autoclave was designed in accordance with the American Society for Mechanical Engineers Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, and will allow Nardone Industries to produce higher quality composites.

RPM Engineering, 3D Plastic Filament ExtruderBenjamin Resendez, Franco Dukuze, Benneth Perez, Jazmin Garci, Rhoy GuajardoaEveryday there’s someone 3D printing and tossing support material. RPM’s goal is to reduce landfill waste and recycle excess plastic into new filament. The Mean Machine process consists of shredding the support material by means of a hand cranked shredder. The material is then extruded and the retreating filament is so-lidified in a water bath. Finally, it enters a feeder and winder to then be distributed evenly on a spool for immediate reuse. The design was developed to save energy and can be used by anyone responsible enough to handle heavy duty tools.

BAMS, Tray Alignment SystemBradley Hammond, Adam Stoll, Michael Mayer, Sarah KeltonA local manufacturer is experiencing an increase in downtime related to dropped trays within their automated gummy vitamin molding machine resulting in $250,000 losses per week. BAMS attributes this downtime to tray stack misalign-ment and has created the Iron Maiden. The Iron Maiden is installed immediately prior to the critical process step and corrects tray displacement. The device uses the mechanical advantage of a wedge to align, but not break trays. This solution de-creases downtime and reduces manufacturing overhead by eliminating tray drops.

Highlander Technology, Oxyscope: The Video LaryngoscopeStephen Kapp, Victor Mendez, Daniel Oswald, Cesar HernandezThe Oxyscope is an innovative modification to the traditional laryngoscope which is a medical device with the primary function of enabling clinicians treat compro-mised airways. The shortcomings of current laryngoscope designs include dental damage to patients, a lack of passive oxygenation, and video functionality that can-not be recorded for teaching purposes. A few key components in this design are the passive oxygenation port, the capablility of the blade to accommodate all standard-ized 13-blade sizes, the ability to display and record video, a redesigned ergonomic handle, and a tooth guard.

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Mediumware, Fully Automated Swimmer Tracking (FAST) SystemStephanie Cavazos, Tyrell Lewis, Matthew Balcer, Noah ParatoreCompetitive swimming requires learning key techniques to perform specific strokes. The ability to view the swimmer’s technique from multiple angles is valuable in improving performance ,within instruction-based coaching. MediumWare has de-signed a coordinated system to capture live video of a swimmer’s trial from multiple views. Through a swimmer’s run, the Fully Automated Swimmer Tracking and Active Filming (FAST-AF) System will autonomously follow, record, and display live-video feedback so participants can visually inspect their performance. MediumWare’s goal is to provide swim coaches an opportunity to increase the effectiveness of their coaching by utilizing the advanced technology involved within this system.

IIC - Innovation, Inspiration and Creation, Air Jet Erosion TesterNicholas Bolles, Justin Constantino, Idir Moussouni, Katherine PittsAir jet erosion testers are used to evaluate the effects of solid particle erosion on different materials and coatings. They typically are very expensive, which is prohibitive as an educational tool. Our machine perfectly suits students and researchers to understand the basics of erosion. The developed device follows modified ASTM-G76 standards. This is critical for laboratory assignments, which must have comparable results across academic institutions. This allows students to assess valid versus erroneous results and instructors can adopt experimental recommendations from peers. The device is being donated to UTSA to benefit mechanical engineering students in the study of material science.

GS&JJ, Trackshot - Basketball Recovery SystemGaston Bukasa, Samson Mathew, Jose Salazar, Justin ZachariahTo assist UTSA basketball players in improving their shooting percentage via an unaccompanied shot practice, Team GS&JJ has designed and built a product that can autonomously, continuously track a player’s position around the court and return a previously shot basketball to their subsequently chosen shooting loca-tion. The ‘shot return’ machine integrates image processing software with electric motors in order to direct the basketballs directly back to the player. Team GS&JJ has constructed and now present Trackshot a low-cost, lightweight basketball return machine. With Trackshot, players will retain more time for practicing shots dynami-cally around the court, improving their shooting accuracy.

DNJ Solutions, Fire Hose Assist ApparatusJaspreet Sidhu, Nathaniel Mayberry, John Warden, Daniel WillisIn an outdoor, defensive fire battle which may last 3 hours, opera-tion of the standard 2.5”, 50-150 psi attack hose by firefighters can be very physically taxing. This operator exhaustion can be reduced by the “Taurus: A Firefighting Assist Apparatus”, which supports the weight and pressure induced reactionary force exhibited by the combination nozzle hose. Alongside San Antonio Fire Department’s Station 6, DNJ Solutions designed an adaptable apparatus that successfully redirects a minimum of 20% of the current attack hose burden on firefighters, while also being compatible with standard fire equipment and vehicles. Drop by and see our videos!

Enervate, Inching Forward; A Robotic InchwormFlavio Moreira, Justin Castillo, Anthony Abundis, Michael AguirreRecent studies on animals, insects, and mammals have resulted in numerous bio-inspired robotic designs to solve modern day technical problems. Nature’s insight can sometimes provide more efficient methods in fact, such robots have aided in military defense applications saving the cost of human casualties. Enervate has studied the looping gait mechanism of an inch worm combined with the adhesive nature of a gecko to develop a robot with the ability to scale inclined surfaces. This project was inspired by Dr. Bhounsule as a preliminary prototype illustration in a DOD proposal, which will lead to further development in disaster management reconnaissance.

ToolX, Roofing Clip Forming MachineCory Monroe, Trent Marshall Hejazi, Joshua Parkman, Kristian BoundsMachine designed to automate the production of roofing clips required for sheet metal roofs.

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Registration and information will be in the H-E-B UC Galleria from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Deadline to submit Project Judging sheets is 12 p.m.

at the judges table.

The CITE Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition’s aim is to prepare participants to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures while simultaneously pursuing their degree program or working at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The competition teaches the basic lean start up principles developed by Steve Blank and how to search for a repeatable and scalable business model by doing customer discovery.The competition rewards entrepreneurs who get out of the building and validate (or invalidate) their business model with customers. It focus on the following activities: breaking down business ideas into hypotheses/assumptions, getting outside the building to test assumptions with customers, applying customer development & lean startup principles to nail the solution, and learning to pivot until you arrive at the customer-validated business model.

CITE BIG ROWDY IDEA BUSINESS COMPETITION

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H-E-B University Center Ballroom and Galleria

8:30-8:45 a.m.

WelcomeDr. JoAnn Browning,

Dean of the College of Engineering

Senior Design Projects CITE Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition

8:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Engineering Senior Design Projects and Poster

Display/Judging 8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Projects Display8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.

12 -1 p.m. Lunch 12 p.m.

1 -2 p.m.Big Rowdy Idea Business

Competition 1 – 2 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

Award Ceremony for Tech Symposium and

CITE Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition2:15 p.m.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSTech Symposium

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Clutche Tech LtdNicholas Ramos, Brett Davidoff, Kendall Nowlin, Matthew MussendenThe team is developing a mobile app for food delivery in stadiums and arena vendors.

DNJ SolutionsNathaniel Mayberry, John Warden, Jaspreet Sidhu, Daniel WillisThe team is developing a device to assist firefighter when operating a firehose.

VertiproDelano Covarrubias, Hayden Rosas, Jorge Pena, Austin Somlo, Alexander Lewis, Alexander PaulThe team is developing a mobile app for vestibular rehabilitation therapy via augmented reality.

BeaconEsteban Gonzalez, Matt Byrd, Duke Scheider, and Tyler DeLangueThe team is developing a wi-fi positioning technology for home automation.

Tier 1 HireDeb Hinojosa, Alex Gardyasz, William Baldridge, Paco Huerta, Jonathan GuzmanThe team is developing a unified, industry-specific hiring platform for high employee turnover industries.

SchemataFernest Lagneaux, Nathaniel Mireles, Martin Plata, Russell WilsonThis team is developing an autonomous rover to laser scan in progress building.

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