Innovative Engineering Projects : Construction of central control unit for Irrigation water pumps. Do some delicious engineering with this fun snack mix machine STEM challenge. Exhibits for the Orpheum Children's Science Museum (Champaign, Illinois). J2ME Java phone controlled Home Automation. . This secure system works only for predefined phone numbers (eg: owner number). See more ideas about Stem activities, Engineering projects, Stem projects. Very useful in operation of selected bed movements and room environment functions associated with a provided multi-function hospital bed. Project Abstract, Circuit Diagrams, Block Diagrams etc. During the 2018 spring semester, two teams of five MechSE undergradudates created two new interactive astronomy-themed exhibits for the Orpheum Children's Science Museum in Champaign, Illinois. GSM based instantaneous vehicle registration details extraction system very useful for Traffic police. Accelerometer is MEMS based 3-axis sensor that can sense the tilt in of the 3-diamentions. Touch Screen based digital devices control system. The camera direction can be controlled remotely and the video images can bed seen live on TV. Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Competition: Additive manufactured excavator cab, Design of a Solar Powered Lemur Heating and Cooling System (for Johnson Controls and the Lemur Conservation Foundation), Design of an ICU Bed Head Angle Measurement System (for Carle Foundation Hospital and Shell Oil Company), Design for optimized heat flow across a bolted/gasketed interface (for Boeing), Surgical pad control box design (for Innoventor), Industrial burner redesign for reduced weight (for Eclipse), Bridge impactor design for fault detection (for Civil Engineering), Cold aisle containment design to save cooling cost (for NSCA), Design of an affordable human-powered water pump for Cambodia that utilizes local materials and manufacturing techniques (humanitarian project, sponsored by Shell), Design of a waterside economizer predicted to save over $2M/year in cooling costs (for NCSA Blue Waters supercomputer), Steve Zahos RS485 based SCADA system for longer distance powered devices. Transformer oil temperature monitoring with automatic Circuit Breaker operation. Password enabled pre-paid liquid/milk dispensing system. Full day lesson plans also include math, reading, writing, and art! Surprisingly, we came up with some neat things – various wind mills and even a wind powered LEGO® car. Gets the time from satellites and displays on GLCD. Engineering science fair projects can involve designing, building, analyzing, modeling, or improving a device. we could build out of LEGO® bricks that could be powered with the wind from an electric fan. Touchscreen based Nurse/attendant calling system for physically impaired. Documents/Data Sheets related to all the components used in the project. We thank Phillips 66 for their support! GSM based Irrigation Water Pump Controller for Illiterates. Examples of fun, classroom-friendly engineering and STEM activities. 605 E. Springfield Ave. High voltage fuse blown indicator with display on PC with optical isolation between PC and HV bus bars. GSM Mobile phone controlled intelligent Robot. Library research, design, cost analysis, construction, testing, and project management all contribute to furthering the knowledge, ability and readiness of our students for industry or graduate school. GPS Data Logger with Longitude, Latitude, Speed, Time, Number of satellites into fat16/fat32 file system on 2GB memory card. DTMF mobile phone controlled dam water gates controlling system with high-level protection. The controlled devices can be of high voltage or low voltage. Mobile technology (GSM) based remote monitoring and control of digital Energy meter. Wireless Speedo meter for boat/ship with speed and location limit alerts. szahos@illinois.edu, COVID-19 Information for Incoming Graduate Students, Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Accelerometer (Gyroscope) Controlled Robot. Smart card based prepaid Energy Meter for short term resident housing. Invention is really about engineering a solution. Below are just a handful of recent projects. This System stores the traveler’s geographical location and speed at an interval of one second and is stored in to 1GB MMC/SD memory card. Here’s another fun LEGO® building challenge – engineering wind powered LEGO® contraptions! Radio Frequency wireless remote controlled digital camera with high power LED based focusing light. Sooxma's Android phone temperature data logger over bluetooth. SMS based remote SIM card’s address book access system.