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2024 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
[Interdisciplinary] [Civil Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Electrical Engineering] [Mechanical Engineering]

2023 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
[Interdisciplinary] [Civil Engineering] [Chemical Engineering] [Electrical Engineering] [Mechanical Engineering] 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT ARCHIVES 
[2022] [2021] [2020]

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS


Carbon Negative Beer Brewing

Kyle Deolall (ME)
Daniel Zaretsky (ME)


Advised by Professors Melody Baglione, David Wootton and Ben Davis

In collaboration with Red Hook Brewery (CE) and BREWERY DESIGN WITH A BIOCHARCO-PRODUCT (ChE)



The beer brewing industry produces 40 million tons of solid organic waste annually. Our team is developing a pressurized pyrolysis reactor to convert undesirable spent grain into bio-char, a solid carbon compound, to use as a natural fertilizer. Our reactor is designed to heat organic material in the absence of oxygen to 300℃ at one atmosphere, which are effective conditions for biochar production. We aim to capture exhaust gasses from this process to recycle combustible gasses to maintain reactor temperature.

Red Hook Waterfront Brewery

Aleksis Boniface (CE) 
Syed Ismail (CE) 
Burhaan Khan (CE)
Jack Lee (CE)


Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith


In Collaboration with Carbon Neutral Beer Brewing (ME)


Two buildings were designed in this project. A brewery facility was designed to accommodate the needs for carbon neutral beer brewing equipment. This facility was further enhanced to add mass manufacturing for distribution and to be used as a tourist attraction to show the art of beer brewing. Across this facility is another building which contains the first floor dedicated to the tourists and four stories above dedicated for office spaces.

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Multi-Modal Robotic Traversal of Remote and Rugged Terrain


Dong Min Shin (EE)
Khushant Khurana (ME)
Ricky Lam (ME)



Advised by Professors Michelle Rosen, Carl Sable and Stuart Kirtman




We developed a multi-modal, remote-controlled surveillance drone named Tipsy to traverse chaotic and rugged environments. While being capable of both flying and driving, Tipsy can also combine the two by using its reversible propellers to provide downward force to increase stability while driving on steep inclines . Since driving is more cost and energy efficient than a sustained flight, a multimodal traversal allows the robot to extend its battery life while being robust.



Grid-Tie Inverter


Gary Kim (ME)
Daniel Tsarev (EE)



Advised by Professors D.M. Luchtenburg and Carl Sable




Electric grids are transitioning towards distributed solar panels and battery storage which require inverters to supply the grid. We are designing a software-defined power electronics grid-tie inverter to address the challenges of future inverter-dominated grids. Our system is designed with a framework for future extensions, making rapid prototyping easier, encouraging faster development and iteration cycles. Our inverter uses a TI Sitara microcontroller and high current IGBTs with a firmware based closed-loop feedback system, implementing phase matching, grid-forming and current control.

The Steel Hemisphere: A Projectile Interceptor


Joseph Sutton (ME)
Tyler Pelayo (EE)
Jacob Khalili (EE)
David Stekol (EE)



Advised by Professors Michelle Rosen, Carl Sable and Stuart Kirtman




We designed a functioning miniaturized projectile interceptor system to be used as a portable classroom demonstration and engage with prospective students. By observing a object, tossed by a student, with a high speed camera, our device can anticipate its motion with a predictive algorithm. Based on this prediction, the device then orients a modified Nerf blaster and launches a ball with enough angular accuracy to ensure a midair collision with the initial projectile.








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