The University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences hosts its annual Senior Design Day for teams of graduating students in engineering, computer science, and data science—as well as in the medical device design master’s program—to showcase their capstone projects. This year, more than 90 projects were on display, including a “spine diary” to alert you if your posture will lead to neck pain, a fun and friendly way to transport young patients at Golisano Children’s Hospital, and a nine-foot-long Jaekelopterus replica set to hang in Hutchison Hall.
ARM ALARM: Simon Business School student Nate Fleischman (left) tests Lindsey Rudtner and Priscila Passerotti’s intraoperative nerve monitoring system. The device detects and prevents peripheral nerve damage during surgery and simplifies operating room procedures.
THEY SEE ME ROLLIN’: Ali Mganga (left) of mechanical engineering and Alexander Kleerup (right) of electrical and computer engineering describe their interdepartmental team’s novel movement robot to Jessica Shang, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, who is kneeling next to the protoype. NASA brainstorms ideas for potential rovers on other planets because each planet has a unique terrain. Previously, rolling robots manipulated their center of mass to invoke rolling motion. But the team has designed and manufactured a robot that deploys linear actuators to invoke a rolling motion to navigate flat environments.
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: Thang C Le (right) demonstrates his team’s autonomously controlled robot, which combines several sensors and modules to safely navigate buildings on campus as it delivers packages.
MISSED THE FUN IN PERSON? Explore the Class of 2022’s projects online.
