Engineering

Anastomosis is a medical procedure involving the attachment of two channels, often between blood vessels or two loops of the intestine, as treatment for blocked channels or diseased tissues. When attaching channels, specific points require an incision and deformation of the tissue, which forms conical structures. Due to the resultant structures, localized stress points form. These stress points can lead ... Read More

This experiment seeks to determine whether carbon fiber is a viable alternative to brass or wood in woodwind construction. The benefits of using carbon fiber include weight reduction, rigidity, and price reduction when mass-produced, resulting in affordable instruments for the underprivileged. Furthermore, the material's resilience means it will not corrode like metal, making it more resistant to dents, and less ... Read More

Aerodynamic optimization is a critical aspect of airfoil design, traditionally relying on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predict lift, drag, and pressure distributions. While effective, CFD methods are computationally expensive and time-intensive, limiting their practicality for rapid design iterations. This study explores the integration of machine learning, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to enhance aerodynamic predictions while significantly reducing ... Read More

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been the leading cause of disability and death in young people, and there has been a search for a fitting model to understand the effects of trauma on the brain. To develop a TBI in vitro model that utilizes brain organoids, I utilized resin-based 3D printing to print a model and test how this model ... Read More

The Screw-propelled Multi-terrain Amphibious RoboT (SMART) is a screw-propelled vehicle designed to navigate the diverse Arctic landscape. It uses one or more pairs of helical drives (Archimedes’ screws) for movement, offering Screw (moving longitudinally) and Crab-crawl (moving laterally) locomotion for traveling on land. SMART will be able to explore extreme terrains such as icy landscapes, deep water, or remote Arctic ... Read More

The Duckietown Project was created by the MIT graduate class in 2016, and has transformed into a worldwide program. The Duckietown platform uses a robot consisting of cameras, actuators, and April Tags to navigate a modular cityscape. This research focuses on developing autonomous robots that integrate internal and external sensors with image processing to interpret their surroundings. The research aims ... Read More

Electrical generation and building heating contributes ~25% of greenhouse gas emissions. Stirling engines are a quiet and efficient way to convert thermal energy into mechanical work, even utilizing the modest temperature differences found inside and outside buildings, in the range of 20 degrees C. We surveyed three major types, alpha, beta, and gamma, seeking preferences for specific applications. Building off ... Read More

The stiffness of a prosthetic foot-ankle component is typically prescribed based on a patient's weight and activity level, which may not be optimal for a particular individual. This study investigates how systematically varying prosthetic foot-ankle stiffness affects standing and walking performance. The aim is to determine an optimal prosthetic foot-ankle stiffness that will enhance standing and walking abilities for transfemoral ... Read More

This study investigates the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and Ultra High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). It intends to contribute to the research regarding detailed experimental assurance in concrete 3D printing. Current methods are based on coring samples out of 3D printed elements, eliminating the 3D printing features. This study bridges these approaches by proposing a ... Read More

This paper explores the application of Fourier Transform (FT) and Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in two domains: the characterization of Mercury-Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) thin films for infrared imaging and the detection of greenhouse gases in hyperspectral data. FTIR is a popular method for characterization of many thin film materials, including HgCdTe, a material used for the most sensitive of IR ... Read More