Project Name | Advisor(s) | Description | Team Lead | Email | Safety Officer | Email | Document Mngr | Email | Purchasing Mngr | Email | Project Family | Notes | |
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| MAE0050 | ADVANCED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY | DUNN-RANKIN | To aid firestations, design a device that can analyze photos of burning fire embers emitted from a forest fire. The device will analyze the fire ember's temperature, heat content, trajectory, and velocity in order to determine its potential to ignite another fire. | Dustin Hall | Halld1@uci.edu | Siddharth Baranwal | sbaranwa@uci.edu | Kyra Lee | kyrael@uci.edu | Jose Hernandez | joselh1@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0052 | AIAA DESIGN BUILD FLY | LIEBECK | The UCI Design/Build/Fly team is a project that designs, manufactures and competes electric remote-control airplanes in the annual international Design/Build/Fly competition, allowing students to validate analytic studies through practical application and gain real-world aircraft design experience. | Saho Lauren King | kingsl@uci.edu | Justin Kerr | jpkerr@uci.edu | Justin Kerr | jpkerr@uci.edu | Saho Lauren King | kingsl@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0054 | AFRL-HEAT PIPE (Thermal Oreintation Test Bed) | LARUE, Khalid Rafique | The objective of this project is to develop a testbed for heat pipes which can be manually controlled to assume any orientation in a vacuum chamber for the testing of heat pipes. | Michael Rodriguez | mwrodrig@uci.edu | Blake Burton | burtonbj@uci.edu | Kyle Williams | kwilllia@uci.edu | Michael Rodriguez | mwrodrig@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0055 | AFRL-HIGH FLUX | LARUE, Khalid Rafique | The primary objective of this project is to design, develop, and fabricate a testbed capable of producing and dissipating high heat fluxes/loads. | Matthew Brent Hastings | hastingm@uci.edu | Bao The Tran | tranbt2@uci.edu | Lisheng Wang | lishenw1@uci.edu | David Baltazar | baltazad@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0056 | CARGO PLANE | LARUE | This project is to design a heavy-lift RC airplane that follows the guidelines of the SAE Aero West regular class competition rules. | Tyler Scott Gorman | tgorman@uci.edu | Vu Nguyen | vuan1@uci.edu | Gabriela Arevalo | gareval1@uci.edu | Brandon Ialenti | bialenti@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0059 | FLAPPING MAV | TAHA | To verify the vibrational stabilization of large insect while hovering by doing experiments on electric dove, testing the stability under disturbances, and analyzing the moments of the dove. | Kourosh Hedayatie | khedayat@uci.edu | Joyce Lee | joycehl1@uci.edu | Khue Pham | khuep@uci.edu | Ahmed Dessouky | dessouky@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0081 | M-FREEWHEEL | WANG | Design, build and test a completely suspended vehicle axle, using passive magnets. Our project utilizes creative magnetic arrays that both levitate and stabilize the axle, as well as an electromagnetic motor to best minimize any friction the axle may be subject to, with the aim of creating a highly efficient, no-contact system. | Siddharth Baranwal | sbaranwa@uci.edu | Tandy Li | tandyl@uci.edu | Suchith Schantharaj | suchiths@uci.edu | Tandy Li | tandyl@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0060 | Advanced Energy Community | BROUWER | Working to reduce energy demand of the built environment as part of a larger Advanced Energy Community project for the California Energy Commission whereby UCI's premier energy research lab, APEP, is designing a solar powered microgrid for a low-income community of thousands of people in Huntington Beach, CA. | Mohamad Khazem | Mkhazem@uci.edu | Mohamed Elfasil Abdeirahman | meabdeir@uci.edu | Dongyang Li | dongyal@uci.edu | Hanin Alhassan | halhassa@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0061 | FUEL CELL BATTERY | WANG | Design, build, and learn about a system with the fuel cell battery as the core element. Our project focuses on how heat and pressure affects the efficiency of a whole system of consisting of a power source, water electrolysis, fuel cell and power sink. | Vu Anh Nguyen | vuan1@uci.edu | Julien Basmayor | jbasmayo@uci.edu | Gerardo Lopez | gjlopez1@uci.edu | Alex Alfaro | alfaroa2@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0062 | HYPERXITE | RANGEL | HyperXite is designing and building a prototype Hyperloop pod as a part of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition to accelerate the future development of a full-scale Hyperloop. | Arwa Tizani | atizani@uci.edu | Mackenzie Puig-Hall | mpuighal@uci.edu | Mackenzie Puig-Hall | mpuighal@uci.edu | Mackenzie Puig-Hall | mpuighal@uci.edu | Main Contact Mackenzie Puig-Hall (mpuighal@uci.edu) | |
| MAE0085 | Mechanical Aid for Traction on Ice | WANG, TERRY | Design and prototype an user-friendly, mechanical ice raction device that can engaged and disengaged with opposite foot or the floor. | Huining Wang | huiningw@uci.edu | Ban Lan | blan@uci.edu | Zejian Chen | zejianc@uci.edu | Ahmad Faizan Ahmad | afahmad@uci.edu | Project X | |
| MAE0084 | Integrated Pet Feeder for Health and Wellness | WANG, TERRY | Design and prototype of an user friendly, mechanical pet feeder that dispenses dry food and liquid supplements according to veterinarian recommended amounts and depending on pet's weight. | Kitcia Jael Juache Aguilar | kjuachea@uci.edu | Hector Alvarez | hhalvare@uci.edu | Sandy Moreno | snmoreno@uci.edu | Jose Ramirez | jaramir6@uci.edu | Project X | Kitcia Juache Aguilar |
| MAE0066 | Thor – FSAE Electric Racecar | MCCARTHY | Design, build, and compete with an electric racecar in Formula SAE Electric competition in Lincoln, NE. | Zachary Demotte | zdemotte@uci.edu | Liam Buchanan | ldbuchan@uci.edu | Liam Buchanan | ldbuchan@uci.edu | Katie Robinson | kfrobins@uci.edu | Racecar | Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965), Co-Team Lead Zachary De Motte (zdemotte@uci.edu) |
| MAE0092 | Mantis - FSAE Racecar | MCCARTHY | Design, build, and compete with a vehicle in Formula SAE Internal Combustion competition in Lincoln, NE. | Matt Clark | clarkmc@uci.edu | Luis Hernandez | hernanl4@uci.edu | Martin Noriega | manorieg@uci.edu | Katie Robinson | kfrobins@uci.edu | Racecar | Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965) |
| MAE0093 | Bandit - BAJA SAE Racecar | MCCARTHY | Design, build, and validate a rugged and reliable single seat off-road vehicle. The prototype vehicle competes against 100 other teams in April and is judged based on its performance in Endurance, Acceleration, Maneuverability, Hill Climb, and Suspension tests as well as Design, Cost, and Sales Presentations. | Kurtis Wragg | kwragg@uci.edu | Eduardo Sorto | esorto@uci.edu | Ceasar Teresa | cteresa@uci.edu | Katie Robinson | kfrobins@uci.edu | Racecar | Program Manager - Katie Robinson (Kfrobins@uci.edu - 714-865-4965) |
| MAE0068 | Wrist Exoskeleton | REINKENSMEYER | Develop a wrist exoskeleton that uses a spring to cancel abnormal tone in people with brain injuries such as stroke and cerebral palsy. | Nathan Phung | phungnh@uci.edu | Xinyi Fan | xinyif@uci.edu | Hieu Nguyen | hieukhtn1@gmail.com | Nathan Phung | phungnh@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0094 | Hand Use Detector | REINKENSMEYER | Design and and develop a wearable device to measure hand tremors, relating change in hand tremors to change in mass of hand. | Calvin Mo | cwmo@uci.edu | Huining Wang | huiningw@uci.edu | Calvin Mo | cwmo@uci.edu | Huining Wang | huiningw@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0095 | Flight Simulator Chair - X-Fade | REINKENSMEYER | Incorporate virtual reality goggles and decrease response time of chair using control system theory in order to provide the user with an immersive experience and accurate simulation of flying. | McHenry Carlson | mchenrc@uci.edu | Matthew Gutierrez | mjgutie2@uci.edu | Ethan Peng | ethanp@uci.edu | McHenry Carlson | mchenrc@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0096 | Concussions in Water Polo | REINKENSMEYER | Research the magnitude and frequency of head impacts in water polo, as well as analyze the effectiveness of new and existing headgear in reducing head impact forces. | Nicholas Cecchi | TJ Oros | toros@uci.edu | John Higgins | jlhiggin@uci.edu | Nicholas Cecchi | ncecchi@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | Changed to 199 | |
| MAE0097 | MPOWRD | REINKENSMEYER | Design and manufacture a wheelchair rehabilitation device that can be detached from the wheelchair and transported independently. | Selina Eich | seich@uci.edu | Kevin Pelletier | pelletik@uci.edu | Lawrence Hipolito | lhipolit@uci.edu | Scott Bahl | snbahl@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0098 | Soft Robot Finger | REINKENSMEYER | Fabricate and design soft pneumatic actuators for prosthetic applications | Ray Molina | rayam@uci.edu | rayam@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | Changed to 199 | |||||
| MAE0099 | Walking Peturber | REINKENSMEYER | Walking Perturber will provide a quantifiable test of balance, targeting the elderly populous as a form of preventative care. The test will utilize a vest to record data and come with a data analysis program to allow for ease of use. | Edward Zhu | ezhu1@uci.edu | Giovanna Juarez | gajuarez@uci.edu | Kevin Kuan | kakuan@uci.edu | Edward Zhu | ezhu1@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0100 | Krobohand | REINKENSMEYER | Krobohand aims to bridge the gap in the upper limb prosthesis industry between cost and functionality by means of dual material 3D printing, and a streamlined process of connectivity with electromyography - by doing so creating a sleek, clean, and recognizable prosthesis. | Ethan Kirkley | ekirkley@uci.edu | Cameron Hunt | huntcb@uci.edu | Zeppy Khechadoorian | zkhechad@uci.edu | Kevin Wong | wongk4@uci.edu | Rehab Robotics | |
| MAE0069 | RESCUE ROBOTICS | KRICHMAR, HARRIS, MCCARTHY | Design and implementation of autonomous ground and aerial vehicles capable of finding natural disaster victims and reporting back their pictures and global position. | Alexander Wang | alexanyw@uci.edu | Guy Nimrodi | gnimrodi@uci.edu | Nick Pereira | npereir1@uci.edu | Alexander Wang | alexanyw@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0070 | ROBOTIC HAND | HARRIS | Research and invstigate the limitations of artificial intelligence by designing and building a robotic arm capable of recognizing and organzing object's feautures based on dimension, color, and temperature. | Bobby Moralez | Bmoralez@uci.edu | Mari Vidauri Macias | Mvidauri@uci.edu | Lisette Gonzalez | lisetteg@uci.edu | Sihao Terry | sihaow@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0072 | ROCKET PROJECT | MEASE | Design a cost-effective method (Rockoon) for mesosphere research and CubeSat launch by using balloons to hoist and launch an actively stabilized rocket with a highly efficient lightweight hybrid engine. | Isaiah Christian Navarro | icnavarr@uci.edu | Isaiah Navarr | icnavarr@uci.edu | Isaiah Navarr | icnavarr@uci.edu | Isaiah Navarr | icnavarr@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0074 | SOLAR POWERED AIRPLANE | WANG | To develop an autonomous, user-friendly, hand launched fixed wing aircraft utilizing the power of the sun to enhance and provide a critical extension to flight time for surveillance operations. | Benjeet Khabra | bkhabra@uci.edu | Josue Ortiz | jortizco@uci.edu | Blake Theilacker | btheilac@uci.edu | Jake Atachian | Jatachia@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0076 | Portable Solar Space Heater | DUNN-RANKIN | Design and test a solar powered space heater using a thermochemical material as the means for heat storage so that the heater can be used on demand with or without sunlight. | Elizabeth Boll | Ebou@uci.edu | Roland Estropia, Jr. | estropir@uci.edu | Jeremy Dang | jeremykd@uci.edu | Darren Chan | darrenkc@uci.edu | Solar Thermal | |
| MAE0101 | Solar Thermal Water Heater | DUNN-RANKIN | Design, test, and build a commerical "unit-based" solar water heater system designed for suburban Califrornian homes | David Baltazar | baltazad@uci.edu | Alex Masamitso | amasamit@uci.edu | Anthony Ruiz | anthor2@uci.edu | David Baltazar | baltazad@uci.edu | Solar Thermal | |
| MAE0077 | SPACECRAFT THERMAL SYSTEMS | LARUE, Khalid Rafique | To develop a low-cost electro chronically controlled film that can variably absorb or reflect radiation for a Satellite at Low-Earth orbit. | Pedro Salcedo | salcedop@uci.edu | Thomas Sullivan | tsulliva@uci.edu | Victor Cabanas | vcabanas@uci.edu | William Berrios | wberrios@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0078 | THERMAL ENERGY | WANG, Jaeho Lee | Henry Mak | Victor Chen | Xiaoqian Wang | Nate Chan | Disbanded | ||||||
| MAE0082 | E-THERMOSENSOR | WANG | Sohee Oh | Ka Kui Chan | Katie Kim | Katie Kim | Disbanded | ||||||
| MAE0080 | UAV FORGE | TAHA | Design, build and test UAVs that satisfy the original requirements laid out by DARPA in its crowdsource project. | Cheng Wei Ye | cwye@uci.edu | Andrii Sokolenko | asokolen@uci.edu | Ariel Louie | louieaj@uci.edu | Alice Li | alicekl@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0083 | AUTONOMOUS BOAT | REINKENSMEYER | Design and build an autonomous boat that can navigate the open ocean and compete in the Microtransat Challenge with the stated goal of successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland without human input. | Connor Kingman | ckingman@uci.edu | Peter Phillips | pbphilli@uci.edu | Patrick Canler | pcanler@uci.edu | Phillip Friedman | friedmap@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0086 | CUBESAT | MEASE | The Modular CubeSat project’s goal is to design and build a modular phone based CubeSat in order to minimize satellite development costs. | Nima Mohseni | nmohseni@uci.edu | Nima Mohseni | nmohseni@uci.edu | Nima Mohseni | nmohseni@uci.edu | Nima Mohseni | nmohseni@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0088 | SENSOR SOLUTION | SHKEL | Design and make a Wearable Detection Device for UV And Polluted Air Exposure | Jieneng Yang | jienengy@uci.edu | Ruihong Wang | ruihongw@uci.edu | Ruihong Wang | ruihongw@uci.edu | Ruihong Wang | ruihongw@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0087 | ECO ENGINEERING - Greywater Recycling | WALTER | This project is designing a natural, plant-based, residential filtration system that will allow users to reuse the greywater that passes through their sinks for safe irrigation. | Brandon Marconet | bmarcone@uci.edu | Thomas Ho | tuho1@uci.edu | Daniel Huynh | danieldh@uci.edu | Daniel Santiago | dysantia@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0089 | AquaLoco | GEORGIOU | Design an efficient biomimetic propulsion system using flippers inspired by aquatic animals instead of convnetional propellers. | Alejandro Martin | martinai@uci.edu | Damian Torres | drtorres@uci.edu | Damian Torres | drtorres@uci.edu | Alejandro Martin | martinai@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0105 | Renew 3D Print | WALTER, JACKSON | Personal 3D printing, in conjunction with in-house recycling of the plastics used, are poised to change the consumption patterns of the general public. This project will design and implement plastic recycling processes in response to consumer 3D printing, and promote awareness of cradle to cradle ideas in the home. | Andrew Hnat | ahnat@uci.edu | William Amos | wamos@uci.edu | Derek De Los Angeles | ddelosan@uci.edu | Aldrin Lupisan | alupisan@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0106 | HELICOPTER DBF | TAHA | Our helicopter DBF team is a project that designs a control system for the collective helicopter, including sensors such as GPS, sonar, Gyro etc. Allowing our team member to study the Control system and dynamic system of the collective helicopter and design a unique control system for it to be able to fly automatically and give reactions to feedback from our onboard sensors. Moreover, it provides an opportunity for our student to work with professor Taha who is an expert of helicopter. | Yunliang Sha | yunlians@uci.edu | Yizhou Pan | yizhoup1@uci.edu | Runjing Li | Runjingl@uci.edu | Zihao Zou | zzou1@uci.edu | ||
| MAE0107 | THERMOELECTRIC | AHMADKHANLOU | |||||||||||
| MAE0102 | EDI - AVL Engine Simulation (Kruse) | Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell | Project not continuing for the W17 Quarter | EDI | |||||||||
| MAE0103 | EDI - Golf Putting Trainer (Dunn-Rankin) | Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell | Design and develop a user-friendly putting trainer and mobile application to simulate the abbreviated putting technique. | Mercedeez Aquino | aquinomj@uci.edu | EDI | |||||||
| MAE0104 | EDI - Project Six(Menning) | Ahmadkhanlou, McDonell | Design a portable and lightweight bed for the homeless that can be quickly collapsed into a backpack for easy carrying and storage. | Sohee Oh | soo1@uci.edu | EDI |