2024 AME and MME Capstone Projects

Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering (AME) and Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME)

• FIRST PLACE - Design and Development of an Auto Sun Visor for a Vehicle

  Group Members: Faiza Khurshid, My Le, Aisha Sarwar, Hyungsuk Seo, Sana Umerwadia
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ghaus Rizvi

  Description: Instead of employing conventional opaque materials found in traditional sun visors, this project's solution incorporates a transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) that replicates the form of the original sun visor. The LCD screen will be programmed to calculate the correlation between the driver's eyes and the sun's position, enabling it to locally dim at a specific spot on the screen. This localized dimming on the visor serves to block the sun's glare without impeding the driver's visibility field.

• SECOND PLACE - Imersion Cooling of Battery Modules for use in Formula SAE Competition

  Group Members: Tarek Abouchakra, Kyle Cannon, Joseph Caruana, Fiona Man
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Rohrauer

  Description: This project entails designing a liquid cooled high power battery modular system containing cylindrical 2170 format cells that conforms to FSAE electric competition rules. The application covers operation in wet environments and needs to be adaptable to the current FSAE chassis design as used at Ontario Tech for the 2024 competition

• THIRD PLACE - Robotic Assistive Cane

  Group Members: Yousif Fadl, David Ibrahim, Amallan Jeyaganth, Bolu Owoyeye, Ajenthan Rajajeyakumar, Rudra Vala
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shabnam Pejhan

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and develop an instrumented robotic cane based on the inverted pendulum theory. The controls will be developed to provide adaptive and proper support to users while conducting daily activities including walking, sit-to-stand, and getting in and out of vehicles. The sensor and structure design will be aimed to overcome compactness and flexibility challenges reported in the current instrumented canes.

• Design and Manufacturing of a Tire Wear Testing Machine

  Group Members: Safeer Ahmad, Sameh Hossain, Bisesh Paul, Ethan Perkins, Francesco Rende
  Faculty Advisors: Dr. Zeinab El-Sayegh

  Description: The purpose of this project is to design and manufacture a tire wear testing machine that will induce tire wear and provide useful data to help reduce tire pollutants in the future. The machine will be used to estimate the tire wear on a tire model to be used on the next-generation custom-built 8x8 scaled electric combat vehicle (SECV).

• Design of a Non-Pneumatic Tire for a Scaled Electric Combat Vehicle

  Group Members: Thuvaran Ponsamy, Sanjevan Senthilchelvan, Piravienth Sivanathan, Kapeshan Suhumaran, Tyler Van Dam
  Faculty Advisors: Dr. Zeinab El-Sayegh

  Description: The purpose of this project is to design and manufacture a non-pneumatic tire model for a scaled electric combat vehicle. The project addresses the inherent limitations of traditional pneumatic tires by introducing an airless design.

• Design and Development of Steering Characteristics Test Rig

  Group Members: Travis Anderson, Brendan Harris, Fraser Kiranas, Kailan Latchman, Coby Lemaire, Jacob Stoop
  Faculty Advisors: Dr. Zeinab El-Sayegh

  Description: This project involves the design and manufacturing of a steering characteristics test rig for a scaled electric combat vehicle tire model. Emphasis will be placed on performance, well-thought-out design taking into consideration manufacturing limitations and reliability.

• Design and Development of Aerodynamic System for a Racing Car

  Group Members: Karlo Jagarcic, Manav Jangra, Sid Kumar, Michael Milnaric, Veenaah Muralee, Ian Nicolson
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brendan MacDonald

  Description: This project requires to design and build an aerodynamic system for a racing car. Aerodynamic systems enable the customization of lift and drag forces experienced by the racing car. This system can be anywhere on the vehicle (including front or rear wings) and should provide improved performance (quicker lap times).

• Design and Development of Aerodynamic System for a Road Vehicle

  Group Members: Giacomo Corvi, Daniel Medina Iras, Philip Moore, Nicolo Pasini, Connor Stephens
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brendan MacDonald

  Description: This project requires to design and build an aerodynamic system for a road vehicle. Aerodynamic systems enable the customization of lift and drag forces experienced by vehicles. This system can be anywhere on the vehicle (including front or rear wings) and should provide improved performance (quicker lap times).

• Design and Development of a Retrofit Smart Aerodynamic System for Road Vehicles

  Group Members: Siobhan Anderson, Vincent Chung, Keith Lehtinen, Javen Lin, Paula Strach
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brendan MacDonald

  Description: This project involves the design and implementation of a retrofitted active aerodynamic system on a full-scale large road vehicle. The components designed will be added to the vehicle with the incorporation of an automated system that moves and adjusts the components to the desired position to maximize the reduction of fuel consumption at highway speeds.

• Design and Development of Magic Mirror: A Human-Machine Interactive System

  Group Members: Hakeem Brooks, Musaib Khan, Tharsikan Pushpaharan, Haiqa Tahir, Zach Wood
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Haoxiang Lang

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and develop a human-machine interactive system (magic mirror) that can display various information and images on the mirror surface, interact with humans using voice or touch commands, generate natural and engaging responses for the humans using a natural language processing model, detect and understand human posture and facial expressions using a camera or a sensor, and provide personalized feedback or suggestions.

• Design and Development of End Effector for Surgical Robots

  Group Members: Afeef Hamid, Shahryar Khan, Aranan Kulasegaran, Dhruv Patel, Ronald Paul, M. Wasif Qureshi
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Haoxiang Lang

  Description: The objective of this project is to develop a surgical instrument that incorporates an integrated haptic feedback system for force sensing, while also being able to accommodate the use of surgical needles. The performance and usability of the mechanism in terms of accuracy, safety, as well as dexterity has been evaluated.

• Design and Development of an Intelligent Serving Robot in Ball Sports

  Group Members: Tomi Adeniran, Athar Muhammad Jamal, Adit Khandakear, Nicholas Maliavine, Sharoon Ravinthiar Kumaran
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Haoxiang Lang

  Description: This objective of this project is to design and develop a versatile and intelligent serving robot that can lay different ball sports (e.g., tennis, ping pong, and badminton balls) with humans. It should be capable of launching balls with different forces and directions, switch between balls as needed, track the ball and the opponent, learn from its own performance and feedback, generate different serve strategies and tactics, and interact with the human opponent and other devices.

• Design and Development of a Light Weight all Terrains Wheel Chair with Improved Vibration Characteristics

  Group Members: Ricardo Carrera Romero, Eric Gregory, Raheem Malik, Luxmen Murugatheeswaran, Otaiba Waheed
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Atef Mohany

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and build a cost-effective manual wheelchair that is very light and has the capability to maneuver in different terrains and most importantly the wheelchair must have improved vibration characteristics to reduce vibration transmissibility to the users and hence increase their comfort.

• Design and Development of Wheeled Stretcher with Advanced Vibration Absorbers for Patients with Fracture Injuries

  Group Members: Devin Daid, Aditya Gupta, Seyon Krishnagumar, Nicholas Law, Barankathan Parameswaran
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Atef Mohany

  Description: This project puts a spotlight on creating a state of the art vibration absorption system that can not only be seamlessly integrated into stretchers commonly used in resource constrained environments, but also has the capability to be versatile and used in conjunction with a plethora of different stretchers no matter the size and shape. The primary objective being to minimize the adverse effects of uneven terrains and unfriendly transportation conditions on a patient, ultimately improving comfort and reducing the potential risk of further injury.

• Design and Development of Wearable Device for Measuring the Neck/Head Tilt While Sleeping

  Group Members: Jianing Huang, Riley McDonough, Olusegun Okunowo, Jocelyn Pascoe, Ayo Sholagbade
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jana Abou-Ziki

  Description: Poor sleep quality can be detrimental to one's health, causing weakened immune response, impaired mental functions, increased risk of heart disease, poor mental health, and increased risk of type two diabetes. One cause of sleep deprivation is poor sleep posture. The position of the neck during sleep contributes to how comfortable someone is while sleeping, ease of breathing, and spinal alignment.The objective of this project is to create a prototype of a device that can measure the user's neck orientation while sleeping.

• Design and Development of a Robotic System for 3D printing on Curved Substrates

  Group Members: Taahaa Ali, Jonathan Edison, Abdullah Khan, Andrew Maximos, Zain Zaidi
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jana Abou-Ziki

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and build a robotic arm capable of printing plastic and carbon filaments on curved substrates. The robotic arm should include a nozzle to discharge the filaments on the substrate. The system should be able to detect the surface and measure the trajectory of motion along the surface on which the materials shall be printed.

• Design and Development of an Omni-directional Intelligent Conveyor Belt System

  Group Members: Julius Atherton, Aidan Barber, Corey Cazes, Harnoordeep Grewal, Aidan Vine
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Meaghan Charest-Finn

  Description: The goal of this project is to develop a conveyor system capable of sorting packaged goods between 5 and 25 cm in length. One such example of this application would be sorting medicine bottles into designated packaging areas. This task will be completed through the implementation of an omni directional conveyor belt which is a type of conveyor system that is capable of operating in multiple directions allowing for parcels to move along an independent path to their correct location thereby eliminating the need for multiple lines.

• Gesture Controlled Steward Platform

  Group Members: Faizan Alam, Saiba Arif, Lena Mohmand, Olukunle Sangobiyi, Emily Tang
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Meaghan Charest-Finn

  Description: This project involves the design and construction of a Stewart platform. The Stewart platform should be controlled using gestures only. No sensors other than a camera should be used to get a reference for the positioning of the platform.

• An Autonomous Robotic System (ARS)

  Group Members: Talal Abuhijleh, Shail Dave, Abdullah Jawad, Ghufran Shahid, Ethan Stefan-Henningsen
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Meaghan Charest-Finn

  Description: Manual monitoring of control panel temperatures may be inefficient and could pose a safety risk. This project introduces an Autonomous Robotic System (ARS) to autonomously navigate a control room. Equipped with cutting-edge thermal imaging, the ARS will detect temperature anomalies, enhancing safety and operational efficiency. Modular design ensures adaptability for future applications.

• Desktop Injection Molding System

  Group Members: Samuel El-Khanagry, Seth Hall, Spencer Keats, Ben McCormack, Qasim Munir
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ghaus Rizvi

  Description: The objective of the project is to review, analyze, and correct the engineering problems in a previously built injection molding system system. The existing system has mechanical design issues and it requires the development of proper control regime mechanisms.

• IOT-based Autonomous Snow Removal Robot – Phase IV

  Group Members: Aamir Arab, Arnab Joy, Mobasher Njjar, Veer Saraswat, Maaz Siddiqi
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Barari

  Description: The IoT based autonomous snow removal robot project aims to completely eliminate the need for human involvement in snow removal. To be considered entirely autonomous the robot must be able to perform all functions related to snow removal without any human input with the exception of maintenance.

• Combustion Efficiency by Improving a Suction Mechanism in Vehicle Exhaust System

  Group Members: Furqan Butt, Andrew Genovese, Taha Sarfraz, Carl Joaquin Vallon
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Barari

  Description: The objective in this project is to aid the extraction of the spent gases from the engine by use of a venturi. This would draw out the exhaust gases and reduce the back pressure. The advantage of this system is that it has no moving parts.

• Design and Development of Electro Discharge Sawing (EDS): A new desktop device to remove build plate from metal printed parts

  Group Members: Daniel Abou Akar, Connor Dorey, Sam Fayez, Dalton Houlder, Nadav Paz
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Barari

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and develop a compact machine that uses a wire cutting mechanism to quickly remove the build plate from the fabricated metal additive manufacturing parts. The process uses the principle of electro discharge machining. The overall device will be a desktop design customized for standard sizes of build plates in metal additive manufacturing.

• Design and Development of a Portable Concentrated Solar Water Heating System

  Group Members: Muneeb Ahmed, Taifur Ahmed, Mohammed Alikkawi, Ted Yoon, Zarif Muhtasim
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amirkianoosh Kiani

  Description: The main objective of this project is to design and prototype of portable high efficiency solar water heater which is ideal for camping and similar purposes. The designed solar water heater should be high efficient and be able to prepare appropriate volume of hot water in short period of time. The system should be portable and can be assembled easily by users.

• Design and Development of an Under-Water Mini Drone

  Group Members: Garie Kala-Ananthan, Jonathan Lowrie, Cooper MacAdams, Hassan Nauman, Guy Marcel Ndikumwami, Sanketh Polarapu
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amirkianoosh Kiani

  Description: This project is about designing and building a prototype of an underwater drone that does not need to be controlled wirelessly (tethered with a cable to the surface). The drone should have the capacity to move in all directions.

• Design and Development of a Laboratory Vacuum Glove Box Chamber

  Group Members: Tariq Hussain, Joshua Jones, Saravanan Shanmugabhavananthan, Paratheesan Sivanesan, Connor Stevens
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amirkianoosh Kiani

  Description: The main objective of this project is to design and development of a sealed container glovebox that allows manipulation of substances that must be contained in a vacuum chamber or within a very high purity inert atmosphere, such as argon or nitrogen.

• Design and Development of Improved Conceptual Flying Car

  Group Members: Justin Allman, Stephen Erhire-Akpomughe, Timothy Ferreira, Thomas Wei, Kaixiang Tang
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yuping He

  Description: This project aims to create a hybrid flying car that is capable of both road travel as well as flight designed for autonomous cargo delivery. The project vehicle incorporates drone functionalities that are capable of producing enough lift to provide efficient package delivery that may otherwise hinder regular road travel such as accidents or obstructions on the road.

• Automated Manual Transmission

  Group Members: Farshed Gull Agha, Pranavan Sairam, Birawin Saravanapavan, Sujen Sugumar
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yuping He

  Description: The goal of this project is to develop a transmission system that can provide maximum efficiency (mechanical power loss), be adaptable/easy to use and be efficient in a manufacturing sense. The need for this is because traditional automatic transmission systems are inefficient and sluggish, lacking performance and fuel efficiency. Their traditional torque converter clutching method creates an avenue of efficiency loss through the use of fluid as a clutching mechanism.

• Vehicle Suspension-based Vibration Energy Recovery System

  Group Members: Chukwudike Azubuike, Alessandro Cittadini, Peter Kastanas, Keegan Parker, Kajanthan Sivarasan
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yuping He

  Description: A damper system was designed for the Ford F150 Lightning in which this damper system will generate electrical energy and store it into the truck’s battery. The idea is when a vehicle encounters bumps the movement of shock absorbers piston will pressurize the hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid then can be directed to a generator to convert hydraulic energy into electrical energy.

• Design and Development of a Crash Testing Setup for Electric-Assist Scooters

  Group Members: Kristoffer Albay, Jay Khan, Josef Mohammed, Jadon Patrick, Archan Paul, Naved Quame
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shabnam Pejhan

  Description: The objective of this project is to design and develop a crash testing set-up, which reconstructs encounters between scooter riders and static and moving obstacles on different road surface conditions. The instrumentation of the crash testing set-up and sensor configuration for the scooter and dummy rider will also be developed.

• Design and Development of an Intelligent Ankle Orthotic Device for Rehabilitative Purpose

  Group Members: John Buni, Dylan Cobb, Oke Egede, Harshil Patel, Sai-Neel Saleh, Adhayan Sharma
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shabnam Pejhan

  Description: This project is about developing an adaptive system for the control and actuation of an active ankle orthotic device. The sensor configuration including tactile sensors, micro-controller and actuation system will be investigated and developed in a prototype design.The performance of the system in providing the torque at the ankle joint and the kinematic of the joint during walking at different surface conditions will be modeled and simulated.

• Design and Development of a Hydrogen Fueled System to Power Small Drones

  Group Members: Raed Anwar, Tom Kruszelnicki, Matthew Mendes, Yaseen Moftah, Shiv Shukla
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Agelin-Chaab

  Description: This project proposes to power a small drone with a hydrogen fuel cell. The specific objectives are: (1) Develop an efficient compact hydrogen fuel cell system to integrate with an existing small drone; (2) Powering system should be applicable to small drones of any brand; (3) Easy integration and maintenance; and (4) Must demonstrate flight.

• Design and Development of a Micro-hydroturbine System for Application in Drain Pipes

  Group Members: Emma Abraham, Mohammed Ansari, Maguire, Tolga Gokpinar, Alanna Maclean, Wyan Van Rooyen
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Agelin-Chaab

  Description: Smart water valves are becoming commonplace in plumbing systems in buildings, and facilities. These are traditionally powered by electricity and batteries. This project proposes to use a micro hydroturbine system to generate electricity using the flow of water in the drains to power these smart devices.

• Design and Development of Multiple Units of Bladeless Wind Turbine

  Group Members: Jonathan Chung, Everett Luinstra, Nidhan Singh, Andre Sivakumar, Dominik Siwik
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Murat Aydin and Dr. Atef Mohany

  Description: Bladeless wind turbine harnesses wind energy based on vortex shedding. The main objective of this project is to design and develop multiple units of bladeless wind turbine to generate higher power. The project shall consist of: (1) Efficient design of the electromechanical conversion; (2) Design of a single unit; and (3) Optimal spacing of multiple units in cross flow.

• Design and Development of a Proof of Concept Point Absorbers for Wave Energy

  Group Members: Faizal Mohamed, Matthew Moore, Mark James Murphy, Max Pierce, Jaison Sivananthan
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Murat Aydin

  Description: Point absorber is a floating structure which absorbs energy from all directions through its movements near the water surface. It converts the motion of water at the buoyant top relative to the base into electrical energy. An architype of point absorber which is simple, reliable, and cheap can help harnessing more wave energy. The main objective of this study is to design and develop a prototype of point absorber. The design will include the electromechanical conversion unit, buoy, springs, battery and all other mechanical and electrical components.

• Design and Optimization of Motor and Fan Assembly for an eVTOL Aircraft

  Group Members: Rabih Alameddine, Yulia Isaeva, Afraz Malik, Shil Patel, Ubaid Ubaid, Zhou Andy
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sayyed Ali Hosseini

  Description: The objective of this project is to compare direct drive options to geared system options. Provide a recommendation as to which system would best suit the 100% scale Cavorite X5 eVTOL. Considerations include but may not be limited to: physical size, total system weight including motor controller, noise, recommended voltage, current required, and cooling system requirements.

• Design Verification and Improvement of Traffic Signaling Device.

  Group Members: Melanie Branje, Praneel Deb, Matthew Moran, Nahir Ricketts
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sayyed Ali Hosseini

  Description: This project aims at design verification and improvement of a traffic safety device that mounts on top of safety cones. A durability test plan on existing hardware is necessary to understand the limitations of the design and how that compares to the usage targets (deploying the device in -40 degrees Celsius to +40 degrees Celsius ambient temperatures, minimum IPX6 waterproof rating, and shock-absorption from the highest traffic cone height: 36 inches.

• Design of a Submerged Welding Remote Operated Vehicle

  Group Members: Fraser Mann, Emmanuel Petit, Aaron Rohrer
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sayyed Ali Hosseini

  Description: The objective of this project is to develop a solution which is able to perform the dangerous and expensive task of underwater welding/cutting. Proposed is a surface operated Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROUV) capable of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) stick welding and carbon arc gouging. The ROUV uses a 4 degrees of freedom arm to translate operator motion into end-effector velocity.

• Design and Development of a Heat Recovery Unit From Waste Hot Liquid Stream

  Group Members: Russell Maharlika, Huy Nguyen, Dillon Opatha, Max Ramjag, David Reilly
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bale Reddy

  Description: The project scope defines a need for designing and developing a waste water heat recovery unit for residential and commercial applications. The unit looks to lower the ecological impact of greenhouse gasses used to heat water in various applications.

• Solar Thermal Collector System for Swimming Pool Water Heating Applications

  Group Members: Juantao Cui, Aidan Hamilton, Hamad Raja, Shihao Sheng, Zongzhi Wu
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bale Reddy

  Description: The scope of this project is to develop the analysis and design details for a solar based heating system with energy storage option for swimming pool water heating application.

• Design and Development of a Self-supporting Pouch Cell “Blade” with Liquid Cooling

  Group Members: Jonathan Ho, David Kalu, Ivo Marangunic, Praveen Udayakumar, Alyssa Wong
  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Rohrauer

  Description: Recent vehicular battery systems have become very modular in design, but now the quest is to forego the battery module stage, going towards cell to pack arrangements to save weight, volume and cost. These battery systems are also referred to as semi-structural assemblies whereby the structure of the vehicular pack derives largely from self-supporting cell case assembles or “blades” within. This project entails exploring such design using elongated pouch cells as the building blocks and coming up with a prototype that incorporates liquid thermal management.

Capstone Coordinator (AME and MME)