Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics

Compare HDPE joining methods, measure tensile strength, and model heat flow with simple FEM to build real mechanical engineering skills.

Build and test a gecko-inspired climbing pad, then measure how surface design changes shear force, grip, and load support on glass.

Test how printed lattice baffles change slosh forces in a tank model, and build skills in force measurement, design testing, and data analysis.

Build a reduced-order thermal-runaway model and compare it with foamboard battery module tests. Learn heat transfer, validation, and data analysis.

Test a 3D-printed thermal switch and measure how it changes heat flow at a threshold temperature for safer solar water heaters.

Build a predictive laser-cutting model that estimates kerf, char, and drift, then tests whether corrected G-code improves cut accuracy.

Build a control project that compares differentiable MPC and LQR on a robot arm, while learning system modeling, optimization, and feedback control.

Build a ball-and-beam control study and compare PID with event-triggered MPC using energy use, settling time, and tracking error.

Build a model flume, track scour with a ToF sensor, and compare pier shapes against HEC-18 predictions to study flow-driven erosion.

Build a Python topology optimizer, print a TPU gripper, and compare force-displacement curves to your model to test design accuracy.