{"209741":{"#nid":"209741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Redesign of Pecan Cracking Machine Wins Capstone Design Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENuttin\u0027 But Trouble, a redesign of the industrial pecan cracking machine, earned the top prize at the Spring 2013 Capstone Design Expo. It was the largest expo to date with 137 teams showcasing their inventions and innovations in Georgia Tech\u0027s McCamish Pavilion on April 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.harrellnut.com\/Content\/Default\/8\/11\/0\/harrell-nut\/harrell-nut.html?gclid=CIbcsKKr6LYCFdCZ4AodxjMAHA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHarrell Nut Company\u003C\/a\u003E, the Nuttin\u0027 But Trouble team of mechanical engineering students\u0026nbsp;Michael Jacobs, Jonathan Kuo, Jignesh Patel, Sam Eden, Eric Shults, and Matt O\u2019Donnell\u0026nbsp;took home $2,000 along with bragging rights as best overall project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Capstone Design Expo is the culmination of many engineering majors\u0027 undergraduate careers. Students from multiple disciplines including mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and industrial design from the College of Architecture work in either mono- or interdisciplinary teams to develop various prototypes for real-world applications. Both industry and campus created projects were designed and developed by about 650 graduating seniors, nearly double the participants in last semester\u2019s expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn exciting part of the night was the live texting for the People\u2019s Choice awards, whose results were updated in real time on the McCamish Pavilion jumbotron. Two teams were winners in the minds of the attendees,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/youtu.be\/vf3yl0aMstA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESpine Space\u003C\/a\u003E, a biomedical engineering team who developed a vertebral body implant, and Breaking Ground, an interdisciplinary team of both mechanical engineering and industrial design students who developed reliable, affordable and effective tools suitable for small scale, intensive farming with a focus on the use by refugee farmers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool Chairs lined up to present discipline awards for top projects in each discipline. Team Fooore was awarded Top Mechanical Engineering Project and was one of the many teams sponsored by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.deere.com\/en_US\/deerecom\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJohn Deere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;this semester. The company provided the teams with the production version of its automated lawn mowers and challenged the students to come up with a novel application for the mower while adding enhanced intelligence to the entire system. Team Fooore upgraded the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.deere.com\/wps\/dcom\/en_INT\/products\/equipment\/autonomous_mower\/tango_e5\/tango_e5.page\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETango E5 Lawn Mower\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to include an intelligent navigation strategy and golf ball collection for use at driving ranges. 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