{"267211":{"#nid":"267211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Autodesk supported team takes prize at Fall 2013 Captstone Design Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the Dec. 5 Georgia Tech Captsone Design Expo, six students revealed the Rambler Tennis Weaver, a project sponsored by Autodesk. Developed by Georgia Tech students, Gowtham Govind, Dhrumil Desai, Juan Melian, Michael Fogg, John Coker, Jordan Thomas-Green, a.k.a. \u201cThe Stringineers,\u201d the Rambler Tennis Weaver automates the most time-consuming part of tennis racket stringing, i.e., the weaving, pulling and clamping process of the cross strings. The Autodesk-sponsored project was one of 130 teams represented at the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Capstone Design Expo features projects from undergraduates\u2019 senior design courses, in which they work in teams to research problems, create prototypes, and offer solutions. During the four-hour event, about 3,800 people strolled through the facility to check out an automated toy sanitizer, a hair dye that can be safely used by pregnant women, and a robotic hand that mimics a user\u2019s movement via a Microsoft Kinect. Because each major present has its own award category, several top creations can shine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe most heavily represented fields at the Fall Expo are typically ME, biomedical engineering (BME), electrical and computer engineering (ECE), and industrial design. This semester, though, students studying industrial and systems engineering (ISyE) participated too, making the Fall event one of the largest capstone expos at any university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s so wonderful to see the Georgia Tech community coming together to celebrate the inventive and entrepreneurial spirit in our graduating seniors,\u201d said Assistant Professor Craig Forest, who helps coordinate the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeniors spend an entire semester working on their projects, often partnering with industry and research sponsors to seek solutions to real-world challenges. By studying doctors\u2019 schedules, for example, a team of ISyE majors helped the Emory Orthopaedics \u0026amp; Spine Center boost patient satisfaction and save money.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of the work on display was supported by local entrepreneurs. ME\u2019s \u003Cem\u003ETeam Chill\u003C\/em\u003E, supported by Tim Harrington, developed a product for serving wine at the proper temperature of 62 degrees. This team is now considering partnering with Harrington and taking their product to market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA few projects were conceived in an interdisciplinary course that paired ME students with architecture and industrial design majors. \u003Cem\u003EThe Eye in the Sky\u003C\/em\u003E team \u2013 two ME and two industrial design majors \u2013 presented work on body-gesture control for unmanned aerial vehicles. The interdisciplinary award winner, \u003Cem\u003EInovein\u003C\/em\u003E, was Georgia Tech\u0027s first ever ME-BME-ECE team (also supported by entrepreneurial firm, DKF Investments, LLC.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe whole class,\u201d said \u003Cem\u003EThe Eye in the Sky\u003C\/em\u003E team member Rajitha Siyasena, \u201crevolves around the fact that we can make anything we want.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome teams came together for fun! The \u003Cem\u003E3+1\u003C\/em\u003E team (consisting of three MEs and one architecture student), which presented a musical tile floor. The group members, who all play instruments, said they came together through their mutual love of music. These students were enrolled in an interdisciplinary course called Design\/Think\/Make\/Do, and while they weren\u0027t officially competing in the Expo, they presented and explained their projects at McCamish as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther Expo winners include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrand Prize: \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAll Torqued Up\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJeremiah Roberts, Pill Alexander, Chris Gintoli, Jordan Mazaira, Eric Vande Ven and Jeremy Wooten\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA lug nut starter that can quickly place a lug nut on a tire so that workers can use a more powerful torque gun to tighten it. (Supported by General Motors).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndustrial design prize: \u003Cstrong\u003ETeam Okabashi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndrea Hunt, Taylor Johns, Josh Mittelman\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA system for assembling 2 part sandals, supported by Okabashi, a local sandal producer who currently assembles them by hand\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectrical and computer engineering prize: \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETube Amp Group\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdam Bowen, Matthias Denu, Nathan Minor, Anup Omprakash, David Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAn analog amp combing the authentic sound of a fully analog tube guitar amplifier with the versatility and programmability of a digital guitar amplifier\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndustrial and systems engineering prize: To be determined at an ISyE competition, finalists include -\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETeam Coca-Cola Refreshments\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EErinn Manby, Drew Downey, Meredeth Freeman, Kevin Jamison, Sahil Ramakrishnan, Natalie Souther, Max Tanski\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eoptimizing inventory levels at three bottling plants by implementing new ordering policies for the raw materials (supported by Coca-Cola Refreshments)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Home Depot\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELauren Kley, Drew Keller, Michael Gilkenson, Bryce Ferguson, Robert Faulk, Silvana Vivanco, Jing Mei Ho, Melanie Ostis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eimproving labor allocation and process flow at The Home Depot paint desk through a simulation model and labor scheduling tool\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnited Soft Plastics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYash Dabriwal, Po-Hsian Wang, Patrick Koehler, Chang Woong Yoon, Patrick Chen, Dylan Arnold, Cathy Nguyen, John Kincheloe\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eimproving the order fulfillment process by eliminating quality issues, late shipments, and improving internal processes\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBiomedical Engineering prize: Tie between -\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMotor Mouth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECharles Kane, Robert Kretschmar, Tim Leigh, Maggie Matheny\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ea dynamic jaw repositioning device that uses biofeedback to help sufferers of sleep apnea\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThoracic Park\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHilary Lynch, Keval Tilva, Arun Kumar, Harrison Bartlett\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ea minimally invasive method for repairing mitral valve deformation in the heart, a contributing cause of heart failure\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterdisciplinary prize:\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInovein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVirginia Lin, Doug Derito, Chris Harless, Andy Lustig, Rachel Moore\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Edevice aids nurses in placing needles into neonatal infants for IV line installation and blood draws (supported by DKF Investments, LLC)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeople\u2019s Choice prize: \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Home Depot\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELauren Kley, Drew Keller, Michael Gilkenson, Bryce 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