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SHOWCASE April 25, 2019
A Special Word of Thanks to Our Judges
It is my pleasure to offer a personal welcome to the judges of the Colorado School of Mines
Capstone Design@Mines Spring 2019 Design Showcase. We appreciate your willingness to take
time from your normal activities to evaluate our seniors’ capstone design projects. The
opportunity for our students to get feedback from experienced engineers is invaluable.
The Capstone Senior Design program allows our students to demonstrate the engineering
knowledge that they have acquired throughout their undergraduate course of study, and to do
so in a multi-disciplinary design environment. We encourage you to spend time with the design
teams and to inquire about their projects and their designs. But also ask about their design
process, because in the final analysis, capstone design is as much about learning the process of
design in a team environment as it is about creating a design. As these students enter the
workforce, it is their ability to use design thinking methodologies that they have learned that will
serve them most in their careers.
We are proud of our students and their accomplishments and hope you are equally impressed.
If you would like to get more involved in our program, we are always in search of more project
sponsors. Let us know!
Again, thank you and Happy Judging!
Kevin L. Moore
Vice Provost and Dean
Strategic Initiatives and Integrative Programs
PROJECT LOCATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM 1 PROJECT SPONSORS 2 BECOMING A SPONSOR 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 4 PROJECT LIST 5-6 PROJECT SUMMARIES 01-55 7-41 BROADER IMPACTS ESSAY 42
SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM
The Capstone Design@Mines Program relies on the generosity of our program supporters to fund our
intercollegiate competition teams and community development projects, as well as to outfit the Design
Laboratories and project build environments. If you or your organization are interested in supporting
these elements of the program, please consider making a financial gift through the Mines Foundation
or via giving.mines.edu. Make sure to clearly mark your gift for Capstone Design@Mines. Your gift is
tax deductible and will make a huge impact on our students.
Colorado School of Mines thanks the organizations, families, and individuals listed below who have
provided valuable support to the students in our 2018-2019 program.
PROGRAM PARTNERS J. Don Thorson
$25,000 +
Gerald & Karen Zink
PROGRAM SPONSORS
$10,000 – $24,999 Shell Oil Company
PROGRAM SUPPORTERS Al Cohen Family
$5,000 - $9,999
PROGRAM DONORS Ball Aerospace McKinstry
$100 to $4,999 GPT Industries NEI Engineering
IEEE Pinyon Environmental, Inc.
Kiewit Corporation Sierra Nevada Corporation
Lockheed Martin Orion Mr. Mike Slouka
System Integration Unit SOLVE
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PROJECT SPONSORS
Colorado School of Mines thanks the individuals and organizations listed below who have served as
clients for the student teams presenting today. Your donation of time, talent, and material support
to our students are greatly appreciated.
AIAA Student Chapter Lockheed Martin Orion System Integration Unit
ASCE Mapleton Public Schools
Ball Aerospace McKinstry
Bio-Itza "Preserve the Source" Fund Canvas Technology
CEE Dept. Mines SAE Formula Team
City of Denver Mines Music Dept.
City of Golden and Hike 4 Help NASA & Mines Space Resources
Colorado State Patrol NEI Engineering
Craig Hospital Pinyon Environmental, Inc.
The Denver Zoological Foundation Quality of Life Plus
Floyd Hill HOA Groundwater Committee / SOLVE SCENE Sierra Leone
Freshwater Project International Mr. Jeff Schultz
Global Volunteers Shell Oil Company
GoFarm, Golden CO Sierra Nevada Corporation
GPT Industries Mr. Mike Slouka
Greenway Foundation Strategic Relationships – Petroleum Engineering
Human Centered Design Studio at Mines Dr. Nils Tilton (Mechanical Engineering Dept)
SpaceX Hyperloop Competition U.S. National Park Service
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BECOMING A SPONSOR
The Capstone Design@Mines Program pushes students to go beyond their classroom training
and solve real-world design problems. Every semester the program coordinates more than 60
project sponsors and student design teams with meaningful design challenges, spanning a two-
semester sequence that can start in either the fall semester or the spring semester.
What opportunities does your organization have that could be addressed by a motivated student
team?
SPONSORSHIP FEE Corporate project sponsors pay a sponsorship fee, of which up to half
is made available to the student team for purchasing materials or other
project expenses. The remainder supports program facilities, staff, and
overhead. Government agencies, NGOs, and other community groups
pay a significantly reduced fee and any project material costs.
TIME COMMITMENT The involvement of the project sponsor is a key factor in the success of
the project. Great project sponsors will commit approximately one-
hour every other week to support the student team and ensure a touch
point with the team (face-to-face meeting, Zoom or Skype call, etc.) In
addition, we also welcome any training or on-site resources that you
can make available to the students.
GETTING STARTED
Check out our website at https://capstone.mines.edu/project-sponsorship/ for additional
information on becoming a sponsor or send an email to deisgn@mines.edu to start exploring
opportunities with program staff.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
DESIGN SHOWCASE
JUDGES’ AGENDA
Time Description Location
7:30 – 9:00 Welcome Breakfast sponsored by the CSM Student Center Grand Ballroom
Foundation, plus Judge Registration / Check-in
8:30 – 9:00 Judge Registration / Check-in (if not attending Lockridge Arena, Student
the breakfast) Recreation Center
9:00 – 11:00 Design Showcase Lockridge Arena, Student
Recreation Center
FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND
A floor plan of the Design Showcase is included in the front of this program for your convenience.
JUDGES’ LOUNGE
Snacks and beverages are available for judges in the Judges Lounge, directly across from the doors to
Lockridge Arena. Please feel free to take a break from talking with the teams and grab a beverage or snack
in the lounge at any time.
SCORING
We seek to achieve consistency in project evaluations between judges. With that in mind, the Capstone
Design faculty have developed the scoring ballot to aid your judging. Each evaluation category includes
prompting descriptions to guide the evaluation process. To evaluate a team, please select one of the
descriptive words for each evaluation criteria. Scores are automatically tallied within the balloting system;
you do not need to provide a numeric assessment.
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SPRING 2019 DESIGN PROJECTS
This semester, we are proud to present the work of 52 design teams, some of which are represented by
multiple sub-teams, at the Capstone Design@Mines Spring 2019 Design Showcase. A list of the student
design teams is provided below. In addition, each team has provided a short synopsis of their design
challenge, which you will find in the following pages.
Team Team
Number Project Number Project
1 ASCE Steel Bridge Team 24 Prosthetic Arm Shooting Assistant
Field and Stream Outdoor Sports
3 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 25
Adaptations
NASA RASC-AL Moon to Mars Ice &
4 26 Wearable FES Device
Prospecting Challenge
5 NASA Robotic Mining Competition 27 Accessible Welding Table
Adaptive Quadriplegic/Tetraplegic Fly
6 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition 28
Fishing Device
7 AIAA Design, Build, Fly Competition 29a HCDS: Tow Stroller
HCDS: Socks for Hawks – Protective
8 Shell Eco-Marathon 29b
Raptor Booties
HCDS: Protective Cover for Transfemoral
9 NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge 29c
Prosthesis
Colorado State Patrol Accident Reconstruction
11 29d HCDS: More for your MOAR
Vehicle
12 Connecting People with Mobility Challenges 29e HCDS: Adaptable Pedal Bar
13 RMNP - Beaver Meadows Water System 29f HCDS: Handcycle Grips
14 Bent’s Old Fort Trail and Bridge Project 29g HCDS: Backcountry Rickshaw
15 Everest Trekking Route Toilet 30 Floyd Hill Groundwater Planning
Adventure Elementary Outdoor Learning
16 Bio-Itzá Eco-Cottages 31
Park
17 Adonkia Community Learning Center 32 Orion Crew System Components Design
18 GoFarm Gen 2 Container 33 Seismic Wall Sleeve
Lightning Suppression Flange with
19 Village Power-Up 34
Isolation Monitor
20 Clean Accessible Water 35 Multi-Copter Supply Aircraft
McKinstry - Mines Campus Energy
21 Water Purification and Conveyance System 36
Assessment
Clean River Design Challenge - Team Trash Wind Farm MV Power Collection System
22 37
Trouts Design
23 Prosthetic Arm Accessories Project 38 Next Gen Reverse Osmosis Desalination
5SPRING 2019 DESIGN PROJECTS
(continued)
Team Team
Number Project Number Project
Water Drone – Water Quality & Flow
39 Net Zero Housing Retrofit 46
Measurement
40 CANVAS Technology Autonomous Cart 48 Undertray for Formula SAE
41 RF Antenna/Sensor 49 Clean River Design Challenge
42 Remote Sensing and Data Analytics 50 Ultrasonic 3D Metals Printer
Mines’ Music Room Lighting and Sound
43a Electric Downhole Tractor 51
Grid
43b FracOPTIMAL3 – Disruptive Downhole Tractors 52 Mobile Vehicle Topper
43c Downhole Tractor – Hydraulic Team 53 Predator Ridge Puzzle Box
44 Tall Wood Building - Shake & Bake 54 Predator Ridge Puzzle Box
45 Retrofit of Coolbaugh Hall 55 Prosthetic Air Pocket System
6F18-01 | ASCE Steel Bridge Team
The ASCE Steel Bridge Competition challenges students to construct a steel
Team members: bridge in an annual competition. The competition involves teams designing a
Duane Davidson steel bridge and assembling the bridge as fast and efficiently as possible.
Jason Husmann Bridges typically span about twenty feet and must carry 2500 pounds
Jenna Lucas without failing or deflecting more than three inches. The competition is held
Jeremy Nguyen
Jeff Olson
on the regional and then the national level, with participants from
Drey Walburg universities across the US.
Transcending classroom instructions, the competition tests students’ ability
Advisor & consultants:
Jeff Holley to take apply material and structural knowledge. The final bridge needed to
Brenna Svoba span twenty-two feet and offset footings. This year’s competition prompt
required the team to critically think to overcome design challenges. We
Sponsor: needed to optimize the design in order to keep the weight as low as possible
Zimkor while also keeping deflection to a minimum. Once the design was finalized,
Kiewit
the team transitioned into the shop to begin the fabrication process. Steel
pipes and rods were cut to length and then welded together, following the
team’s design.
Once the bridge was completely fabricated, the team transitioned into the
final phase of construction. The team has dedicated the remaining time
before the competition to decreasing the amount of time required to
construct the bridge to competition standards.
Figure 1: Isometric View of Final Steel Bridge Design
7F18-03 | SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
The Hyperloop, brainchild of Elon Musk, is a proposed new method of
Team members: transportation that aims to reduce traffic congestion by connecting high
Kieran Breitner population city pairs, or other popular paired destinations, such as the
Robin Evans Denver Airport and Vail Resort. Diggerloop was tasked with designing a
Tyler Fenton Hyperloop pod that will compete for the top-speed title in a 0.8 mile long
Ilan Gerson
steel tube while racing on a custom I-beam rail.
Seth Green
Arthur Jardin
The Diggerloop team approached the project as a systems-level design with
Tristan Lee
Will Machemer four core systems. The Propulsion team designed the pod to drive on the
Jordan Miyake top surface via a specialized rubber tire, which is driven by a nearly 500 hp
Clayton Oehrlein electric motor. This tire is clamped to the rail to increase friction and allow
Andrew Pearce for a higher acceleration. The pod is powered by state-of-the-art battery
Zach Sheldon technology and utilizes a NI cRIO microcontroller to handle the high sampling
Aaron Siu
Cale Waress
rates necessary for safe operation of our controls and communication
Forrest Werner protocol. The Braking team designed a two-part system composed of (1)
Mandy Whitaker magnetic eddy current brakes, which provide the initial and primary braking
force, and (2) pneumatic actuated friction brakes, used for the secondary
Advisors & consultants: braking phase and emergency braking. Stability for the pod is provided via a
Mr. Karl Grueschow
3-part stability system that can independently support the weight of the
Dr. Kristy Csavina
Mr. Darren McSweeney pod, keep the pod aligned on the rail, and prevent detachment from the rail
Dr. Andrew Petruska during operation. Fabrication and testing will continue through the summer
to support a track test in early fall.
F18-04 | NASA RASC-AL Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge
With the recent discovery that liquid water once populated the surface of
Mars and still exists in subterranean quantities today, the challenge of Team members:
developing technology capable of extracting and utilizing that liquid water has Nathan Vermeer
begun with agencies such as NASA leading the charge in the form of Branden Sage Neary
Alexandra Garza
sponsoring and funding university teams to design and innovate revolutionary
Samuel Kincaid
new ways of solving this problem. William Hayne
Jacob Malkin
NASA has tasked qualifying teams with the specific goal of extracting water Arvad Budijanto
from solid ice and assessing subsurface density profiles from simulated Deep Joshi
Martian subsurface ice. The Mines FIRE Drill (Fluid and Ice Recovery and
Evaluation Drill) team utilizes a rotary percussive drill with a sleeve body and a Advisor & consultants:
revolutionary heat probe design to drill into Martian simulant and ice. Using David Dickson
Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid
forced convection to inundate the subsurface ice, the system will then use a
water re-circulation system of reheated water to further melt the ice. The
Sponsor:
system of recirculation revolutionizes the way subsurface ice can be melted NASA
and collected more efficiently than previously design teams.
Our group is 1 of 10 university teams from across the U.S. selected in the final
competition held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia
during June.
8F18-05 | NASA Robotic Mining Competition
Space Resources will play a vital role in humanity’s expansion into space. The
Team members: most important of these resources is water. Water can be used for life
Gavin Baird support, radiation shielding, and most importantly, rocket fuel. Mining water
Luke Bowersox on the moon will help reduce costs and enable deep space exploration.
Ben Burckel
Jacob Drozdowicz
We are designing and building a fully autonomous robot capable of
John Fuller
Carlita Gorham performing mining operations on the Lunar surface. The NASA competition
Adam Marcinkowski takes place in a simulant that almost exactly mirrors the mechanical
Colby Moxham properties of real lunar regolith. The robot is designed to survive in these
Lewis Setter harsh conditions. The goal is to mine 10 kg of gravel, simulating ice, buried
Zach Trott under a foot of simulant, and return it to a collection bin. All while navigating
Olivia West
simulated Lunar terrain. This will be performed both via teleoperation, and
Advisor & consultants: autonomously.
David Dickson
Sponsor: Our robot uses a simple and proven design. Reliability and low mass are the
Angel Abbud-Madrid driving constraints. Our excavation system was designed using the
experiences of terrestrial mining operations. Our autonomy system uses
COTS parts and software designed for industrial automation. Composite
structures and additive manufacturing are used to optimize mass. Our design
is refined through constant testing and iteration in the newly constructed
Mines Lunar Regolith Test Bed.
F18-06 | ASCE Concrete Canoe
The 2019 CSM ASCE Concrete Canoe team has worked to produce our
exemplary canoe, The Kraken, for competition this year. Our main challenges Team members:
included developing a new hull design for optimal speed and maneuverability, Brandon Bergmann
testing a textured exterior on the canoe to enhance its aesthetic quality, and Grant Martin
Shelby Palisoul
streamlining the canoe construction process to increase efficiency. These were
Abbie Steiner
addressed through numerous innovations, which extend to all subdivisions Erika Stromerson
and milestones of the project. Emmy Tran
Adam Trujillo
The team’s most significant innovation this year is the exterior texture on the Lindsey Whittington
canoe. After successful preliminary tests, wood-grain textured vinyl was
placed inside the prepared final mold to have the canoe’s exterior resemble a Advisor & consultants:
wooden boat. The exterior was also made more realistic through application Jeffrey Holley (PA)
of a sprayable aesthetic concrete mix, dyed brown. Andres Guerra (Consultant)
Carly Paige (Consultant)
The hull design has been changed significantly from last year, with a flared
profile and slight keel to aid in maneuverability. Drag tests performed on the Sponsor:
texture indicate that the texture will not significantly reduce speed at Dillon Davisson (Kiewit)
competition. Mold construction was also streamlined through a unique
process where expanded polystyrene foam (ESP) was traced, cut, and
tensioned on a sled system.
9F18-07 | AIAA Design, Build, Fly Competition
Every year, the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Team members: produces mission requirements for their Design, Build, Fly competition.
Robert Frazier Universities across the world design remote-controlled aircraft from scratch,
Ryan Friedman build them in-house, and then compete at the annual flyoff. For this year’s
Adam Matthews competition, our aircraft was meant to mimic a carrier-launched aircraft.
Joseph Pearse
This meant our plane had to have folding wings, a short wheelbase, attack
Benjamin Pemble
Joseph Phair store accommodation, radome accommodation, and short takeoff capability.
Zachary Sparling The Colorado School of Mines team, Team BurroWorks, approached this
Jonathon Zimmerman
problem by finding the limiting factor on our aircraft performance. Through
Advisor & consultants: analysis, it was determined that our 10-foot takeoff restriction would be the
Robert Huehmer largest inhibiting factor – therefore the design focused on maximizing lift and
takeoff speed. As a result, our final aircraft features a 5.4-foot wingspan, 2
foot chord, a high-lift airfoil, and an approximately 1:1 thrust:weight ratio.
Preliminary testing has put our takeoff speed at about 15 mph, cruise speed
around 25 mph, and maximum speed around 50 mph. The motors are
capable of pulling about 1.5 kW from the batteries on takeoff and is
expected to fly for 7-8 minutes when flying efficiently. It is capable of
carrying at least 4 attack stores or one 12-inch diameter radome.
10F18-08 | Shell Eco-Marathon
We are Mines Eco-Works, the Colorado School of Mines team in the 2019
Team members: Shell Eco-Marathon Competition. Our team consists of 12 hardworking
Weston Mauz engineering students - two electrical and nine mechanical. We were tasked
Daniel Dickason with building a car that can compete in the Shell sponsored Eco-Marathon
Michelle Visconti competition. The Shell Eco-Marathon competition is all about efficiency, not
Evan Daily
Arran James
speed. So, in order to maximize efficiency, we made our primary goal to
Eythan Brynteson create a lightweight car. During the competition, we will have a driver drive
Hazen Goodyear a fixed number of laps around the road track at Sonoma Raceway, and the
Cole Moffitt vehicle's efficiency will be calculated after finishing the laps. The team that
Chris Ciccarelli completes the course with the highest efficiency wins the race. Our car, the
Sean Doherty
H3M, will be three-wheeled with an aluminum chassis and carbon fiber shell.
Becca Conway
Keenan Willits The car's propulsion comes from a brushed, 350W DC motor that is powered
Advisor & consultants: by a 24V, 8Ah battery. We have met our goal of being light weight by
Bill Sekulic utilizing aluminum and carbon fiber. This combination has led to significant
Kyle Hilberg weight savings when compared to last year’s team.
Sponsors:
Shell
EvoTek
Steelhead Composites
F18-09 | NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
We are the Mines Martian Manufacturers competing in the NASA 3D Printed
Habitat Challenge. Our ultimate goal is to 3D print concrete habitats for Team members:
astronauts on Mars. With help from our sponsor, Icon, we have built our own Bryce Bartolomeo
gantry-style concrete printer that has a 23 by 25-foot base and stands over 15 Ben English
Geoffrey Keating
feet high. Throughout the year, we have designed a Martian habitat that can
Garon Kirschbaum
sustain four astronauts for one year without resupply. We have also Grant McHargue
developed our own unique concrete mix using materials naturally found on Nicole Stackhouse
Mars. The final stage of the Challenge involves 3D printing a 1:3 scale model of
the habitat at an on-site competition against other universities and companies Advisor & consultants:
from around the world. David Dickson
Dr. Christopher Dreyer
Sponsor:
Icon
11F18-11 | Colorado State Patrol Accident Reconstruction Vehicle
Millions of Americans rely on vehicles for transportation. According to the
Team members: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a car crash occurs
Austin (Uhing) Promenschenkel every minute somewhere in the United States. Regardless of the outcome of
Paul Quintana a crash, it is important to be able to determine what caused the crash and
Sam Slusser who was at fault to assist with legal proceedings and insurance claims. The
Jennifer Compton
people responsible for investigating cause and fault are law enforcement
Charles Courtad
Brennan Smith officers. Like any profession, officers require training to learn how to do
Cameron Schade their jobs. We have designed and built a system to assist with this training
Carter Hohne for the Colorado State Patrol.
Brian Hanagan
Austin Crumb The system will allow state troopers to remotely control a car to reconstruct
Rafe McAtee crashes as part of their training program. Currently, cars are manually
Jacob Gerecht positioned and pushed together using other vehicles to cause a collision. This
is done at low speeds and requires trial and error work to successfully cause
Advisor & consultants: a collision, which can take a lot of time. Our design will allow cars to be
Robin Steele
crashed while traveling at higher speeds and will drastically decrease the
Sponsor: time needed to reconstruct a crash. This project offered technical challenges
Colorado State Patrol ranging from machining custom aluminum parts to interfacing with a PS4
controller, transmitting the user’s commands wirelessly, and using them to
control motors which manipulate the steering wheel and pedals.
A SolidWorks model of our system
12F18-12 | Connecting People with Mobility Challenges
The City and County of Denver seeks to address the diverse transportation
Team members: needs of a growing population in 2019. Increasing transportation efficiency
Paul Stanfel requires understanding the unique ways individuals utilize public
Gabi Choi transportation services to meet their daily needs and ensuring these services
Dylan Eberhard are accessible to everyone. Our team is working with Denver Smart City to
Syahirah Saharudin
address the needs of visually impaired pedestrians in order to create more
Elizabeth Sampley
Joshua Urbonas accessible and inclusive modes of transportation. After completing user
interviews to better understand how visually impaired individuals navigate
Advisor & consultants: the city and connect to their environment, our team identified the need for
Susan Anderson creating a new avenue for sharing information at bus stops.
Emily Silverman
Kevin Coyne
The “Talking Bus Stop” (TBS) will:
Sponsor: 1. Receive real time bus data from
Denver Smart City
RTD web services.
2. Using a text-to-speech module,
output real time data including
gate number, bus route, and
arrival times.
3. Provide audible location
information via Bluetooth
F18-13 | RMNP - Beaver Meadows Water System
For the millions of people who visit Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)
every year, having access to clean water is as important as ever. As the current Team members:
water treatment system became outdated, the park faced renewed concerns Kristen Brandecker
about water quality. Three alternatives were presented to solve this problem: Stephen Foster
upgrading the current water treatment plant, connecting the park’s water Christian Kappel
Joon Moon
system to the town of Estes Park, and a hybrid option combining the two Adam Morroni
previous alternatives. Charles Ramey
Kaitlyn Sengenberger
After evaluation of environmental, health, and economic factors for all three
options and delivering a feasibility study, the first alternative was chosen for Advisor & consultants:
design. This design of an updated water treatment plant uses filtration media Bahman Rejai, CSM PA
to address iron content that exceeds maximum contaminant levels. The AdEdge Water Technologies
system will also help mitigate the formation of disinfectant byproducts.
Sponsor:
National Park Service
13F18-14 | Bent’s Old Fort Trail and Bridge Project
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta commemorates the former
Team members: Santa Fe Trail trading hub and staging area for the Mexican-American War in
Wyatt Ellis 1846. The reconstructed fort and surrounding area are currently open to
Ashley Johnson visitors for tours, demonstrations, and nature walks on its trail. This design
Nicole Karasik project was proposed to our team to improve the visitor experience and
James Mitchell
accessibility at the site. The primary goal of the project was to design a
Joseph Plunkett
Logan Schmitt boardwalk along a stretch of wetlands trail at the park. A boardwalk would
Jake Snyder allow greater accessibility for all visitors along the trail, especially during
periods of the year when this portion of the path is flooded. The secondary
Advisor & consultants: goal of the project was to identify an appropriate crossing location along the
Lisa Woodward Arkansas River for a pedestrian bridge and to develop preliminary
schematics for the bridge. We have developed a boardwalk design that will
Sponsor: span nearly 500 linear feet while allowing increased wetland flow and
National Park Service
maintaining ADA accessibility. Included in this design are a wildlife viewing
platform and resting area. Additionally, we completed preliminary
schematics and abutment calculations for the bridge. This design ties in
many features of the park and provides visitors the experience of crossing
the former Mexican-American border. The bridge is located adjacent to the
boardwalk, designating a focal point in the trail.
F18-15 | Everest Trekking Route Toilet
As part of City of Golden’s ongoing partnership with local nonprofit Hike for
Help, the Everest Trekking Route Toilet Team was challenged with coming up Team members:
with an innovative sanitation solution. Currently over 40,000 tourists travel to Meagan Lundgren
the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, home to the Everest Base Camp Trail, and there Evelyn Lundeen
Zachary Moan
are limited options for public restrooms. This is causing severe environmental
Nicole Holland
degradation and creating a large potential for public health risks to the local Devin Reasoner
people. Megan Freytag
Austin Hayes
Implementing a solution in the Khumbu Valley presents a unique and
challenging set of limitations. Approximately 45 sites are planned for this Advisor & consultants:
project long term. The suggested locations for these sites span over 40 miles John Persichetti
and 9000 ft in vertical elevation gain. There are no roads, and more than half John Spear
of the sites lack access to water or electricity.
Sponsor:
The solution involves technology that separates solid and liquid waste by way City of Golden- Anne Beierle
of a mechanical conveyor belt. This separation is critical to the feasibility of
the solution. Not only does the separation reduce both volume and mass of
waste, but it helps prevent the growth of pathogens. It provides additional
benefits such as allowing composting in difficult circumstances and reduction
of odors.
14F18-16 | Bio-Itzá Eco-Cottages
The Bio-Itzá Eco-Cottage team designed and modeled a self-sustaining eco-
Team members: village to help generate a sustainable source of revenue for the Maya-Itzá
Meghan Anderson community in Guatemala. The project was broken down into three technical
Noah Au-Yeung subsystems that addressed water, power, and living accommodations. In
Lukas Erickson addition, extensive community engagement focused on incorporating
Maggie Guinta
feedback from the villagers and sustaining the Maya-Itzá culture. While the
Rebecca Jewell
Spencer Schrandt technical subsystems were interconnected and complex, it was the
Blake Standley community outreach that lent this project its unique flair. The team traveled
Dot Walch to the site in Guatemala and maintained communication with the
community to investigate the site, hold a community meeting, and ensure
Advisor & consultants: that the final design represented the goals of the Bio-Itzá community. After
Robin Steele
overcoming technical challenges and narrowing the scope of the project, the
team and community collaborated on a design of three cottages with rain
Sponsor:
Bio-Itzá “Preserve the Force” catchment and off-grid power systems. The design also included retrofitting
Fund and Phia Lab an existing structure, building a storage structure to house the power
system, and designing a pavilion for medicinal plant workshops. The team
has been thrilled to collaborate with the Maya-Itzá community and is proud
to present an interactive scale model, construction drawings, marketing
deliverables, and future recommendations to contribute to the community’s
mission for conservation and preserving their culture.
15F18-17 | Adonkia Community Learning Center
SCENE Sierra Leone aims to provide access to education for the community
Team members: of Adonkia in Sierra Leone. Adonkia is a community that desires education,
Kristen Baker yet the school system in Sierra Leone is often expensive and unreliable.
Benjamin Lin Additionally, there is currently no place for adults to receive an education or
Trevor Lockman for the community to learn computer skills. The Adonkia Community
Stephen Reed Learning Center is a center for education for both children and adults. The
Jared Rodriguez
April Wood
building design includes 2 open plan classrooms, a library, a computer skills
lab, and a community garden.
Advisor & consultants:
Robin Bullock Our design is a collaborative effort with the community to create a learning
center that best fits their wants and needs. The project is designed to be
Sponsor: built with local materials and labor, which will provide the community with
SCENE Sierra Leone income. The center is low cost and efficient by utilizing renewable energy
using local solar power resources and integrating passive cooling into the
building design. Additionally, it will provide a sustainable source for clean
drinking water using a filter that will be made and maintained in Adonkia.
The center also has supplementary water storage during the 7 months year
that has no rain water.
This project aims to support and empower to community of Adonkia and
create a sustainable resource that can be used by the community for years
to come.
F18-18 | GoFarm Gen 2 Container
The goals of the project were to reduce the environmental footprint and
energy demand of the GoFarm refrigerated shipping containers. These goals Team members:
support GoFarm’s mission to increase access to more affordable local food for Mary Lobato
everyone in Colorado, while offering a fair market price to local farmers for Denver Luttrell
Nathaniel Morrison
their product.
Colton Synder
Kevin Szuch
The Gen 2 Container reduces its environmental impact by producing energy
Jonathan Vinton
through solar panels. We strove to increase community engagement with
GoFarm stakeholders by providing solutions that reinforced GoFarm’s mission. Advisor & consultants:
This collaboration between GoFarm and Mines is a continuation of Mine’s Jeff Meurer
strategic partnership with GoFarm to promote food justice and access in Anthony Halsch
Golden.
Sponsor:
GoFarm - Eileen O’Rourke
16F18-19 | Village Power-Up
Global Volunteers is a non-profit organization that has launched the
Team members: Reaching Children’s Potential program in Ipalamwa, Tanzania to tend to the
Khalissa Surghani community’s epidemic of childhood stunting. In hopes to expand their
Joseph Popp humanitarian efforts provided for the mothers and children of Ipalamwa,
Keenan Urmann they have expressed interested in extending their outreach to improving the
Evan Schertz quality of life for the entirety of the community. Thus, Ruth Curran from
Global Volunteers has engaged the team to explore the potential need for
Advisor & consultants:
John Persichetti electrification in the village.
Michael Yost
Dr. Pankaj Sen After a thorough assessment of community outreach of surveys and an on-
site visit to Ipalmawa, the team came to a consensus on a final design
Sponsor: concept of the power pavilion. The design is a centralized power system
Global Volunteers - Ruth Curran enabling locals’ access to electricity sentient of cultural impact. With the
existing use and access of cell phones already in place within the village, the
pavilions will provide power needed to charge personal electronic devices as
well as batteries. The system will be generated by solar panels integrated
into the roof of the charging hub as this energy source is readily viable and
favored by the community. The proposed concept was designed to be
scalable and sustainable to ensure relevancy to not only to Ipalamwa, but to
other villages associated with Global Volunteers in hopes of potential
replication.
17F18-20 | Clean Accessible Water
The purpose of this project was to design improvements to a pipeline system
Team members: carrying water from a small river to a village called Ipalamwa in central
Emily Bagnell Tanzania. In addition, the team was asked to add a water filter to the system.
Megan Coney
Rennosuke Hankawa Our solution includes three parts: an intake structure at the river, an
Braeden Grimsby improved pipeline system going from the river to the village, and a water
Nick Markwirth filter at the village. The intake structure consists of a Ogee weir and a
Michael Maxwell
Coanda screen to prevent debris such as soil, leaves, or other organic
Alice Wilbur
material from entering the pipeline. The filter is a slow-sand filter located in
Advisor & consultants: a central location in Ipalamwa. It removes both pathogens and viruses and
Lisa Woodward - Project requires minimal maintenance.
Advisor
Sponsor:
Ruth Curran - Global Volunteers
F18-21 | Water Purification and Conveyance System
Clean drinking water is a valuable but limited resource. Across the globe,
approximately 780 million people do not have access to a sanitary drinking Team members:
water source. As a result, millions of people are exposed to waterborne Davies Alongo
diseases such as: Cholera, bilharzia, stomach ulcers and ultimately death. Denise Beltran
Studies conducted by the World Health Organization indicate that sub- Rachel Chaggaris
Saharan Africa has one of the lowest coverages of sanitary water at 31%. In an John Clary
effort to provide two Malawi villages with clean water, Team Malawi paired Griffin Mulvaney
Acacia Ortiz
up with Fresh Water Project International (FPI) for the Water Conveyance and
Purification Project. The objective of the project is to provide the villages of
Advisor & consultants:
Muhiyo and Margareta in Malawi, Africa with a purification system to clean Mark Florida
water from a borehole. Team Malawi has designed two filter systems that are Chris Bellona
low cost, culturally acceptable, locally sourced, and effective in purifying
water. The first method involves filtration using folded chitenge, a cloth Sponsor:
commonly worn by Malawian women. The alternative method is the use of a Heidi Rickels
multi-media filter consisting of multiple layers of filtration media housed by Freshwater Project
five-gallon plastic buckets. The results demonstrate that the filter systems are International
effective in trapping potentially dangerous microorganisms.
18F18-22 | Clean River Design Challenge-Team Trash Trouts
Trash and debris in urban waterways pose a threat not only to the integrity
Team members: of the environment, but also to the water quality in the City of Denver. Team
Kent Scott Trash Trouts was tasked with designing and prototyping a trash collection
Natalie Haber and removal device to function in the South Platte River, near Confluence
Matt Hansing Park. The Clean River Design Challenge is a competition split into two parts.
Isaac Jimenez Jr.
Sean Kelly
The first semester focused on the design of the device, and the second
Jack McNamara semester focused on building and testing a prototype. In the first semester,
Team Trash Trouts created the Trash Trap, a dual cage and boom system
Advisor & consultants: that allows for collection of trash and easy removal by a rail system mounted
Lisa Woodward to a concrete wall on the side of the river. The design allowed for easy
maintenance as well as effective collection of trash. In the first round of the
Sponsor: competition, Team Trash Trouts was the first-place team. In the second
Lauren Berent
Devon Buckels
semester, the team focused on building and testing a scaled prototype in
preparation for the competition at the Bureau of Reclamation in April.
During this time, the team focused on ensuring that the removal
functionality of the device was operational. This testing and iteration
allowed for the success of Team Trash Trouts in the second round of the
competition.
F18-23 | Prosthetic Arm Accessories Project
Taylor Morris is military veteran who served as an
EOD technician in Afghanistan. After stepping on an Team members:
IED which resulted in the loss of all four limbs, he Michael Agostini Gangwish
began a long journey back to independence. Taylor Matthew Becker
currently uses a myoelectric prosthetic arm and Thomas Hall
Ryan Manning
struggles picking up pens and knives, pointing to
John Nabholz
things, lighting his wood stove, and finding things in
the dark. For this reason, he wanted to integrate a Advisor & consultants:
pen, knife, lighter, laser pointer, and flashlight into Robin Bullock
his prosthetic arm. As a team, we successfully Zach Harvey
integrated these daily use objects directly into his
current prosthetic arm using only mechanical forms Sponsor:
Quality of Life Plus (QL +)
of actuation. The operation of each tool requires two
Taylor Morris
discernible movements. Along with locking
mechanisms, this ensures safe use and storage of all
tools. The product provides Taylor with direct access
to the daily use items without altering his myoelectric
prosthetic function. Access to these tools increases
Taylor’s independence and provides for a higher
quality of life.
19F18-24 | Prosthetic Arm Shooting Assistant
Team Fully Armed was commissioned by Quality of Life Plus to create a rifle
Team members: adaptation to return traditional shooting capabilities to Jorge Segura, a
Jon Heier Marine who received an upper arm amputation from injuries sustained
Delaney Henry during combat. With this came a set of goals, including creating a safe
Chanise Hoffmann adaptation, and an ambidextrous solution, as well as set of constraints,
Kassidy Knutson
Harrison Koh
including but not limited to the team’s technical ability and access to
Averie Mansfield resources.
Advisor & consultants: The final solution is a mechanical linkage bar system between the firearm’s
Sue Anderson trigger and an ambidextrous foretrigger. A custom 3D printed foregrip was
Court Allen created for the end user’s firearm, allowing the additional trigger to be
installed and used as part of the solution. Actuating the forward trigger
Sponsor: causes the linkage bar system to slide backwards, which actuates the
Quality of Life Plus (QL +)
standard trigger. This allows the end user to fire a firearm with their
dominant eye while shooting in a non-dominant eye hand configuration or
vice-versa.
We’d like to thank Quality of Life Plus and Court Allen for this opportunity to
improve Mr. Segura’s quality of life.
F18-25 | Field and Stream Outdoor Sports Adaptations
The mission of Quality of Life Plus is to foster and generate innovations that
aid and improve the quality of life for those who have served our country. To Team Members:
fulfill this mission, Quality of Life Plus delivered three separate challenges for Ian Cheatum
the team to complete: Sean Fennig
Mali Glaister
1. design a release adaptation to allow individuals without hand function Nickolas DeBruyn
to shoot a compound or recurve bow Monica Hoskins
Zīle Humeyumptewa
2. design a device that allows quadriplegic users to fish in any capacity
Nicole Demby
3. design an adaptation that assists quadriplegic and paraplegic users in Gunnar Englund
the pursuit of effectively shooting trap and skeet. Kody Gabossi
Luke Golter
The team was broken up into three subgroups to address these three Cole Kuzawa
challenges separately. The subgroups developed the following solutions: Colin Morris
Joseph Virga
Advisor & Consultants:
Donna Bodeau
Court Allen
Bob Adwar
Sponsor:
Quality of Life Plus (QL +)
(Adaptive Release) (Sip n’ Puff Fishing Pole) (Adaptive Shooting Stand)
20F18-26 | Wearable FES Device
The goal of this project is to research and design a wearable medical device
Team members: which uses electric current to induce functional muscle contraction in
Annelyse Baker patients. Many of the patients treated at Craig Hospital experience a loss of
Kara Burton
the ability to contract muscle groups, ranging from a single muscle to full
Jay Drobnick
Alex Santilli paralysis. The inability to willingly contract muscles can result in atrophy.
Dakota Showman This project aims to aid these patients by providing a low cost, open source,
Triston Sisneros and portable solution for muscle stimulation. Our design fulfills this goal by
providing a compact and modular Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
Advisor & consultants: device. It has two channels for muscle stimulation that can be controlled by
Dr. Kristine Csavina
the user interface. The controls system generates signals from user inputs
Patrick Wagner
which get fed to the power amplification system. This system amplifies the
Sponsor: signal using MOSFETs and transformers; it connects it to the patient using
Craig Hospital standard leads. The housing is designed to keep users from accessing
dangerous circuitry while maintaining functionality. Safety, one of the most
important subsystems, has system-wide integration. There are triggers in the
controls to shut down the device if an input signal is not in a specified range
as well as diodes in the circuit to cut off the signal from the patient if power
exceeds limitations. Extensive testing was completed on substitute skin
models using laboratory equipment; this allowed for multiple iterations of
the device until a desirable outcome was reached.
F18-27 | Accessible Welding Table
The goal of this project was to construct an accessible welding bench to
facilitate welding for someone in a wheelchair with reduced function. Most Team members:
welders are able to move themselves around the workpiece; however, this is Brennan King
Drewe Lee
difficult for wheelchair users and paraplegics.
Weston Stong
Wyatt Kinion
The welding table is height adjustable from 13”-43.5” in order to
accommodate a wide range of accessibility needs, which includes manual and Advisor & consultants:
powered wheelchair users as well as full paraplegics with limited trunk Dr. Kristine Csavina
stability. This table also includes a 30” overhung turntable which helps the Prof. Jim Wong
welder access all sides of a workpiece without repositioning or sacrificing Dr. Anthony Petrella
comfort and stability. Also, with operator safety being a primary concern, the Patrick Wagner
stabilizing legs and safety bar mitigate any risk of the table tipping or
Sponsor:
collapsing while in use.
Craig Hospital
The 5/8” perforations are common on any industrial welding table for making
jigs and using standard clamps, but the heavy-duty features catered to
facilitating accessibility are completely unique to this design. This welding
bench is not only for Craig Engineering’s use but will be utilized in the
Hospital’s rehabilitation program for injured tradesmen and any other patient
who wants to learn the craft. The team has been grateful to assist Craig
Hospital with this project and is proud of the finished product.
21F18-28 | Adaptive Quadriplegic/Tetraplegic Fly Fishing Device
Challenge: To create a device that would enable a paralyzed individual being
Team members: guided down a river to fly fish. User interface is outside the project scope.
Joseph Bartman
Allee Zarrini Our Unique Solution:
Quinn Wallace
Keith Fox Team Reel deal’s solution to this challenge is simple yet robust. With space
John Ebers and weight limitations, the team needed to consider every design factor
Alejandro Mendoza
carefully. The final product demonstrates the abilities of this team perfectly.
Through maximization of stock parts and skillful machining the team saved
Advisor & consultants:
Dr. Kristine Csavina money where necessary while also achieving the capabilities desired. Pairing
Patrick Wagner advanced custom feedback control with two separate geared drivetrains
enables fly fishing functions including false casting, setting a hook, line
Sponsor: retrieval, and most importantly a concise cast. The team accomplished
Craig Hospital everything from human cast analysis to providing a final prototype both
under budget and within the allotted time.
Next Steps: To enable quad/tetra users to fly fish this system will be installed
on the raft frame with a user interface. Development of the interface system
by a separate team dictates completion around summer 2020.
F18-29a | HCDS: Tow Stroller
Lydia is a little girl with intractable epilepsy, brain malformations, and
diminished white matter. While she does not have a definitive diagnosis, she is Team members:
thought to have a type of leukodystrophy. Maggie Paran
Cassidy Wurth
Lydia’s family enjoys being outdoors; and some common family activities often Erik Backman
Madayln Eustis
include going for walks both on paved pathways and rocky trails. She has
Cody Ullestad
specialized chairs for different activities such as a jogging stroller and a pull-
behind bike trailer. Although Lydia’s current wheelchair keeps her in Advisor & consultants:
comfortable position and has all of the necessary devices to keep her safe and Joel Bach
secure, it lacks the ability to traverse over gravel or sand. Chelsea Salinas
Mark & Danae Whipp
Our design provides sufficient stability, safety, and utility specified to Lydia’s
needs, as well as the user. The device frame maintains at least a 30-degree Sponsor:
angle, which is the most comfortable for Lydia. The mono-wheel and body Mines HCDS
harness allows the user to tow Lydia comfortably as well and maneuver well
on any terrain on the family’s favorite trails. Various attachments can be used
for storage, feeding, and shade.
22F18-29b | HCDS: Socks for Hawks – Protective Raptor Booties
Our team in the Human Centered Design Studio broadened our focus from
Team members: people to animals. We have been designing a bootie system to protect
Emma Bennett raptor’s feet while in captivity. Despite trying to mimic nature, simulated
Madalyn Eustis
environments tend to be rougher on raptors and can lead to a condition
Kamren Wong
Brad Ingle called Bumblefoot, where blisters and lacerations can form on the bottom of
Bea Uy raptor’s feet. Bumblefoot is difficult to treat and prevent. Current methods
Sam Mestaes involve restraining the hawk to wrap their feet using medical tape, but this is
Alex Blanchard time and material intensive. Our goal, therefore, is to create an easy to apply
bootie system that protects the raptor’s foot for healing, but still allowing
Advisor & consultants:
the raptor full use of its foot.
Anne Price
Chelsea Salinas
Our design involves a combination of antimicrobial neoprene, nylon, and
spandex to protect and pad the foot from irritations. The neoprene is placed
Sponsor:
Human Centered Design Studio/ directly underfoot since that zone requires the most protection. Additionally,
Raptor Education Foundation the antimicrobial properties help prevent infection as the foot begins to
heal. Spandex forms the body of the bootie, as it is breathable and form
fitting. Nylon wraps the openings to form a comfortable closure and help
keep debris out. We have worked closely with our client to provide an easy
to use and practical bootie for the raptor.
F18-29c | HCDS:
Protective Cover Transfemoral Prosthesis
This project addresses the limiting regulations of the current gaming
commission, which does not allow people with prosthetics to participate in Team members:
boxing competitions. Their concern involves the possibility of a player being Madalyn Eustis
knocked out, falling on their opponent’s prosthetic, and then developing a Malua Young
serious injury outside of the spirit of the sport. The purpose of this project is Jacob Naranjo
Regan Long
to manufacture a cover in order to convince the gaming commission of the
safety of prosthetics while boxing competitively. Advisor & consultants:
Dr. Chelsea Salinas
This design has combined several materials in order to create a cover that Dr. Joel Bach
performs equal to or better than a non-prosthetic leg in impact testing. The
final product has been designed to be thin and lightweight as to not impose on Sponsor:
any movement from the user. Regulation foam commonly used in football has Human Centered Design Studio
been implemented as to further the case to the commission for safety. The QL+
overarching goal of this project is to allow the design to be used in any
competitive contact sport. Since the top portion of transfemoral prosthetics
vary greatly in size and shape, another portion of this project involves making
a more universal design through a modified girdle. This will allow anyone to
put on a girdle for upper leg protection and still be able to use a one-size-fits-
most cover for the lower leg region.
23F18-29d | HCDS: More for your MOAR
The mission of the Human Centered Design Studio at Colorado School of
Team members: Mines is to enable individuals, particularly those with disabilities, to try new
Bradley Ingle activities and/or push their performance limits for the sports and recreations
Malua Young in which they are already involved. The goal of the MOAR electrical bike is to
Jacob Naranjo provide an attachment to allow individuals with balance limitations the
Gabriella Emery
ability to independently ride through rough terrain without requiring
Mark Barr
Caroline Fuschino thought on balance, fatigue, or overall leg use.
Alyssa Boll
This project engineers adaptive equipment necessary to enable accessibility
Advisor & consultants: for riders of all abilities Our design focuses on user-deployable stabilizing
Dr. Joel Bach wheels to offer support and balance during periods of low speeds and
Dr. Chelsea Salinas takeoff, specifically for those who have restricted use of their legs.
Sponsor: The design used in this project also presents the possibility to be scaled to a
Human Centered Design Studio commercial level. Future adaptations may include deployable stabilization
that can sense speed and deploy autonomously. Additionally, future MOAR
stabilization systems could easily incorporate a bucket seat for those with
more severe balance restrictions.
F18-29e | HCDS: Adaptable Pedal Bar
Our project aims to create a pedal bar enabling participation of persons with
various physical impairments. The design will allow users of all physical Team members:
abilities (paraplegics, hemiplegics, amputees, etc.) to enjoy the thrilling Samantha Mestaes
experience of a pedal bar. Our design accomplishes this by incorporating a Kamren Wong
Beatrice Uy
lifting mechanism and adaptable foot and hand pedal configurations. The
Amanda Etcheverry
lifting mechanism will allow people unable to use traditional bike seats, mainly Daniel McElroy
wheelchair users, to participate in the pedal bar experience. While the lift will Katie Leiker
enable wheelchair use, it will also support the use of a traditional bike seat. Mason Wilie
The adaptable pedal configurations will feature both synchronous and Regan Long
asynchronous pedaling depending on the user’s preference and ability. The Kevin Santos
pedal configurations will also enable the pedaling of hemiplegics, as they have
Advisor & consultants:
limited use of one side of their body. This will be accomplished by designing Joel Bach
the pedals to be used individually, allowing the user to pedal with one hand Chelsea Salinas
and one leg if needed.
Sponsor:
While there is no other pedal bar design that allows adaptable use, this design Human Centered Design Studio
will be more unique by utilizing a completely electronic drive system. Most
pedal bars use a mechanical drive system, but ours will power an electric
drivetrain. The electrical system is designed to mimic the energy required to
pedal up or down a hill.
24F18-29f | HCDS: Handcycle Grips
The Human Centered Design Studio at Mines is a multidisciplinary senior
Team members: design group centered around designing adaptive equipment for people with
Erik Backman some sort of disability. The studio is partnered with Quality of Life Plus (QL+)
Drew Johnson
to bring in veterans, active duty military, first responders, law enforcement
Emma Bennett
Eric Podraza officers, and intelligence officers with life-altering injuries as clients for
various projects.
Advisor & consultants:
Dr. Joel M. Bach Our group is working with QL+ to improve upon traditional handcycle grips
Dr. Chelsea Salinas with the intent to make the sport more accessible. Most handcycle grips are
metal rods with limited size and cover options, which tend to be
Sponsor: uncomfortable for first time users. Our inspiration came from the belief that,
HCDS and QL+ much like how able-bodied cyclists need shoes that fit for a comfortable ride,
handcyclists should have the option to use a grip that is fitted to them. To
accomplish this goal, we decided to create a customizable set of handgrips
that can be easily adjusted to fit any rider and are more comfortable for long
distance use. Our design incorporates the hand’s natural grip and allows the
user to change the grip’s size to fit their need. The grips were tested on
handcycles with experienced users to ensure the grips met their needs.
F18-29g | HCDS: Backcountry Rickshaw
The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) is a nonprofit organization
that takes clients with various disabilities on outdoor adventures. The Team members:
employees found that the wheelchairs they were using to transport clients Eric Podraza
Matthew LeBeau
with ambulation issues to climbing areas were not sufficient. Employees were
Thomas Van Hoesen
unable to maneuver through tight rock fields and the wheelchairs were Victoria Martinez-Vivot
extremely difficult to push up steep hills. Jaime Overmyer of the BOEC Gavin Rudy (Graduated)
presented this project to the team at the beginning of the fall semester. In the Blake Parker (Graduated)
following months the team developed the idea for the Backcountry Rickshaw.
The rickshaw consists of a reverse tricycle design with two small wheels in the Advisor & consultants:
front and one large wheel just behind the seat. This allows the device to be Joel Bach
Chelsea Salinas
tipped back on one wheel like a wheelbarrow to fit in narrow gaps between Jaime Overmyer
rocks. Two BOEC employees propel the rickshaw, rather than one, to allow for
easy operation, and it is small enough and lightweight to allow for easy Sponsor:
transport in a pickup truck. Additionally, the device employs a dead man Breckenridge Outdoor
brake, so the employees do not need to constantly hold it steady on slight Education Center (BOEC)
hills. Ultimately, the team feels the Backcountry Rickshaw succeeds as a safe,
easy to use alternative to a wheelchair for rough and uneven terrain.
25F18-30 | Floyd Hill Groundwater Planning
• Problem Addressed
Team members: o Estimate the volume of groundwater stored in the Floyd Hill area
Cassidy Budge and its characteristics. This includes determining the sources of
Gabe Gonzales water in the aquifers, the recharge rate, and the effects of a possible
Jonah Howe development.
Katie Kerstiens
Anna Kollmorgen
• Analyzed the Water Supply with Several Techniques
Nicole Rooney
Austin Toussaint o Well depth testing and water quality testing (cations and anions) in
the field around the Floyd Hill area.
o 3D map of the historic well depths off the drilling permits using
Advisor & consultants:
Bahman Rejai, CSM ArcGIS to show the geographic profile of the area.
Michael Gabora, DHI o Created basic hydrogeologic model for the area.
Sponsor:
SOLVE
F18-31 | Adventure Elementary Outdoor Learning Park
Mapleton public school district, which serves a community north of Denver,
asked our senior design team to assist them with two projects Team members:
simultaneously. The first was to investigate groundwater that periodically Emma Miller
Matthew Morris
infiltrated the previous Adventure Elementary School building, which was
Zachery Peterson
often followed by a sewer smell. The second was to design an outdoor Laurel Sherman
learning park that would be both fun and informative for the students at Heather Tat
Adventure Elementary School. Madeline Woody
The groundwater investigation determined that shallow clay layers in the soil Advisor & consultants:
were responsible for slowing the flow of water underground. During heavy John Persichetti
rainfalls, this would cause the water to infiltrate the old school building. Kurt Munding
Further investigation determined that the new Adventure elementary school
building has adequate draining to withstand a 100-year flood. It was also Sponsor:
Adventure Elementary School
determined the sewer smell was the result of microbial processes (Mapleton School District)
underground, that flourish occasionally under optimal conditions, such as
warm weather and heavy rainfall.
The outdoor learning park design will consist of 2 tower-like play structures
that will incorporate different ‘add-ons’, interactive learning objects and
objectives. Having met with the students of Adventure elementary for
feedback, our proposed add-ons are: Fossil path, bird feeder, weather station,
zip line, climbing wall, and slide.
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