Engineering and Computer Science Seniors Showcase Their Innovations
An application to aid novice personal computer builders, an electronically adjustable crutch and a drone known as “The Octocopter” had been just some of the concepts engineered and crafted by learners who competed in this year’s Senior Structure Challenge Showcase. Seniors in CSUN’s University of Engineering and Computer Science offered their projects for overview by market professionals, just weeks prior to their graduation.
This year’s event, which took area May perhaps 5 in the University Student Union, was the 13th yearly showcase. It was the very first in-man or woman right after two a long time on the internet, due to the pandemic. College students worked in groups through their senior yr on capstone initiatives, the culminating assignments for engineering and personal computer science majors. The scholar groups normally enter their assignments in nationwide and international competitions.
At the May showcase, a lot more than 20 groups competed for prizes with their undertaking displays and oral presentations manufactured to the showcase judges. Types provided civil engineering and building administration, computer system science, electrical and pc engineering, manufacturing techniques engineering and administration, and mechanical engineering. Entries ended up judged by extra than 20 sector specialists, most of them CSUN alumni.
Laptop science major Ryan Santillan worked with four teammates on “ComputerStarter,” a multimedia app created to teach end users how to establish their possess desktops. The workforce hoped to de-mystify the computer-developing practical experience, Santillan mentioned. He also extra that there are numerous positive aspects to the do-it-by yourself approach.
“Once a part receives outdated and a tiny outdated, you can just swap it out and that’s a big edge,” Santillan said.
The group customers behind “Cruxmatic” aimed to produce a sensible and electronically adjustable crutch. The crutch can accomodate modifying loads, to make an easier and smoother going for walks expertise for customers. Staff member Teny Shahjahanian takes advantage of a crutch routinely for a knee injuries, so this job appealed to her straight away. The crew encounter was a constructive a person, she explained.
“We have been pretty open up — we experienced a delegative management style,” Shahjahanian claimed. “All of us experienced our individual pieces, through the total semester.”
A $1,000 grand prize for job display screen was awarded to the CSUN Aeronautics team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, for its layout of an autonomous aircraft and ground automobile method to struggle wildfires.
Prizes of $500 also were awarded to teams from each individual department, for oral shows and task displays.






