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The University of Akron

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2018

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It's A Goodyear For Innovation, Nathaniel Rellinger, Erin Horstman, Miranda Radesic, Layne Mckinley, Nash Smalley, Rachel Starvaggi Jan 2018

It's A Goodyear For Innovation, Nathaniel Rellinger, Erin Horstman, Miranda Radesic, Layne Mckinley, Nash Smalley, Rachel Starvaggi

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Innovation is nothing new to The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The near future will bring another phase of evolution as the focus of tires sales will shift with the growing popularity of ride sharing, car sharing, and autonomous vehicles. For the scope of our project, it initially seemed obvious to use Goodyear’s good name as a selling point for a partnership with car sharing companies. We surveyed students at several colleges across Ohio that have car sharing fleets on campus and asked them about how they utilize the vehicles. After discovering through these interviews that ride sharing was more …


2018 Formula Sae Michigan Cost Report: Abbreviated Version, Rachel Rodgers Jan 2018

2018 Formula Sae Michigan Cost Report: Abbreviated Version, Rachel Rodgers

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Formula SAE Michigan is a collegiate design competition held every year at Michigan International Speedway. The University of Akron Zips Racing competes against 120 other teams in eight different events. The cost event requires a costed bill of materials and outline of how the team's open-wheel formula car is built. The event is scored on the car's total cost, the report's accuracy, and how students redesign components to meet a cost standard. This project is an abbreviated version of the cost report submitted for the 2018 Formula SAE Michigan event. Part drawings have been redacted due to their proprietary nature.


Cleaning The World One Smartlink At A Time, Ryan Zwahlen, Sarah Lucas, Sara Woika, Faith Goforth, Logan Hanreck, Rachel Schirripa Jan 2018

Cleaning The World One Smartlink At A Time, Ryan Zwahlen, Sarah Lucas, Sara Woika, Faith Goforth, Logan Hanreck, Rachel Schirripa

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project sought to develop the best sales plan for GOJO's currently developing product called SMARTLINK, a technology that transforms any hand soap or hand sanitizer dispenser into a smart dispenser. It allows the user to track current levels of solution among other uses.