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Orchard Bin Atv Trailer, Neil F. Leitz
Orchard Bin Atv Trailer, Neil F. Leitz
All Undergraduate Projects
A local orchardist was experiencing a problem that was being caused by their lack of apple picking bin moving equipment. The orchardist needed a well-engineered solution to this lack of equipment. The solution arrived at was a five bin trailer. There were multiple design requirements for this trailer, including the device needing to be able to interface with an ATV, be able to be loaded by hand, be able to carry five bins, and not exceed a budget of $750. While perfecting the design of the trailer, a number of different disciplines were utilized, which included dynamics, kinematics, static loading …
Dynamometer Stabilizer, Derek A. Lamarche
Dynamometer Stabilizer, Derek A. Lamarche
All Undergraduate Projects
Overhauling the CWU small engine Dynamometer in the CWU power lab will make it more ridged during the measurement of power in these engines. The goal of the project is to have the dyno used in the Small engines class run by a staff member and to be run by the students. The dynamometer does not work within the specified limits making it impractical to perform during lab