Past projects from students taking ME444.
Team 6: Alien Invaders Members: Dion Gonano, Dustin Michael, Ryeok Park, A shooting, Alien vs. Humans, military-inspired toy that is engaged with targets. The object of the game is to aim and shoot the targets to turn off the two lights on the targets with … Continue readingAlien Invaders
Team 5: COPTERBALL 2000 Members: Caleb Goss, Hardik Pathak, Nicholas Sachs, Zhe Wang In the year 2036, the space station COPTERBALL 2000 is on a collision course with an unknown planet. In order to save themselves, the crewmembers must flee to the last remaining escape … Continue readingCOPTERBALL 2000
Team 4: Knights of Valour Members: Bruce Shroeder, Clint Lacure, Matthew Hollars, Nigel Lee This toy evokes the chivalry and excitement of a bygone era, when noble knights would compete for honor and glory in jousting tournaments. The game starts with the knights/horses moving forward. … Continue readingKnights of Valour
Team 3: The Bookworm Members: John Newcomb, John Padgett, Kyle Jaggers, Jeremy Robison After years of neglect, the lonely Bookworm has decided to take matters into its own hands, or rather its own pages, and is going to find someone who will appreciate a good … Continue readingThe Bookworm
Team 1: Penny-Farthing Ape Members: Harsh Sanghvi, Ian Bohannon, William Ferree The Penny-Farthing Ape is an action hero who rides his Penny-Farthing around the African Savannah fighting off poachers with his sculpted bare arms. His ridiculously long legs allow him to pedal to previously unattainable … Continue readingPenny-Farthing Ape
Team 2: Marstangs Members: Jung Kim, Miguel Castejon-Lopez, Rene Zarikian, Alex Weaver In the 29st century, human colonization of Mars is at a full swing with numerous factions competing for territory, yet much of the planet is unclaimed. Vast and new frontiers on the planet … Continue readingMarstang
Ultimate Flying Battle Craft is a hovercraft toy designed for a younger age group ranging from 5 to 10. The toy’s main function is to hover just off the ground over a smooth surface while rotating in various directions. Also the toy will shoot foam … Continue readingTeam 17 | Fall 2011
This toy is based on the cartoon character Johnny Bravo. Johnny Bravo is meant to be a very strong, muscular man and this is why he will be lifting weights. He will start off in a bent over position already holding the weights, and he … Continue readingTeam 16 | Fall 2011
The Oscillator is a battery-operated vehicle that can flip over when it reaches an obstacle and travel in the opposite direction. Â Its top and bottom canopies enclose the battery box and the on-off switch for easy access by the user. Â In this demonstration, … Continue readingTeam 13 | Fall 2011
This toy is a pickup truck that contains a motor in the front of the truck which drives the front axle and propels the vehicle. The rear axle of the truck drives a gear system that is attached to the bubble spinner. Therefore, as the … Continue readingTeam 12 | Fall 2011
Zombie Graveyard intends to combine the motion control functionality of the iPad with the style of a classic arcade shooter. Users can control a laser gun with the iPad while trying to defeat waves of zombies of varying strength. The iPad screen serves as an … Continue readingTeam 11 | Fall 2011
This toy is a cute zombie with a story to tell. He interacts by moving his ears and his arms rotate. He is standing on a book and if you push the button he just may tell you something.
Basic RC race tracks are simple and struggle to continuously cause excitement. Deviation from the norm of a set track is what made Hot Wheels the successful toy line it is. The Stig Racer is designed to demonstrate the driving skills of the player behind … Continue readingTeam 9 | Fall 2011
Our toy is a fully functional head to head pinball machine. The set up is meant to engage the users in competition. The pinball machine is made completely of mechanisms with no electronics. We made the key components of the pinball machine out of the … Continue readingTeam 8 | Fall 2011
Our toy is a small octopus that displays locomotion by moving across the floor. Kinetic motion of the toy is a result of a pair of “tentacles†on each side of the octopus rotating in a full circle around two shafts. This rotation is made … Continue readingTeam 7 | Fall 2011
The Click Flip is a mouse modeled to look like a skateboard. The idea is to be able to use it just like a regular mouse for normal use, but also to be able to play a computer game with it. It has an accelerometer … Continue readingTeam 6 | Fall 2011
The toy is a magnetically levitating bullet train with one freight car. Â Two parallel permanent magnetic strips embedded in a straight portion of track oppose two strips embedded in the two cars of the train. Â Plexiglas walls constrain the train to move only … Continue readingTeam 5 | Fall 2011
The Boiler Shuttle is a toy designed for 10-14 year-olds. The main function of the toy is a pull-back-and-go mechanism. The toy consists of the main shuttle body and has the top hatch doors attached using hinges. Other parts like the vertical stabilizer are glued … Continue readingTeam 4 | Fall 2011
This hand held action figure is the leader of the Animechs: a group of mechanized animals created to defend us from evil. Â He looks like a snapping turtle at first glance, but when fighting he opens his mouth and a cannon comes out. Â … Continue readingTeam 3 | Fall 2011
Summary: Our Toy is a model of the new CAT vocational truck cab combined with a roll off dumpster truck. The point of the toy was \to be a realistic scale model of an actual application to appeal to children that have an interest in … Continue readingTeam 2 | Fall 2011