2021 Class
Projects made possible in part from generous grants from the Precourt Institute for Energy, Amazon, School of Medicine, Woods Institute for the Environment, Renewell, Haas Center for Public Service, Boeing and Autodesk. We would also like to thank Fictiv and Sculpteo for their assistance with the project teams this year. Thank you for your support!
Summary of the year
This year we had 55 students participated in 14 projects in theme areas of energy, transportation and health. We had projects enhancing greenhouse and drying practices for chilies in India and cocoa beans in Tanzania, improving gait for children with Cerebral Palsy, improving prostheses for lower leg amputees, sustainable practice for recycling and reuse of materials in manufacturing, reducing generation of black carbon in kilns in Bangladesh, developing practices to enable removal of lead chromate from turmeric in Bangladesh, developing solutions for gravitational energy storage, and solar car development.
It's been an interesting year in the course with students doing all their work out of the home instead of in the classroom, and they've done great. We've worked with them on prototyping methodology while running the course entirely online.Â
The 2021 Class
Our projects
Hot & Spicy
Develop a blanching process to reduce drying time of chilis, for farmers in India
Provided by Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
Team Jookali
Develop systems for deployment of sun protection and heat insulation for a produce-drying house in India
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Provided by Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
Asante
Develop rapidly-deployable rain protection for sun-drying cocoa beans, for farming in Tanzania
Provided by Kokoa Kamili
The Whole Package
Design a recyclable, dynamically configurable packaging, to reduce packaging waste and CO2 emissions
Provided by Amazon
Battery Busters
Reduce waste incurred during battery removal process from tablets at Amazon
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Provided by Amazon
Carrillaga
Design and manufacture the solar car's "occupant cell" keeping driver safe while minimizing weight
Provided by Stanford Solar Car
Analygaitors
Develop system to measure walking gait and provide feedback to patients with cerebral palsy
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Gait and Motion Lab
Andante
Develop a system for people with cerebral palsy that generates music based on their gait
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Gait and Motion Lab
AFO Sighting
Develop an ankle-foot-orthotic for children with cerebral palsy that children want to wear
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Gait and Motion Lab
Body Shop
Develop an improved prosthesis for lower-leg amputees to enhance comfort and stability - adjust tightness based on walking gait
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Pediatric SportsÂ
Fluid for Thought
Design and develop a fluid level and methane monitoring system in gravitational energy storage well
Provided by Renewell
Failure is not an Option
Develop failsafe mechanism to reduce risk of cable failure in gravitational energy storage well
Provided by Renewell
LSFC
Reduce emission of black carbon from brick kilns in Bangladesh, by improving combustion efficiency
Provided by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Spice Life
Eliminate use of lead chromate in Turmeric processing in Bangladesh, by developing cutting process to facilitate better drying
Provided by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Final Project Reviews
Final design reviews for the 2021 projects were held on May 25 and 27 over zoom.
Day 1 Presentations
Day 2 Presentations
