The projects are made possible in part from generous grants from the Precourt Institute for Energy, Amazon, Gilead, Imperative Care, Woods Institute for the Environment, Renewell, Mawa Modular, School of Medicine, 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!
This year we had 46 students working on 12 projects spanning health, energy and sustainability. We had projects enhancing greenhouse and drying practices for chilies in India, developing structural system to support hydrogen fuel tanks for Class 8 trucks, developing solutions for gravitational energy storage in unused oil wells, developing sustainable solution for single-use autoinjectors, improving valve system for use in stroke surgeries, developing home water use monitoring methodology, promoting self-sufficiency in the home of people with limited dexterity, reducing generation of black carbon in kilns in Bangladesh, developing solutions for homes in refugee camps in Jordan, improving prostheses for lower leg amputees, improving gait for children with Cerebral Palsy.
It’s been an interesting year in the course with students starting the course in person, and moving online briefly to start the winter quarter. We worked with them on prototyping methodology, while facilitating online work. We do expect to be back in the classroom again next year.
The 2022 Class
Continued enhancements to farming practices, improving application of insulation to greenhouse drying structure in India
Provided by Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
Structural system for holding Hydrogen fuel tanks to be used in Class 8 trucking
Provided by Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and Verne
Develop failsafe system to prevent damage in unused oil wells being repurposed for storing potential energy in support of the grid
Provided by Renewell
Reduce emission of black carbon from brick kilns in Bangladesh, by improving combustion efficiency
Provided by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Enhance modular housing for refugees in Jordan, developing modular and thermal roofing
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Provided by Mawa Modular
Enhance modular housing for refugees in Jordan, developing interconnect between modules while ensuring security and structure
Provided by Mawa Modular
Reducing environmental waste from single-use autoinjectors
Provided by Gilead
Redesign Rotating Hemostatic Valve (RHV) used in stroke surgeries to improve usability while addressing vacuum loss and escaped blood clots
Provided by Imperative Care
To promote self-sufficiency in the home of users with limited dexterity, create robotic grasping system to pick up household items
Provided by Amazon
Develop system to monitor water consumption in the home
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Provided by Amazon
Helping improve walking gait for children with Cerebral Palsy, introducing vibrotactile feedback to the muscle synchronized with gait
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Gait and Motion Lab
Improving prostheses for lower leg amputees, optimizing fit vs gait events to minimize irritation and discomfort
Provided by Stanford School of Medicine - Pediatric Sports
Final design reviews for the 2022 projects were held on March 8 and 10, both over zoom and in person
Day 1 Presentations
Day 2 Presentations
