Projects

This page presents projects from both the Spring 2005 and Spring 2007 semesters of the course.

2007 Projects

The following section presents three final projects from 2007, and the 2006 report for the Vegetation Clipper project, as well as some photos of a blast test conducted on the Clipper prototype. Projects appear courtesy of the students named and are used with permission. Images appear courtesy of Vikki Chou and are used with permission.

Final Projects

PROJECTS REPORTS
Victoria Chou and Jessica Lowell, "Anti-Fog Drops" and "Fog Deflectors"

(PDF 1) (PDF 2)
Jongmin Baek and Aaron Doody, "Vegetation Clipper" (PDF)
Michael Scott and Jorge Renjifo, "Personal Protection Equipment" (PDF)

Pictures

The blast tests pictured below were conducted using various weights of 50/50 PETN/TNT sheet to replicate different sorts of landmine. Foam-stuffed rubber gloves were attached to assess potential damage to clipper operators. The clippers were held near the test charge at the maximum acceptable approach angle. Test results were evaluated on the fragmentation of the tool itself and the blast shield's effectiveness at protecting the rubber glove. Images appear courtesy of Andrew Brooks and Marta Luczynska, and are used with permission. The following document contains more details about the blast tests and the aftermath. (PDF)

Test 1 

Blast #1 200g Twisted metal, shredded glove, ripped Kevlar. Warped metal shear blades. A commercial shear survived fairly intact.

Test 3 

Blast #3 100g A rather less destroyed clipper, glove, and guard. The glove has a few tears in it.

Test 4

Blast #4 50g Clipper, glove and guard are fairly ok. This time only the shear blades are much bent. Kevlar appears to be an effective shield.

2005 Projects

This section features pictures of the students and their projects. In addition, the final reports of most teams are provided. Projects appear courtesy of the students named and are used with permission. Images appear courtesy of MIT OCW, the following course staff and students; Benjamin Linder, Andrew Heafitz, Andrew Brooks, Rosalind Takata, Helen Tsai, and Aron Zingman, and are used with permission.

Final Projects

PROJECTS REPORTS
Rosalind Takata, "Landmine Awareness Card Deck" (PDF)
Smitha Raghunathan and Helen Tsai, "MagRake" (PDF)
Aron Zingman, Rosalind Takata, and Katherine Rorschach, "MIT Pick Prod" (PDF)
Smitha Raghunathan and Helen Tsai, "Angle and Force Controlled Prodding" (PDF)

 

Pictures

Student holding MagRake. Top view of MagRake. Front fiew of MagRake. Students presenting MIT pick prods. Front view of MIT pick prod. Rear view of MIT pick prod. Side view of MIT pick prod. Top view of MIT pick prod. Student holding clippers. Student shows how to use the clippers. Front view of the clippers. Close up of the tip of the clippers. Close up of the grip of the clippers. Rear view of the clippers. Top view of the clippers.