2009-10 - Penn State Erie

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Engineering Design Conference
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sCHeDULe oF eVents
8:00 a.m. Refreshments: Clark Café (available throughout the event)
8:30–11:30 a.m. Senior Presentations: Half-hour sessions including Q&A
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Black Conference Center, REDC 180
12:30–1:00 p.m. Class Pictures: ECET 12:30, ECSE 12:35, ME 12:40, MET 12:45,
and PLET 12:50. Main staircase steps; assemble in Clark Café.
Keynote speaKer
Mr. John Golombeck is Director of Systems Engineering for Northrop Grumman Corporation, with responsibility
for all system engineering activities. Mr. Golombeck joined Northrop Grumman in 1981, and
has held a number of management positions with increasing responsibility in the company’s engineering
and manufacturing organizations as well as the System Development and Technology Division. As
Director of Engineering, Capability Development, Mr. Golombeck oversees assessment and strategic
planning for the future capability needs related to human resources, processes, infrastructure and technology.
As Vice President of Navy and Surface Systems within the System Development and Technology
Division, he was responsible for creating, winning and executing developmental programs in surface
and underwater navy, land force vehicle electronics and homeland security.
Earlier, Mr. Golombeck was Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing, overseeing technical and
manufacturing aspects for the Navigation and Space Systems Division, including oversight of 13 domestic
and international locations. The division comprised of approximately 4,000 people focused on navigation,
integrated avionics, space sensors, IFF systems and fiber optic acoustic systems. Mr. Golombeck
also has a background in advanced device technology development including silicon, silicon germanium,
silicon carbide, gallium arsenide and other compound semiconductor materials such as gallium nitride.
He has also been responsible for the development of transmitters, T/R modules, power supplies, magnetics,
receiver protectors, phase shifters and other ancillary equipment.
Mr. Golombeck received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the State University of New
York at Buffalo in 1981 and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in
1985. He also attended General Manager’s training at the Harvard Business School.
aBoUt tHe ConFerenCe
The Richard J. Fasenmyer Conference showcases the results of year-long School of Engineering senior
capstone projects supervised and managed by students and guided by their faculty and industry advisers.
In many cases, the projects address applied problems posed by industrial sponsors.
In 2005, the conference was named to honor the legacy of Richard J. Fasenmyer. An Alumni Fellow and
Distinguished Alumnus of the University, Fasenmyer was the first alumnus of Penn State Behrend to
donate $1 million to the college.

F a s e n m y e R e n g i n e e R i n g d e s i g n c o n F e R e n c e
CompUter sCienCe
8:30 a.m. BehrendMobile: Google Android® Application for the
REDC 103 Behrend Community
Zachary Higgins, Oleg Solovyanov, Molly Thomas
Mr. Charles Burchard, Dr. Kenneth Miller, faculty advisers
8:30 a.m. LED Lighting for Underground Mining Machines
REDC 102 Joy Mining Machinery, sponsor
Jason Cheers, Andrew Herzog, Robert Magoon
Dr. Robert Weissbach, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. Heat Exchanger Test Fixture
REDC 102 Richard Baker
Mr. David Loker, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. LED Circuit Breaker with Detection Device
REDC 207 Gerardo Ruiz, Nathan Smerker, Ryan Smith
Dr. Thomas Hemminger, Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury,
Dr. Kathleen Muhonen, faculty advisers
8:30 a.m. Common Wireless Interface Language for Remote
REDC 208 Sensor Interrogation
Impact Technologies, sponsor
Gregory Kriston, Quang Pham, Joseph Schuster
Dr. Chris Coulston, Dr. Vibhuti Davé, Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury,
faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Enhancing Current Heat Chamber Control System
REDC 207 Hoa Doan
Dr. Shouling He, Dr. Simon Fan, faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Intelligent and Cost-Effective RGB Lighting Network
REDC 208 Volt Vision, sponsor
Andrew Kohlmyer, Robert Shrawder, Douglas Stevenson
Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury, Dr. Vibhuti Davé,
Dr. Thomas Hemminger, faculty advisers
9:30 a.m. Conversion of a CNC Tool Room Milling Machine to a
REDC 207 3D Printer
Visual Composites, sponsor
Matthew Barsody, Timothy Kilroy, Brian Roward
Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury, Dr. Wen-Li Wang,
Dr. Thomas Hemminger, faculty advisers
9:30 a.m. Sensor Implementation Using Mixed-Signal
REDC 208 FPGAs
McQ Inc., sponsor
Herbert Brittner, Christopher Karkowski, Robert Shrawder
Dr. Vibhuti Davé, Dr. Shouling He, Dr. Chris Coulston, faculty
advisers
9:00 a.m. Wii Remote Presentation Assistant
REDC 103 Bridget Gutting, Jason Hallenbeck, Christopher Pekelnicky
Mr. Ronald McCarty, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. SEW Eurodrives Multi-PLC Platform Control Over
REDC 102 Communication
Process and Data Automation, sponsor
Robert Leck, Eric Williams
Mr. Roger Kuntz, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Design of Shifting System for PowerShift Bicycle
REDC 207 Transmission
PowerShift Transmissions Inc., sponsor
Stephen Graves, Jamison Oldach, Ryan Scanlon
Dr. Thomas Hemminger, Dr. Kathleen Muhonen,
Dr. Simon Fan, faculty advisers
10:00 a.m. Classified Memory Logs Prohibitive Mobile Phone
REDC 208 Software
Jacob Ikedichi, Peter Santimauro
Dr. Wen-Li Wang, Dr. Shouling He, Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury,
faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. BAH Source Code Assessment Project
REDC 207 Booz Allen Hamilton, sponsor
Keith Estelle, Matthew Shuster
Dr. Simon Fan, Dr. Wen-Li Wang, Dr. Shouling He,
faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. 3 Phase Motor Drive
REDC 208 LORD Corporation, sponsor
Matthew Cantrell, David Carley, Mark Gates
Dr. Vibhuti Davé, Dr. Chris Coulston, Dr. Thomas Hemminger,
faculty advisers
11:00 a.m. Implementing a CloudBursting Architecture
REDC 207 Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, sponsor
Jeremie Davis, Adam Hrinda
Dr. Simon Fan, Dr. Wen-Li Wang, Dr. Thomas Hemminger,
faculty advisers
11:00 a.m. Wireless Gear Shifting for Hand Cycles
REDC 208 Bezza Cycling, sponsor
Alyssa Baran, Jonathan Georgino, Michael Harrington
Dr. Kathleen Muhonen, Dr. Chris Coulston, Dr. Vibhuti Davé,
faculty advisers

8:30 a.m. Redesign of an Equipment Trailer to Reduce Cost and
REDC 203 Weight
Rogers Brothers Corporation, sponsor
Brad Deeter, Chad Green, Justin Milner, Joshua Sabo
Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Dr. William Lasher, Dr. Dipo Onipede,
faculty advisers
8:30 a.m. Design of an Accelerated Life Test Machine for
REDC 204 Bellows Used in an Artificial Heart Pump
Vascor, Inc., sponsor
Erick Koontz, Daniel Madison, Diana Tinlin, Jon Wagner
Dr. Elisa Wu, Dr. William Lasher, Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha,
faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Design of a Manually Powered Sheet Corrugating Device
REDC 203 Sidehill Copper Works, Inc., sponsor
Jeffrey Dennington, Vitaliy Lisichenko,
Michael Roseborough, Derek Suen
Mr. Dean Lewis, Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha,
faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Design of a Non-Rotating Device for Wind Power
REDC 204 Generation
Spinworks, LLC, sponsor
Jacob Dolecki, Brian Kennedy, Michael Kohley, Jason Peworchik
Dr. William Lasher, Dr. Russ Warley, Dr. Elisa Wu, faculty advisers
9:30 a.m. Simple Tools for Civilian Explosive Ordnance Disposal
REDC 203 Robots
RE2, sponsor
Jeffrey Erdman, Nathan Hansen, David Karls, Nicolas Kurczewski
Dr. Dipo Onipede, Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Mr. Dean Lewis,
faculty advisers
9:30 a.m. Development of a Low-Cost Multi-Viscosity Helical
REDC 204 Turbine Meter
FMC Measurement Solutions, sponsor
Nicole Frisbee, Nicholas Heschke, Adam Rose
Dr. Russ Warley, Dr. William Lasher, Dr. Russ Warley, Dr.
Elisa Wu, Dr. Jun Zhou, faculty advisers
9:30 a.m. Wireless Gear Shifting for Hand Cycles
REDC 205 Bezza Cycling, sponsor
Bryan Baughman, John Celli, Craig Herring, Kyle Markwardt
Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha, Dr. Russ Warley, Dr. Elisa Wu, faculty advisers
10:00 a.m. Design of an Improved Mid-Frequency Isolator
REDC 203 LORD Corporation, sponsor
Brandon Bruner, Joel Erickson, Colin Etzel-Hardman,
Jason Rickard
Dr. Dipo Onipede, Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Dr. Russ Warley,
faculty advisers
8:30 a.m. Design of Bicycle Power Generation System
REDC 105 Adam Gindlesperger, Oliver Kerr
Mr. Richard Englund, Mr. Robert Edwards, faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Motion Characterization of New Vibratory Feeder
REDC 104 Eriez Magnetics, sponsor
Christopher Chacko, Geoffrey Craker, Jarryd Pearson
Mr. Shannon Sweeney, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. Design of Chassis and Suspension for a Single-Seat
REDC 105 Pluggable Hybrid Trike
Energy Integration Systems, sponsor
Kevin Anstrom, Brandon Beals, Gregory Benini, Christopher Sanford
Mr. Richard Englund, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Assisted Gait Analysis
REDC 204 Shriners Hospitals for Children, sponsor
Dustin Arthurs, James Hinchliffe, Jonathan Klein,
Martin McDonnell
Dr. Russ Warley, Dr. Elisa Wu, Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha,
faculty advisers
10:00 a.m. Redesign of GEVO Diesel Engine Power Assembly
REDC 205 GE Transportation, sponsor
Jeffrey Beers, Lee Chelgreen, Stephen Chilcott, Adam Pierce
Dr. William Lasher, Mr. Dean Lewis, Dr. Jun Zhou,
faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. Design of a Low-Cost Rear Engine Mount Solution
REDC 203 for Class 8 Trucks
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Adam Altieri, Mike Brown, Christopher Sharpless,
Christine Wiktorowski
Mr. Dean Lewis, Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Dr. Jun Zhou,
faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. Design of a Reactor Cavity Neutron Streaming
REDC 204 Shield
Westinghouse Electric Company, sponsor
Jeanne Dang, Andrew Iams, John Lojek, Ryan Stephan
Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha, Dr. Dipo Onipede, Dr. Jun Zhou,
faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. Design of a Joystick for Underground Mining
REDC 205 Environments
Joy Mining Machinery, sponsor
Gerrad Friedline, William Kilmer, Jesse Morton, Michael Wargo
Dr. Jun Zhou, Dr. William Lasher, Dr. Dipo Onipede,
faculty advisers
11:00 a.m. Design of a High-Capacity Support Structure
REDC 203 Ellwood National Forge, sponsor
Jacob Cook, Nicholas Murray, Matthew Overholser,
Stephen Winfield
Dr. Amir Khalilollahi, Mr. Dean Lewis, Dr. Jun Zhou,
faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. Redesign of a Wind Turbine Gearbox Bushing Joint
REDC 204 GE Transportation, sponsor
Trevor Collins, Molly Eberly, Andrew Faivre, Erick Froede,
Matthew Pitschman
Dr. Elisa Wu, Dr. Dipo Onipede, Dr. Fadi Abu-Farha,
faculty advisers
9:00 a.m. Heat Exchanger Test Fixture
REDC 107 Adam Friedman, Matthew Hayes, Arthur Whiteman
Mr. Robert Edwards, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. Automated Machining of a Grid Blower Armature
REDC 104 (closed session)
GE Transportation, sponsor
Branden Butella, Clinton Richardson, Scott Young
Mr. Fred Nitterright, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. Boiler Heat Transfer Systems (BHTS) Optimization in
REDC 105 a Fire Tube Boiler Utilizing a Fire Tube Simulator
Visual Composites, sponsor
Keith Deninno, Jesse Leach, Wesley Martincic
Dr. Yongfang Zhong, Mr. Edward Evans, faculty advisers
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10:00 a.m. Design and Analysis of Drill Bit Isolators for
REDC 104 Underground Mining
Corry Rubber Corporation, sponsor
Shane Schneider, Anthony Zambanini
Mr. Robert Michael, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Ceramic Heat Exchanger for a Diesel Marine Engine
REDC 105 Visual Composites, sponsor
Michael Hines, Matthew Rhoades, Samuel Stoner
Mr. David Forsman, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. Hyperelastic FE Analysis of Seismic Isolator
REDC 104 Nicholas Giammatteo, Kevin Halverson, Andrew Knapp
Mr. Robert Michael, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. Induction Barrel Heating
REDC 104 XALOY, sponsor
Jason Bobsein, Jason Torres
Mr. Jon Meckley, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. The Creation of Giveaway Cups for Tradeshows and
REDC 106 Open Houses
Bradley Beers, Garrett Daum
Mr. Jason Williams, faculty adviser
8:30 a.m. Family Mold Runner Balancing and Automated
REDC 107 Assembly of a Toy Car
Michael Brown, Andrew Harmon
Mr. Bradley Johnson, faculty adviser
9:00 a.m. Ultraviolet Radiation Degradation Prevention in
REDC 106 Injection Molded Discs Containing Leuco Dyes
Hazard Guard, sponsor
Benjamin Abbott, Allison Payne
Mr. Jon Meckley, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. Effects of Geometric and Shear-Induced Imbalances
REDC 106 in Multi-Head Extrusion Blow Molding Tooling
Jessica Patz, Trevor Sepich
Mr. Jon Meckley, faculty adviser
9:30 a.m. The Influence of Gate Design, Shear History,
REDC 107 Processing Conditions, and Melt Rotation on Surface
Defects in Molded Parts
Michael Glotzbach, Christian Haws
Mr. John Beaumont, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Evaluating Methods of Joining Polyurethane Tubing
REDC 102 to Polycarbonate End Components (closed session)
MEDRAD, Inc., sponsor
Benjamin Ellis, Louis Grenci
Mr. Jason Williams, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Adhesion Study of Rubber Overmolded with
REDC 103 Thermoplastic (closed session)
LORD Corporation, sponsor
Brian Nguyen, Jessica Runser
Mr. Bradley Johnson, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. Sub-Scale Test Rig
REDC 105 Dresser-Rand, sponsor
Evan Bras, Brian Carnes, Marcus Taylor,
Mr. Michael Lobaugh, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. Oscillating Water Column Turbine, Compliant Vane
REDC 104 Mounting System
Dresser-Rand, sponsor
Matthew Burwell, Joshua Ricker, Mark Sternat
Mr. David Johnson, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. Trap Body Failure Analysis
REDC 105 Eriez Magnetics, sponsor
Seth Gassner, Jonathan Heslink, Zachary Lowery
Mr. Michael Lobaugh, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Verification Studies into the Warpage Analysis of
REDC 106 Extrusion Blow Molded Bottles
Timothy Bauer, Jameson Curtis
Mr. Jon Meckley, faculty adviser
10:00 a.m. Development of a Warpage Index for Injection
REDC 107 Molding Materials
Zachary Stefanik
Mr. Brian Young, Mr. John Beaumont, faculty advisers
10:30 a.m. Cast-Aluminum to Plastic Part Conversion for John
REDC 102 Deere Cornhead Assembly (closed session)
John Deere, sponsor
Dustin Dubensky, Bryan Ramsey
Mr. Jason Williams, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. A Study of Factors Affecting Shrinkage Uniformity
REDC 103 Across an Injection Molded Part
Frederick Cherico, Craig Huegel
Mr. Bradley Johnson, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. Study of the Elastic Recovery of Starch-Based Elastomers
REDC 106 Ryan Grant, Patrick Petraglia
Mr. Brian Young, faculty adviser
10:30 a.m. Defects in Injection Molded Polycarbonate Caused by
REDC 107 LED Light Transmittance
Bayer, sponsor
Lynn Campbell, Benjamin Johnston
Mr. John Beaumont, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. Study of Mechanical Properties of Post-Industrial
REDC 106 Materials for Recyclability
Engineered Plastics, Inc., sponsor
Nicole Cocuzzi, Jenna Haschets
Mr. Brian Young, faculty adviser
11:00 a.m. Evaluation of Surface Defects in Pearlescent Materials
REDC 107 Bayer, sponsor
Timothy Farrell, Matthew Robb
Mr. John Beaumont, faculty adviser
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