91ÌƲ®»¢ engineering seniors will display their innovations Tuesday, April 22, during the ‘s Senior Design Day, which is open to the public.
More than 50 projects will be displayed and demonstrated – ranging from a ‘smart’ anti-tip system for a manual wheelchair to improved ergonomics for Nissan Altimas and Maximas – from 3 to 5 p.m. at 91ÌƲ®»¢’s Featheringill Hall Atrium. The design projects were selected by teams of seniors and sponsored by a variety of Middle Tennessee companies and agencies. The seniors met with their sponsoring companies to select a problem of interest to the company and worked throughout the year to design solutions.
Senior Design Day showcases the solutions and prototypes the seniors built. Other projects include:
- A right hand for the university’s Intelligent Soft-Arm Control robot (ISAC);
- A vertical workstation that allows you to stand or walk on a treadmill;
- Sound therapy prototype – music to potentially benefit Alzheimer’s patients, those with developmental disabilities, people with acute or chronic pain, and others;
- Smart home automation for energy conservation.
WHERE: Featheringill Hall. A map is available at
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22, 3-5 p.m.
Media Contacts: Brenda Ellis, (615) 343-6314
brenda.ellis@vanderbilt.edu
David F. Salisbury, (615) 343-6803
david.f.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu