Final Paper

It's a little late, but here is the final paper from my work this summer.  I had a great time learning about hydraulics as well as the research process.  Feel free to contact me (rfisher@purdue.edu) if you have any questions!

Thanks again for a great summer.

Final Paper

Woops!

Well I forgot to do the final blog. Everything ended up going ok at the end. Had a lot of work to do the last 3 days, but hopefully this work will be useful in the future. It turns out that opening and closing 3/2way valves at high pressure wastes a lot of energy. Also recycling high pressure exhausted air to power low pressure applications saves a lot of energy. It was a fun summer! Hope you guys enjoyed it too.
Megan

Not finished, but here goes!

Hey everyone!
So the REU program is finally over, but my research isn't! Below I attached a very very short slideshow of stuff I'm working on as the temporary "final" deliverable. Unfortunately, I am unable to share in depth details about my project due to a non disclosure agreement! However, the slideshow consists of what I am allowed to currently show. Since my REU program was hosted by my home institution, I will still continue to work on this project throughout the fall semester, and when the project finally becomes patented and when the graduate student I work with finishes and submits her paper, I will be able to share more (particularly about the interior and design process) and submit my paper.

Mini Presentation

Progress: Currently the prototype is at it's final steps of manufacturing and once completed, it will go through preliminary testing before it is actually tested in the hydraulic rig. (That way if there are leaks, it's caught before it's tested in the actual rig, which would cause a big mess) Once it's safe, it will be tested in the hydraulic rig and data will be collected and primarily analyzed by the graduate student.

I hope to get it done ASAP so I can share it with you all!

-Daniel

Final Presentation!!!

All, I had a lot of fun learning this summer, unfortunately it has come to an end. I want to thank everyone that made this summer great and my fellow colleagues. It was a pleasure meeting everyone at Purdue Univ. This is a link to my presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/ekundayo/research-2012a?from=share_email Well enjoy!

Final day pt. 1

This video shows what Augmented reality is about, which is what my summer consisted of researching about.

The end of the beginning

Greetings all!

Hope everyone enjoyed their experiences in the new cities (for most that traveled from their hometown) as much as their research. As the final 48 hours are whittling down, I wanted to express some sentiments in regards to the REU program, in general. After a week in, I had joked with another REU participant at MSOE (there were 9 REU participants total at MSOE: 2 CCEFP and 7 related with rapid prototyping) saying that this was like having won a game show: a paid trip, cash prizes (albeit having to work for it, but nonetheless), and the occasional free meals. However, the most invaluable part of "winning", being chosen for this program, is the experience. I had not given research much as an afterthought and the experienced convinced me and opened up new perspectives for the future. Ultimately, it also pushed my gears towards preparing for graduate school. The skills and techniques that were developed through these past 10 weeks cannot be taught anywhere else. I am truly grateful for being part of the 2012 CCEFP REU program.

A flurry of events occurred since my last post, mostly related with deadlines. We've had a final presentation last week, poster session yesterday, and I'm awaiting revisions and approval from my adviser on my final research paper. Without further ado, here are my final deliverables for the program:

Final presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r23jz8j18do3ir2/Young%20Presentation.pdf

Final poster: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9t47g75fly1sqmh/Young%20Poster.pdf

Final paper: https://www.dropbox.com/s/73cukgrfapwu8pk/Young%20-%20Final%20Paper.pdf

I will refrain from talking about my project; the technicalities as well as basics are in the paper and poster, respectively, so please check it out! It was definitely exciting to learn about thermoelectric generators, much more than what I knew from Week 1 (absolutely nothing). While it wasn't inherently a fluid power focused project (no hydraulics or pneumatics involved), its impact in the increasingly expanding fluid power industry is immeasurable. One thing I should have prepared myself for was programming, MATLAB in general; the relevance would have incredibly helped with the system modeling and mapping out the characteristics for optimization.

It's been quite a festive time in Milwaukee. I'm not sure when I'll be back, but I made sure I got to squeeze as much of the experience that I could as time permitted. On a final note, here's a completely unrelated quote to keep in mind about my research journey: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill

Final Presentation

Hi everyone,

Well, as I stated before, I'm working with the development of a human-machine interface for excavators. The haptic interface intends to add tactile cues to the traditionally operated excavator, which uses mainly visual and auditory cues. The goal of the experiment was to assess the stability of the haptic system and the potential improvements that it can bring to the operation in terms of productivity. The following link takes you to the final my final presentation (on Prezi website), which shows the development of the research, the results and conclusions.

Final Presentation

If you have questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you!

Enio.