MECH 423 Mechatronic Product Design – Multi-scale Design Laboratory

MECH 423 teaches fundamental concepts in electrical and mechanical design that enable students to develop innovative mechatronic products. Key topics include data acquisition, user interfaces, embedded systems, motor control, rapid prototyping, product innovation, and interfaces for sensors and actuators. A central aspect of the class is a final project where students take the initiative to conceive, propose, develop, and build a mechatronic product. Students are given complete latitude in proposing their projects, where ambition and creativity are encouraged and supported. After graduation, students often find these projects to be an effective demonstration of their skills, which can be leveraged into interesting jobs and careers.

Here are some example projects from previous years:

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The Plotbot
Maxwell (Zhaoshuo) Li, Minghua Wu

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R3TINA
Benjamin Evers-Staples, Atif Shoukat Ali

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KaleCV
Joey Limmena, Phil Pomeroy

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Instrumented Climbing Wall
Alannah Yip, Kenneth Martens

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3DOF Ball Balancing Stewart Platform
Jeffrey Leong, Angus Wong

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CNC Cake Plotter
Samuel Berryman

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Automated Buoyancy Control Device
Simon Honigmann, Adrian Spira

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The Intoxicator
Alexander (AJ) Kay, Siddhant Malik

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Automated Ping Pong Return Robot
Lynx Lu, Jayvee Velayo

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MORSE
Scott Bennett, Andrew Moon

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Ramboni
Taylor Simpson, Nathaniel Martin

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Basketball A. F.
Tiffany Tsu, Victor Lu, David Luo

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Kinetic Art Table
Jordan Wong, Daniel Lin

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The Masterhand
Marshall Lu, Dale Hoban

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PiPoPa
Derek Schaper, Tyson Costa

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Persistence of Vision Clock
Phillip Cho, Jian Lik Ng

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Smart Mirror
Somesh Daga, Han Zhang

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Automatic Guitar Tuner
Andrew Yasumiishi, Ahmed Zakaria

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Bubble Shot – Bubble Team Machine
Will Tsai, Bruce Long

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Intramedullary Nail Test Machine
Adrien Guichet, Joyce Teodoro

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Air Hockey Player
Johnny Li, Brian Wang

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PerfEGGct
Jason Liang, Justin Lim

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Sign Language Interpreter Glove
Jeffrey Chow, Jame Lee

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Fluidized Bed Coffee Roaster
Chris Pertulla, Paiman Parmaei

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BY Bike
Yen Po Liu, Bruno Lima

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Balloon Controller
Edward Li, Jason Raymundo

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Weather Clouds
James Howard, Tungesh Kapil

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Sunlight Position Simulator
Zhenhe Lu, David Wong

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The a-MAZE-ing Machine
Andrew Kang, Sze Kei Luk

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Cue Stroke Processor
Owen Lu, Justin Li

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2DOF Environmental 3D Laser Scanner
Albert Lagman, Arnold Yeung

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Advanced Useless Machine
Blair Kloos, Dean Kyfiuk

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Trainable Robotic Arm
Giles Fernandes, Ajaydeep Singh

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Smart Blinds
Harsh Sharma

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GoGoRC
Jordan Karyanto, Kelvin Poon

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MSP430 Oscilloscope
Evan Cook

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EVO
Josh Begin, Thomas Guerard

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Automated Garden
Nick Reeves, Trevor Uittenbosch

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Throttle by Wire
John Henderson, Katelyn Currie

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Camera Stabilizer
Andrew Wong, Shen Sunny Zhong

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Automatic Notebook Scanner
Anna Gabaldon, Alice Lam

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Garbage Sorter
Will Rau, Simon Wu

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Tea Brewer
Tom Antle, Jordan Traas

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GoBot
Alexander Gosselin, Francis McGee

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Robot Rubik’s Cube Solver
Kristopher De Asis, Kevin Luu

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Bicycle Turn & Brake System
Eric Moller, Billy Fung

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BioCopter
Marco Lolic, Mustafa Emre Caliskan

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Mind-Controlled “Flappy Bird” Game
Victor Hok, Patrick Wong

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Vision Tracking Turret
Justin Yan, Jeffrey Chiu

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Automatic Paintball Gun Turret
Andrew Lim, Denise Wong

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Bluetooth Vehicle Key
Joel Jansen, Christian Villar

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3D Object Scanner
Jason Beatch, Jeong Hyun Lee

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Dance and Conduct with Kinect
Kenard Agbanlog, Shalaleh Rismani

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Glove-Controlled Animatronic Hand
Timothy Lee, Iftikhar Azam

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MIDI Instrument Controller & Air Drum Kit
Terence Woo, Tom Curran, Dan Preda

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Race Car Data Logger
Graeme Adamson, Peter Xing

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Door Freind
Colin Schlosser, Nico Petch

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Heat Tracking Laser
Scott Bennett, Joseph Chow

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Music Driven Light Show
Colten Dumonceau, Laurence Kao

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Automated Light Shutter
Aline Santoso, Chao Jin, Xi Qin

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Remote Control Quadcopter
Connor Schellenberg-Beaver, Andrew Pires

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Line Tracking Car
Milad Ghafourzadeh Yazdi, Min Hian Tee

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Robotic Arm with Face Tracking
B. Drew

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Home Power Meter
Andrew Nobles, Kevin Lowe

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Inverted Pendulum Bot
Howard Zhu, Lok Tin Lam, Nasir Zulkafly

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LED Musical orb
I. Tang

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