2018-2019

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Humans have for thousands of years struggled with STDs; Detection, diagnosis, treatment and possible annihilation of the viruses that cause them. In the late 1970’s a new virus was introduced into the family of STDs, its name: Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This silent killer has been plaguing us since its discovery, even though the scientists have now gathered enough information about the virus to produce an effective method for controlling the disease, they have not been able to completely eradicate it.

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There has been several recent advancements in the global aesthetics market, including innovations in treatment serums, masks, numbing cream, recovery agents, and body contouring. Methods for body contouring in aesthetic medical practices now include thermal treatments that heat a patient’s adipose fat tissue via radio frequencies. It is still unknown, however, how to optimize this novel method to provide personalized treatments.

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In low resource environments, access to needed medical equipment such as wheelchairs is limited. With the motto “no one should have to crawl”, the Free Wheelchair Mission (https://www.freewheelchairmission.org/) provides free wheelchairs to those in need. They have identified that many of their end users have upper extremity weakness, or need to travel long distances from their home. As a result, they are interested in providing lever arm drivers on their wheelchairs for those who need them.

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Rehabilitation after neurological injury often requires significant physical therapy to improve the patient’s quality of life and activities of daily living. Typically, physical therapists begin with the most basic tasks and movements, such as safely moving from a bed to a chair while protecting your impaired arms from injury. Then, they gradually progress to exercises and tasks that improve balance, help patients relearn basic coordination skills, and retrain your brain to perform functional tasks such as grasping objects and walking.

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After neurological injury such as stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), it is important to monitor a patient’s blood pressure as a common secondary complication is hypotension, a blood pressure that is below normal for the individual. When the blood pressure drops below a certain level, oxygen and other nutrients are not efficiently delivered to the brain. This can lead to dizziness and fainting, or can be an indication of other serious medical conditions.

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While many philanthropic studies focus on “high-profile” killers such as HIV and malaria, the primary cause of death throughout the developing world still stems from issues related to the heart. The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun to seriously consider the growing number of hypertensive patients throughout the world. A major barrier to tackling this health care challenge is recording consistently accurate blood pressure measurements.

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Advancing age is cited as the primary reason for atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), as life expectancy continues to gain, atrial fibrillation is on the rise. The lifetime risk of developing A-Fib beyond the age of 55 is 25%. Atrial fibrillation can remain asymptomatic putting patients at health risk for not knowing they have the disease. Stroke is the first manifestation of the arrhythmia and is considered the main debilitating health risk associated with A-Fib. Early detection of the arrhythmic disease is essential to reducing risk to patients.

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Pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) generally refers to the stenosis of a pulmonary valve or the combination of a pulmonary valve and the right ventricular outflow tract, and it may exist and isolated or may also be one of the lesions of other complex congenital heart diseases (such as Tetralogy of Fallot). The current surgical correction for young patients with PS either leave a significant pulmonary regurgitation, or not accommodating patient growth.

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As technology and clinical experience advance, the medical devices to treat structural heart disease are becoming more complex and less invasive. There is a huge need for a more physiological in vitro cardiovascular test model to be able to effectively test and refine these devices.

The aim of this project is to develop a pulsatile cardiovascular system that mimics many of the major physiological properties (systolic and diastolic cardiac function, vessel/chamber compliance and resistance).

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Labor is a dangerous time for the fetus. Currently technology to monitor fetal condition is inadequate. Fetal heart rate tracing (FHR) is imprecise with poor positive predictive value, leading to frequent misdiagnosis of fetal distress. As a result, unnecessary interventions such as Cesarean Section (CS) are common. Reliance on FHR can also lead to delayed diagnosis of fetal distress. Fetal pH serves as the gold standard for diagnosis of fetal distress.

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Percutaneous intervention of structural heart disease is dependent on accurate anatomical information of the cardiac structure, which is usually obtained by cardiac ultrasound, CT and/or MRI. However, these imaging technologies have several potential drawbacks, including artifacts and 2D image projections of the complex 3D cardiac anatomy with significant pathology.

Background

Astronics Test Systems has developed a semiconductor test system, the Single Slot Tester (SST), to meet the demand of low throughput test systems in industry. The current SST requires a technician to individually place DUT’s (Device Under Test) into the BIB (Burn In Board) and remove after testing is completed.

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The goal of this project is to integrate Astronic’s existing SST with a FANUC six axis robot to fully automate the testing process.

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The City of Irvine is looking for proposals to develop Planning Area 1 (PA1). LCC inc. has developed a land development project proposal for the 3911-acre land and is planning on developing PA1 by adding recreational activities that attract the local and international community. The recreational plan includes an anime theme park, a hiking trail, and a downtown area.

This project is a conglomeration of automation systems designed to improve manufacturing times and relieve workers from repetitive stress injuries. The 3 systems are the speaker, manifold and laser probe packaging assembly lines.

This is a MAE188: Engineering Design in Industry project.

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As global carbon emissions from fossil fuel increase every year¹, there is an ever growing demand for renewable energy and a means for low-emission transportation. This project is centered on measuring the emissions from a Yamaha Vino 50cc scooter when using alternative fuels with the overarching goal to develop a low-emission scooter.

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1.Develop a test bed consisting of the Vino 50cc Scooter and a Mustang Dynamometer that measures:

          ●Air intake and exhaust gas temperature

The UCI Modular CubeSat team aims to build a low-cost nanosatellite capable of supporting a variety of payloads that will be launched into low-earth orbit. The CubeSat team’s ultimate goal is to create an open source CubeSat design for future projects to replicate. This design will drive down costs and facilitate the democratization of space. The current two units CubeSat will perform a six-month mission in a low earth polar orbit taking data from the payload, a variable emissivity device, and transmitting that data down to the ground station on campus.

The Tensegrity Wing team aims to design a wing that can change its airfoil shape on demand using an inner tensegrity structure. The team hypothesizes that the wing will be able to decrease flow disturbances, and as a result drag, as compared to conventional wings with rigid control surfaces. 

The goal of this design project is to accurately measure the combustion efficiency and emissions from an MK-32 burner that is used for hot air balloons. The design process will focus on improving the data acquisition system already being used, the Enerac 700, and looking for other alternatives for measuring efficiencies of an open system in order to get the most accurate combustion efficiency of the MK-32 burner.

The goal of this project is to design, manufacture, and test a formula-style electric racecar for the Formula SAE Lincoln intercollegiate competition on June 20-22, 2019. Our goal is to place top 5 out of 30 at competition with our 2018-2019 vehicle Lithium. This project allows for cross functional collaboration between students giving them the experience to work with individuals of the different engineering backgrounds ranging from software to aerospace engineering.