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UDM Keen Technical Entrepreneurship Case Studies |
| If you are not familiar with the intent of these cases, read this. For more details, read this. | |||||
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| Case #/ Download | UDM Relevant Course (There may be others!) | Product | Company | Entrepreneur(s) | Revision Date |
| 1 1 Pager Full Case |
Fluid Mechanics: Scale Modeling and Non-Dimensional Analysis | Floating breakwaters for erosion control and security barriers | Whisprwave www.whisprwave.com |
Jonathan Smith | |
| 2 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Mechanical Measurements (Instrumentation): Acoustic Measurement | Somanetics Brain Oximeter/ Clarity Voice Capture | Wingspan Companies www.wingspancapital.com |
Ray Gunn | 7/7/12 |
| 3 1 Pager Full Case |
Fluid Mechanics: Reynold’s Number and Laminar/Turbulent Flow | Turbotap Rapid Beer Dispenser | Laminar technologies www.turbotap.com |
Matt Younkle | |
| 4 1 Pager Full Case |
Computer Science/Programming: Software development | Emergency Resource Tracking | OnSiteERT www.onsiteert.com |
Dennis Carmichael | |
| 5 1 Pager Full Case |
Physics: Work/Energy Machine Design: Sizing of Mechanical Components | Human Powered Irrigation Pumps | KickStart www.kickstart.org |
Martin Fisher Nick Moon Ken Weimar |
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| 6 1 Pager Full Case |
Manufacturing Processes: Safety and Ergonomics, PLC Programming, Grinding | Grinding Systems and Grinding Wheel Change Assist Cart | C & B Machinery www.cbmachinery.com |
Joe Parker | |
| 7 1 Pager Full Case |
Materials Science: Ceramics | Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell | Adaptive Materials Inc. www.ami.com |
Aaron Crumm | |
| 8 1 Pager Full Case |
Microprocessors: Microprocessor Control, Genetic Algorithms | Self Structuring Adaptive Antenna | Delphi/Monarch Antenna www.monarchantenna.com |
Jayson Pankin | |
| 9 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Engineering Economics: Return on Investment | Envirogrid Controllers for Electrical Load Management | REGEN Energy www.regenenergy.com |
Mark Kerbel | 1/28/2012 |
| 10 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Heat Transfer: Free Convection | Fueling and Fluid Dispensing Solutions for the Transportation Industry | Clean Emission Fluids |
Oliver Baer | 3/10/12 |
| Freshman Engineering Course: Reverse Engineering/How Stuff Works | Programmable Thermostats, Wireless Doorbells, Ceiling Fans, Self-Guided Mowers, etc. | Serial Inventor | Paul Angott | 1/15/2012 | |
| 12 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Chemistry I: Crosslinking | Textiles Resistant to Stains, Spills, Odors, and Bacteria | Crypton |
Craig and Randy Rubin, Greg Hadfield | 1/8/2012 |
| 13 1 Pager Full Case |
Mechanics of Materials: Section Properties | Coconut Fiber/Polypropylene Composites | Baylor University |
Walter Bradley | |
| 14 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Heat Transfer: Convection or Thermodynamics: Refrigeration | Modes of Heat Transfer, Convection, Refrigeration | Hussmann |
Tim Anderson and Ken Nguyen | 1/6/2012 |
| 15 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Any Class/Extracurricular Activity Interested in a Contest | Engineering Contests | Paul's Robotics http://users.wpi.edu/~paulv |
Paul Ventimiglia | 1/3/2012 |
| 16 1 Pager Full Case Videos |
Almost any Software Engineering Class | Software Development Process | Menlo Innovations www.menloinnovations.com |
Richard Sheridan | 1/7/2012 |
| 17 Coming Soon |
Civil Engineering: Geotechnical Surveys | ||||
| 18 Coming Soon |
Civil Engineering: Micropile Driving | ||||
Note: 1-Pager files describe the case study and provide a list of video clips
with timing.
The Full Case links are for .zip files with the 1-Pager and PowerPoint files
associated with the case (videos are embedded).
The Videos links are for .zip files containing only the non-embedded video
files.
An Excel file mapping the cases to eship knowledge areas can be downloaded here.
A pre and post assessment survey can be downloaded here.
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