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Senior Projects

Spring 2009 Projects

 

 

 


Previous Projects

 


Performance at National/International Student Project Competitions

 

Solar Splash (ASME Project):

2009: 3rd place ranking in the 300 meter Sprint competition, two 2nd place finishes in the Visual Display competition and the Solar Slalom. The team was also awarded the Outstanding Systems Design Award.

2008: Outstanding Electrical System Design; Outstanding Drive Train Design; First place in Outstanding Technical Report (6th place overall)

2005: 2nd Place in Solar Slolam; Outstanding Electrical System Design (6th place overall)

2004: IEEE Outstanding Electrical System Design Award and the ASME Best Technical Report award (5th place overall)

2003: 9th Place Overall; Received ASME Outstanding Systems Design Award (9th place overall)

2002: Received IEEE Outstanding Electrical System Design Award and first place award for technical reporting (11th place overall)

2001: First place for technical reporting; third place for interviewing/displaying (9th place overall)

2000: First place for interviewing/displaying; second place for technical reporting (6th place overall)

1999: Rookie team with the highest score in the history of the competition; third place for technical reporting (8th place overall)

MINI-BAJA East (SAE Project):

2008: 3rd in Water Maneuverability; 4th in cost; 4th in overall Dynamic, & 8th in Endurance Race (7th place overall in a field of 92 entires)

2007: 26th place overall in a field of 75 entries

2006: 17th overall in a field of 66 entries; tied for 7th in design; 13th in acceleration

2004: First Place Braking Category

2003: Finished Fourth Place Overall; Won four-hour Endurance Race, and as a result, received the following awards: Honda R&D Americas Best Performance Award and Flag of the 2003 Mini-Baja East Competition

2002: The TCNJ Mini-Baja finished Second Place Overall in the Mini-Baja East Competition and also received the following awards: First Place in Engineering Design Category; First Place in Land Maneuverability Category; First Place in Four-hour Long Endurance Race; Second Place in Water Maneuverability Category; Third Place in Suspension and Traction Category; Special Award from Honda R&D Americas - The Best Performance Award; Special Award from SAE - The Flag of Year 2002 Mini-Baja East Race. (TCNJ Mini-Baja also competed this year in the Mini-Baja Midwest Competition and finished seventh overall out of approximately 125 engineering schools).

2001: TCNJ entered competition with two cars (car #23, and car #40) with car #23 finishing in 6th place, and Car # 40 finishing in 9th place out of 47 entered vehicles.

Won the competition in 1991.

IEEE Micro-Mouse Competition:

2008: First Place IEEE Region 1 Competition
2007:
Second Place IEEE Region 1 Competition

2006: First Place IEEE Region 1 Competition
2005: First Place IEEE Region 1 Competition
2004: Third Place IEEE Region 1 Competition

Lunar Rover (NASA Competition):

2002: First Place for Engineering Design - University Category
2001: Third Place Overall
2000: First Place Overall
1999: First Place for Engineering Design - University Category
1998: First Place Overall

ASME - Student Design Contest:

2005: Second Place in Mechanism Design Competition (San Diego, CA)
2000: Second Place (Ithica, New York).

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Dr. Steven Schreiner

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Dr. Martha H. Stella

Secretary

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