Capstone Design Fair

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2014
S c h u l i c h S c h o o l o f E n g i n ee r i n g
Capstone
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Dear Visitor,
Thank you for taking the time to attend the 2014 Capstone Design Fair. This fair
marks the end of every academic year at the Schulich School of Engineering
at the University of Calgary. It brings together everything our students learn in
their undergraduate years and showcases amazing projects that demonstrate
the technical and design knowledge, innovation and creativity of our finalyear students. It celebrates the education and experience our undergraduate
students received, and enjoyed, in the time they spent in here at Schulich.
This year’s design fair features a diverse range of projects, that include a 3D
chocolate printer, a fitness watch that monitors heart rate, a bioprocess that
makes cardiomyocytes from pluripotent stem cells and an open source, and
an internet-of-things prototype that tracks customer locations and density in
a store as well as providing information on shelf stock. Our students from all
our programs worked in teams to find solutions to wide-ranging problems,
an experience that sets them up for success as they prepare to step into the
workplace in a matter of weeks.
I continue to be very impressed with the capability of our students every
year, and am confident they will become very valuable contributors to their
workplace, as well as to society in general. Please take the time to check out
their work and talk to them as you tour the fair. Your encouragement and input
will mean a lot to them.
Please accept my sincere thanks for your interest in, and support of, our
students.
Yours truly,
Bill Rosehart
Dean
Schulich School of Engineering
Cover graphic designed
by Richard Nguyen
Tabl e o f Co n ten ts
Chemical Engineering
Activated Biochar Production from Aspen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Converting Alberta Oil Sands Deposits into “Pipelineable Bitumen” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Design of a Large-Scale Bioprocess to Produce Human Hepatitis B
Vaccine Using Genetic Engineering Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Design of a Plant to Process 100 MMSCFD of Sweet Natural Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development of a Scaled-Up Bioprocess for the Manufacture
of Cardiomyocytes from Pluripotent Stem Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydraulic Fracturing Water Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gas Processing for CO2 Flood Solution Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Large-Scale Production of Hydrogen in Alberta by Conventional Steam Reforming
of Methane and an Assessment of the Future of Dry Reforming of Methane . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacture of Acrylic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacture of Ethylene Glycol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacture of Synthetic Crude Oil from Municipal Solid Wastes and Greenhouse Gas . . .
Methanol Production from Captured CO2 and Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production of Acetic Acid from Flue Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) . . . . . . . . . .
Small-Scale Ethanol Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Civil Engineering
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Baseband Snapshot GNSS Satellite/Inertial Measurement Unit Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creation of a 3D Digital Model of the Ronald McDonald House, Calgary, Alberta . . . . . . . . . .
Design, Observation and Analysis of a High-Precision Survey Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development of a Model to Predict Fish Populations from Sea Surface
Temperatures and Ocean Color Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development of an Open-Source Internet-of-Things Shelf Prototype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development of Software to Calculate User Position and Velocity
from GNSS Satellite Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Economic Assessment and Flood Analysis of the 2013 High River Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Processing and Analysis of Navigation Data from GPS and
GLONASS Satellite Constellations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Redevelopment Plan for the Boy Scouts of Canada ‘Camp Gardner’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tests of the Functionality of High- and Low-Sensitivity GNSS
Satellite Receivers in Different Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advanced Work Item Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air Supply Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALTABOT: Tranformer-Inspection-Robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
An Improvement and Integration of Internet of Things:
Sensors for Air Quality in the Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANTracker Wireless Asset Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
autoMATE: The Smart Way to do Smart Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic Pipeline Optical Comparator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbosa: A Heart Rate Monitoring Fitness Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHARM - Consumer House Automation and Response Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal Blending Application that will Allow Users
to Produce Consumer Specific Coal Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer-Assisted Surgical Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Control System for Waste Heat Recovery Device Testing Facility
and Device Performance Evaluation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cutting the Cable – A Wireless Alternative to Communication on the Drilling Rig . . . . . . . .
Design and Implement Database for Transformers
and Transmission Line Impedance Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Design of an Electrical Substation for Supplying Power to a Motor Pumphouse . . . . . . . . . . .
Electroencephalography (EEG) System Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forecasting (Reactive) Power Usage on Alberta’s Electrical Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth Year Project Management Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Maintain Regulatory Electricity Services for Oil and Gas Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
img3D: Viewing and Sharing 3D Objects as 2D Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Induced Voltage During Pipeline Construction Due to HV Powerlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventory Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J3NI - Virtual IPMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long Range Communication for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panel Shop Coordination and Development Using a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Geomatics Engineering
2060 LRT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bearspaw Fire Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goat’s Eye Avalanche Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake Louise Pipestone Corridor Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northmount Drive Bike Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Tank Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parks Canada Back Country Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TwinHills Complete Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TwinHills LEED ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TwinHills Multi-Purpose Kayak Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TwinHills Stormwater Management and LID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TwinHills Wetlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patient Education Website and Porter Scheduling Application
for the Spinal Cord Injury Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phronesis Home Automation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power From Light: Re-Engineering Concentrated Photovoltaic Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Micro-Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Nut System Transmission Line Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Regulating Shading Mechanism for Photovoltaic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programmable Logic Controller Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Raspberry PI Class Single Boad Comuter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real-time Pressure Monitoring System for Biomedical Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduling Software for High Voltage Testing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sMenu - Order Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sTimer Productivity Enhancement Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Team ASL: Off-Grid Solar Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tools for High Voltage Direct Current Research and Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TPV System: Converting Heat to Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgeo Sparring: Location Based Mobile Gaming Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WESwitch - A Wireless, Electronic Light Switch System for Home Automation Control . . . .
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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
3D Chocolate Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASHRAE Portable Refrigeration Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aviation Fuel Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Biomimicry Design Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakable and Reusable Human Limb for Self-defence Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Demo-Booth Contained Educational Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Design and Testing of Carbon Fiber Bicycle Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Erosion Resistant Elbow for Oil and Gas Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heat Recovery in Rundle Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Human Energy Storage and Usage in Wheelchairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Human-Powered Electronic Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydrofoil-Support Arm Joint Design for Hydrokinetic Turbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kinematics & Compliance Rig For the Formula SAE Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lighter Than Air UAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lightweight Driveshaft for a Hydrokinetic Darius Turbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Means of changing a UAV’s Center of Gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) for Wind Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil and Gas Piping Internal Diameter Burr Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil/Gas Piping Internal Trim Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Railroad Turntable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retrofitable Auto-flush Device for Tank Style Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robotic Welding Manufacturing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rugged and Portable Tripod Head for Motion Control Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simulation of an Atmospheric Boundary Layer in an Environmental Wind Tunnel . . . . . . . . .
The Baseball Pitching Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of Low-grade Energy from Stack at the U of C’s Cogeneration Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Variable-Pitch Rotor Design for Electric VTOL Bi-copter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wheelchair Single-Hand Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2014 Capstone Design Fair | 3
Chemical
Engineering
Team 1 BOOTH 101
Small-Scale Ethanol Plant
Members:
• Jeffrey Horton
• Oscar Franchi
• Derek Walz
• Chelsea Palaschak
As the environmental concern related to
greenhouse gas emissions caused by burning
fossil fuels increases, biofuels like ethanol and
biodiesel appear to be an interesting alternative
to gasoline and diesel fuels. Additional factors
such as rising oil prices, the depletion of global oil
reserves, and governmental regulations reinforce
the efforts taken in order to further investigate
these alternatives. The goal of this project is
to perform a techno-economic analysis of a
facility for the production of anhydrous ethanol
that could be used as fuel. The plant should be
designed to be delivered and operated in small
rural communities.
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Team 2
BOOTH 102
Design of a Large-Scale Bioprocess to
Produce Human Hepatitis B Vaccine
Using Genetic Engineering Technology
Members:
• Felix Chung
• Carter Dziuba
• Tiago Lins
• Su Wang
Hepatitis B is a life-threatening viral liver infection
responsible for approximately 600,000 deaths
worldwide each year. Left untreated, Hepatitis B
replicates in liver cells. After an incubation period
of six to twenty-four weeks, the adaptive immune
response begins to attack infected cells to clear
the infection, causing inflammation which may
lead to cirrhosis or liver failure. It is thought that
the Hepatitis B surface antigen critical to the
efficacy of the vaccine helps the virus to bind to
receptors on healthy cells. The design problem is
to manufacture these proteins using genetically
modified organisms grown in bioreactors and
subsequently purified.
Team 3 BOOTH 103
Large-Scale Production of Hydrogen
in Alberta by Conventional Steam
Reforming of Methane and an
Assessment of the Future of Dry
Reforming of Methane
Members:
• Lawson Mackenzie
• Steven Rietze
• Federico Montalvo Toy
Steam-methane reforming has traditionally been
used for the large-scale production of hydrogen.
Hydrogen is a valuable feedstock for hydrocarbon
refining, synthesis of ammonia and methanol
and an under-utilized source of clean energy for
fuel cells. The conventional plant to be evaluated
will be capable of producing 50,000 Nm3/h of
hydrogen and will rely upon standard reforming
as well as water-gas shift reactor and pressureswing absorption technology. Dry reforming is an
alternative which consumes the greenhouse gas
CO2 as a reactant instead of steam. An evaluation
of this approach is also justified due to its
potential economic and environmental benefits.
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Team 4 BOOTH 104
Development of a Scaled-Up
Bioprocess for the Manufacture of
Cardiomyocytes from Pluripotent
Stem Cells
Members:
• Kevin Joslin
• Gregory Warren
• Tylor Walsh
• Gang Je Lee
In Canada, annual health care spending exceeds
$200 billion. A significant portion of these costs
are for chronic diseases typical of an aging
population. Regenerative Medicine (RM) aims
to restore function of damaged tissues and not
just manage symptoms. A major focus of RM is
cell therapy and one of the candidate starting
populations comprises induced pluripotent stem
cells. These are adult cells which have been
reprogrammed for capacity to form different
mature cell types, including cardiomyocytes
(heart muscle cells). This projects assesses the
feasibility of implementing a clinically acceptable
scaled-up bioprocess for the production of
human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived
cardiomyocytes.
Team 6
BOOTH 106
Manufacture of Acrylic Acid
Members:
• Amie Harrison
• Kandi Keng I Wong
• Kevin Huynh
• Robyn Steele
BOOTH 107
Manufacture of Ethylene Glycol
Members:
Team 5
BOOTH 105
Activated Biochar Production
from Aspen
MemberS:
• Mohsin Ali Khan
• Anthony Schulmeister
• K.C. Jollymour
• Olivia McMurray
This work investigates the use of Albertagrown biomass — agricultural and forest crop
residues — to clean up chemical contaminants in
produced water from oil sands operations. The
design team should aim to develop an aspen
wood activated biocarbon (or biochar) tailored
for adsorbing the naphthenic acids in tailings
pond water, preventing the formation and release
of methane greenhouse gases. The continuous
process for producing activated carbon would be
situated at the source of the biomass and then
the prepared activated biochar shipped to the
appropriate location to clean up water from either
oil operations (tailings water, fracking, etc.) or
agricultural operations.
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BOOTH 108
Production of Docosahexaenoic Acid
(DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid
(EPA)
Members:
Acrylic acid is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic
acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected
directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. More than
one billion kilograms are produced annually.
Acrylic acid undergoes the typical reactions of
a carboxylic acid and, when reacted with an
alcohol, it will form the corresponding ester.
Acrylic acid and its esters readily combine with
themselves by reacting at their double bond,
forming homopolymers or copolymers which
are used in the manufacture of various plastics,
coatings, adhesives, elastomers, floor polishes,
and paints. This study investigates the feasibility
of establishing a plant to manufacture 100,000
tons/year of acrylic acid.
Team 7
Team 8
• Abu Dani Alex
• Michelle Harding
• Jessica Mannella
• Annie Meng Qi Wang
Ethylene glycol is used as an engine coolant, as
automotive antifreeze, and in the manufacture
of polyester PET. Today, all ethylene glycol is
produced via the hydration of ethylene oxide,
which also produces small quantities of di- and
tri-ethylene glycols. The demand for ethylene
glycol is increasing by approximately 7% annually
since there has been an increase in demand for
polyester fiber, PET bottles and films. As there has
been no significant net addition of new capacity
since 2002, there is a measurable shortfall in
ethylene glycol supply. This work investigates the
feasibility of establishing a plant to manufacture
ethylene glycol in Alberta.
• Graham MacGillivray
• Joshua Graham
• Kyle Mason
• Matthew Rakochey
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are two omega-3
fatty acids commonly used as food additives
due to their health benefits. The worldwide
market of EPA/DHA in 2011 was estimated to
be $25.4 billion (USD), and it is expected to
grow to $34.72 billion (USD) by 2016. DHA and
EPA are traditionally obtained from fish oil, but
this source is considered unsustainable due to
a decline in the productivity of fisheries and
increased pollution of seawater. This project will
investigate alternative production technologies,
determine a reasonable plant size, design a
suitable production and purification process and
determine its economic viability.
Team 9
BOOTH 109
Production of Acetic Acid
from Flue Gas
Members:
• Aliaa Bodn
• Kaijing Zhao
• Karthic Ram Kanthimathinathan
The reduction of CO2 emissions from flue gas
stacks is one of the major challenges the Alberta
economy is currently facing, both from an
environmental and a political point of view. To
reduce the magnitude of these emissions, CO2
can be used as a raw material for the production
of chemicals. This project will investigate
alternative technologies for the production of
acetic acid, a commonly used chemical, using flue
gas as the starting point. The plant size should
be based on the current or projected demand for
acetic acid, and determine a reasonable process
scheme and its economic viability.
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Team 10
BOOTH 110
Team 12
BOOTH 112
Team 14
BOOTH 114
Converting Alberta Oil Sands Deposits
into “Pipelineable Bitumen”
Methanol Production from Captured
CO2 and Renewable Energy
Design of a Plant to Process 100
MMSCFD of Sweet Natural Gas
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Rabih El-Hendi
• Amanpreet Gill
• Kerilee Hakala
• Bradley Chin
• Simranjit Aulakh
• Jiin Cheon
• Cristina Orta
• Yixiao Liu
• Jonathan Chow
• Logan Spangelo
• Aparajitha Gurunathan
• Michael Mund
Alberta’s Oil Sands deposits are among the
largest in the world. They hold an estimated 175
billion barrels of recoverable resource. 20% is less
than 50 metres deep and lends itself to openpit mining while 80% is greater than 50 metres
deep and requires in situ (e.g. steam-assisted
gravity drainage) methodologies for extraction.
With increased coking capacity coming on-line
in the U.S.A., there is increased demand for
the heavy portion of the bitumen barrel. This
project investigates the feasibility of creating
a “pipelineable bitumen” for use either as a
feedstock for a traditional refinery or a complete
conversion complex to finished refined products.
Methanol is one of the world’s main bulk
chemicals, and its production using natural gas
feedstock is ubiquitous. Methanol is also an
automotive fuel that could potentially displace
gasoline with relatively minor adjustments to
existing fuel distribution infrastructure and
vehicles. Furthermore, methanol has potential for
use in automotive fuel cells. Emission reductions
of CO2 on the order of 80% are needed to
avoid dangerous climate change. A sustainable
version of the methanol synthesis process would
therefore involve the use of captured CO2. This
project investigates the feasibility of establishing
a plant in Alberta for the production of methanol
from CO2, using hydrogen from geothermal
energy.
This project will aim to design a plant that can
process 100 MMSCFD of sweet natural gas in
Northwest Alberta. The sales gas must meet
TransCanada Pipeline Ltd. specifications on
heating value, water content and dew point.
Hydrocarbon liquids will be fractionated into a
C2-C4 fraction to be stored on site and trucked
away. Likewise, the C5+ condensate will be
stabilized and stored on site. The design must
incorporate the sizing of safety valves and the
flare system. The plant and equipment layout
must provide adequate access for maintenance.
The project will include a Hazard and Operability
review as well as a loss prevention component in
the detailed design phase.
Team 11
BOOTH 111
Manufacture of Synthetic Crude Oil
from Municipal Solid Wastes and
Greenhouse Gas
Members:
• Faizal Damji
• Maimoona Mahreen Khan
• Mitchell Wickenheiser
• Pamela Marie Artuz
Urbanization and industrialization in Alberta
generates ever greater amounts of municipal
wastes. This has resulted in significant
environmental hazards and high processing costs
associated with its storage and disposal. Alberta
currently leads the country in per capita disposal
of municipal solid waste (MSW). One tonne takes
up 1.5 - 2.5 m3 of landfill volume. However, more
than 70% of MSW contains potentially useful
energy which could be converted to valuable
commodities with minimal environmental impact.
This design project will investigate the economic
feasibility of a process whereby MSW and
the greenhouse gas CO2 are reprocessed into
saleable liquid chemicals or fuels.
Team 15
Team 13
BOOTH 113
Hydraulic Fracturing Water Treatment
Gas Processing for CO2
Flood Solution Gas
Members:
Members:
• Mark Fukuda
• Warren Reyes
• Marc Packard
• Stephanie Vetsch
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) utilizes a
pressurized fluid to propagate fractures in a
reservoir to enhance recovery of petroleum,
natural gas or other substances. Once collected,
well flowback water requires disposal or
treatment for recycling. Fracking solution is
comprised of 99.5% water and sand and 0.5%
additives, which include biocides, corrosion
inhibitors, O2 scavengers, friction reducers and
surfactants. The first problem to be addressed is
the design of a plant to treat as much flowback
as possible to discharge quality using currently
available technology. The second is to design
a plant to restore 500 m3/d of flowback to
discharge quality by developing new water
treatment techniques.
BOOTH 115
• Michael Cabrera
• Augustin Musa
• Richard Tchorzewski
• Venkatachalam Lakshmanan
With its ability to increase oil recovery and
simultaneously sequester greenhouse gases,
miscible CO2 flooding is an increasingly popular
form of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in North
America. Following breakthrough in an oil
reservoir, the solution gas produced from a
CO2 flooding project varies widely in flow and
composition. This project aims to design a gas
processing facility which can accommodate these
varying flowrates in order to produce EOR-quality
CO2 gas for re-injection, sales-quality natural
gas, and natural gas liquids. A low flowrate of
20 MMSCFD should be assumed for the first
five years and a flowrate of 95 MMSCFD for the
following fifteen years.
CIVIL
Engineering
Team 1
BOOTH 201
Team 2
BOOTH 202
Team 3
BOOTH 203
TwinHills Wetlands
Oil Tank Design
Goat’s Eye Avalanche Mitigation
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Brendon Bauhuis
• Martin Bellmont
• Brett Goodreau
• Bradley Wai Yin Mah
• Tayler Leanne Marra
• James Justin Nazareth
• David Paul
• Justin Dixon
• Lovedeep Kaler
• Logan Stacey Kutryk
• Jimin Lee
• Meng-Ling Lee
• Khalil Hussein Mangalji
• Patrick James Raina
• Avrey Sakundiak
• Arshdeep Singh Sarai
• Vanessa Vanhouche St-Laurent
• Adam Thomas Ashdown
• Timothy Johnson
• Leah Kushner
• Cole Alexander Phili Paladeau
• Hayden Rombough
• Timothy Peder Ryland
• Alexander Jacob Edmond Wall
• Rhian Zwierzchowski
This design will look at the physical aspects of
the wetlands system such as the vegetation,
water volume, and filtration capabilities. Also, a
beginner level kayak course will be integrated
into the canals between two of the wetlands. A
filtration method will be implemented to ensure
that the stormwater is safe for recreational use.
A recreational promenade will be placed around
the wetland within the Town Centro area. Flood
protection will be provided with a release gate
that is built into the promenade.
Our project consists of designing the foundation
and structural elements of a storage tank for an
oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta. The
tank will be used to manage and store process
fluids during operation as well as crude oil and
any other fluids related to the upgrading plant.
A detailed geotechnical model will be created
in order to analyze the results of loading on
the subsurface. Borehole information, available
geological data, and lab testing data will be used
to develop the geological model. The Goat’s Eye avalanche mitigation project
will include extensive research on several
methods of mitigation. Based on cost-benefit
and risk analyses, the two methods found to be
the most intriguing and cost-effective will be
recommended to the client. This recommendation
will include the design of the two methods.
C iv il E ng i n eer in g
Team 4
BOOTH 204
Team 7
BOOTH 207
Team 10
BOOTH 210
Parks Canada Back Country Bridges
Northmount Drive Bike Path
Members:
Members:
• Aaron Timothy Clarke
• Kelsey May Cote
• Adam John Gordon
• Chelsea Griffiths
• Wing-Young Hau
• Michael Lasby
• Benjamin MacKay
• Andrew Brendon Monson
• Nathaniel John Henry Mulder
• Myles Rouleau
• Taylor Swailes
• Christopher Brown
• Yousif Gabrail
• Jason Hawkins
• Olivia Jack
• Alyssa Katrina Peters
• Yi Chi Shen
• Musab Ali Syed
Members:
Dandyhorse Consulting is designing a bicycle
facility along Northmount Drive NW in order
to promote cycling within the community. This
project aims to design a safe and efficient
bikeway that will draw users of all ages and
experience levels, thereby improving the cycling
network within the City of Calgary.
Our project aims to develop a stormwater
management plan for the TwinHills site,
employing the principles of Low Impact
Development (LID) as much as possible whilst
considering mobility around the development. We
have developed plans and drawings for the both
the LID and conventional features using a storm
water model of the site.
In June 2013, southern Alberta experienced the
most severe flooding in recorded history. An
extensive network of backcountry pedestrian
bridges was destroyed in Banff National Park.
Use of composites and materials found on site
facilitated the design of light-weight replacement
bridges suitable for being air-craned to remote
locations.
Team 8
• Edina Avdic
• David Hardy
• DaeHyeop (Danny) Kang
• Cleo Georgina McGlennon
• Nicole Vagle
• Travis Mathew Wallan
BOOTH 208
Team 11
2060 LRT
BOOTH 205
TwinHills LEED ND Members:
• Ying Ao
• Ariel Bellmont
• Khoa Dinh
• Kelly Harding
• Matthew Philip
As a community, TwinHills is applying for LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
designation for Neighborhood Developments
(ND), which focuses on community layout
and sustainable design. The LEED-ND team’s
objective is to analyze the community to
determine its LEED applicability and propose a
plan for TwinHills to achieve LEED-ND certified
status.
Team 6
Members:
• Lauren Cooper
• David Alberto Jaimes
• Dylan LaPietra
• Aimee Lafferty
• Michael Torriero
• Carly Woodman
The main goal of the Complete Streets team is
to implement active living in the transportation
layout for TwinHills development. Recently
the City of Calgary has been encouraging the
addition of complete streets to the design plans
of all new developments. A cost-efficient way
to incorporate active living while not taking
away excess amounts of land from saleable
and leasable areas will be the final result of this
project.
Members:
Calgary’s population is estimated to reach 2.2
million by the year 2060. Building on the City
of Calgary’s current transportation plan, the
project proposes a circle LRT (Light Rail Transit)
route connecting existing and proposed radial
lines to increase network efficiency. Engineering
techniques were used to propose transfer stations
and a ring route connecting them.
BOOTH 209
• Earl Blakely
• Anjuli Cheema
• Everett Haugan
• Beau Andrew Hawkings
• Emily Hughes
• Stefan Jeanneau
• Kali Olson
• Rene Shah
• Carlie Jean Tollifson
• Daniel John Visser
Flooding of the Pipestone River during the
2013 flood has demonstrated a need for better
methods of flood forecasting and mitigation to
protect assets in Lake Louise. Through hydraulic
modeling the risks associated with flooding
were assessed and the most suitable mitigation
measures for the site were evaluated.
Bearspaw Fire Hall
BOOTH 206
TwinHills Complete Streets
• Abdel Rahman Abdel Halim
• Peter Batarseh
• Mark Coben
• Christopher Edwin Curtis
• Abdulhadi Desouki
• Gabriel Francis
• Wentian Liu
• Jawid Muradi
Team 9
BOOTH 211
Lake Louise Pipestone
Corridor Assessment
Members:
Team 5
TwinHills Stormwater Management
and LID
Members:
• Deniel Arnautovic
• Byron Tanner Benoit
• Edwin Clement
• Juan Ignacio Cruz Vega
• Patrick Daniel Cyr
• Carri Ko
• Andrej Lukic
• Michael Bolusan Sampang
• Mladen Vujanovic
• Benjamin Matthew Witzaney
Our group has been tasked with the structural
design of a fire hall that will serve the Bearspaw
area. This design will have us decide on the most
suitable material or combination of materials, the
design of all columns, beams, load bearing walls,
foundations, and a set of drawings.
Team 12
BOOTH 212
TwinHills Multi-purpose Kayak Bridge
Members:
• Braxton Del Prado Bauzon
• Mihai Traian Bunda
• Kyle Erskine
• Evan Gordon Keast
• Morris Tak Fung Kwong
• Cameron McRae
• Christina Scott
• Scott Michael Wagner
• Landon Mitchell Wolfe
• Carl Wong
A vehicular and pedestrian bridge, which
will span over a kayak course in the TwinHills
neighborhood is the focus of this design project.
The bridge will also incorporate a cantilevered
viewing structure to provide public viewing of
the kayak course. The bridge is designed to be
built of reinforced concrete using FRP as well as
structural glazing.
Electrical
and Computer
Engineering
Team 1 BOOTH 301
Team 2
BOOTH 302
Team 3
BOOTH 303
Virgeo Sparring: Location Based
Mobile Gaming Application
Barbosa: A Heart Rate
Monitoring Fitness Watch
autoMATE: The Smart Way
to do Smart Homes
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Victor Wiebe
• Mohamed Sharif-Noor
• Tenzin Choeying
• Mohammad Anes Choudhary
• Scott Dodds
• Orla Macken
• Kirk Johnson
• Cheryl Ung
• Steven Vig
• Jamie Bertram
• Ashish Grover
• Ian Kabeary
Our project is the optimization and improvement
of a currently existing mobile game for Android
devices. These improvements include a graphic
interface for a server on the system, a new single
player mode, and an improvement to the location
of a user from 2D to 3D. The graphic interface
will allow administrators to control game play,
maintain databases, and check system statistics.
The single player mode incorporates a computer
artificial intelligence program that will interact
with users and allow for the user to “spar” against
a bot. The location improvement will utilize
a geomatics Kalman filter to improve indoor
navigation and will also estimate elevation to
give an accurate 3D representation of location.
These components are to improve on a previously
existing mobile game, Virgeo Sparring, in order
to create a full-featured second generation of the
existing app.
Barbosa is a fitness watch designed for
athletes who want accurate real time heart rate
information without the discomfort of wearing
a strap around their chest. Barbosa also aims to
provide the user with common running related
information such as GPS position, pace and
timing.
We want affordable smart home solutions to
be accesible to everyone, and we want them to
have a system they can easily expand without
having to deal with complicated and expensive
installation. We took the concept of the smart
home and flipped it on its head; instead of
selling “smart homes,” we sell a service. We sell
our technology to manufacturers of household
devices, and they integrate it into their products,
allowing home buyers to integrate whatever
they want, whenever they want to their modular
smart home! AutoMATE is the hub of any new
smart home. Simply download the free app, sign
in, connect the home’s autoMATE compatible
appliance with the press of a button, and begin
controlling the device from any Android phone!
Happy automating!
E l e c t r i c a l a n d Co m p uter E ngi nee ri ng
Team 4
BOOTH 304
Team 6
BOOTH 306
sTimer Productivity
Enhancement Suite
Phronesis Home Automation System
Members:
• Michael Nare
• Mark D’Adamo
• Christian Saiad Shirabad
• Christopher Horne
• Denny Huynh
Members:
• William Lancaster
• Daniela Prajea
• Alba Gamboa
In today’s social and entertainment-filled world,
some people find it increasingly difficult to settle
down and study without getting distracted. The
surprisingly common, “Oh, it’s only going to
take 5 minutes,” or “I’m just sending a quick text
message,” mini-breaks can add up to hours being
wasted and mental context switches resulting in
inefficient studying sessions. We have created the
sTimer — a suite of applications spanning several
different platforms which monitors the usage of
each device and has them stream their usage
data to a web server. The web server consumes
this incoming stream of data and compiles it
into a seamless sequence that includes all usage
data across all devices. Users can then view the
culmination of their study sessions through time
with several graphing and metric options by
logging into their account on the accompanying
web application. The sTimer makes monitoring
your productivity easier than ever!
Team 5
BOOTH 305
To demonstrate the technology we have created
a hub and multiple light modules to simulate a
network. The hub provides the bridge connecting
homeowners to their lights allowing remote
access. Our light module will replace existing
light switches allowing lights to be toggled
and monitored physically or through a web
application.
Team 7
Air Supply Monitor
Members:
Members:
• Mitchell Craig
• Tam Nguyen
• Colin Williams
You’re managing a software project with
hundreds of work items and requirements.
Specifically, for every work item relating to
coding, you want to have 80% test coverage. As
the project continues, you decide that you would
prefer to have higher code coverage in order
to improve quality. Normally, this would involve
re-evaluating all completed coding tasks to
determine if they meet this new requirement and
marking them incomplete if necessary. With this
project, that’s no longer necessary.
Instead, these changes will be automatically
applied for you. Instead of manually checking
to see if every item has 90% test coverage,
completed work items that don’t meet the
criteria will automatically be re-opened and your
developer will be notified. One change results
in numerous work items automatically being
updated to the correct state.
BOOTH 308
An Improvement and Integration of
Internet of Things: Sensors for Air
Quality in the Home
Members:
The Phronesis System was developed with the
intention of creating a network for the lights,
heating, appliances, and security devices in
a home with the controls at one’s fingertips.
Approved smartphones, computers, and other
networked devices can see the current state of
the home as well as allow interaction with those
devices from across the room or the country.
Alternatively, user-defined rules let a home run
itself, triggering specific lights to turn on at
sunset for example.
Advanced Work Item Manager
Team 8
BOOTH 307
• Drew Baylis
• Lisle Massey
• Colin Steedman
The Air Supply Monitor (ASM) is an inexpensive,
interchangeable, auditory alert system (klaxon)
that monitors the air pressure within a SCUBA
diver’s tank(s). The klaxon will alert SCUBA divers
when their tank pressure falls below a threshold
of 800 psi. The purpose of the klaxon is to remind
divers to look at their pressure gauge and safely
end the dive. The ASM also tracks the diver’s air
consumption and depth, which the diver can view
after the dive by means of a computer and USB
cable. The ASM has a two-piece protective case
that is engineered to withstand a minimum depth
of 250 feet in salt water, which surpasses the
maximum Advanced Open Water Diver certified
depth of 130 feet. The ASM functions for Open
Water, Adventure, and Advanced Open Water
Diver certification; it also functions for equipment
configurations such as single, twin, and sidemount tank setups, plus Yoke and DIN tank
attachments.
• Jedsmir Olino
• Hai Jian (Ken) Mo
• Raymond Liang
The home automation industry currently
has separate proprietary systems to monitor
temperature, humidity, dust, and gas
concentrations. This increases the development
and hardware cost and prevents compatibility
between technologies. Our goal is to develop a
sensor system based off of an existing opensourced computing platform to detect and report
air quality in the home. The system will have
sensors that can measure temperature, humidity,
dust levels, carbon monoxide levels, and methane
levels. Data acquired from these sensors are to
be displayed on a website to allow individuals
to monitor air quality in the home while on-thego. The objective and motivation is to design an
open-sourced system so there is greater control
on what users want to monitor. Users are able to
choose what sensors they want to use, how the
code for the sensors are written, as well as how
the data is sent to a website for reporting.
Team 9
BOOTH 309
Forecasting (Reactive) Power Usage
on Alberta’s Electrical Grid
Members:
• Alan Bartos
• Mamjot (Joe) Bhullar
• David Deuchar
• Shan Gao
• Xin (Steven) Yang
Most of the time we think of power in terms
of megawatts (MW). However when planning
and operating the Alberta power system, the
Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) must
also consider something we call reactive power
(measured in MVARs). Reactive power is a
component of the total power transmitted on
our power lines. The reactive power contribution
affects how much usable power can be
transmitted on a line at any given moment. The
amount of reactive power found at any point
of the grid also has a significant impact on
the stability of the system in that region. The
AESO plans the system carefully to mitigate the
negative effects of reactive power in the system
which requires a dependable reactive power
(MVAR) forecast. This project aims to develop an
improved MVAR forecasting method for planning
and stakeholder uses.
Electri cal and Compute r Eng inee ring
Team 10
BOOTH 310
Team 12
BOOTH 312
Team 14
BOOTH 314
Design and Implement Database for
Transformers and Transmission Line
Impedance Calculations
img3D: Viewing and Sharing 3D
Objects as 2D Images
Panel Shop Coordination and
Development Using a Database
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Travis Mah
• Mike Soikkeli
• Nick Warshawski
• Danny Yu
• Kirill Golovanev
• Murtatha Al-Saiedy
• Mark Kinney
• Debbie Lee
• Jahnavi Gopi Krishnan
• Sissay Gebru
• Ahmed Jarid
• Mohammad Reza Sohrabi Rad
Our project is to create two databases for
ENMAX: one for transmission lines and one for
transformers. The databases would have the
ability to output data in one of three formats:
Microsoft Word documents, idev files or
coding files to update the PSSE (Power System
Simulator/Engineering) database. A simple
interface will be included to make our design user
friendly. Our project would be greatly beneficial
to ENMAX for not only would it streamline their
process, but it would also provide the means with
which to update their PSSE database regularly.
As an aside, we will also verify the calculation
of the transmission line impedance matrix and
compare it to the result of PSSE lineprop. The
project will include hand or matlab calculations of
impedances with both coupling and no coupling
effects of the transmission lines.
Team 11
img3D is an easy and lightweight solution for
viewing and distributing 3D object files, especially
for 3D printing applications. Commonly used 3D
file formats such as .STL and .OBJ are not natively
supported on many desktop, mobile and web
platforms and currently require special rendering
or viewing applications. img3D eliminates these
issues by rendering 3D objects to a 2D image
representation using the .PNG image format.
img3D also uses compression and embedding
algorithms to embed the 3D data into the
contents of the 2D image file. Not only does
this allow someone to view the contents of the
3D file without special tools, but the 3D object
can be fully reconstructed back into a native 3D
format (.STL, .OBJ) from the 2D image file itself.
An img3D-generated image can be viewed on
any device that supports viewing images, such
as an iPhone or even a flip-phone. It can also be
distributed using many online or offline platforms
that support image files such as social networks
and image-sharing sites.
BOOTH 311
Real-time Pressure Monitoring System
for Biomedical Applications
Members:
Team 13
BOOTH 313
Computer-Assisted Surgical
Navigation
• Asad Mahmood
• Thomas Frampton
• Travis Wymenga
• Niko Hornbruch
• Madison Lowe
Members:
This project demonstrates a customizable
pressure sensor array system which interfaces
with Android phones using Bluetooth Low
Energy technology. The Android device has a
customizable graphical interface to provide realtime pressure distribution data in a meaningful
way. The system aims to provide ulcer detection
but can also be used in other medical and sports
medicine applications.
Clinical research indicates that success rates
of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
procedures can be increased by placing
pacemaker leads at optimal locations on the
heart. Currently, surgeons and cardiologists
discover these optimal placements through a
quantitative analysis of preoperative imaging
scans such as magnetic resonance (MR) and
computed tomography (CT). Reports are then
generated from this analysis and brought into the
operating room, where the surgeon then attempts
to place the leads, using quantitative models
(such as a volumetric model of the patient’s
heart with optimal lead placement markers) as
guidance. The industry sponsor, CUBE Medical
Solutions Inc., is enthusiastic about integrating
the quantitative modelling with an augmented
reality device which would enable surgeons
to directly visualize the models as they would
appear in the anatomy of the patient. Our video
display project creates the illusion of a real-time
MRI scan of the patient.
• David Adair
• Steven Campbell
• Jason Kraft
• Adam Parisien
Progressive Engineering and Construction has
recently opened an electrical panel shop. In order
to run economically, the shop must be able to
stock material cheaply yet reliably, and it must
be able to respond to customer demands quickly.
The project would involve the gathering and
analysis of existing electrical designs, correction
of the designs, formulation of an accurate
material inventory, and the development of
a process to schedule, manufacture, and ship
electrical panels using a database program.
Team 15
BOOTH 315
Patient Education Website and Porter
Scheduling Application for the Spinal
Cord Injury Clinic
Members:
• Henry Rosvick
• Adrian Wu
• Stephen Dixon
• Kolton Lehmann
The patient education website is a resource that is
used to provide patients and their caregivers with
relevant and important health information outside
the boundaries of the clinic.
The porter scheduling application is a web-based
system that allows therapy staff to schedule
and assign porters to specific patients. The
resulting schedule is displayed on screens visible
in the clinic hallways, available for staff and
patients to view. As patients may have visual
or mental impairments, the schedule is shown
in an accessible manner. The schedule itself
is dynamically stored, allowing for on-the-fly
changes. Conflicts between schedules are handled
automatically, and appropriate notifications are
sent to relevant staff.
In addition, the application interfaces with the
existing clinic pager system, which notifies the
porter staff of their schedules and any last minute
changes.
Team 16
BOOTH 316
Inventory Management System
Members:
• Andy Sun
• Nicholas Fabbro-Swizdaryk
• Robyn Draper
• Nabil Moghaddami
This project aims to provide a new inventory
management system as well as create a new
process for tracking inventory changes and
ordering materials for Progressive Engineering
and Construction. We used Microsoft Access for
both the front and back end of our database
system, and by coding new functionalities we
have been able to streamline Progressive’s
previous inventory management. Our system has
the ability to edit and view existing inventory,
pending orders, order histories and other
important information.
Team 17
BOOTH 317
Team ASL: Off-Grid Solar Concept
Members:
BOOTH 318
Tools for High Voltage Direct Current
Research and Simulation
Members:
• Basel Ayoub
• Hasib Tanzirul Kazi
• Armin Ashraf
• Ahmed Lafta
• Ghassan Al-Eryani
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is an
alternative method for transmitting electrical
energy. Its most important component is the
converter that converts between AC and DC.
We have created a number of tools to assist
researchers and designers to investigate a
specific type of HVDC converter named the
Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). Our tools
include: a paper design of the converter’s
operation; a MATLAB simulation of the converters
modulation scheme; a high voltage simulation of
the converter using PSCAD; software codes to be
used to program microcontrollers that control the
converter; and an experimental apparatus that
simulates a low voltage version of the converter.
Team 21
Design of an Electrical Substation
for Supplying Power to a Motor
Pumphouse
TPV System: Converting
Heat to Electricity
Members:
• Florence Tsang
• Chu Cheng
• Varsha Rajpurohit
• Karishma Singh
• Chun-Chi (Jenny) Lien
• Mike Kamizuru
• Masha Roy
• Nashir Syed
• Junyang Yang Liu
This project aims to design a substation to deliver
power to a motor pump-house rated at 2500 HP
for the oil sands. The substation will be located
in the Fort McMurray area. It will be used to step
down the incoming transmission voltage to an
acceptable distribution voltage. To guarantee
the safety of the workers and general public, our
company has ensured that the substation has met
all safety requirements outlined in the Canadian
Electrical Code. To do this, we have performed
several studies, which included load flow, short
circuit, and arc flash.
BOOTH 320
• Anas Al-Homsi
• Sarah Al-Homsi
• Kyle Mouratidis
• Sehrish Hasan
Transmission line ratings exist to ensure that
ground clearances — the distances between the
transmission line and ground — are maintained.
These ratings limit the current through the line;
as a result, the resistive losses, line temperature,
thermal expansion, and line sag are limited as
well. Traditionally, these line ratings are fixed.
These are known as static line ratings.
However, the weather conditions which influence
the line temperature are extremely variable. The
static line ratings must therefore be conservative
to work for the worst case. This means that the
lines are running below capacity for most of the
time.
Our project includes designing a prototype sensor
to measure the line clearance and conductor
temperature. The line ratings can then be varied
in real-time according to these measurements.
This is called Dynamic Thermal Line Rating, and
it allows for increased utilization of transmission
assets.
BOOTH 321
Members:
A lot of energy is wasted in many processes
because heat is generated. Like when a motor
runs, it heats up, and the energy is wasted on
heating the motor instead of running the motor.
Our project is a basic system that takes this waste
heat and converts it back into electricity so it can
be used for something useful. Our system uses
thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology, which
is similar to solar cells. Instead of converting
sunlight to electricity, it converts heat to
electricity.
Team 22
Team 20
Members:
Team ATCO Structures & Logistics (Team ASL),
under the direction of ATCO’s R&D department,
sought to develop a cost-effective solution for
providing renewable power generation to ATCO
modular units. Analyzing the existing 12'x60'
skidded office and wellsite unit designs, Team
ASL incorporated a stand-alone photovoltaic
(solar) generation system design specific for
remote locations throughout Alberta.
BOOTH 319
Power Nut System
Transmission Line Monitoring
• Eric Chomistek
• Michael Boyko
• Mike Zwaagstra
• Cody Dupuis
Team 18
Team 19
BOOTH 322
Raspberry PI Class Single
Board Computer
Members:
• Wenxi Zhang
• Tian Hao Zhang
• Peng Liu
• Yuqiao Xiao
Our project is building a single board computer
that is simple enough so that developers can
concentrate on the overall use, modification and
recombination of devices into a physical user
interface instead of low-level device construction
and implementation. It needs to be easy enough
for the average programmer to program and
extend.
Our product can play media files, can develop
programs by using Python language, and can use
desktop environment to run programs, manage
your files, surf the web, and view your photos.
The board will be powered by pin battery; it will
have an HDMI cable connected to a monitor and
a USB device connected to a keyboard as input. It
will able to connect the Internet via a cable.
Our project will deliver a completed schematic
sheet design and a simulated PCB file. The project
will also deliver several English documents
including:
• manufacturers/providers of the components
• component data sheets
Team 23
BOOTH 323
Team 25
BOOTH 325
Team 27
BOOTH 327
ALTABOT:
Tranformer-Inspection-Robot
Power From Light: Re-Engineering
Concentrated Photovoltaic Panels
Power Regulating Shading Mechanism
for Photovoltaic System
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Omid Bayestehtarat
• Abby Nieradka
• Yazin Eskandar
• Farhad Salehi
• Callum Graham
• Rob Murray
• Danielle Hird
• Kelsey Anderson
• Nicole Maguire
• Shiva Ahmadiardebili-Pour
• Sahil Ahir
• Alish Lemberanskiy
• Anass Abdelrhafour
Team Power From Light was approached by
Independent Solar Developers and tasked with
the objective of researching and re-engineering
nine concentrated photovoltaic panels and
designing a comprehensive maintenance guide
with a relevant lifetime of at least twenty years
by the end of March 2014, in order to have a fully
functional solar energy production facility with
optimal utility output. Although solar technology
is thriving in Southern California, studies on fault
investigation and panel repair are very limited for
concentrated photovoltaic technology.
There is a need for a power regulation before a
solar system may be installed and connected to
the grid tied system in downtown Calgary. This
arises from the fact that ENMAX does not allow
the export of power back to their secondary
network as a preventative method to protect the
network. SkyFire Energy, the current sponsor is
looking for a solution which will prevent excess
power to be transported back onto the grid. The
power output of a solar panel can be significantly
reduced by the shading of the solar cells. Taking
advantage of this property, we can prevent excess
power production by implementing a shading
system. Using multiple sensors and a control
device, we can monitor the power inputs as well
as the building load thereby shading the solar
panel accordingly. This system should shade the
panel when excess power is about to be exported;
otherwise, it should leave the solar panel
unobstructed.
This project provides a mechanical and
electrical design of a robot that will be capable
of performing transformer inspections while
being completely submerged in mineral oil. The
mechanical design demonstrates the construction
of the robot’s chassis. The material used in
fabricating the chassis is outlined in the design
and it houses the components of the robot
(Cameras, LEDS, and Motors). The electrical layout
demonstrates the philosophy in delivering power
to the robot’s components (Cameras, LEDs, and
Motors). It shows how the video signals are linked
back to a laptop where the inspection is viewed
in real-time. The prototype (Lego Mindstorms Kit)
demonstrates what the video would look like when
the robot navigates inside the transformer’s tank.
Team 24
BOOTH 324
sMenu - Order Management System
Members:
• Sonny Ng
• Derek Partible
• Brigitte Pfeil
• Nairn Tsang
• Daniel Duong
sMenu is an integrated system that consists of an
Android application, desktop application, and a
website application where all three devices are
connected and allow users to place food orders
online or within the restaurant’s parameters by
using the restaurant’s Android tablets. By doing
so customers won’t have the need to order
their food items with a waiter, thus reducing the
human error. The customers are going to place
the food order themselves within the digital
environment of their preference. The Android
application allows users to read what allergies
are presented within a food item, calculate tips,
check ingredients, and provide feedback about
their order. The website allows reserving seats
and placing orders for pick-up. The desktop
application allows the manager to set up staff
schedules, keep track of sales and staff hours, and
update the restaurant menu in real time within a
friendly environment.
Team 26
BOOTH 326
Cutting the Cable - A Wireless
Alternative to Communication on the
Drilling Rig
Members:
• Daniel Benavides
• George Co
• Marina Muenchrath
• Steven Rahn
• Vincent Kam
Wireless communication is being used more
frequently in our lives. In the drilling industry,
most of the communication is still done with
a wired connection, and for good reason:
dropped data could lead to safety hazards on
the rig. If proven reliable, a wirelessly connected
instrumentation system could greatly assist
the normal operations of a rig, as rigs could
potentially move every couple of days. This
project seeks to explore the use of a radio pair
where a wired connection would be normally
used – to see if the reliability of a wired
connection can be emulated with a wireless one
while providing an added degree of flexibility that
wouldn’t have been possible before.
Team 28
BOOTH 328
Programmable Logic Controller
Test System
Members:
• Patrick Williamson
• Byron Bahlmann
• Jamie Paulsen
• Ryan Sakauye
This Programmable Logic Controller Test System
is designed to simulate the environment in which
a controller operates. The type of controller that
our system is designed to test is a Programmable
Logic Controller (PLC). Programmable Logic
Controllers are designed to interpret and
generate several industry standard electrical
signals in order to control processes. The signals
are used in many industrial applications such
as temperature sensing, motor control and
lighting. The test system is able to generate and
interpret electrical signals that a sensor or PLC
uses by making use of both analog and digital
components. Furthermore, the test system has
a web browser interface that displays real-time
input and output data. Using this interface the
Programmable Logic Controller Test System
operator is able to adjust signal levels and
monitor responses from the system. Moreover, the
test system is fully portable making it practical for
field and laboratory usage.
Team 29
BOOTH 329
Members:
Members:
• Songyuan Tuo
• Xuan Ma
• Yiping Xu
• Weizhe Wang
• Tonghui Zhang
• Andrei Polzounov
• Andrei Angelescu
• Omer Ozdemir
• Elena Iancu
Meeting the growing demand deadlines,
reducing the production cost and upgrading
the quality measurements are the reasons why
the manufacturing industries are venturing into
automation. Tenaris Prudential aims to increase
efficiency and production rates while decreasing
labor costs.
The Automated Pipeline Optical Comparator
automates the inspection of the beveling process
by using a complex system of transitions and
tests to complete a successful inspection of a
beveled pipe.
Defective bevels may include imperfections such
as small lips, chips and holes resulting from the
beveller saw.
The benefits of the automated approach are to:
• Eliminate the need for expensive inspection
personnel
• Eliminate human expectation meaning past
inspections do not affect future inspections
• Increase efficiency by eliminating human
error resulting from tiredness, mood and/or
lack of focus
• Increase safety by removing personnel
from dangerous mill settings and to save on
safety training costs
Machine vision is the future.
BOOTH 330
Electroencephalography (EEG)
System Upgrade
Members:
• Tyler Villanueva
• Gerald Lariviere
• Kevin Schostek
• Heungmo Hwang
• Leonard Gonda
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a non-invasive
measurement of the electrical activity of the
brain. By placing electrodes on the scalp and
recording the potential between them, it is
possible to diagnose certain medical conditions
and to observe progress of a treatment regimen.
Examples of the diagnostic application of EEG is
in the study case of epilepsy. Currently in today’s
market there is a void with these systems. This
void includes outdated systems and technology
to conduct the EEG tests. Our project is a design
of an updated system for our industry sponsor
and the market. The design includes signal
processing from the electrode sensors to a
computer.
BOOTH 331
How to Maintain Regulatory Electricity
Services for Oil and Gas Industry
Automatic Pipeline Optical
Comparator
Team 30
Team 31
ATCO Electric is a power company that delivers
electricity to the home of customers. The service
covers 2/3 of the province. It provides electricity
for not only the residential and commercial
customers, but also for the resources region in
northern Alberta. The oil and gas industry has a
great impact on Alberta’s development, and hence
ATCO Electric plays a key role in maintaining their
electricity service. Our project is to show the
general procedures that a power company takes
when designing the protection system for isolating
the power issue in one area and maintaining
regulatory services, protecting the equipment
of the oil and gas industry. The final deliverables
from our project will include the oil industry’s
equipment list, our protection devices’ types,
factors we take into consideration in designing the
power protection system, and our analysis of the
power system. We hope you enjoy the tour and
grow an interest in power systems.
Team 32
BOOTH 332
ANTracker Wireless Asset Tracking
Members:
• Dustin Frisch
• Greg Caufield
• Abra Gurnett
• Chris Milburn
ANTracker locates assets by using wireless signals
from small battery powered devices that use
the ANT wireless protocol (a wireless protocol
that is similiar to Bluetooth). ANTracker utilizes
tiny credit card-sized computers with wireless
antennas to find the devices and sends the
location information to a web browser so the
device locations can be seen on a map. By placing
the small devices on objects, ANTracker allows
those objects to be tracked within a building.
Team 33
BOOTH 333
Long Range Communication
for Everyone
Members:
• Philip Conroy
• Preet Inder Garcha
• Bryan Guscott
• Pheelan Mah
The SX1272 Arduino Shield is an open-source
solution for anyone who requires a long range,
low-power communications platform. The device
is designed for use with Arduino — a low-cost,
easily accessible microcontroller — and is based
on Semtech Corporation’s SX1272 transceiver. The
device is capable of sending information up to a
range of 15km (line of sight) while maintaining
low power consumption.
The SX1272 Arduino Shield has been designed
to be easy to use, so anyone with even the most
basic programming background (or even none
at all) can use it. More advanced users will be
excited to explore the vast array of options
available to get the best performance out of the
device for specific applications.
The shield is powered by the Arduino which,
in turn, is powered via USB cable. Plug it into
a laptop and one quick download is all that is
needed to get started.
Team 34
BOOTH 334
Fourth Year Project
Management Website
Members:
• Mark Mullen
• Andrew Midwinter
• Faizan Sajwani
• Sean Burke
This project involves the development of a
website allowing the course instructor to better
oversee the various projects undertaken by
students. It is built specifically for the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, taking
into account the massive range of possible
proposals. The tool is designed to centralize the
main aspects of a project so that the instructor
can handle all management and communication
in one place. Customized features include student
and industry project postings with approval
process, group recruitment, reports generation,
peer review creation, and a calendar application
for booking presentation/meeting timeslots.
Team 35
BOOTH 335
J3NI - Virtual IPMI
Members:
• Jade Cadungog
• Joshua Cheung
• Jeffrey Lam
• Neil Wilson
• Irina Zaugolnikova
Software developers today working on
Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) tools or any
other server automation software have the option
of using virtual servers or interacting directly
with physical ones using a wide variety of opensource or commercial tools. However, regardless
of the abstraction used, an expensive physical
server is required to facilitate the interaction.
This necessity comes with an associated up-front
cost and potential maintenance expenditures,
which may not be accessible to developers simply
wishing to implement and test code by relying on
server interaction.
Our solution to this problem is to create a virtual
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
device. Such a tool would enable full datacenter
virtualization with a single workstation. As
software for storage, network, and server
virtualization already exists, IPMI is the only
missing component for a self-contained, fullyvirtualized datacenter. Our open-source project
should give individual developers and, potentially,
companies a budget-friendly, yet reliable,
alternative to use for testing the implementation
of their server-level projects.
Team 36
BOOTH 336
Coal Blending Application that will
Allow Users to Produce Consumer
Specific Coal Blends
Members:
• Simardeep Toor
• Mandip Parmar
• Simranjeet Kaler
• Robin Singh
Coal blending is defined as the mixing and
integration of different types of coal grades with
different physical and chemical compositions
onto a single stockpile. The aim of this project
is to achieve a unique and specific coal blend
for a specific purpose. Currently buyers have a
demand for different grades of coal. The goal
of this project is to build a blending application
that allow users to select different criteria and set
constraints to improve the overall efficiency of the
blending process.
Team 37
BOOTH 337
CHARM - Consumer House
Automation and Response Mechanism
Members:
• Lucas Holzhaeuer
• Brandon Crapo
• Gabrielle Comeau
• David Kozuchar
This project aims to design and prototype a
modular home monitoring system that can record
sensor data from many sources and display this
information to the end user.
Team 38
BOOTH 338
Scheduling Software for High Voltage
Testing Equipment
Members:
• David Holmes
• Michael Roles
• Vishesh Kathuria
• Kanwar Mutti
Progressive Engineering & Construction Inc.
has created a new company called Old Dog
Rentals & Supplies Inc. to rent out high voltage
testing equipment. Our team was recruited to
deliver a scheduling application and an inventory
management process that will help the new
company organize and track equipment rentals.
Team 39
BOOTH 339
WESwitch - A Wireless, Electronic
Light Switch System for Home
Automation Control
Members:
• Jonathan Fong
• Justin Wu
• Paolo Marrero
• Franky Cheung
BOOTH 341
Control System for Waste Heat
Recovery Device Testing Facility
and Device Performance Evaluation
Software
Members:
WESwitch is a light switch system that can
be controlled remotely from any iOS device
supporting the new Bluetooth Low Energy
wireless protocol. It makes use of existing home
infrastructure and can be installed in place of
current light switches.
The switches utilize the ultra-low power ANT
wireless protocol to create a flexible and reliable
communication network. This allows for control of
an entire system of switches by pairing to a single
switch.
This project concept opens up many possibilities,
as this dual protocol wireless solution could be
implemented in a multitude of home automation
applications.
Team 40
Team 41
BOOTH 340
Induced Voltage During Pipeline
Construction Due to HV Powerlines
Members:
• Curtis Kwan
• Christine Navarez
• Louis Liu
• Ming Wo
• Jerry Yang
During pipeline construction, the safety of the
personnel are at risk due to possible induced
voltages on pipelines caused by the parallel
high voltage transmission power lines. Since
this poses as a hazard, Stantec has asked us to
develop a program that calculates the induced
current and voltage produced by the power
line. Induced voltages come in three forms:
inductive, capacitive, and conductive coupling.
For the purpose of this project, we will look
into conductive and capacitive coupling, as
these influence induced voltage during pipeline
construction. The tool that we will produce will
be an Excel-based Visual Basic Application
(VBA) program. The construction personnel will
input the necessary parameters required by the
Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the program
will then calculate the induced voltages and
current on the pipeline.
• Tyler Fischer
• Graham Hillaby
• Bryson Kenyon
• Colin Martinbeault
• Ross Moir
Encana Corporation’s Environmental Innovation
Fund Group is planning a testing facility for
waste-heat-to-electricity technologies. At this
facility, hot exhaust from a natural gas engine will
be fed to a test platform where several different
waste heat recovery devices will be deployed over
the course of the project. To gather results within
a reasonable time frame, the facility has been
designed such that two different devices can be
tested simultaneously.
Our team has been tasked with designing the
control logic, and drafting instrumentation
drawings for this facility. In addition, we have
developed software to analyze operational
data, calculate device efficiency, and produce
data trends based on user specified criteria. To
demonstrate the functionality of our control
design, we created a software simulation of the
facility. The simulation shows how the system
behaves during regular operation as well as
in response to device failures or changes in
environmental conditions.
Team 42
BOOTH 342
Power Micro-Controller
Members:
• Mark Li
• Jonathan Kwan
• King Ma
• Long Truong
• Adrian Radulescu
The Power Micro-Controller is designed to
monitor the power consumption using voltage
sensors and optimize power usage of field
equipment using power cycling plans and
proprietary battery level detection algorithm.
An email notification system will allow the
Power Micro-Controller to inform the user of
pre-determined events. This project is sponsored
by Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering
Ltd. (PAAE), a consulting firm specializing in the
analysis of acoustics, vibrations, and noise levels.
Data is collected by special equipment deployed
in the field, which are powered by batteries. The
uncertainty in battery life can largely impact
the reliability of data collection, resulting in the
inefficient use of time and travel expenses. With
the Power Micro-Controller, remote access to
field equipment’s operational status will be made
available, battery life will be optimized, and
downtime will be eliminated in order to uphold
PAAE’s “Zero Data Loss” mandate.
Geomatics
Engineering
Team 1
BOOTH 401
Design, Observation and Analysis of a
High-Precision Survey Network
Members:
• Brendan Lee
• Jesse Vanneste
• Matthew Clampitt
• Matthew Sakatch
• Rory Mekaal
The purpose of this project is to plan and
implement a high-precision survey network
around the University of Calgary campus, placing
permanent monuments to act as control for
future survey courses & projects. The network is
integrated with the Calgary High-Precision Survey
Network (HPN) and has been observed with static
GNSS coupled with the conventional methods
of precise leveling and high-precision optical
traversing. The project has made use of some of
the most precise equipment available to achieve
the highest accuracy possible. The project also
involves the precise co-ordination and heighting
of three TV towers west of the campus using
angular intersection methods, from 6-8 stations
spread around the city.
Team 2
BOOTH 402
Development of Software to Calculate
User Position and Velocity from GNSS
Satellite Data
Members:
• Oscar Duran Bascope
• Gavin Humphrey
• Kevin Sarrafi
• Nauman Waheed
• Umer Choudhry
The purpose of this project is to develop and
implement a software application capable of
reading and processing GNSS data to calculate
the position and velocity of a user. The GNSS
data imported to the software will be obtained
from GPS and GLONASS satellites. GPS and
GLONASS data will be used separately as well as
in combination (GPS+GLONASS). The software
will also be able to work in different operational
conditions, such as static and kinematic modes.
The solutions computed by the application
will include single point positioning as well as
differential positioning. The performance of the
software will be assessed in different operational
conditions.
Team 3
BOOTH 403
Tests of the Functionality of Highand Low-Sensitivity GNSS Satellite
Receivers in Different Environmental
Conditions
Members:
• Kyle Chau
• Curtis Pidgeon
• Mackenzie Budda
• Joshua Santos
• Adam Bhavnani
This project compiles custom codes to determine
the user’s position based off of GPS satellites.
The program outputs the calculated location and
accuracy/precision from four different processes
of positioning. Program output also includes
data such as the number of satellites a receiver
recognizes during a specified time, strength of a
signal, velocity of the user and more. The custom
program is then utilized with industry grade
(low sensitivity) and commercial grade (high
sensitivity) GPS receivers. Finally, these receivers
simultaneously collect data within a wide range
of environments. The outcome of the results are
then analyzed and compared against each other.
Geomati cs Enginee ring
Team 4
BOOTH 404
Processing and Analysis of Navigation
Data from GPS and GLONASS Satellite
Constellations
Members:
• Laura Norman
• Kent Jones
• Geoff Strandberg
• Adam Clare
• Ethan Moe
Team 7
This project focuses on processing and
analyzing kinematic and static navigation data
received from GPS and GLONASS satellite
constellations. It relies on C++ algorithm
development and implementation to load multiconstellation data, solve carrier phase integer
ambiguities, create atmospheric error models,
and develop position-velocity-time solutions.
Team 5
BOOTH 405
Baseband Snapshot GNSS Satellite/
Inertial Measurement Unit Positioning
Members:
• Chantal Jorawsky
• Matthew Herasymiuk
• Erick Kohlman
• Arpad Soos
• Keon Jang
A local navigation startup company, Baseband
Technologies, has provided the team with a
software-based snapshot positioning GPS
receiver for testing of its many settings to
determine the optimal operation parameters. This
type of receiver records as little as 2ms of raw
GPS satellite data which is then processed using
a server to compute positions. The team was also
tasked with coding least squares adjustment and
Kalman filter algorithms to compare and possibly
improve upon the position solutions. When all
aspects of the project are combined, the receiver
can be implemented into a cost-effective and
power-efficient asset tracking system.
Team 6
Camp Gardner, a not-for-profit Boy Scouts Camp,
was inundated with water resulting in many
structures being completely destroyed. The aim
of this project is to propose a design to rebuild
the camp that will be beneficial to the Boy Scouts
of Canada, prevent future flood damage, promote
sustainable development, and keep the camp
operational for generations to come.
BOOTH 406
Redevelopment Plan for the Boy
Scouts of Canada Camp Gardner
Members:
• Katie Wallace
• Gayle Noonan
• Gian Graza
• Thomas Kranjcevic
• Justin Maunder
In June of 2013 much of Calgary and the
surrounding areas were subject to disastrous
flooding. This project involves a site that was
greatly affected by the floods and in need of help.
BOOTH 407
Development of an Open-Source
Internet-of-Things Shelf Prototype
Members:
• Jeremy Steward
• Alexandra Cummins
• Harshini Nanduri
• Ben Trodd
• Kathleen Ang
The purpose of this project is to develop an
application that utilizes the Open Geospatial
Consortium’s (OGC) Internet-of-Things (IoT)
SensorThings API. The project will serve as an
example of interconnecting everyday objects with
sensors using the OGC IoT standard. In particular,
the goals of the project are to produce a shelf
system prototype and website capable of tracking
customer locations and density throughout a
store, as well as provide information regarding
shelf stock and facing. The development of
this project will remain open source so that
future developers can learn how to use the OGC
standard for IoT-based applications.
Team 8
BOOTH 408
Creation of a 3D Digital Model
of the Ronald McDonald House,
Calgary, Alberta
Members:
• Dylan Barreira
• Robyn Soroka
• Noelle Diakow
• Evan Thompson
• Brad Machon
The aim of this project is to construct a 3D digital
model of the Ronald McDonald House using a
combination of close range photogrammetry,
conventional surveying, and GNSS techniques.
Quality assurance procedures such as instrument
calibrations and camera stability tests were
completed prior to the building reconstruction to
ensure a geospatial accuracy of 10-15 centimeters.
The final model will be submitted to Google Earth
and added to their current airborne-imagery of
the building for use in their 3D viewing feature.
Team 9
BOOTH 409
Economic Assessment and Flood
Analysis of the 2013 High River Flood
Members:
• Praveen Mahendra
• Hyun Ha
• Andrew Nguyen
• Ryder Kiehl
• Kayoung Kim
In this project, remote sensing techniques will
be applied to satellite imagery (provided by the
U.S. Geological Survey) to determine the areas in
High River that were affected by the 2013 flood.
With these areas identified, an economic model
will be created that will accurately estimate the
cost of the damages that the flood caused. The
ultimate goal is to verify the methods applied
with the real-world costs that have been reported.
Once the damage evaluation has been finalized,
practical mitigation methods to prevent future
flooding in High River will be explored.
Team 10
BOOTH 410
Development of a Model to Predict
Fish Populations from Sea Surface
Temperatures and Ocean Color
Information
Members:
• Paige Unruh
• Dong Hyean Ku
• Sunbir Brar
• Victoria Mantey
• Huaqiu Liu
• Cam Cummings
This project was developed to utilize remotely
sensed data to produce a technology to assist in
finding ideal fishing locations. In order to find the
best fishing locations, sea surface temperature
and ocean color information remotely collected
from the MODIS sensor aboard the AQUA
spacecraft was used. Sea surface temperature
is an indicator of nutrient and oxygen levels of
the water. Chlorophyll-a concentrations can be
derived from the ocean color information where
higher chlorophyll-a concentrations indicate
higher levels of phytoplankton. Based on the
correlation between these variables our model
can predict potential areas where fish populations
will thrive.
Mechanical &
Manufacturing
Engineering
Team 1
BOOTH 501
Team 2
BOOTH 502
Team 3
BOOTH 503
Kinematics & Compliance Rig
For the Formula SAE Team
ASHRAE Portable Refrigeration Unit
Lighter Than Air UAV
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Darren Charles Goberdhansingh
• Christopher Joseph Jarding
• Joseph Saunders
• Blayne Single
• Christopher Tudda
• Milan Vulic
• Gerry Beylerian
• Hua Chen
• Nathan King
• Canaan Tin Hang Ng
• Michael Van Loo
• Peng Xiao Zhong
How do you transport lifesaving and sensitive
cargo to remote locations where refrigeration
is not available? Fourth-year University
of Calgary mechanical engineers with the
support of ASHRAE have designed a portable
refrigeration unit to do just that. The portable
refrigeration unit has a holding volume of 1 cu-ft.
Pharmaceuticals and organs can be maintained
at an internal temperature of -4°C while in an
ambient environment of at least 38°C. The device
functions without an external power supply and
allows for easy transportation of the cargo for as
long as required.
The use of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) has
proved to be efficient, versatile, inexpensive,
and safe. However, most UAVs use a lot of
power, as they generate lift using propellers and
aerodynamic forces. Using lighter-than-air (LTA)
gases like helium to get aircraft in the air could
reduce the power consumption of UAVs. So the
team set out to make an LTA UAV. For a feasible
LTA design, the team developed a foldable,
airplane-shaped LTA UAV to take advantage of an
airplane’s agility, a blimp’s energy efficiency, and
to make the design easily storable.
• Nicholas Chow En Chan
• Gregory Christensen
• Tim Alan Gingerick
• Matthew Marc Schroeder
• Sukhchain Sidhu
• Owen Mitchell Thomas
Validation is one of the most important aspects
of any engineering project. When the project is
as complex as a racecar, there are many factors
that can affect the performance of a particular
subsystem. Kinematics & Compliance (K&C) rigs
are used extensively in industry to validate the
theoretical simulations performed during the
design of a vehicle’s suspension system. A K&C
rig will facilitate the proper testing and validation
necessary for a winning design.
Me c h ani cal and Manufacturi ng Enginee ring
Team 5
BOOTH 505
Team 8
BOOTH 508
Team 10
BOOTH 510
Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV)
for Wind Measurements
Design and Testing of
Carbon Fiber Bicycle Rims
Aviation Fuel Tank
Members:
Members:
• Shawn Carnegie
• Sophia Dominguez
• Benen la Bastide
• Nathaneal Lae-Sung Lee
• Nemanja Masala
• Huayang Zheng
• Waleed Al-Rabeh
• Virgina Marilyn Baum
• Greg James Buckley
• Daniel Glavica
• Jessica Amanda Kisell
• Andrew Mallon
• Osama Abdul-Ghafoor
• Mohammad Ahzam
• Hiu Fung Cheng
• Robert Sokolowski
• Santiago Torres
• Eiden Yoshida
A rotary MAV is being designed that can maintain
controlled flight in outdoor gusty conditions while
reporting the wind conditions using on-board
sensors. By measuring wind conditions, the MAV
can be used to site locations for structures such
as wind farms and skyscrapers, or investigate
air quality. Our design consists of a coaxial rotor
system mounted within a spherical shell; this
novel configuration allows us to calculate the
wind conditions based on the aircraft’s response.
The goal for this project is to improve the design
of EnergyLab’s carbon fiber bicycle rims for
high-performance cycling. Special attention was
paid to minimizing the aerodynamic drag while
maintaining stability in cross winds (high yaw
angles). The challenge of designing a wheel is
that the best shape for zero yaw angle produces
a large amount of drag at higher yaw angles.
Therefore a compromise must be made between
drag reduction and stability. We investigated
two design solutions. The first focused on the
overall geometry of the rim. The second solution
involved changing the surface characteristics of
the rim.
Team 6
BOOTH 506
Simulation of an Atmospheric
Boundary Layer in an Environmental
Wind Tunnel
Members:
• Amy Michelle Kondro
• Monika Krystyna Korczewski
• Kevin James Ritchey
• Danielle Nicole Sept
• Maryam Shahroodi
A means of simulating an atmospheric boundary
layer was lacking in the environmental wind
tunnel located on campus at the University
of Calgary. An accurate and cost-effective
traverse system for velocity and pressure
measurements was implemented. In addition,
the flow conditioning needed to produce a good
simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer
was designed through the use of roughness
elements and spires. The data collected, from the
now functional environmental wind tunnel, will
help with the placement of the solar panels as an
alternate energy source for the university.
Team 9
Members:
BOOTH 509
Variable-Pitch Rotor Design
for Electric VTOL Bi-copter
Members:
• Cameron Bains
• Chad Crumley
• Jordan Kendle Glass
• Jose Podio
• Lisa Chrisoula Sebella
The team has designed a proof-of-concept
variable-pitch rotor system capable of being
adapted and mounted to an electric RC Bi-copter.
The purpose of this system is to increase the
overall maneuverability of the aircraft by allowing
the pilot direct control of the angle of attack of
either set of rotor blades. The system is reverse
engineered from the variable-pitch system used
on conventional helicopter tail rotors to suit the
unique mounting constraints of the Bi-copter
design.
The goal of this project is to design a gasoline
fuel tank for a highly maneuverable unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) which will maintain the
center of gravity (CoG) within given tolerances,
throughout the duration of the flight. Possible
maneuvers of the UAV include vertical take-off
and landing, as well as stationary pitch and roll.
Included in the design will be a fuel inlet and
outlet system, as well as a fuel level sensor which
may relay the level of fuel despite the orientation
of the aircraft.
Team 11
BOOTH 511
Means of Changing a UAV’s
Center of Gravity
Members:
• Dean Glueckler
• John Andrew Jegard
• Garrett Luebke
• Carlos Ponton
• Devon Robinson
• Thomas Tchorzewski
Agility and maneuverability requirements for
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming
increasingly stringent. The goal of this project is
to design an independent mechanical system to
dynamically change the UAV’s pitch. This system
will enhance the UAV’s maneuverability and
enable it to adapt to different scenarios during
operation.
Team 12
BOOTH 512
Human-Powered Electronic Door Lock
Members:
• Rishabh Mohan Gupta
• Kira Nagassar
• Roman Oshchepkov
• Matthew William Tierney
• Julia Choi May Tse
• Yang Wang
Current electronic locks typically use batteries
which run out at some point. This results in
maintenance costs for hotels and residence
owners, as well as inconvenience (lockout) for
their guests. In this project, the team is designing
a lock that harvests and stores part of the human
mechanical energy invested in turning the door
lever or in opening the door to run the lock’s
electronics.
Mech a n i c al a n d Ma n ufac turi ng Engi nee ri ng
Team 14
BOOTH 514
Biomimicry Design Challenge
Members:
• Kim Cayanan
• Jeniece Galeano
• Matthew Heatherington
• Tahera Jenevieve Pelletier-Ahmed
• Mark Christopher Senger
• Maximillian Tobin Verbeurgt
This project focuses on reducing the
environmental and economic impacts of the
mass transportation of goods. Engineering and
biomimicry principles are integrated to increase
the aerodynamic efficiency of semi-trucks at
high speeds. Specifically, drag reduction is
investigated, resulting in subsequent decreases
in fuel consumption and pollution. Inspiration for
this design project was drawn from the saguaro
cactus, a bluff body with coping mechanisms
enabling it to withstand high wind speeds in the
desert. The modern day semi-truck is redesigned
to incorporate the benefits of longitudinal
cavities and cylindrical components, which affect
surrounding wind flow and reduce the overall
drag.
Team 15
BOOTH 516
Members:
• Riley Booth
• Neeraj Nair
• Ivan Kai Yin Ng
• John Angelo Mondejar Salazar
• Euan Tye
• Scott Woldum
Our design group is working on developing
a motion control device that allows for both
astrophotography applications as well as simple
motion-controlled photography. The primary goal
is to create a device that is lightweight, portable
and rugged, while remaining within our project
budget. Amateur photographers are currently
forced to invest in an expensive mount system
that can run into the thousands of dollars, or
construct a do-it-yourself device that can often
be problematic. Our device fills this market gap
and provides a niche product that is relatively
inexpensive and allows for both motion controlled
photography and astrophotography.
Team 18
BOOTH 518
Demo-Booth Contained
Educational Structure
Wheelchair Single-Hand
Drive System
Members:
Members:
• Danish Chahal
• Esha Khawaja
• Nitish Khushoo
• Azra Lallany
• Jasman Nijjar
• Ali Zebian
• Derek Ebeling
• Diane Kukulski
• Macey Kwok
• James Gordon Penny
• Jiarong Tan
• Ana Villarreal Escudero
The Demo-Booth Contained Educational
Structure will be used for the recruitment of high
school students, including under-represented
groups, into the Schulich School of Engineering.
Our vision is to design an interactive engineering
demo-booth that will attract high school
students and under-represented groups. All
seven engineering programs offered at the
Schulich School of Engineering (Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Geomatics, Mechanical
and Manufacturing and Oil and Gas) must be
represented and presented in an engaging
manner to entice high school students. Along
with the above listed constraints, the booth must
be run by non-engineering personnel and be
easily transportable with minimal maintenance.
Patients operate manual wheelchairs by
turning the wheels using both hands; however,
some patients only have functional use of one
hand due to medical conditions. This makes it
impossible for them to steer a standard manual
wheelchair. Current single hand-drive wheelchairs
on the market are expensive and require full
customization of a wheelchair. Our design is a
single hand-drive that is not only lightweight and
inexpensive but also portable and transferable
between wheelchairs. Our design will give the user
full steering control of the wheelchair and help
them maintain physical strength and autonomy.
Team 19
BOOTH 519
Heat Recovery in Rundle Hall
BOOTH 515
Rugged and Portable Tripod Head
for Motion Control Photography
Team 16
Team 17
BOOTH 517
Human Energy Storage
and Usage in Wheelchairs
Members:
• Zeng Gan
• Justin Richard Lebel
• Hamdi Yahya Mohammed
• Jakub Albert Sujata
• Joseph Jefferson Juan Vea
• Aaron Woo
Our project aims to provide assistance to
wheelchair users during difficult circumstances,
in particular while the user is going up a ramp or
riding over uneven terrain. Our device attaches
onto the wheelchair, stores human-generated
energy, and converts it to output torque. The
device does not affect the normal maneuverability
or center of gravity of the wheelchair and is safe
due to controlled energy dissipation and minimal
acceleration. The main components that allow for
the storage and conversion of human-generated
energy are two constant torque springs and onedirectional bearings.
Members:
• Gani Ablachim
• John Ip
• Mia Jovic
• Dina Kudzhak
• Hassan Sattar
• Brent Yano
Our task was to design a heat recovery system
for Rundle Hall, an existing residence building
on the University of Calgary campus. Several
opportunities to recover heat were explored,
which were narrowed down to exchanging heat
from the building exhaust air to the supply air
(thus preheating the inlet air to the make-up
air unit and furnace). Two design options were
developed in detail and economically evaluated
for this opportunity: a system based on a flat
plate air-to-air exchanger, and a system based on
a run-around air-to-liquid coil exchanger.
Me c h ani cal and Manufacturi ng Enginee ring
Team 20
BOOTH 520
Team 23
BOOTH 523
Team 25
BOOTH 525
Use of Low-grade Energy from Stack
at the U of C’s Cogeneration Plant
3D Chocolate Printer
The Baseball Pitching Machine
Members:
Members:
Members:
• Christopher Tak Pei Cheng
• Ian Fletcher Cockerline
• Qin Hu
• Edwin Tsun Ngai Li
• Lisa Emily Osgood
• Jacob Pustanyk
• Corey Richard Hemington
• Evan Kaun
• Michael Jean Knauff
• Jesse Michael Pittis
• Parveen Saroye
• Andrew Tiffany
Jen Bisson, sole proprietor and entrepreneur of
The Spark Shack, hopes to engage technophobic
individuals with the innovation of chocolate 3D
printing technology. The goal of this project
is to create an affordable 3D printer capable
of printing models from ordinary chocolate.
The printer will be based on the popular open
source RepRap Prusa Mendel kit, but will feature
a unique progressive cavity pump extruder
designed to replace the existing filament extruder.
This baseball pitching machine is the only one of
its kind utilizing a DC motor as opposed to the
conventional AC motors on the market today. It is
capable of throwing either a baseball or softball
up to 70 mph, with a control panel that allows
the user to select a desired speed. Portability was
achieved with the design having a total weight of
less than 100lbs. In addition, the machine has an
automatic feeder which loads individual balls at a
certain time interval specified by the user.
Team 24
Team 26
• Josh Breski
• Julia DiPalma
• Steven Eidsness
• Preston Eng
• Omer Mohamed
• Ehsan Novin-pour
A large amount of low-grade energy is being
ejected from the stack of the cogeneration
system at the University of Calgary’s Central
Heating Plant. The goal for our project is to
determine a way to increase the efficiency of the
cogeneration system by utilizing the low grade
heat that leaves with the exhaust gas and to
provide potential markets for this energy.
Team 22
BOOTH 522
Railroad Turntable
Members:
• Brandon Anstey
• Ward Michael Bogoslowski
• Anita Fung
• Matthew Milo Glanzer
• Stephen Siebert
• Houston Aaron Unruh
The Iron Horse Park, located in Airdrie, Alberta is
in the process of constructing a new roundhouse
storage structure for their ride-able 1/8th scale
locomotives. The Railroad Turntable project
involves designing a manually operated turntable
to rotate the locomotives for storage from a
single incoming track to several outgoing tracks.
The Turntable design will be low-cost, easy to
maintain and safe for the transport of the heavy
locomotives to their storage locations.
BOOTH 524
BOOTH 526
Retrofitable Auto-flush
Device for Tank Style Toilets
Erosion Resistant Elbow
for Oil and Gas Production
Members:
Members:
• Adlai Arthur Lawson Brown
• James Chow
• Aaron Morningstar
• Michael Nguyen
• Robert Norton
• Cassidy Nyman
• Jared Allison
• Isura Baranage
• Justin Edward Bouchard
• Cache Robert Doolaege
• Kyle Alexander Hierath
• Pyei Aung Phyo
This project addresses the lack of automated
flushing options for tank style toilets currently
available on the market. A prototype was built
that utilizes the potential energy that is stored
in the water in the tank. The design uses a float
that actuates the flapper, which is triggered by a
motion sensor. The system is able to reset itself
during the operation of the normal flushing cycle.
A functioning manual override also exists. Our
goal is to create an energy-friendly alternative to
conventional automatic tank-style toilets.
Particulates, such as sand, found in oil and gas
production pipeline elbows cause an increased
rate of erosion wear within the flow. Our goal is
to engineer an elbow capable of sustaining this
erosive wear over a long service lifetime. Materials
must be selected carefully so as to not only resist
erosion, but also corrosion. Since the elbow will
be pressurized, the elbow must also withstand
pressure loads during the erosion and corrosion
process. The design will also encompass sealing
between the elbow and existing pipeline, and
meet multiple industry safety standards.
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Team 27
BOOTH 527
Team 29
BOOTH 529
Team 31
BOOTH 531
Hydrofoil-Support Arm Joint
Design for Hydrokinetic Turbine
Breakable and Reusable Human Limb
for Self-defence Training
Oil/Gas Piping Internal
Trim Removal Tool
Members:
Members:
Members:
• William Emerson Cook-Clarke
• Philippe McCurdy
• Benjamin Russell
• Bryce Shaw
• Ryan Alan Taylor
• Benjamin Lee Turnbull Villett
• Jason Matthew Meitz
• Fariha An-Nafee Rashid
• Colin Mitchell Ropchan
• Kunij Upadhyaya
• Sheng Ming Yan
• Nicolas Bullen
• Travis Ronald Frey
• Bhuwan Gupta
• Ercole Hutchings
• Jesse Vandenberg
Current self-defence training uses static dummies.
Static models are unable to provide a realistic
feeling to the user. Our goal is to provide more
realistic self-defence training for military, police,
and private security firms. We have developed
a prototype of a breakable and reusable model
that breaks at loads representing 50th percentile
male strength. The model is approximately
the same size as a human lower leg to provide
a realistic feel to the user. This model will be
further developed by our project sponsor into a
marketable product.
This project requires the design of a tool for
Tenaris Prudential to safely collect the inside trim
from manufactured pipe without causing harm to
the operator. Tenaris’s Prudential Mill is an ERW
(electric resistance weld) tubular manufacturing
and threading facility. While pipe is going through
the ERW process, scrap trim is produced inside
and outside the pipe. The operator uses his/her
hand or a grab tool to pull the inside trim, which
is an unsafe practice. In addition to prioritizing
operator safety, the design should maximize cycle
time, efficiency and ease of maintenance.
Team 30
Team 32
Hydrokinetic turbines are a reliable source of
electricity used in locations where flowing water
is readily available. New Energy Corporation
has developed such a turbine that is used
predominantly in locations where other sources
of electricity are not available. Our goal has been
to improve the connection interface between
the turbine support arms and blades such that
the lifetime of the turbine is extended and
maintenance is minimized. Various methods
for improvement have been explored and
physical testing was conducted to verify these
improvements.
Team 28
BOOTH 528
Lightweight Driveshaft for a
Hydrokinetic Darrieus Turbine
Members:
• Derek Edge
• Blair Hendriks
• Connor John Janz
• Chris Joubert
• Benjamin Ringrose
• Colin Stanger
New Energy Corporation currently utilizes
a solid steel driveshaft in their hydrokinetic
Darrieus turbines; these turbines operate in
remote locations throughout South America
and Asia. An investigation into the feasibility of
using composites and steel to reduce weight
was performed. The hybrid design was required
to reduce the overall weight of the current
driveshaft, while maintaining its strength and
component compatibility.
BOOTH 530
Oil and Gas Piping Internal
Diameter Burr Removal Tool
Robotic Welding
Manufacturing Process
Members:
Members:
• Abraham den Hollander
• Adam Derry
• Oliver Descoteaux
• Jacqueline Kubik
• Evan Wan
• Camila Sarah Zahary
• Radhika Gehlot
• Simon Daniel Kirkland
• Daniel Lewis Korner
• Greg Douglas Lightheart
• Simon Robert Schmitt
Tenaris Prudential has commissioned our team
to design a prototype tool which can remove
internal diameter burrs from various sizes of oil
and gas well casing. The design must minimize
operator interaction in order to decrease work
related injuries while also producing casing which
meets or exceeds API standards. These objectives
need to be met while maintaining current
production rates, and the design must integrate
into the existing thread machining process.
BOOTH 532
Engineered Air required an improved welding
and assembly process to manufacture large
ceiling mounted support grids for their clean air
system. High levels of automation were desired
for the assembly process as well as improvements
in weld quality and production rate. The
design project involved all aspects of the grid
production, from the placement of components
to a fully assembled and welded product. The
major design components were positioning and
clamping methods for many unique grid member
cross sections, and the selection of a robotic
welding system.
Thanks for Being a Good Neighbour
Thank you, Devon Canada, for your investment in the Schulich
School of Engineering, our students and our research.
Your sponsorship of the 2013 and 2014 Capstone Design
Fair only scratches the surface of the many ways you have
supported our students. For more than 10 years, you have
made it possible for our students to enjoy vibrant study
spaces, and work on path-breaking research, not to mention
countless other benefits from your generosity.
A big thank-you from us.
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
403-220-5738

Capstone Design Fair

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