CSU Chico's MMEM Department runs a Charpy V-Notch (CVN) impact tester at least 30 times a semester for class demonstrations, club use, and research. Before this project, every test cycle required an operator to manually hoist a 60 lb pendulum 5 feet into the latched position by hand, a movement the…

As a Mechanical Engineering student at CSU Chico, I had the opportunity to work on a group design project aimed at creating a four-wheel-drive vehicle to compete in a hill-climb race. This final project was a part of our Mechanical Design course, and incorporated almost every engineering skill I…

This project was the culmination of CSU Chico’s second 3D modeling class, where we dove into advanced SolidWorks concepts such as GD&T, parametric design, designing for manufacturing, and rendering/visualization. The assignment was to create a 3D model, renders, and animation, of a…

The goal of this project was to reverse-engineer an item of medium complexity by using calipers to dimension and recreate its components in SolidWorks. I chose my Milwaukee utility knife, a tool I relied on during my time working in construction. What I didn’t realize initially was that the knife’s…