Student Design Showcase Projects: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
The Northrop Grumman Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase is just around the corner! Let's take a look at some of the exciting projects our students are working on.
Florida Tech’s annual Northrop Grumman Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase is a testament to the dedication and ingenuity of our students. Expecting to be judged and even recruited by industry experts, Florida Tech students tirelessly work on projects that push the boundaries of their knowledge in engineering, science and technology.
As they gear up to showcase their designs, prototypes and research, these students embody the hands-on learning experience through real-world applications. Let’s look into some exciting aerospace and mechanical engineering projects that are prepping students for their future careers.
The BiProp team
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Project Goal: Building upon a capstone project from last year, these aerospace engineering students must design, build, launch and recover a bipropellant liquid rocket. Their rocket—built entirely in Florida Tech’s L3Harris Student Design Center—will be entered to compete at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry – Oxidizers Uninhibited Tournament (FAR-OUT), a liquid rocketry competition in the Mojave Desert in California.
The Solid Propellant ARC Combustion team, or SPARCC
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Project Goal: These students are developing a thruster system for small satellites that utilizes solid propellant grains as fuel. The team is also manufacturing the fuel grains themselves.
The Martian Atmospheric Rover Simulation team, or MARS
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Project Goal: These students are creating a proof of concept for a Martian rover that can both drive and fly, utilizing a propellor propulsion system.
The Garbage Float team
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Project Goal: These students are aiming to create a sustainable vehicle that skims the surface of water to collect floating debris. Their main goal is to create an affordable design that rivals current collecting systems and to make the vehicle semiautonomous while minimizing its carbon footprint.
The Moon to Mars team
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Project Goal: These students are developing an autonomously deployable habitation system capable of supporting four astronauts on a 90-day lunar mission.
The Lacrosse Robot team
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Project Goal: These students are creating a robot to supplement lacrosse players’ training. Projected for use in commercial applications—like in colleges or high schools—the robot will be designed to help athletes practice for a face-off.
