Caption: Engineering Open House Guide - 2007
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Inspiring Innovation 1 This exhibit is suitable for: hs, adult This penny smasher will show the use of gears and work in an ideal system. It will also be used to make souvenirs for the EOH guests. Location: Second Floor Atrium This exhibit is suitable for: All Theremin Physics Society Do you think you have telekinetic powers? Come show them off by playing our musical instrument that doesn’t require touching. This is in the E & M Demos room. Location: Room 144 This exhibit is suitable for: All Society of Automotive Engineers Mechanical Engineering Lab Hovercraft ASME We will use leaf blowers to develop a hovercraft. Principles such as air flow (fluid dynamics), and general physics will be displayed. Location: Room 2009 This exhibit is suitable for: All Society of Automotive Engineers The Collegiate Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers International at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign is dedicated to the promotion of advancement in designing, building, maintaining and operating vehicles of all types. Vehicles designed and build by the Formula SAE and Mini-Baja teams will be on display. Location: Outside West Door This exhibit is suitable for: All Mechanical Engineering Laboratory 105 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana Map Code: M9 The Mechanical Engineering Laboratory is home to the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Solar Decathlon 2007 Mechanical Engineering Individual Class Projects The Solar Decathlon is a uniSociety of Manufacturing Engineers Injection molding and casting techniques will be demonstrated in one of the mechanical engineering laboratories. Along with these, certain CNC techniques will also be on display. These are from a Design for Manufacturability class within the ME curriculum. Location: 1225 This exhibit is suitable for: All Penny Smasher ASME versity competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This year the University of Illinois will compete for the first time against other world-class institutions to design an innovative and efficient stand-alone solar house. The project is to be built and transported to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Points are awarded over the three week period of the competition based on functionality, aesthetics and
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