Wall Climbing Robot (WCR)

July 17th, 2010 by CJ Samson | 49 Comments | Filed in Mechanical Engineering Projects, Mechanical Seminar Topics, Robots

You would rather hesitate to do the inspection and maintenance in a typically dangerous environment like the exterior of a tall building or a nuclear facility and pray to God to provide for someone else to do the same. Well, consider your prayers answered! A wall climbing Robot is willing to go through the trouble so that you can still keep smiling!

But, the idea of developing a wall climbing robot is always held back by the mighty force of GRAVITY!

And BEWARE. This won’t be an Easy Project for you. But this definitely is a fantastic Mechanical Engineering Seminar Topic, especially if you can demonstrate how it defies gravity.

You need to move against gravity to accomplish the task. Adhesion is what is required primarily, to help keep … Read the rest

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Adaptive Cruise Control System

July 16th, 2010 by CJ Samson | 11 Comments | Filed in Automobiles, Mechanical Seminar Topics

There is no denying the convenience of cruise control. Conventional cruise control systems however, are not always practical when it comes to driving in moderate traffic. Whenever the vehicle in front of you is moving slower than you are, you need to depress the brakes and de-activate the system.  When traffic clears you need to press the accelerator, return to the desired speed and reset the cruise control.

Not very convenient, huh?

Imagine a cruise control system that not only controls your speed, to match the cars ahead of you but also controls the braking as well. Car companies like Daimler Chrysler, BMW, Jaguar, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Volvo and Ford have found the technology!

Using advanced Radar technology, Adaptive cruise control automatically scans the driving environment for slower vehicles ahead … Read the rest

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Magnetic Levitation Train

July 15th, 2010 by CJ Samson | 54 Comments | Filed in Mechanical Engineering Projects, Mechanical Seminar Topics

Love to turn a 45 minute car ride to an 8 minute blur?

China was the first to country to have an up and running Maglev you could buy tickets to. Back in 1979 the Germans developed the 1st Magnetic levitation (Maglev) train.  The first to overcome the limitation of wheel and rail, because the rail moves entirely without contact!

This is a wonderful topic for your mechanical engineering seminar as well as project if you dare to make a working model.

The functions of the wheel and rail on a normal rail road including support guidance propulsion and braking are accomplished through an electro magnetic levitation and propulsion system. The mechanics have been replaced by electronics. Support Magnets draw the vehicle towards the guide way from below. While, … Read the rest

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