RHS Engineering Program Offers A Glimpse Into Their Yearly Projects

It’s been another successful year for Engineering Design/CAD II students at RHS. “We have 3 MakerBot 3D Printers this year, all of which ran the extent of the school day as we hurried to finished projects before the end of the year,” noted Mr. Mark Dotta, teacher of engineering. Students in this second level engineering course were challenged to design custom projects that must be mechanical in nature. Incorporating parts such as gears and/or simple machines was a requirement. The students drew the parts on AutoDesk Inventor or AutoCAD in either 2D or 3D depending on the part. Parts were then 3D printed or Laser cut and then assembled. As usual, Ridge students produced amazingly complex and impressive projects. Every part of every mechanism is designed and drawn by the students; they are not permitted to simply download ready-made files from the Internet.

Students in Engineering Design/CAD II also had an experience working on Small Gas Engines. They learned everything from start to finish about how engines work, tools, safety, fasteners and how to disassemble an engine. From here they precisely measured and drew the parts on AutoDesk Inventor in 3D.

Please enjoy and appreciate the engineering that went into the following projects by our fantastic Ridge Engineering Students.

Photos:

Igor Guranovic’s Award Winning Model of a Working 4-Speed Transmission

Catherine Giuseffi’s Adjustable Smart Phone Mount

Madison Lui’s Laser Cut Geneva Mechanism with Electric Motor

Jon Bissonnette’s Archimedes Screw Model

Moises Rivadeneyra’s Gyroscope

Vincent Richards’ 3D Printed 3 Cylinder W-Engine

Carolyn Wang and Leslie Hwang’s Laser Cut and 3D Printed Galileo’s Escapement Clock

Ann Kang’s Impressive Rubik’s Cube (in progress)

Chris Au’s 3D Printed Concept Vehicle

Catherine Giuseffi and Maddy Lui’s Connecting Rod

Ann Kang’s Piston

Students working on the engines