Our team will design, build, and test a system to extract water from gypsum, demonstrating an Earth version as a step toward a Mars version ultimately needed. Our project goal is to develop a new part ...

A spring-energized mechanical seal refers to the force used to maintain the seal face and the mating ring in close contact, which is supplied by a mechanical spring device. This device can be a wave ...

The WMU Solar Car Project designs, builds, and races solar-powered vehicles. Hinging, propping, and latching mechanisms were designed for the 2021 iteration of the Sunseeker Solar Car. SolidWorks was ...

Springs may not be at the top of a designer’s mind when working on an application, but they are essential in many applications. The sizes and types available vary greatly and their choice is ...

Air-spring actuators are noted for their durability. But they also hold several other advantages over conventional pneumatic cylinders. Air springs are rubber/fabric bellows that support and contain a ...

Factors influencing the proportioning of machine elements: stresses, deformations, and failure criteria as applied to shafts, springs, belts, bearings, gears. Design of Elements is a required course ...

ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Systems business has announced the availability of its new Meritor SimilAir Composite Trailer Spring for linehaul and general service applications. The Meritor ...

Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) is an analytical technique used for measuring the modulus (stiffness) and damping (energy dissipation) characteristics of materials that are deformed due to periodic ...

Ralph Merkle, Robert Freitas and others have a theoretical design for a molecular mechanical computer that would be 100 billion times more energy efficient than the most energy efficient conventional ...

As the space industry evolves its focus from large satellites to smaller ones with the same functionality, there is a growing need for the hardware on board to shrink as well. A group of mechanical ...