Degree Students – Capstone Projects

Students in the Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering programs are required to complete capstone project courses specific to those programs.

Students in the Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering program must complete ELEX 7790 and ELEX 7890 and Students in the Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering program must complete MECH 8190 and MECH 8290.

Capstone project courses cover techniques in project management, where students are required to plan, initiate and complete a complex engineering project. To accomplish this, students must draw on the knowledge and expertise in engineering theory and design they have developed throughout the program. Each team is assigned a faculty member advisor for the project. These courses are a valuable experience as they provide students the opportunity to be involved in solving interesting, real-world problems that have an industry connection.

The School of Energy hosts an annual Engineering Expo. The event features students’ projects from the engineering programs, including Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronics and Robotics. Project Expo 2025 is tentatively set for the afternoon of May 9 in the Great Hall, building SE02.

Electrical Engineering

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor
Alex Weir Braedon Linforth Lee Schmeisser Nicholas Scott	Smart Load Center: Circuit breaker panels in commercial and residential buildings generally only protect the branch circuitry. The existing panel schedules, that identifies what each breaker does, are uninformative and are rarely updated when additions are made. But they could be so much more. Our system will add load monitoring, an HMI, breaker status indicators, and a programmable panel schedule to modernize the electrical panel. It will use a combination of C++ and Python for interfacing between a Raspberry Pi and Arduino breaker modules. It will be able to store this data for up to a year, allowing electrical designers to quickly and cheaply determine the maximum loading of the panel. There will be an additional short term data storage for fault conditions, giving maintenance personnel the tools to quickly diagnose fault issues.	Robert Trost
Federico Sarabia Hassan Islam Riley Olfert Spencer Arnold	Multi Effects Signal Processor and Guitar Amp Modeller: An all-in-one device designed for guitarists and bassists to shape and manipulate their instrument’s tone. These processors implement digital signal processing techniques to replicate many popular effects, allowing musicians to recreate the sound of various amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and effects pedals within a single unit. A Guitarist will be able to easily configure the path the signal takes as it passes through various effects, amp models, and other processing blocks—allowing for maximum customizability of their setup.	John Dian
Bryce Adam Jasmine Ariss Jimmy Wang Kento Sasaki	Enhancing Social Robots for Pediatric Anxiety Support: Recent research has shown that social robots could be an effective tool for helping children with anxiety. In collaboration with BC Children’s hospital, we will develop and integrate new features into existing social robots that will allow them to take this on role. We will start with the Miro-E robot made by Consequential Robotics. Some functionalities we plan to implement include an interactive, daily checklist with yes/no options and scoring to help children manage their daily activities; a feature that reads audiobooks with synchronized body movements, creating an engaging and comforting experience; the ability to play soothing or cheerful songs to uplift and calm children; interactive games designed to offer a fun and distraction-free way to manage anxiety; step-by-step breathing exercises led by the robot to assist children in practicing relaxation techniques.	Craig Hennessey
Gurpratap Virk Nick Posnikoff Ryan Dougall Tony Nguyen	Streetlight Monitoring System: Street lighting plays a crucial role in improving road safety, public security, and elevating the overall quality of life for citizens. Our streetlight monitoring system continuously tracks the operational status of streetlights, identifying any functionality issues. Additionally, it streamlines maintenance by providing technicians with optimized routes to streetlights in need of attention. Our plan is to develop a scaled down proof-of-concept low voltage prototype, built with C++, databases, photocell sensors, and a central control system connected to a LoRa communication network. We aim to upgrade legacy streetlights, providing an alternative to complete infrastructure overhauls for smart lighting, allowing municipalities to save both time and money. When fully developed, the system will ensure reliable operation of streetlighting systems, benefiting both pedestrians and drivers throughout the city.	Bob Gill
Feliex Sarkar Irfan Hacioglu Jules Caig Kaveh Akhgarzhand	Smart Street Lighting: Current street lighting is inefficient, costly to maintain, and unable to adapt to changing weather conditions. Our proposed Smart Street Lighting system is designed to enhance streetlights’ safety, efficiency, and reliability by integrating three innovative features: Weather Sensitivity, Dynamic Color and Temperature Shifting, and Real-Time Fault Detection. The system’s Weather Sensitivity uses bi-color or tunable white LEDs that adjust brightness and color temperature based on real-time weather conditions, such as fog or rain. This feature will ensure that there is peak visibility during adverse climate conditions. Additionally, the Dynamic Color and Temperature Shifting feature shifts the lighting from cool white during nighttime to warm tones at dawn and dusk to improve comfort and reduce glare. To enhance reliability, the system will incorporate Real-Time Fault Detection, which continuously monitors the health of the system components and automatically adjusts nearby lights to maintain consistent illumination. The development of this system will integrate the MSP432 microcontroller in conjunction with weather APIs to adjust LED brightness and color. Control algorithms programmed in C++ will maintain system performance by detecting failures. By integrating these technologies, our solution aims to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective, and sustainable approach to urban street lighting.	Nurul Islam
Brennan Pinette Jonathan Mira-Acosta Yui Nguyen	IND-E: BCIT Indy Car Electric Conversion – Controls: As BCIT’s first cross-disciplinary capstone team working to electrify a classic Indycar, the Controls System group is focused on developing a reliable, safe, and modular control system, which will make the motor and wheels spin. We’ll be achieving this by splitting this year into two phases: Phase A involves using a loaned Curtis Motor Controller Unit to establish the overall system and design the controller. Phase B will focus on creating a basic controller prototype and integrate it with the existing system. The controller will include: a high-power inverter for the 144V system, Texas Instruments’ microcontroller to implement Field Oriented Control on our Brushless DC Motor, communication channels through CAN bus and UART, and ability to interface through MATLAB.	Victor Mendez
Conor Hyra-Woodman Russel Moy Vikram Gill	IND-E: BCIT Indy Car Electric Conversion – Power: The goal of the IndE Power group is to design and implement a power management system. Our primary focus will be on developing safe and reliable power delivery and battery management systems. This project is expected to span multiple years, so we aim to design a power delivery system that is compatible with future upgrades and easily repaired. To achieve these goals, we will be creating detailed wiring diagrams and schematics for future teams to review. We will install a third party BMS as a proof of concept and to ensure safe and reliable power for the other teams, after which we will begin developing our own, custom BMS. Safety and reliability are our top priorities, and we will create a detailed safety plan that serves both our team and future teams involved in the IndE Project. We will make our design as modular as possible to facilitate repairs and to promote sustainable electric car design.	Kathy Manson
Bailey Hung Derek Lin Johnathan Chau	Smart Glasses: Smart glasses that can project images onto the actual lenses as well as retain other smart glass features such as audio and voice commands. Buttons and dials will be used to control which images are displayed with the possibility of hand gestures being used as well. AR features such as anchoring digital elements is also a consideration.	Chris Siu

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor	Sponsor
Simon Nguyen Eddie Sherban William Wang Martin Tran	Digital Twin Motor Control	John Dian (fall term) Ali Hafez (winter term)	ConeTec
Garnett Goodacre Kurt Querengesser Michael Dao Jaylin Lee	Wind Turbine Charge Controller	Craig Hennessey	–
Weihao Dai Tristan Huen Luis Vargas Jonathan Sinnathamby	FishCens, CV-Based Fish Data Acquisition System – Version 2	Robert Trost	–
Kieran MacCarron Myles Parfeniuk Anton Babiy On Kang	Full Body Activity Tracker (Silhouette Sync)	Ed Casas	–
Hardeep Atwal Bhumika Arora Marcus Redford Omar Kebedov	Transformer Load Distribution Optimization	Ali Palizban (mentor) Kathy Manson (advisor)	–
Andy Chang Vincent Leung Jessica Gao	Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations	Pooya Taheri (mentor) Kathy Manson (advisor)	–
Carter Hudson Shae Kerpan Scott Grimsey	Self-Clearing Solar Panels	Victor Mendez	–
Felix Serban Ken Huynh Danial Bozorgtar	Soil Monitoring System (Soil Monitor Pro)	Bob Gill	–

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor	Sponsor
Aman Webeshet Clinton Gaudet James Nicholls Kuang Yen Cheng	YVR Environmental Monitoring System – Phase 2 – Communication & Power Management: The YVR environmental monitoring system’s purpose is to monitor the quantity of water in the drainage channels around YVR Airport and Sea Island. The monitoring capabilities being added in Phase 2 of this project are water flows/velocities, water levels, CO2 levels, and CH4 levels. The data from all the sensors will be packaged on the local microprocessor and sent to surrounding cellular towers on licenced spectrum via NB-IoT to minimize power usage, maximize range, and assure security of transmissions. The Communication and Power Management team will focus on packaging the data from the sensors, transmitting it via NB-IoT to Amazon Web Services servers, and then optimizing all systems for maximum battery run-time and/or solar panel auxiliary power integration.	Reza Vahidnia	BCIT / YVR (This project is sponsored by YVR and managed by CARI at BCIT)
Justin Lu Gent Getz Evan Meloche Sam Rabano	Public Safety Broadband Network: The PSBN was founded as a way for first responders and emergency services to be able to communicate with one another quickly and securely. Our goal as a capstone team is to continue this effort in collaboration with BC Hydro by utilizing the existing LTE network infrastructure and an open-source software called open5gs. Our project would allow communication with one another possible even under high network usage or limited network usage situations. We would configure various base station modules and an NB-IoT module to make this possible.	Bob Gill	BC Hydro
Jordan Wong Andrew Chen Harrison Yuen Eliot Lee	Searchlight Scanner – Version 2: We are continuing the development of Searchlight Scanner, the aerial imaging system to support search and rescue operations. The system will use a Go-Pro Camera that is attached to a helicopter and captures images where image processing techniques are used to identify missing people that the naked human eye may miss. Improvements will be made to the current prototype where hardware and software will be improved or replaced for better performance. If time permits, there will be additional features that will be added like attaching the Searchlight Scanner to a drone as an alternative option. This system will allow search-and-rescue teams to locate missing personnel faster to provide them with life-saving services.	John Dian	SAR Technology Inc.
Wilson Lin Josh Kuwica Ramon Vicencio Brandon Chao	Biomass Fuel Monitoring System: Biomass boiler systems which currently used in industrial applications such as agriculture, have little to no monitoring of fuel quality. Variability in the fuel quality leads to a reduction of overall system efficiency, and an increase in pollution, as the biomass (woodchips) is burned inefficiently. The goal of our project is to supply boiler operators with more information regarding the quality of the fuel being supplied, enabling them to adjust the boilers before the negative effects are realized. Using industrial sensors, we will capture moisture content, density, and feed rate in real-time, and allow the operators to minimize waste, reduce pollution, and maximize efficiency.	Dejan Kihas	Windset Farms
Michael Andrews Zachary Sheppard Faran Bahtti Seamus Finlayson	Remote Hydrophone System: The Remote Hydrophone System will allow for off grid collection and processing of whale sounds. The project will be built with features for general listening, research, and law enforcement regarding our world’s underwater mammals. These features will be accomplished by utilizing solar, battery, and cellular network technologies to allow the system to remain off grid for extended periods. Cloud based servers will be used to allow for the remote listening as well as for any data manipulation or computations a third party may need.	Robert Trost
Thomas Kuzma Stephen Cyr Jimmy Bates Sahil heer	FishLab, CV-Based Fish Data Acquisition System: Current electronic methods of counting fish as they swim up tribunaries and creeks are disruptive, expensive, and create instabilities in the environment in which they are deployed. This product is designed to be a low-impact camera-based system which counts fish as they swim upstream. A power system may be developed to facilitate the ability for this product to be self-reliant and independent, which would allow for this product to be deployed in remote tribunaries where human counting is difficult. Communication of the data will be investigated later on, and ideally implemented. Mostly, this project is designed to count fish; if R&D allows, identification of fish species may be possible.	Craig Hennessey
Laurel Kinahan Jacob Doyle	Unilateral Bone Conductive Hearing Aid Frames: Hearing aids are currently designed for optimal usage in pairs. The number of microphones in both hearing aids optimizes the programming for sound location and sound isolation, and therefore accurate sound amplification. For those that have a unilateral hearing loss, the number of microphones is halved, limiting the ability for sound location, isolation, and resulting accuracy in sound amplification. Our project utilizes the structural framework of glasses to strategically place an array of microphones. The input from the microphones will be processed to identify sound location. The hope is that we can also integrate a user interface in which the user’s audiogram can be imported into the processor. The sound would then be re-processed for amplification based on the individual needs of the user. The final element of this project is to integrate bone conductive speakers into the frame of the glasses. Therefore, the glasses can interpret, process, and provide sound to the wearer to replace their hearing aid(s). By using bone conduction sound transmission rather than in the ear transmission, the user can experience more comfort in sound amplification, and the device is more universal. A user interface would allow the wearer to change sound settings through their phone, including switching to Bluetooth and enabling both speakers for listening to music, etc.	Victor Mendez
Luke Brown Michael Smithman	GPS Bike Locator: Due to the pandemic, there has been a large rise in new cyclists, which also leads to a rise in potential bike thefts. These thieves can target bikes even in places that seem the most secure. For our project, we will create a GPS bike locator able to be discreetly hidden on your bike so you can track it down using the accompanying app on your phone and have it safely returned should it be stolen. Current trackers are either too obvious, short-ranged, or costly. Our goal is to design a tracker focused on high range to reliably find the lost bike and to keep it simple and compact to keep costs low and allow it to be easily hidden on the bike.	Pooya Taheri

Team

Project Title and Description

Faculty Advisory

Sponsor(s)

Aeden McClain

Bhupinder Thind

Brian Card

Kyle Wu

EMA YVR Water Monitoring System – Communication & Power Management:

The EMA water monitoring station’s purpose is to monitor quality of water in channels that drain off the airport. Currently these measurements are being performed manually on a weekly basis. The proposed water monitoring station will collect various water parameters in an automated manor. The stations will enable high accuracy measurements and higher sampling rates reducing the labour and improving the quality of the data. The data is sent to the cloud and is combined with whether and tide data for data analytics. Our portion of the project is to evaluate and implement both LoraWAN and Cellular as possible communication technologies, then supply our recommendations.

Reza Vahidnia

BCIT / YVR

(This project is a part of YVR project which is managed by CARI at BCIT)

Makoto Iwaasa

Maxwell Gibson

Sahil Nathani

William Lao

Space Capsule Data Acquisition System:

Our industry sponsor, Bruno Geoffrion, is looking to jumpstart the Canadian Space industry by sending a capsule into space to capture video and sensor data from temperature, pressure, and orientation sensors. Our team will design the data acquisition system for this space capsule. This will include an embedded device to capture, process, and record data from cameras and sensors onto a storage device. An antenna system will also be designed to transmit the data from the capsule to the rocket. The main component groups will be sensors, cameras, an embedded device, and an antenna system.

John Dian

Bruno Geoffrion

Gary Huang

Joby Matwick

Jason Zhang

Yao Li

Podiatric Data Acquisition Sock:

Podiatry is the branch of medicine focusing on the health of the foot, ankle, and leg. Our team is creating a data collection insole using accelerometers and an array of pressure sensors, and an accompanying application. This data can be worked with and visualized in the app and used by health professionals to diagnose and treat problems. The aim is to provide doctors, therapists, and other health professionals with real data that a patient generates over the course of a day instead of the often error-prone data that is traditionally collected in-office. The hardware will consist of a pressure sensor array that is inserted into a patient’s shoe, and a data collection device that reads from it and supports data storage and transmission functionality.

Robert Trost

Luis Canela

Neiah Montero

Yanming Bu

BCIT Industrial Network Cyber Security Simulated Factory:

An integral component of BCIT’s Cybersecurity program labs is its simulated factory. The factory is essential to demonstrate the consequences of cyberattacks on the system and its processes. Currently, the factories in the lab are not programmed and do not function. Our team is a consulting firm contracted by BCIT to test and commission the factories. Several improvements will be implemented, such as: redesign of I/O and PLC panels, alarms, controls, and optimized programming and algorithms. Our work on the simulated factories will improve the overall learning experience of the students enrolled in the BCIT INCS program.

Jodie Vigar

Roger Gale

Abood Barakat

Brian Shin

Harbinder Munday

Nik Zaitsef

Optimizing Transformer Efficiency:

This project is an applied research project which involves characterizing an actual distribution transformer under different loading conditions. The group will initially research transformer efficiency to then determine steps and design circuits needed to measure transformer characteristics and efficiency. A testing jig will then be developed to carry out testing procedures adhering to applicable standards and codes. The transformer will be subjected to industrial types of loads. Results of all tests will be presented to industry partners to produce guidelines for a new CSA standard and support amendments to the CEC.

Ali Palizban

Kathy Manson

Kieran Bako

Kristian Nielsen

Lucas hall

Matthew Peeters

S.E.A.R.C.H.C.A.M.S. :

We are creating an aerial imaging system to support search and rescue operations. The system will consist of two cameras mounted in a helicopter, on-board image processing, a wireless transmission system to send images to a field station, and a terminal to display the images in real-time. If time permits, we may expand the scope to include relaying the images to a third-party image recognition system currently used by Search and Rescue. The prototype will be designed for operation in the North Shore area. Using our system, search-and-rescue teams will be able to locate lost hikers faster and reach them in time to provide their life-saving services.

Bob Gill

Aleks Zawadzki

David Tang

Eric Cheng

Mo Amirian

Multi-sensor Data Acquisition and Camera Device for Marine Application:

This data acquisition device (Undersea laboratory) is a self-contained unit consisting of sensors and cameras designed to operate for an indefinite period underwater. The main components are its multiple sensors (turbidity, temperature, salinity) and two cameras (IR and visible light). Data and video will be streamed live to the internet via a tethered cable to shore. This connection will enable the cameras to be controlled in real-time by the user. The device can remain under water for extended periods without the need for user intervention because it has a self-cleaning feature to address any bio-fouling. This cleaning feature is what sets this device apart from others that are currently available on the market. The idea behind the entire project is to incorporate multiple of these devices into a network where the aggregated data can be used to
identify trends over a large geographic area.

Craig Hennessey

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor	Sponsor
Joshua Penner Kang Jie Henry Wong Aleksey Makin	Non-Intrusive Blood Sugar Monitoring: To design a device that can quickly, painlessly measure the blood sugar level by measuring the impedance of the skin. This method would be non-intrusive, as it would not require collection of blood and at the same time it would give the results instantly.	Bob Gill
Owen Ternoway Max Horie Dmitriy Kalinov Billal Rahimi	Brain Computer Interface: Use a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) headset to receive raw electroencephalogram (EEG) data, and then apply signal processing techniques combined with machine learning to detect and interpret thought commands that control external outputs. The application will be used for human population with disabilities that require hands free assistance in their daily lives.	Craig Hennessey
Johann Steinhilber Andrew Fournier Alexander Mueller Aidilma Silva Ferreira	Hearing Diagnostic Machine: The goal is to develop a portable and affordable hearing testing method to increase the ease of testing, as well as give a more detailed hearing analysis for people exposed to hazardous sound levels in their workplaces. The device will include bone conduction diagnostics tests to evaluate the integrity of the inner ear.	Robert Trost
Xavier March Igor Gasovic-Varga Mitch Vandekeere	Electric Mining Vehicle Infrastructure: The project will be to design charging infrastructure for an open pit mine to enable the use of electric mining trucks. The research will be based on the current diesel-powered haul trucks, and their operational data such as operating cycle data and diesel consumption, along with the existing mine site map to determine the most effective method to charge the vehicles with the least possible downtime. Project includes determining all charging components such as batteries, charging speed, charging schedule, and charging method.	Ali Palizban	Teck Resources & ABB Group
Jonathan Oliveros John Matson Aileen Maynard	Hydrophone Cetacean Monitor: The device will record undersea sounds. The recording will then be analyzed to catalog the various sounds recorded. We will quantify the sub-sea noise pollution levels as well as detect acoustic signatures for whales and other sea life. The processed audio will be transmitted in real-time online (internet radio station) as well as be recorded for further analysis.	Steven McClain
Waris Wajit Raphael Babar Kinseng Cheng Bryan Tranquilino	BC Hydro Autonomous Drone: The drone will inspect BC Hydro’s underground vaults. These vaults containing high voltage cable splices are considered confined spaces and are considered as a safety hazard area. This project had prior progress with an operable drone with cameras and sensors, flight control system, and inertial position tracking system. The design and implementation require creating a reliable and robust positioning system, setting up a high-quality video feed, planning a safe recovery method, adding an HMI user interface for operator control, and securing the drone with EMI field protection.	Glenn Pellegrin	BC Hydro
Raymond Bedry Jonathan Dearden Christopher Kerr Balkaran Sidhu	Asset Tracking System: An RFID tracking solution that can be stored in a portable case. The system will be able to sync with a master database that is held on a central server. This master database needs to be designed to allow for multiple computers to access simultaneously, have online/offline syncing capability and be able to import data from other databases such as employee numbers and asset numbers. The system will require power to function on its own for periods of time before being connected to a power system. The end system should incorporate RFID technology as the main way to track assets but also have barcode and manual entry.	Ed Casas	RCMP
Shaun Tyers Jasdeep Grewal Dilmeet Sidhu Arbab Ahmed	Power Supply:The project involves developing a power supply for small form factor ITX PCs. This power supply is more than just a simple AC to DC converter. The supply requires careful design so it can be efficient and meet safety standards. The power supply must be able to perform for higher end PCs that contain powerful CPUs and graphic cards. In addition, it will need to handle these loads for long periods of time while maintaining safe operating temperatures.	Pooya Taheri

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Mechanical Engineering

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor	Sponsor
Jake Konrad, Adam Gjesdal, Zach Bell, Brad Hammond-Bonnel	Analysis and Design of All-Wheel Drive Differential suitable for Baja or similar	Ali Mohammad Vali
Phuthip Silaard, Josh MacIsaac, Kevin Lee	Design and build a hydraulic ram pump	Mehrzad Tabatabaian
Shawn Nicks, Ajai Kahlon, Ethan Minderhood , Patrick Dizon	Submersible (Underwater) Remotely-Operated Vehicle (ROV)	Johan Fourie
Martin Ciejek, Jeremy Munroe, Ethan Aliwas	IND-E Battery: Design and development of a battery systems integration for an electric conversion race car	Martin Strange
Rohin Hans, Andy Uppal, Robert Hardie	IND-E Chassis: Design and development for powertrain integration in an electric conversion race car	Martin Strange
Brandon Mah, Alex Gnasienco, Jarelle Dionido, Jonathan Mariscal Tovar	Turboprop Gearbox Analysis & Design	Ali Mohammad Vali
Chris, Tim , Gordon, Alan	Design and development of an Electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (ECVT) for BAJA SAE Competition Vehicle	Lee McClelland
Daniel Prasath, Aiden Min, Jimmy Deol, Matthew Wiebe	Design and build Smart Cushioning System for patients confined to a bed or wheelchair	Shervin Jannesar
Nathan Teasdale, Austin Elzinga, Simon Blizzard	Design and develop an aviation fuel transport device	Martin Strange	SEI Industries
Karl Luther-Montero, Carlos Rengifo, Kent Huynh, Sean Newness	Design and build a 2D laminar flow visualization table	Tayfun Aydin
Gary Cheng	Vibration Theory and Simulation Toolbox	Vahid Askari

Students	Project	Faculty Advisor	Sponsor
Jacob Brackett William Hiney Farbod Sadri David Lawrence	Plant Growth Chamber	Vahid Askari
Akshpreet Garg Brendan Voon Ethan Griffioen Goran Jaaf	Plant Growth Chamber	Vahid Askari
Maanvir Brar Brayden Verhagen Joseph Mamerto Niranj Gopakumar	Shaft based 4wd System for BAJA SAE Competition Vehicle	Martin Strange
Evan De Souza Shirsha Chirantan Brodie Kennard Vincent Thrum	Coefficient of Thermal Expansion measurement system/test stand	Tayfun Aydin
Sawyer Laspa Kevin Long Aden Kupferschmid	Rear Suspension System for a BAJA SAE Competition Car	Ali Vali
Nika Vysotskaia Kamal Panfer Quan Trinh	Vertical-axis wind turbine	Mehrzad Tabatabaian
Andie Chua Sam Gerard Thompson Wong	Water Jet Drone for Fire Fighting	Johan Fourie
Tommy Liu Jai Singh Andre Cerino Juan Victor Trivino	6DOF Robot Arm 3D printer	Martin Strange
Vincent van Aert Hui Bui Dewey Chen	Large Format 3D printer frame and drive systems

Students

Project

Faculty Advisor

Sponsor

Calder Jansen

Micah Kloosterhof

Daniel Penwill

Jacob Kalina

Submersible Remotely‐Operated Vehicle:

The project objective is to design and build a battery powered, compact, remotely-operated submersible vehicle. The design must incorporate multi-axis movement via user-input with rotational camera feedback and be versatile to incorporate mission specific tasks, such as retrieving submerged objects or conducting underwater inspection, with modularity between each task.

Johan Fourie

Andrew Miltimore

Janvir Brar

Akash Kapoor

Nikola Bebek

CNC Router:

The project objective is to design and build a CNC router for domestic and light commercial use. The design goal is to improve on current system precision with feedback control, at a fraction of the cost of similar commercially available devices. The scope of the project involves the electrical and mechanical design, control system design, hardware specification and design, software, manufacturing and assembly of all components, and testing.

Johan Fourie

Greg Filek

Grant Gough

Nathan Binner

Taylor Lee

John‐Ryan Fajalongo

Rim-Driven Marine Propulsion Motor:

The project involves the design and build a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motors motor with rim driven, contra-rotating propellers for marine craft propulsion. The development will include the configuration of a motor controller which will be used to operate the motor. The assembly of a shaft driven BLDC motor will be used as a tool for benchmarking and to provide insight for electric motor design.

Johan Fourie

Greg Filek

Deric Long

Lorenc Raci

3D Printer Filament Dehydrator:

The project objective is to design, manufacture and test a 3D printer filament dehydrator. The solution will include dehumidifying with humidity monitoring, protection of the filament from the exterior environment during long term storage and allow direct feeding into the printer without interruption. A regenerating desiccant system will be the primary method of conditioning the filament for an optimal print quality.

Stephen McMillan

Tanzeel Danekari

Shahrzad Gilani

Lubos Miklosik

Aidan Soulsby

Domestic Vertical NFT Hydroponic System:

Design and build an affordable, medium size Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) hydroponic system prototype for growing plants at accelerated growth rates without soil and with 90% more efficient use of water. The project team will to use commercially available sensors to monitor parameters such as humidity, temperature, PH, and nutrient levels. The prototype will be used to optimize system performance.

Vahid Askari

Connor Eisler

Ethan Ha

Michal Jaworski

Lewis Karpiuk

In-Home Ebb and Flow Hydroponic System:

Design, build and test a concept prototype of a consumer ebb and flow hydroponic growth system to allow users the accelerated growth of a variety of plants in a localised, space-efficient way. The final design shall be a cost-effective home growth apparatus that monitors pH and temperature with three to four condition zones. The user will control lighting and flood cycles to maximize produce yield.

Vahid Askari

Sanatan Tripathi

Tommy Leung

Duc Manh Nguyen (Mike)

Hoang Gia Minh Le (James)

Sit Ski Suspension System:

Design and build a new suspension system for the Hall sit ski to be used by beginner sit skiers in the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports program. The new design aims at improving shock absorption, as well as providing improved chairlift loading functionality, which requires for the skier to be elevated above the riding height, followed by an automatically reset back to the riding height upon contact with the chairlift. An off-the-shelf shock-spring system will be used.

Johan Fourie

Dave Sauvé

VASS (Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sport)

Muneer Almasyabi

Alex Sung

Core‐XY 3D printer:

The project takes on the challenge of improving an already existing 3D printer prototype which was developed by a previous capstone project team. The project will advance the prototype to final design while improving reliability and adding features such as an updated electronics housing, heated chamber and 300mm/s print speed. Calibration and commissioning of the final design is included in the project scope.

Stephen McMillan

Wesley Ellingsen

Rehatbir Dhingra

Sahib Mann

Flow Velocity System

Design and build a flow measuring system to monitor fluid discharge rates in the outflow canals on Sea Island (YVR airport). The system must be capable to operate for extended periods of time without the need for maintenance, and should not be impacted by environmental factors such as tides, storm surges, debris, and temperature change. The flow system must integrate into the existing environmental monitoring station.

Vahid Askari

Garrett Kryt

BCIT Applied Research, Centre for Internet of Things

Team	Project Title and Description	Faculty Advisory	Sponsor(s)
Brian Cherry Ryan Sinkie Colin Yam	Gear-Change Trigger System for Bicycle Gearboxes	Stephen McMillan
Jordan Brown Avijit Gill Yu Chieh Peng James Brian Refuerzo	Wood Hydroforming System	Johan Fourie
Jesse Meister Keenan Tolmie Jashanjot Taggar Dana Shirriff	Manufacturing and Integration of an Electric Foil Board	Johan Fourie
Victor Miguel Gonzalez Suarez Amandeep Grewal Pradhyuman Sharma	Real-Time Wheelchair Seating Actuation		Jaimie Borisoff and Garrett Kryt (REDLab, BCIT)
Jesse Burns Andrew Hanna Erik Hayden Lael Kliewer	Modeling of a Series-Elastic Wheelchair Actuator		Jaimie Borisoff and Garrett Kryt (REDLab, BCIT)
Nicholas Tsang Adam van der Goes Joseph Yu Douglas Zheng	Energy Balance Measurement of an Air Handling Unit	Sirine Maalej
Mandeep Basra Ante Boskovic	3D Printer Design and Development	Stephen McMillan
Ivanium Argie Usman Hussain	Automatic Municipal Waste Container	Martin Strange
Dong Hyon Bae Gary Cheng	Field Cutting Device for Piles	Olivian Ciobanu
Lewis Hyde Eric Steinhilber Willian Austin Winata	Remote Manufacturing of a Patient Simulator	Johan Fourie
Candace Clarke Samuele Guglielmucci Sokhem Uch Trevor Wilson	Analysis and Modelling of a Stack Demolition via Hinge Method	Vahid Askari

Students	Project Name	Faculty Advisor
Nirvair Dial Danny Huynh Takeshi Keber Ken Rivera	3D Printer Integrated Extruder System	Steve McMillan
Graeme Milne Colin Noort Johnson Tung	Consumer CNC Machine	Steve McMillan
Vinh Phu Ly Remelius Ong Ahmad Rao	Charge Capacity Trailer for an Electric Vehicle	Johan Fourie / Greg King
Ales Palchevskiy Louthella Pechangco Riley Waldbauer	Data Acquisition (DAQ) System for a Baja Car	Adam Marciniak / Johan Fourie
Benjamin Hughes Matteo Jang Xinlong Wang	Post-Consumer Plastics Identification and Recycling	Greg King
Jacob Borrelli Jordan Helewka	Pneumatic Mechanical Battery	Vahid Askari
Ngadhnjim Hoxha Cody Lan-Phavongkham Dalton Lupul	Charge Capacity Trailer for an Electric Vehicle	Johan Fourie / Greg King
Aaron Au Nicholas Dobi Sungwoo Kim Charles Luu	Force-Sensing Pushrim for an Electric Assist Wheelchair	Jaimie Borisoff / Garrett Kryt / Johan Fourie
Karim Soliman Michael Wait	Consumer CNC machine	Adam Marciniak / Steve McMillan
Hans Polo Acebedo Zhuoheng Li Christian Marzan Jingwei Xiao	Magnetic Coupling for an Electric Foil Board	Johan Fourie