Santa Clara University

Projects

There are a number of projects being considered. As they are futher developed, they will be listed on this page. 

Pedal Powered Generator

We have kicked off our pedal powered generator design with our first meeting on October 24. We have divided our design into 4 main parts:

1. Brainstorming and research: look at what has been done before and come up with different designs that will fulfill the requirements
2. First design sketch: very rough sketch of a possible design and project proposal
3. Second design sketch: improved first sketch, including materials required
4. Final design: detailed CAD drawing and specifications

We are aiming to have the final design ready by the end of this quarter, so if you have any ideas and/or want to participate, please contact our officers ASAP! Please check out our Events page for our current progress!

Pedal Powered Generator Chair Design

This project came from a group of engineers producing pedal powered generators for Nepal. They have come up with a design, but they want to improve the design of the sitting platform. Here's the design specifications:

1. The chair should be affixable on top of the current base plate they have
2. The entire chair design should consist of one piece
3. The load-bearing capacity should match the current design
4. The chair should have no bolts/nuts
5. It should be easy to assemble
6. It should fit into the box along with the rest of the bike without expanding the current box dimensions:
   current dimensions: L 33, W 15.5, H 16
   desired dimensions: L 33, W 11.25, H 13.5

The requirement for this project is to have a manufacturable design by the end of the quarter. The manufacturing process will start next year. If you have any ideas and/or want to participate, please contact our officers.

Rope pump

We are still acquiring the requirements for this project. Please check back soon!

More projects on in the planning stage and will soon be described here.