Changing tires on vehicles is a difficult and injury prone task, especially when dealing with larger truck and SUV tires. These wheels often exceed the maximum weight limit for manual lifting recommended by the CCOHS/OSHA. Commercially available products are prohibitively expensive for the average consumer or lack critical functionality. “We’re Tyred of This!” has developed a wheel changing aid tailored to the needs of home mechanics, increasing the efficiency and ease of the wheel changing process, while eliminating the current safety risks.

Faculty Advisor: Kamyar Ghavam

Currently, Canada’s off-grid communities are powered by diesel generators without exception. To survive in a decarbonized future, these communities require a system which can generate and store renewable energy. To this end, Hydro House is developing the first standalone residential power station that combines solar PV generation and hydrogen mediated storage. A Matlab/Simulink simulation was employed to optimize the system configuration, including the size of electrolyser, fuel cell, response bridging battery, and solar array to achieve the minimum system cost for a specific residential site.

Faculty Advisor: Gerry Schneider

On summer days, when an open window is your only relief from the heat, a noisy urban environment can prove perilous to your daily routine. The relentless drone of afternoon traffic, high-rise construction and wind begs for your distraction. The MAJC window is an innovative acoustical device that delivers refreshing air to the room without the intrusive sounds of the city. It uses several passive sound-damping technologies to provide the natural ventilation of an open window, with all of your peace of mind.

Faculty Advisors: Costa Kapsis, David Mather

The hazardous pill splitter is a device intended to cut hazardous pills efficiently, while being able to properly remove and contain any resulting waste so as to not cause any cross contamination or safety hazards towards the user. The current solutions available in the market are not designed to be easily cleaned, with sharp corners and edges where pill dust can collect.

Faculty Advisor: Roydon Fraser

The modular composites curing oven is adaptable to the mold size and designed to cure advanced composite systems. This oven is designed for the Student Design Center to allow the manufacture of lighter and stronger parts. The oven is designed to be energy efficient, easy to assemble, and reliable. Temperature and vacuum data will be logged, allowing the user to understand the curing process and asses degree of cure. The oven is designed to be expandable to accommodate for future modifications by users.

Faculty Advisor: John Montesano

Combat sports are steadily gaining in popularity worldwide; however, access to the sport is inhibited by high training costs and safety concerns associated with sparring. Great Sparring Partner (GSP) is a combat sports training bot that provides athletes a safe, realistic, and tailored training experience at home or at the gym, while reducing costs. Trainees can engage in striking and sparring drills with the GSP bot, while the companion app relays key training data and gives feedback to accelerate their improvement.

Faculty Advisor: Brandon DeHart