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Overhead Tractor - Tom Pinchuk, Joel Herscovitch, Cary White and Richard Yufe designed and built this wireless overhead tractor, to move castings around a series of overhead I-beams in a large Montreal foundry. They designed and built everything, from the
ground up. It's battery operated, and will run for an entire shift on a single charge. It will be installed in the foundry soon, where it will improve foundry operations, and make the task of moving things around a little more fun!

		Overhead Tractor - The foundry needed two, so this wireless overhead tractor was designed and built by John Ingles, John John Laxa, Jason Sirros, and Emma Start. It's a very durable unit, with
a half horse motor and a steel frame. The roller system is store-bought, and the rest of it is tailored to the needs of the customer. The blue structure safely and automatically engages carriages on the I-beam system, and the small box on the right is the controller. It's now installed and in daily use in the factory, and the customer is very pleased.

	SAE Formula Race Car Drive Train - Last year, we had some trouble with the drive train on our formula racer.Vadim DiPietro, Christian Abillama, and John Kalivas decided to design a new differential to get us back into competition, and delivered a new and improved drive train. Our racing team is very thankful for the fine work they've done, and we hope to place well this year.

SAE Formula Racer Brian Scammell, Marek Prokopowicz, and Kim Thanh Ngo designed and built light-weight airfoils for our race car this year. Their metal framework is visible above the car. They should improve race performance
noticeably. The formula car is run by one of our best-organized student teams, and all the students on it deserve recognition for their efforts

		Leg Press Exerciser - Etienne Duquette, Chris Hayes, Robert Lavertu, and James Wee designed and built this for a local rehab center. It employs a hydraulic cylinder, and puts no weight on the user at all if he or she stops moving, a safety feature for people recovering from injury.

	Medical Sample Preparation - Michel Kalai, Abdallah El Yafi, and Ghaith El Yafi solved a problem for a local medical lab. Solid biological samples had to be manually mixed, one at a time, with appropriate chemicals for analysis. Their simple and effective solution was to place several sample bottles in a cannister, and use a standard paint shaker to mix them. They also built a device to help load the samples into test tubes.

Hand-Held Heater - Nader Charawi, Aziz Moussallier, Christo Bassila, and Diego Federici designed and built a successful prototype that resembles a 'pen' flashlight. It could be used to heat food, and its small chemical charge is environmentally safe.

	No-Hands Mouse - Ike Nwaozomudoh and Dan Piaget took the initiative in proposing this project. The objective is to design a computer mouse that can be used while your hands are free. They started with a mechanical design, but switched to an electronic design when they found cheap accelerometers available on a chip. Their device already works reasonably well, but they continue to refine the software they put together.

Air Cargo - McGill's annual entry in the Air Cargo competition is well under way. Gawtam Jhoty, Romesh Kahawita, and Danish Niamat designed our entry, which is still under construction. The team will make the competition this summer, with a light and very well designed aircraft. Wish them well!

Metal-Graphite Laminate - Nishant Soni, Prateek Sharma, Hussieni Azad, and John Kidikian developed a special laminate for a local high-tech company, and made a series of samples for testing. This is a 'black' project, one the company wishes to keep confidential for competitive reasons. Although they can't show off their project, these students deserve credit for a fine job!

	Solar Car Frame - McGill is designing an entirely new Solar Car from the ground up. This year, John Ferrara Eddy Zuppel, David Gutman, Phillip Kernisan, and Yee Churn began the mechanical part of this project by designing a composite chassis for the vehicle. They are currently building the frame, and it will be ready for next year's project team.

Jet Engine Display - Our department has a turbojet engine used for teaching. The casing has been cut away so the rotating machinery can be seen, and it's been motorized so we can watch it turn. Pai Chen Kuo Lien-Yu Wang designed and built an attractive safety cover for it, so everyone can see it, and then go home with all their fingers. Photos not available yet.

	Laser Scanner - Last year, our students built an award-winning laser scanner. This year, Alain Minnetian and Gautier Buoro made significant improvements to it, adding ingenious safety features, performance-enhancing features, and installing multi-speed controls for the scanner motor. The scanner will be used as a research tool to study the spread of pollution in water systems.
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