SCOPE

Olin College Announces 2023-2024 SCOPE Sponsors

Olin College of Engineering is pleased to announce the 13 sponsors of this year’s Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) projects.

Failure Mode Analysis of NFC Near Plumbing Infrastructure

Our objective is to understand the limitations of Near Field Communication (NFC) in various environments and around different interferences. This technology can be used to determine temperatures within fluid valves to enable easier testing, calibration, and troubleshooting for water temperature issues.

SparkCharge Roadie V3 Environmental Hardening

SparkCharge, a leader in mobile EV charging solutions, currently serves 382 markets across the United States, with services ranging from out-of-charge assistance to large-scale fleet charging. To ensure SparkCharge products are capable of providing consistent and reliable coverage at all times, the SparkCharge SCOPE team aims to introduce retrofittable solutions to the Roadie V3 system that eliminate vulnerabilities during severe weather conditions.

Water everywhere: Understanding & Preventing Frozen Pipe Bursts with Modern IoT

Our SCOPE project aims to solve the pipe-freezing problem by upgrading existing plumbing systems with intelligent sensing and action-taking. Specifically, we will explore how LoRa®, modern low-power IoT (Internet of Things) technology from Semtech, can let us predict potential pipe bursts and take action to mitigate the problem.

VIEW 2.0: Direct Vision Assessment System

Our SCOPE team is collaborating with the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, the Santos Foundation, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to reinvent VIEW, a blind-zone measurement tool for vehicles and a crowd-sourced database of blind-zones created by the 2017-2018 SCOPE team.

Clinical Supply Study Complexity and Risk Assessment

Our project will review the manual complexity and risk assessment work in GCS, and recommend an automation framework by conducting data analysis and machine learning along with implementing a proof of concept using the framework. This will enable timely response to changes and aid in efficiently allocating GCS resources.

New Balance Manufacturing Innovation

New Balance is dedicated to increasing manufacturing within the United States and building new technology into their automated manufacturing processes. The Manufacturing Innovation SCOPE team is designing and prototyping solutions that will automate several critical, labor-intensive steps in materials processing for shoe manufacturing. Automating this step in the manufacturing process will increase operator safety and reduce production time.

High-throughput pH Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations

The Olin SCOPE team was tasked with designing a device to perform 96 pH measurements within 15 minutes. This first-in-class technology is an order of magnitude faster than current methods and will greatly expedite the characterization of new formulations.

LineVision Satellite Communications Development Team

Olin’s SCOPE team is exploring alternative communication methods for remote areas with insufficient cellular coverage. The team will develop a bespoke compression algorithm, design required hardware, and implement supporting firmware that meets low power and low bandwidth constraints. This new system will ultimately improve the capacity, resiliency, and safety of the grid.

Sustainable Investing: Developing a Novel ESG Tool for the Next Generation of Investors

Our team is dedicated to developing an accessible and user-friendly ESG tool that will serve as a comprehensive method for evaluating and grading different companies based on their genuine practices. By providing a structured approach to ESG analysis, we aim to demystify the process and make it accessible to all, regardless of their financial expertise.

Identifying Potential New Materials for Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy

Boston Scientific, a leader in the medical device industry, tasked the 2023-2024 BSC SCOPE team with the challenge of identifying potential alternative materials to make EVT more effective and minimize the judgement calculations needed for doctors to customize sponges to patients.

Blue Origin: PCB Rework Station

In this project, our team will be working closely with Blue Origin to understand the standards and difficulties of PCB rework and designing a workstation to aid in this process. This station will be self-contained and easily accessible by the avionics team, reducing lead times wherever possible. Major challenges include understanding and designing around worker ergonomics and mitigating environmental hazards.  

Compact High-Voltage Power Supply for Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Amazon Object Manipulation Taxonomy

This year’s SCOPE team is creating a comprehensive object taxonomy for Amazon’s diverse product catalog, which in conjunction with advanced perception systems, is the beginning of revolutionizing the way autonomous robots are used for object manipulation. This system can be used to increase accuracy in warehouse operations. 

Circularity and Repairability of Bose Products

The 2022-23 Bose SCOPE team worked with Bose to infuse sustainability and product circularity across its global business operations.

Improving Cancer Diagnostic Accuracy During ERCP Procedures

Boston Scientific has tasked the 2022-2023 BSC SCOPE team with the challenge of improving the current state of their cytology brush and to create a more accurate and efficient tool for physicians.