ATLAS 3.0 ME Capstone Team Meets with Manufacturing

Experts to Improve Design: Team ATLAS 3.0 travelled to Picatinny Arsenal, NJ to meet with rapid manufacturing experts to improve the materials and morphology of their capstone design. The team is in the final development stage of a project whose goal is to design and test a system that redistributes load from the shoulders to the pelvis. The team was represented by CDTs Matthew Vest, Gabriela Barrera, and Logan Leahy and accompanied by their advisor, Dr. Zifchock. The team met with Mechanical Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal, whom they briefed and demonstrated the status of their design to date. They received valuable feedback regarding appropriate materials for their design, as well as feedback on the utility of the design itself. The team was also given a tour of the rapid manufacturing facilities, and an opportunity to use the different 3D printers to manufacture their own designs.