October 2022 Mechanical Engineering Blog
October 14, 2022
Use of CAE in the DOE Process is Pushing Space Exploration Further
Use of CAE in the DOE Process is Pushing Space Exploration Further
Design of experiments or DOE is a common design methodology in mechanical engineering design. The DOE process essentially involves testing a set of simulation or design criteria through statistics and thereby determining if the engineering design is appropriate. This type of design technique is especially important in the aerospace field, and it is known by many to be a vital component in furthering space exploration. NASA will surely make use of DOE in their upcoming Artemis space missions. In the past engineers and designers had to build physical prototypes to run DOE and all the statistical work had to be done by hand as well, which further complicated and lengthened the design process. As a result, NASA had hundreds of thousands of employees working on early space missions. However, thanks to technological advancements, today engineers use Computer aided engineering (CAE) to run DOE much more efficiently and make better design decisions. Learn more here
October 31, 2022
Pesticide Innovation Wins Inventors Competition
A mechanical engineering Alum from MIT took the top prize in the graduate category at the colligate inventors competition. The award was granted to him for the creation of an innovative pesticide that can apparently stick to crops much more effectively than traditional pesticide. A major downside in using traditional pesticides is that they are often times repelled by crops. It is estimated that only about 2 percent of pesticide spray is retained by crops and that the rest simply bounces off. This insight drove MIT alum Vishnu Jayaprakash to devise his pesticide innovation called AgZen-Cloak. The innovative pesticide was created by "cloaking" pesticide with plant-based oil which allowed it to stick to the most water-repellent crops. This incredible innovation could go a long way in preventing overuse of pesticide and all the issues that come with it. Learn more here.
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