MEMS 4110: ASME Challenge

Authors

Jon Cossman, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Jonathan Young, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Nate Nowel, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

Fall 2025

Document Type

Final Report

Embargo Date

12-8-2025

Problem Statement

The goal of this project was to design and assemble a remote controlled device for a competition that can maneuver through a course, collect trash units from 3D-printed trash bins, and bring them to a receptacle at the end of the course. Important factors to consider in the design involved ensuring it followed traffic laws through the course, making sure it could operate multiple times, and fit within price and space constraints. Prototypes were tested against the ability to deliver 75 percent of trash units within 5 minutes, 50 percent of trash units within 5 minutes without any traffic violations, and making sure the device could dump trash units into the receptacle without spilling 5 times consecutively.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Cossman, Jon; Young, Jonathan; and Nowel, Nate, "MEMS 4110: ASME Challenge" (2025). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 277.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/277