Two teams of first year engineering students at The Ohio State University at Lima competed in the Engineering Education Innovation Center’s Advanced Energy Vehicle (AEV) Showcase on Mon., April 20, 2015, on the Columbus campus.
One of Ohio State Lima’s teams, “The Flying Squirrels,” placed first in the Best Engineering and Innovation category out of 35 teams from the Columbus and Lima campuses. In the Best Performance division, “Team Ward” made it to the final round of 15 at the competition.
Both teams were chosen from nine teams in Lima’s first year engineering courses to compete in the showcase. University-wide, nearly 400 teams of students from first year sections competed to enter the showcase. Each team consisted of 3-4 students.
The goal of the project is to develop a vehicle that minimizes the amount of energy used, runs autonomously and is aesthetically pleasing. This year, students were tasked with creating an AEV that would be used at Jurassic Park as part of a monorail transportation system that moves visitors safely via a green, energy efficient and cost-effective system. Lima students were able to test their vehicles on a track that was set up in the Physics Lab. The teams developed their projects with two categories in mind: best performing and best-engineered vehicle.
Students on the “Flying Squirrels” team include Jacob Yahl, Spencerville; Peter Seffernick, Celina; and Ryan Svenson, North Lewisburg. Team members on “Team Ward” were William Metzger, Troy; Alex Teffenhardt, Ottawa; Ryan Greve, Wapakoneta; and Drew Netts, St. Paris.
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Flying Squirrels: A team of first year engineering students at The Ohio State University at Lima competed in the Engineering Education Innovation Center’s Advanced Energy Vehicle Showcase on the Columbus campus. The team placed first out of 50 teams in the Best Engineering and Innovation category. Team members are (L-R): Peter Seffernick of Celina, Jacob Yahl of Spencerville and Ryan Svenson of New Lewisburg.
Team Ward: A team of first year engineering students at The Ohio State University at Lima competed in the Engineering Education Innovation Center’s Advanced Energy Vehicle Showcase on the Columbus campus. The team made it to the final round in the Best Performance division. Team members are (L-R): Drew Netts of St. Paris, Alex Teffenhardt of Ottawa, Wiiliam Metzger of Troy, and Ryan Greve of Wapakoneta.