Senior Design Clinic
Senior Clinic projects are completed by third and fourth year students. Projects typically include design and optimization of systems in a wide variety of applications but must be related to renewable energy; bioresources; sensors, optics, and imaging; robotics and industrial automation; or, advanced manufacturing.
Project Timeline: September – April
Cost to Partner:
- Year 3: $5,000 + Prototyping Material
- Year 4: $7,500 + Prototyping Material
Intellectual Property: Retained by project partner
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2023–2024
The Able Gamers Charity, Cornwall PE
Design a Quadstick Mounting Solution
Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc., Montague PE
Design an E-Cart for the Manual Planting/Weeding of Strawberry Plants
Bait Masters Inc., Nine Mile Creek, PE
Design an Energy Efficient Lobster Storage Tank
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Design a Process for Bio-Solids Pasteurization and Drying Design a Solution to Remove Peel From Potato Pieces
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), Quebec, QC
Design an UAV That Can Fly Using Multiple Configurations
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
Design the CubeSat Actuation System
Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PE
Design an ETT Cuff That Measures Its Applied Pressure
National Research Council, Charlottetown, PE
Nondestructive Solid-Solid Separation of Fungal Mycelium Fermented Organic Matrices
Michelin Canada, Waterville, NS
Design an Automated AGV Hydrogen Refueling Station
ReTyre Ltd, Basingstoke UK
Design a Printed Circuit Board Pulverizing Station for Recycling
Team TrashTech, Charlottetown, PE
Design a Smart trash bin
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2023–2024
Atlantic Beef Products Inc., Albany, PE
Design a Solution(s) for Capturing and Utilizing Wasted Thermal Energy
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Design a Real Time Open Seal Detection System
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
Design and Performance Evaluation of the CubeSat Optical Payload
Green Tech Systems Inc., Cornwall, PE
Design a Low-head, Zero-emission Kaplan-type Turbine
UPEI, Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre, Charlottetown, PE
Design a Multi-Day Brook Trout Fish Feeding System Design a Mechanized Ash Pounder
Michelin Canada, Waterville, NS
Design a Solution for Reclaiming and Repurposing Rain Water at the Waterville Site Design a Solution for Reclaiming Evaporative Losses of the Waterville Chiller Tower Design an Automated Decapper
National Research Council, Charlottetown, PE
Design a CIP/SIP System to Improve the Sustainability of Multi-use Bioreactor Processes
Parks Canada, Charlottetown, PE
Design an Ampere Monitor and Energy Usage Display for Campers
PEI Potato Board, Charlottetown, PE
Design an Automated Solution for Applying Information Labels to Poly Bags
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2022–2023
The AbleGamers Charity, Cornwall, PE
Design a Light Touch, Low Cost Joystick for Gaming
Baltimore Aircoil, Maryland, USA
Extend Wet Bulb Controls to Maintain Homogenous Wet Bulb Within a Test Lab
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), Quebec, QC
Design a Multisensory Input Puck
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Process Water Reduction - Plant 1 and Plant 2
Exo-Cubic, Basingstoke UK
Design a Printed Circuit Board Pulverizing Station for Recycling
Island Abbey Foods, Charlottetown, PE
Automate the Lozenge Blistering Process
Sunly Solar Energy, Stratford, PE,
Design a Single Axis Tracker for Ground Mount Solar Installations
Torvan Medical, Mississauga, ON,
Design a Ducted Fume Hood
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2022–2023
Atlantic Aqua Farms, Vernon Bridge, PE,
Automating the Double Socking Mussel Process
Atlantic Beef Products Inc., Albany PE
Design a Processing Line for the Brining of Hides
Baltimore Aircoil, Maryland, USA
Identify, Validate, and Connect Wireless Thermistors to Data Acquisition System
Bell Aliant Centre, Charlottetown, PE
Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Management
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Design a Solution for Automatic Temperature Monitoring
Charlottetown Rural High School, Charlottetown, PE
Design a Greenhouse Monitoring and Climate Control System
Acadian Supreme Inc, Wellington, PE
Calculate Net Water Balance, Prioritize Opportunities, and Design Solution(s)
Standard Aero, Slemon Park, PE
Optimizing Chemical Cleaning Water Make-Up Process
UPEI Facilities Management, Charlottetown, PE
Design of the UPEI Library Roof for a Solar Installation
Upstreet Craft Brewing, Charlottetown, PE
Design a Solution for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Reuse
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2021–2022
The AbleGamers Charity, Kearneysville, WV
No-Pull No-Lift Controller
Amsted Industries, Chicago, IL
Controlling Wet Bulb Temperatures in a Test Environment of Evaporative Cooling Towers
Aspin Kemp and Associates (AKA), Montague, PE
Automation and Controls, System Integration, Data Acquisition and Analysis
Atlantech® Companies, Charlottetown, PE
Design a New Drum Filter Cover with Mechanical Closure
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), Quebec, QC
Video-Based Wind Measurement Using Mirage
Exo-Cubic, Basingstoke UK
Design a Mobile Tire Recycling Plant
Nature's Crops International, Kensington, PE
Design Modifications to the Vacuum System Skid
Saeplast, Saint John, NB
Design of an Air Handling Unit
SKYA TECH Canada Inc., Charlottetown, PE
Design Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) for the Positioning of an Acetabular Cup
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2021–2022
Action Aero, Charlottetown, PE
Optimizing a Cleaning Cell
Amsted Industries, Chicago, IL
Hololens Visualization in Plant Environments
Atlantic Beef Products, Albany PE
Design of an Automated Corrugated Box Forming Line
Atlantic Industries Limited, Sackville NB
Design a Gasket and Data Acquisition Tool for Heated Steel Bridge Deck
BMI Ltd, Bridgewater, NS
Improve the Pallet Manufacturing Process
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Dryer Heat Recovery Efficiency
Filter Final Effluent Water Used at the BioGas Facility
Jennifer Neill, Occupational Therapist - Pediatrics, Grand Tracadie, PE
Eating Assistant Exoskeleton for Arthrogryposis Patient
The Shaw Group, Lantz, NS
Design a Customizable Outdoor Living Module
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2020–2021
Aspin Kemp and Associates (AKA), Montague, PE
Design of a Dynamometer combined with Testing Protocols and Procedures and Data Acquisition Tools for a Tow Tank
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
CubeSat - communication and data handling
CubeSat - detailed mechanical design and payload
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Co-Generation Feasibility Study
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), Quebec, QC
Passive Wind Measurement
Parks Canada, Charlottetown, PE
Cavendish Campground NetZero Photovoltaic Project
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2020–2021
Aspin Kemp and Associates (AKA), Montague, PE
Design and Construction of a Towing Platform and Wave Absorber for a Tow Tank
Bell Aliant Centre, Charlottetown, PE
Review of Proposed Mechanical Systems Improvements
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
Detailed Design and Prototyping of CubeSat Electrical Power Subsystem
CubeSat - supervisory control and data acquisition
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan PE
Freeze Tunnel Optimization
BioGas Heat Exchanger Auto Cleaning Cycle
Island Abbey Foods Ltd., Charlottetown PE
Lozenge Material Transfer
UPEI Facilities Management, Charlottetown, PE
Mapping of UPEI Underground Utilities
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2019–2020
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
Payload and structure design for Spudnik-1 CubeSat
Cavendish Farms, New Annan PE
Optimization of primary clarifiers
Defence Research & Development Canada, Valcartier QC
Design and implementation of a radio frequency signal measurement system
MDS Coating Technologies, Slemon Park PE
Automated system for mixing and loading powder to 3D printer
NorCan Marine, Montague PE
Scaling Norcan 222 hull design and performance for fishing boat application
PEI Department of Agriculture & Land, Charlottetown PE
Yield monitoring system for potato harvesters
Thales Canada, Ottawa ON
Software tool to optimize fuel efficiency of BC ferries
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2019-2020
Acadian Supreme, Wellington PE
Design improvements for cleaning lobster holding tanks
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown PE
Design of temperature controlled containers for plant research trials
Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa ON
Design of ground station for Spudik-1 communications
Canadian Tire Corporation, Bolton ON
Lift assist device for heavy pails and buckets
Cavendish Farms, New Annan PE
System design improvements for water and energy recovery
Eastern Fabricators, Georgetown PE
Design of lobster claw/knuckle automated cutting system
Island Abbey Foods, Charlottetown PE
Automated process to measure gummy weight
QEH Physical Medicine, Charlottetown PE
Obstacle course design to assist with rehabilitation
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 4th Year, 2018–2019
Aspin Kemp & Associates, Montague, PE & Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Nepal
Design of a system to manage electronic loads on mini-grids in remote locations in Nepal
CubeSat with Sentto Labs, Burnaby, BC
Command and Control: Design of the satellite's attitude, orientation, and positioning systems
CubeSat with National Optics Institute, Laval, QC
Payload and Structure: Development of overall CubeSat structure as well as the optical imaging payload
Defence Research & Development Canada, Valcartier, QC
Development of an automated goniometer for 3D object measurements as an input to machine learning algorithms
Intempco Controls Inc., Montreal, QC
Completion and validation of a prototype environmental chamber that is capable of precise control of temperature and humidity conditions
Slemon Park Corporation, Slemon Park, PE
Design of an energy management system for Hangar 8
Senior Design Clinic Projects - 3rd Year, 2018-2019
Acadian Supreme Inc., Wellington, PE
Design of a system to recover heat from water used in lobster cooking process
Canadian Tire Corporation, Bolton, ON
Design of a universal lift device to move heavy and awkward shaped items
Cavendish Agri Services, Charlottetown, PE
Development of a device for real time soil sampling
Cavendish Farms Corporation, New Annan, PE
Development of an inline measurement system to identify the amount of sugar in the processing line
CubeSat with C-Core, St. John's, NL
Power: Development of the CubeSat's electrical power system which will include photovoltaics, battery storage, and power management
CubeSat with C-Core, St. John's, NL
Communication: Development of the data communications subsystem to provide a link between the satellite and ground station
SmartCatch Systems, Charlottetown, PE
Design of a device to monitor activity in a lobster trap
Senior Clinic Projects, 2017–2018
UPEI Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown PE
A project to analyze and optimize the design of the Aquatic facility’s effluent management system. Additionally, the team is identifying opportunities to migrate from chlorination to ozone treatment.
Aspin Kemp & Associates Inc.
This organization works with a large volume and variety of energy storage technologies. To streamline the process of evaluating these components, the student team is designing and building a test bay to analyze information such as component performance, charging/discharging rate measurements, and life expectancy.
BioVectra Inc., Charlottetown PE
Between process runs, the equipment supporting a key manufacturing line requires considerable time and labour to clean. This project involves the design a Clean in Place system incorporating automation to reduce labour time and increase process standardization.
Cavendish Farms, New Annan PE
For this project, students are designing a system to measure, in real time, the % of starch in the facility's processing water prior to and after the starch recovery process. This information will be used by Cavendish Farms for operational improvements.
City of Summerside, Summerside PE
To promote awareness of renewable energy and energy storage, the student team is designing a display unit to demonstrate these technologies. This unit will be interactive, interesting, and educational.
Intempco Controls Inc, Montreal QC
This project involves the design of an environmental chamber capable of simulating various relative humidity and temperature controls. The team is being challenged with creating a stable design at a reasonable cost to produce.
Parks Canada, Charlottetown PE
With the multi-year closure of Province House for renovations, the students are creating a virtual reality tour of this historic site. Users will learn about the original building construction and the restoration activities and challenges. To aid with the project’s animation, the student team is collaborating with students at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
Redrock Power Systems, Charlottetown PE
Redrock is redesigning traditional fuel cells for use in the marine industry. To support this initiative, the student team is working on the fuel recirculation process, specifically designing a suitable jet pump.
Royal Products, Long Island NY
The students working on this project are designing a system to manage finished parts coming off a CNC lathe. This system must be adaptable to CNC lathes from different manufacturers, be capable of managing different production variables, and also have a feasible manufactured cost.
Special Operations Forces Command, DRDC Valcartier QC
With the advent of high quality/high frame video sensors, more advanced testing procedures are required. In response, the student team is designing a test bench to measure the auto-gain recovery and motion blur of video sensors.
Chak No. 232/HBO Tehsil and District Jhang Punjab Pakistan
Wastewater treatment systems in rural Pakistani households are non-existent and the lack of waste treatment has a significant impact on human health. The students working on this project are designing options for cost effective household based wastewater management, keeping in mind the complexities of implementation and maintenance in this country.
