Photo courtesy of Trussville City Schools.
The Hewitt-Trussville High School Engineering Academy.
Hewitt-Trussville High School Engineering Senior Designs students recently presented their projects at the Central Alabama Science & Engineering Fair. Engineering Senior Design students spent hours researching, designing, 3-D modeling, programming, building and troubleshooting their solutions.
“I will miss this group, but I know that they are prepared to continue to change the world for the better,” engineering teacher Jason Dooley said.
First place in the engineering category went to Katelyn McIntyre and Kaitlyn Crowe for their medicine alert system, an automatic pill dispenser that will ensure elderly people take the correct medicine at the correct time. An LED light will light up red when it is time to take the medication. Once the medication has been taken, the LED light will turn green. If the medication has not been taken after three hours, the device will alert family members via email.
Winning the energy and transportation category with their garbage can hauler were Caleb Kettering, Jackson May and Davis Snow. The trio developed a device that would help people haul large garbage cans to the road. Their design is also able to couple multiple garbage cans together to haul them like a train to the curb and back.
Finishing in second place in the energy and transportation category for their solar auto heat removal system were Chase Hicks and Braydon Osbourne. They developed a device that utilizes the sun’s energy to cool the car while parked.
In the medical category, Ethan Birdwell, Lucas Cramer and Sam Stallings earned honorable mention for their EpiPen alert device, which notifies 911/emergency contacts when activated in order to prevent deaths from allergic reactions.
Gabriell Buggs was honorable mentionin the environmental category for her towel drying system, which dries towels so they can be reused several times. Abby Buzbee’s music for the deaf project, which uses two microphones to help see and feel the music, was honorable mention in the physical sciences category.
Caraline Cox’s temporary emergency shelter, equipped with a solar panel that can be rotated to face the sun, allowing for powering of small electronics, took an honorable mention spot in the engineering design category. E.J. Monforton and Ayrton Purdy finished honorable mention in the physical sciences category for their glasses for the blind, which detect obstacles and provide voice instructions to the wearer.
Kai Beverly and Samantha Locket finished honorable mention in the environmental category for their disposable and reusable straw system.
Other participants included Mac Brooks (replaceable soles for running shoes); Camden DeSimone, Jax Pendergrass and Garen Nowell (building safety system); Strickland White, Austin Hill and Paul Dimler (auto pacing treadmill); and Kimberly and Christian (arthritis assistive devices).
Submitted by Trussville City Schools.
