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157.52.64.24

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

eugene.li@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x31149

DWE 3509C

25463A69-7D3E-4C0B-9458-020F1DF0EA41

Academic Equipment and Resources

Replacement WATiMake Equipment

ME 100, ME 101, MTE 100. ME 380, MTE 380, ME 482, MTE 482

Eugene Li, Design Engineer/ETS Manager

eugene.li@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/new_watimake_equipment_0.pdf

WATiMake is a maker space located on campus for engineering students to use for their course and personal projects. WATiMake currently has a wide variety of equipment such as a laser cutter, FDM filament 3D printers, SLA resin 3D printers, a desktop CNC milling machine and much more.
WATiMake has recently been able to purchase a new Form 3 printer with support from WEEF. In addition, with support from the department, we have purchased a new Dual Extruder printer that is capable of printing advanced materials (e.g. Stainless Steel, Carbon Fiber, Wood, etc.). Due to the age of some of the other equipment, we are looking to replace some of the failing machines with these new more technologically advanced printers

By purchasing this equipment we will have more state-of-the-art printers that students can use to print basic and advanced materials

The existing printers have been in use for five years and 20 000 hours. We expect the new equipment to have a similar life span

Raise 3D E2 Printer

Formlabs Form 3

157.52.64.44

Chemical Engineering

aghavami@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x30317

94583E53-2C1A-42D2-8DEF-835140001612

Chemical Engineering (Nano- Engineering)

Academic Equipment and Resources

Ahmad Ghavami

This proposal is for purchasing four 2051 series compression platens for the two Instron machines to be able to perform mechanical testing for different polymers or other material designed by the students for different potential applications for Nanotechnology Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. Compression and tensile testing have been very useful for testing the mechanical properties of different materials.

Tensile/compression testing is introduced to the Nano Engineering students in their first year (1A). All the students in the program use this technique for quality control of their products. This machine can also be used in second year (2A) and third year (3B). They will have hands-on experience with Tensile/Compression tester which will give them confidence to be able to operate it again during their co-op or graduate studies later on. Tensile/Compression tester might also be used by different capstone/FYDP groups to characterize their products and evaluate their designs. We have two Instron units which are capable of performing a Tensile test; however, the Compression Platens are needed to take advantage of their compression testing capacity.

Compression Platen

157.52.64.41

Electrical & Computer Engineering

david.lau@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x43888

C6A606C9-2CFA-4C79-9696-710A36104AC1

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Academic Equipment and Resources

Electrometers for Fundamental Electromagnetism

David Lau, Lab Instructor/Supervisor

d24lau@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/electrometers_weef_proposal.pptx

This proposal is for the purchase of replacement electrometers for ECE 106 labs. An electrometer is a high-impedance voltmeter that can be used to measure electrostatic charge. More common voltmeters (DMMs) have impedances that are too low and drain away electrostatic charge that we wish to measure.

The electrometers are used to help students understand and quantify and experience fundamental electromagnetic phenomena such as charge, field, and potential. Without electrometers, it is difficult for students to get real-life experiences with these concepts.

The current inventory of electrometers has an issue where they display an offset voltage up to +/- 10V when zeroed, out of a maximum range of 100V. This makes the 3V and 10V measurement ranges on the units useless. The proposed electrometers have an improved design that do not have this issue.

10 to 15 years - This equipment is relatively robust. Electrometer technology has an established history of use over the past 50 years is not likely to be made obsolete any time in the next decade. We expect to use this equipment in our labs for at least ten to fifteen years before requirement replacement.

For immediate purchase and replacement.

Option 1 : 30 units
Option 2 : 20 units
Option 3 : 10 units

Pasco ES-9078A Basic Electrometer

157.52.117.43

Electrical & Computer Engineering

john.saad@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x39296

E1D8E4DB-C889-40E1-BDAC-B196A882AD38

Academic Equipment and Resources

DSOX2002A Oscilloscopes for ECE Undergrad Labs

ECE 231/ ECE 331

John Saad, Laboratory Instructor, ECE Dept. /Nanotechnology Engineering program

This proposal is for purchasing DSOX2002A Oscilloscopes for ECE Undergrad laboratories.

We are planning to purchase new DSOX2002A oscilloscopes with built-in function generator feature that will upgrade ECE Semiconductor & Devices lab from very old non-functional oscilloscopes. The new scopes will have a very precisely controlled measuring capabilities as well as a professorial look. It will allow students to measure many fundamental characteristics for many semiconductor devices such as diodes, BJTs, and MOSFETs. Those new setups will be used to expand our equipment to fit in the devices testing lab for ECE 231 and ECE 331 courses.
The expected benefits of the proposal are:
1. To provide new units needed for our labs.
2. To provide spare units to enable quick replacement of faulty units during the lab thus reducing inconvenience to student groups at the problem station.
3. These oscilloscopes will be used in engineering undergraduate course : ECE 231 and ECE 331 (semiconductor physics and devices courses)
4. It will serve about 100 undergrad students.
5. Could be used for capstone design projects.

Option#1 for 24 units while option#2 for 12 units
Funds not being matched by ECE Dept.

DSOX2002A Oscilloscopes with LAN/VGA module and built-in Function generator (Keysight Technolgies)

157.52.64.27

Chemical Engineering

m78zhang@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x35815

DWE 2530A

D8633402-BD68-4F8A-9AE2-67DEF04AB6B8

Chemical Engineering

Academic Equipment and Resources

An Environmental Test Chamber for Undergraduate Teaching Lab

ChE 390, ChE 491

John Zhang, Senior Laboratory Instructor/Manager

m78zhang@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_presentation_s22.pptx

This proposal is for the purchase acquisition of a temperature/humidity environmental chamber for our undergraduate teaching lab. The proposed equipment below will be essential for the construction and implementation of multiple open-ended lab projects on advanced energy storage and material characterization for our students in two unit operation lab courses. Specifically, the proposed equipment unit includes:
1. An integrated temperature/humidity chamber that delivers a test temperature range of -70 to 180 °C and a humidity range of 10 to 95% RH.
2. CSA inspection and approval of the above unit for the undergraduate teaching lab.

1. The environmental test chamber provides students with much extended and authentic test conditions in advanced energy storage labs and material characterization lab, enhancing their understanding and applications of fundamental concepts in open-ended and design-centric laboratories.
2. The targeted environmental chamber also provides additional safety to lithium-ion battery test.
3. The targeted equipment unit will also allow students to build and test their own flow batteries as part of the open-ended lab projects in lab courses or in their capstone design projects.
4. At least 280 undergraduate students will benefit from the equipment in ChE 390 and ChE 491, and other undergraduate labs in the ChE program.

All the equipment in the list has proven quality and should serve our purposes for many years to come.

ESPEC temperature/humidity chamber ( 4 ft3 cascade)

CSA Inspection & Approval

157.52.64.33

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

chris.rennick@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x38178

BC9BB972-B92C-41AC-9275-B4CE43F5DE68

Engineering Ideas Clinic

Academic Equipment and Resources

Keychain Activity Version 2

ME 100, MTE 100

Chris Rennick, Engineering Educational Developer

First year students in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Design and Biomedical Engineering have been machining and assembling keychains in their first academic semester for years. Since this activity launched in MME in 2013, thousands of students, staff, and faculty have made one of these keychains for themselves. This activity introduces students to the machine shop early in first year, and aims to reduce barriers that keep students from using the student machine shop in their own projects.
This proposal is seeking funding to implement a new version of the keychain project that we have designed over the winter and spring terms. This new keychain activity will expose students to additional machines in the student machine shop: in addition to drill presses and hand tapping, the new activity will provide students with a safe introduction to milling and lathe operations. The equipment we are seeking is needed to be able to offer this activity to entire cohorts of students in fall '22.

This expanded keychain activity will give students a more holistic picture of machine tools and the processes that are available in the student machine shop. This activity will run for both Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering in fall 2022, and can expand to additional groups in future years.

This equipment will easily last between 5 and 10 years.

This is planned to run in fall 2022. The tools will be purchased as soon as funding is available.

The Ideas Clinic and Student Machine Shop have funded the entire development and pilot-testing of this activity throughout the spring 2022 term. This includes any co-op student time necessary to develop the activity, as well as staff time and supplies to run 5 pilots throughout the spring term.

10 * square collet blocks ($65 each = $650)

10 * 5C Round collets ($20 each = $200)

2 * Portable band saws ($400 each = $800)

157.52.64.45

Chemical Engineering

nmcmanus@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x37015

360BF5BE-3A53-48CD-9FBC-19365C096095

Nano Engineering

Academic Equipment and Resources

Mechanical Roller for Materials Preparation

Neil McManus

Electrode for application in energy storage devices. Electrode materials are complex mixtures that may be compressed together to produce the final geometry. One method is to roll the mixtures as you would work a dough for food preparation. A 4th year exercise in NE produces carbon electrodes for supercapacitors by rolling and currently this is done manually using rolling pins. The method works but it is not easy to produce even thickness across the sample. A mechanical roller can do a far better job in terms of consistent thickness.

A mechanical roller allows the lab to produce electrode materials suitable for energy storage applications as needed in NE455D. It also shows students the methodologies used in commercial operations
FYDP groups may also use it for projects.
Chemical engineering

100°C Max. 4" Width Electric Hot Rolling Press with Variable Speed

157.52.64.24

Engineering Computing

zivojin.pantic@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x43836

DWE 2513V

216146CB-DBB0-4ED1-BCBE-221C5EC140DE

Management Sciences

Academic Equipment and Resources

New Computers for MSCI Computer Classroom/Lab and Server Room KVM Switch

MSCI240,MSCI245,MSCI253,MSCI271,MSCI331,MSCI333,MSCI343,MSCI436,MSCI541,MSCI543

Zivojin Pantic, IT Specialist

zpantic@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef1-spring-2022-msci.pdf

In the Department of Management Sciences, new desktop systems are needed for the Computer Classroom/Lab (CPH 4333). A total of 42 desktop systems are currently in use, of which 30 are approximately nine years old and nearing the end of their lives. The remaining 12 systems are newer and still in a good shape.
I am proposing 30 new computer systems as follows:
DELL XPS Desktop
Processor
12 Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 (25.0 MB cache, 12 cores, 2.10 GHz to 4.90 GHz Turbo)
Video Card
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Memory
16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4400 MHz; up to 128 GB (add'l mem sold separately)
Hard Drive
512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
Wireless
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 1675 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.2
Wired Networking
Gigabit Ethernet
Keyboard
Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English)
Mouse
Wired Mouse, Black MS 116
Ports & Slots
Front Ports:
1. Power button | 2. Optical drive (optical drive eject button) | 3. SD card slot | 4. 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo jack | 5a. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (x2) | 5b. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A with Power Share | 6. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ with PowerShare
Back Ports:
7. Kensington lock | 8. 7.1 audio 6-connector stack of re-taskable audio ports | 9. DisplayPort 1.4 (UMA only)* | 10. USB 2.0 Type-A (x2) | 11. USB 3.2 Type-C™ Gen 2x2 | 12. USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 (x2) | 13. Gigabit Ethernet
Monitor
Dell 27 Monitor - S2721HN
The total cost for replacing 30 computers would be $ 40680 including tax.

KVM Switch 16-Port HDMI/USB
Model - TESmart HDMI KVM Switch 16 Port HDMI with Audio/Video and USB Peripheral Sharing, 1U Rack-Mount
The total cost KVM Switch would be $ 565 including tax.

Management Sciences undergraduate students would greatly benefit from the new computers. The new computers with HDMI 27” monitors will allow students to work more efficiently and productively on their demanding assignments and data science projects that require a lot of processor power as well as fast and reliable disks. The new computers will reduce frustration and boost student morale.

By using a KVM switch, MSCI IT Staff can better manage the server room (CPH 4360) and consolidate the server room space. The switch provides possibility for sixteen servers to be managed using only one management console (monitor/keyboard/mouse).

Computers - upon delivery

KVM switch – upon delivery

30 desktop computer systems +monitor@ $1356=$40680 (tax included)

16 port kvm switch @ $565=$565

157.52.117.80

ENG/Architecture

C6F5422B-4050-49E4-86D9-0AB5254C9C04

School of Architecture

Academic Equipment and Resources

ARCH Main Lecture Hall Audio System Upgrade

ARCH 193/292/293/393/493

Abeer Ali - 2B WEEF Representative

At the School of Architecture, we use our main lecture hall to not only support course lectures and sponsored events, but non-academic student events. We are proposing the installation of a powered subwoofer that can be integrated with our Crestron audio/visual system to significantly improve the auditory experience within the lecture theatre for academic, and non-academic events.

Although student events, like movie nights, would benefit the most from this proposal, as these types of events boost morale, alleviate tension and foster community by offering an entertainment experience specific to architecture students; every lecture, or video presentation would be significantly enhanced by the inclusion of this hardware. The subwoofer would not be hard-wired to the main lecture hall and could therefore be used for other events for students at the School of Architecture as well as the community (e.g. Coffee House, UWaterloo Day, Admissions Events, etc.). This addition would benefit 200-400 undergraduate students at UWSA who attend most lectures in this hall and host events that would require a sufficient sound system.

5-10+ years

157.52.64.57

Engineering, Faculty of

graeme.adair@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x39389

932AAD4E-7286-476D-BEFA-AA710F5C4E8C

Sedra student design centre

Academic Equipment and Resources

Graeme Adair, Manager Sedra student design centre

We are seeking funds to improve tools and equipment in the student machine shop. We wish to improve facilities in our welding room and expand our cordless tool inventory.

The new cordless tools will allow student to get working quickly, without the hassle of cords. The new variety of tools will increase fabrication option.
The welding bench and PPE will provide a safe and easy way to jig and fabricate a variety of parts.
Better performing equipment will allow students to fabricate more professional looking parts in less time.

Welding table - 30 plus years
Welding PPE - 10-20 years
Cordless tools - Tools should last 10-20 years, batteries may need to be replace by the department in approximately 10 years.

Makita 18V cordless tools, 6 tool kit plus, oscillating tool, nailer, router, grinder, and 4 batteries

Welding bench with fixture kit and PPE

157.52.64.30

ENG/Architecture

957309E6-2BEF-4DD0-8E48-CECB0F291547

School of Architecture

Academic Equipment and Resources

Smartphone Gimbal for Higher-Quality Videography

ARCH 193/285/293/385/393/493

Tuan Pham - 2B WEEF Representative

The School of Architecture proposes the purchase of a mobile phone gimbal - an accessible mode of recording high quality, professional videography works. To offer a more dynamic range of options, we would like to provide to students the ability to document their work as a video sequence as opposed to photographic stills. Having a smartphone gimbal would give students the ability to use their own phones to create beautiful, stable videos.

The smartphone gimbal will provide the opportunity for a more accessible mode of creating quality videos as opposed to expensive and complicated equipment. A natural evolution of this technology is also for students to showcase “student life” and “student involvement” within the architecture program. We foresee the gimbal being used to create elaborate video montages that can be shared over social platforms. This will also help promote the School of Architecture as well as the University.

Around 5 years

As soon as possible

Option 1 is the DJI OM4 SE – 3 Axis Stabilizer. For the price point, the DJI OM series gimbals offer the greatest performance, with the widest options, and the video capture software is free (iOS and Android).

Smartphone Gimbal

157.52.64.30

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

ajbmilne@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x48028

B2D90640-F65C-45E2-BED9-69A1C99F9BEA

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Academic Equipment and Resources

Dynamometer Project for ME 100

Andrew J B Milne, Lecturer

In Fall 2020, during full remote teaching, the instructors of ME 100 (1A) along with Lauren Louise Keating, developed and piloted a hands-on project for approximately 220 students to build a dynamometer (motor measurement device) using materials at home. The only object students were required to purchase was a 5V TT motor (confirmed to be available nearly world-wide) and a means to power it (which could be a USB cable).

The project was a success in terms of teaching students design-build-test skills and exposing them to the fact that all motors have characteristics curves relating torque and speed. It also introduced them to team work in engineering design.

As a result, we are applying for funds to purchase enough electronic kits for all students to complete the dynamometer project in person starting in Fall 2022. This will:
• Give students a richer experience (working in-person with immediate feedback and in-person teamwork exposure)
• Allow students to use more realistic parts (using the WEEF supported IDEAS Clinic and MME Tetrix kits instead of at home parts)
• Give students a more in-depth exposure (including basic bread boarding and/or motor control, depending on the level of WEEF funding) that will prepare them for their 1B ME 123 Circuit course.

This proposal is asking for to following, to create 25 kits to be used by two sections of up to 125 students, with sufficient backup of breakable parts to allow student to experiment:
• 50 x 3-6V TT gearbox motors (used for small robotics projects) with plastic wheels. This is two per kit to allow for breakage and stretch projects such as independent control of motors for steering a cart. ~$300
• 30 x 5V "Wall Wart" power supplies. This is one per group, plus 5 extra for fast swap out if broken. ~$350
• 25 x Bread boards for easy prototyping of circuits. ~$300
• Pack of 200 Jumper wires. This is 8 per kit. ~$50
• Pack of Springs to act as simple load sensors for rope break dynamometer. ~$25
• 1 x 3-6V TT metal gearbox motors to enable discussions of the engineering trade-off between quality/longevity of parts and cost ~$20
• 25 x Potentiometers for stretch goals of exploring motor speed control via control (leading to discussion of Pulse Width Modulation in ME 123. ~$125
• 100 x Single-Pole Switches. This is 4 per kit for stretch goals of exploring motor direction control via an H-Bridge, connected to transistor H-Bridge in ME 123. ~$50

The MME Department has already purchased equipment (with WEEF support) such as:
• Tetrix kits (for structure design)
• Load cells, balances, and weights (for load application/measurement)
• Motor controllers/Arduino (for an advanced demonstration system to be discussed after student build their own systems)
The MME Department is also supporting the design and manufacture of 3D printed adaptors to mount the TT Motors to the Tetrix beams

In Fall 2020 this project was excellent for introducing students to the role of research (of pre-existing dynamometers) in the design process. It was also excellent for demonstrating the iterative divergent and convergent thinking necessary in design.

We would like to expand this project to further emphasize the characterization of motor torque-speed curves, and the role of measurement and error in engineering work. With this WEEF supported expansion we would replace the current ME 100 measurement activity (e.g. measuring the area of a table with rulers, the fatigue of paper clips, and demonstrating the distribution of resistor’s Ohm measurement). It would also enrich the exposure to torque speed curves by design-build-test rather than by discussion and presentation of torque-speed curve data alone.

If treated well, kits should last for several years. From prior experience the weakest point in the system is the metal contact pads on the sides of the motors. These are supported by strain relief on the specced motors (rather than purchasing a less expensive option). We will also investigate further strain relief by heat shrinking the connections.

The benefits of the project and the stability of the course instructor assignment are such that it should run for the foreseeable future.

Parts will be purchased in August (Digikey, Adafruit, Amazon, etc, have hundreds of each part in stock).

Roll out will be in September since all parts are plug-and-play and the activity is developed and proven.

Storage will be in my office, with parts stored in bulk and prepared into kits each fall for use. We plan to label each kit with a WEEF sticker since the parts are too small to label.

We are in discussion with the instructor of ME 123 for possible followup activities in the circuits course. Depending on the ongoing curriculum review of the ME program they kits may also be used in ME 262 (Microprocessors and Digital Logic)

It is also possible that the activity may be expanded to MTE 100, and we are open to other first year courses using the equipment if schedules permit

Motors: Bare bones (25), One per group (50), Including a metal gearbox TT motor, Including additional backups

Power electronics: 30 Wall Warts, plus 25 breadboards, plus 25 potentiometers, plus 100 switches

157.52.64.46

ENG/Architecture

957309E6-2BEF-4DD0-8E48-CECB0F291547

School of Architecture

Academic Equipment and Resources

Drone for Project Documentation

ARCH 193/285/293/385/393/493

Tuan Pham - 2B WEEF Representative

This proposal is the purchase of a drone camera to facilitate aerial photography/videography to document large scale projects. The media collected from the droid camera would also be leveraged as promotional tools for the University of Waterloo, and the School of Architecture.

At the School of Architecture, there is a requirement to document student work and projects. Our existing camera arsenal is insufficient to document bodies of work that are large scale spanning meters as opposed to centimeters. For example, the design build course offered at the school commits to the build of two tiny homes annually. These projects not only have a large footprint in regard to their construction, but several geographical locations. This equipment would also help document larger scale work that is expected in upper year Design Studio courses. The purchase of this equipment would be of great benefit to the 200-400 students who attend the School of Architecture each term.

At least 2 years

As soon as possible

Option 1 is the price for a DJI White Mavic Fly More Bundle and option 2 is the price for a Holy Stone HS720 Foldable GPS Droid. Due to Canadian licensing requirements. Any drone that weights more than 250g requires a “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems'' license (Part IX of the Canadian Aviation Regulations Act – SOR/96-433). The drone that best meets the requirements of the School of Architecture, yet small enough to by-pass the Canadian licensing requirements is the DJI White Mavic Mini.

157.52.64.36

Sadeghimakki

Electrical & Computer Engineering

b2sadeghimakki@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x38478

9267CADB-C43D-417B-9A58-0E3FE92E7359

Electrical and computer engineering

Academic Equipment and Resources

Rapid Thermal Process (RTP) system

NE 340L and ECE 331

Bahareh Sadeghimakki, Lab instructor/hardware specialist

b2sadegh@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/presentation_rtp_bahareh_sadeghimakki.pdf

General description:
Rapid Thermal Process (RTP) is a low budget thermal process which benefits many material processes ranging from bulk to thin film processes with broad range applications including semiconductor technology, device fabrication, microelectronics, and nanotechnology. The RTP process is advantageous mainly due to the simplicity of the equipment in terms of being a user friendly to create recipes and run a process, while capable of performing processes that otherwise require expensive equipment and complex infrastructures.

Process Technology:
RTP is generally used for high temperature annealing, oxidation, and diffusion processes. The process temperature can be raised rapidly to high temperatures (>1200 °C) in a very short period of time (in few seconds to minutes range) and be kept at elevated temperatures for few minutes, and then cool down to room temperature in few minutes range as well. The wafer is then cooled slowly to prevent breakage due to thermal shock. The total process time takes a very short time and depends on the process temperature. The system uses nitrogen and oxygen as the main process gasses where nitrogen mainly is used for annealing processes and oxygen is used for oxidation and diffusion.

System Technology:
Heat lamps are often used for the heating process. Another heating method involves placing the wafer in close proximity to a heated thermal mass. Temperature measurement and control sensors used include thermocouples and pyrometers.

Application:
RTP can be used for a broad range of applications. RTP annealing processes can benefit crystallization processes of thin film materials ranging from semiconductors (such as Si, Ge) to transparent conductive oxides (such as ITO, ZnO) to increase the material’s grain size, decrease the grain boundaries, and as a result improve the material’s mobility or conductivity properties. In CMOS processing, spin on dopants can also be integrated onto different device structures and annealed at high temperature to create insolating layers or planarize structures. Oxide film can also be grown on silicon substrate by RTP oxidation process when oxygen gasses apply at high temperate as process gas. Cost effective diffusion prosses can also be developed with RTP to form doped regions in devices and materials using spin on dopants. In addition to main usage of RTP in dopant activation, thermal oxidation, it also can be used in metal reflow processes, silicide and barrier metal formation, chemical vapor deposition, and other steps in semiconductor fabrication.

Benefit to the program and undergraduate engineering students:
RTP is a practical, fast, simple, and cost-effective approach to facilitate some of the most complicated and expensive fabrication processes. Having a RTP system in the NE lab will benefit a wide range of courses and provide options for instructors to design new courses in multidisciplinary programs. It also provides great learning opportunity for the large number of students.
• List of current & future course benefit from RTP system:
One of the courses that can benefit from this system is ECE 331, which has a lab to fabricate diode and MOSFET devices. It also benefits NE 340L to fabricate MOS capacitance. It can also benefit new ECE-device and NE courses in the future.
• Departments/programs/projects benefit from RTP system:
The system is a very good asset to have in the NE cleanroom lab. It benefits multiple departments. It applies to different courses including ECE device related courses and NE courses as well as FYDP projects.
• Number of students benefit from RTP system:
The system can improve the knowledge of over 150 students per term.

Medium-to-long term impacts of the proposal
The medium impact of the proposal would be effective use RTP for current courses to show students the concepts of Thermal oxidation and diffusion processes. In the long term, due to wide application of RTP, it can be used in future new course development as a critical process and fabrication tools, to familiarize students in multidisciplinary engineering fields with other important concepts of micro and nano engineering such as silicidation, crystallization, planarization for the front and back processing. The system can be used to improve mechanical, optical, and mechanical properties of solids, films (metal, semiconductor, dielectric, compounds), and nanomaterials.

Very long lifetime

over 30-40 years

As long as it maintain well it will be operational

4-6 weeks after formal PO and down payment.

4 similar systems with their prices is listed.
Key features and advantages of these systems are explained in the presentation.

Rapid Thermal Process (RTP)

157.52.117.40

Engineering, Faculty of

peter.teertstra@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x35610

38E49BAD-5C18-4CD0-AA7D-A5021C8B16B8

Sedra Student Design Centre

Academic Equipment and Resources

Peter Teertstra, Director, SDC

The Rapid Prototyping Centre (RPC) is a fabrication resource in the Student Design Centre that provides laser cutting and 3D printing services for student projects. Professional grade equipment is operated by co-op students employed by the RPC and material costs are paid by the customers.

In recent years additional resources have been introduced in the RPC, including electronics test and measurement equipment, soldering (conventional and surface mount), and consumer-grade 3D printing. The goal of this expansion is to provide better support for a wide range of student projects, while keeping costs for students as low as possible.

Three consumer grade 3D printers are currently in service (Prusa, Ender and Lulzbot models) and they are heavily used every day by students. Anticipating that demand will continue to increase in future terms, the Rapid Prototyping Centre is proposing to purchase 3 additional 3D printers and supporting equipment. The goal is to replace the Ender with a Prusa 3D printer and add two additional Prusa 3D printers. Also a filament dryer will be purchased that removes moisture from the filament and improve print quality and reliability.

Having access to affordable, current model 3D printers that are supported and maintained by trained, full time staff is beneficial to students working on academic, personal and student team based projects. These 3D printers will increase existing fabrication capacities of other on-campus maker spaces i.e. MME’s WATiMake to meet demand during busy times. Also having a trained, experienced operator nearby to provide assistance and answer questions will benefit new users.

Another benefit is increased awareness among students about the services offered and equipment capabilities of the RPC. Many students are unaware of the electronics, laser cutting and 3D printing resources that are available in the RPC so having affordable 3D printing will introduce them to the RPC and encourage them to explore what else is available.

The lifetime for these types of consumer grade 3D printers is approximately 5 years. Regular maintenance will be performed by the RPC co-op student and repairs / upgrades will be performed as required.

Prusa i3 MK3S ($1200 each, kit)

PrintDry Filament Dryer PRO

Custom frame for table (UW manufactured)

157.52.64.46

Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

zhao.pan@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x38631

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Academic Equipment and Resources

Teaching Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) with Chladni Plates

ME 303 (Advanced Engineering Math)

Zhao Pan, Assistant Professor

The core components of the ME 303 (Advanced Engineering Math) covers numerical (finite difference methods) and analytical (separation of variables) methods for partial differential equations. In the class, we use heat equations and wave equations as examples to show how mathematics can solve problems in real life. We teach the theory and methods in class and enforce the learning by doing group projects about these topics.

When teaching wave equations (and relevant topics such as vibration and acoustics), a classic demo is the Chladni plate. It is an elastic plate (with different shapes and sizes) driven by a shaker at adjustable frequencies. Under specific frequencies (which are directly associated with eigenvalues of the wave equation that describes the plate vibration), the salt particles will accumulate at certain places on the Chladni plate and show beautiful patterns. This patterns are direct visualization of eigenfunctions, also called modes in some engineering contexts. This classic demo can intuitively illustrate abstract concepts in mathematics, and student can observe them with raw eyes. In addition, this setup is easy and fun to work with, interesting to watch, and sometimes the sound generated by the plate is as beautiful as the pattern.

During my student years, I personally watched the demos based on Chladni plate three times in classrooms: high school (2nd-year physics), undergrad (vibration and noise, 3rd-year engineering course), and Ph.D. classes ( Physical Acoustics), and learned different levels of knowledge over years. I plan to show this demo in the lectures and/or tutorials and develop projects around the Chladni plate to teach wave equations, as a concrete example of PDEs, and better deliver mathematical concepts in Engineering and physics contexts. The students would be able to use the knowledge and skills they learned in the classroom to predict the patterns accurately on the Chladni plate, both numerically and analytically.

This demo will benefit students of ME303 (and ME203 with minor modifications). ME303 enrolls around 100 students each term and two terms per year. This demo and the project will greatly benefit many students in many ways:

1 - It provides concrete examples that illustrate abstract concepts in mathematics. Students can see, touch, and hear math.

2 - Our current Mechanical Engineering Curriculum does not cover vibration and acoustics. The proposed demo and project will provide a valuable completion on this topic.

3 - ME 303 is the last mathematics class before graduation. It is our "last" chance to formally teach students in the classroom how to think and solve engineering problems with mathematics. The proposed demo and project are perfect vehicles for this goal.

The equipment are durable if purchased from good companies and should last for longer than 5 years.

signal generator, shaker, plates and fixtures

157.52.64.58

Engineering Undergrad Office

mary.robinson@uwaterloo.ca

519-888-4567 x40653

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Engineering Outreach, Equity & Diversity

Miscellaneous

Mary Robinson, Associate Dean Outreach Equity & Diversity

To add a permanent, physical land acknowledgement in all Engineering buildings and to incorporate traditional signage in the ways and languages of the First Peoples of this land.

To acknowledge the land that we're on and to bring in alternate ways of knowing and being into Engineering buildings.

Decades - hopefully they will outlive the buildings.

As sufficient funds are obtained, working with the Elder-in-Residence, the Deans Office, Plant Operations, the AISES in Canada chapter, and Indigenous Relations to design and install appropriate signage.

Working with traditional knowledge keepers, we will create signs that are appropriate for the spaces, such as bent trees, a bronze plaque, a welcome sign written in the many traditional languages of this land, etc.

157.52.64.58

ENG/Mechanical & Mechatronics

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Waterloo Formula Electric

Student Team

William Bellotto, Team Lead

Waterloo Formula Electric is a team of highly motivated undergraduate students that compete annually in the international Formula SAE Electric Competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Based out of the Sedra Student Design Centre, our team is composed of over 70 driven students from engineering programs and are tasked with creating a new electric vehicle from the ground up each year.

This proposal aims to secure funding to support the manufacturing, testing and safe operation of our car: we aim to obtain electrical and tractive tools that can be used to develop the technical skills of our younger members and ensure the longevity of our team, as well as safety components and core mechanical components that make up the heart of the vehicle.

Waterloo Formula Electric is requesting $7200 to purchase mechanical, electrical, tractive and components.

The main mechanical component our team is looking to fund this season is our frame. Our new frame has had geometric alterations to allow riders of all heights to safely fit in our vehicle. Besides the frame, our team is also looking to purchase safety equipment, including a racing suit and harness. These are critical for competition rules compliance and driver safety. Finally, the team is looking to purchase welding equipment and materials to allow our team’s certified welder to run highly valuable work sessions with our mechanical team members (and others).

Some of the electrical funding will go towards producing our in-house designed Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL). The HITL will allow us to test the electrical and firmware functionality of our systems in a safe, controlled manner before transferring to on vehicle, High Voltage (HV) testing. HITL testing is a widespread practice in modern automotive and electric vehicle development. Building our own HITL will expose students to industry standard electric vehicle practices and give younger students an opportunity to experiment with features without worrying about the risks of HV.

The majority of the electrical funding will go to fund our oscilloscope. A good quality oscilloscope is a critical tool for any electrical engineer. This tool will expose students to the practices of debugging electrical issues as it would be in the workplace. It will also allow the team to validate the safety and reliability of the vehicles systems as we can now measure the signal integrity of our various communication networks.

The requested tractive components consist of a precharge resistor which is critical to safe operation, as well as accumulator waterproofing equipment which is essential for being rules compliant at our competition.

Lastly, the firmware team is looking for Beaglebone boards to process telemetry in order to understand electrical and firmware issues that occur when driving the vehicle.

The most prominent benefit Waterloo Formula Electric poses to the University of Waterloo is the experience given to students. Our team members are primarily from the Faculty of Engineering, with a focus on the MME and ECE departments, however we also rely heavily on students from Management, Systems, Chemical, Nano Engineering, and the Faculties of Business, Mathematics, and Arts.

The environment within our team acts as a catalyst in the professional and academic development of all students involved. Through hands-on experience with design, manufacturing, and leadership, our team members gain invaluable, industry relevant experience. Industry level tools such as Star-CCM+, Solidworks, and Altium Designer are constantly used within our team to teach younger members technical skills, and tools such as Jira and Confluence are used to teach members about effective project management.

Not only are these skills highly sought after by automotive companies such as Tesla, Lucid, Toyota, and Multimatic, but our team also provides opportunities for students to build long lasting connections with upper year students, alumni, and industry sponsors. With the recent success and growth of our team, the requested funding would allow us to successfully mentor more students, empower further outreach to industry sponsors, and achieve an even higher rate of success at competition.

With our first in person competition coming back from remote work, we achieved competitive results at Formula Hybrid + Electric 2022:
-Placed 5th overall at competition
-Placed 3rd in the Formula Hybrid Design Events in the -electric class
-Placed 2nd in the Project Management Event
-Achieved distinction as the Number 1 Canadian Team at competition

Waterloo Formula Electric greatly appreciates the support received from WEEF in past years, and we’re proud to display WEEF as a platinum sponsor on the race car, website, and team wear. Based on this sponsorship, we would continue to advocate for WEEF through marketing, merchandise, and social media channels.

The car’s frame and belts can last 2 competition seasons via competition rules, but can be used further after their working life for other purposes such as simulation and torsion testing. Welding equipment can last in excess of 6 years if handled properly.

Hardware-in-the-loop and firmware componentry can last 5 years. The oscilloscope will last for 6-8 years if cared for.

Tractive componentry can last more than 5 years if accumulator architecture rules do not change.

All of the above items are necessary in the development of our vehicle within the rules of the FSAE competition in a safe manner. Items would be ordered shortly after funding is released, so that further work sessions can be run before the Fall term to integrate and teach new members.

Please note, we are hoping to present remotely. Our team leads are off stream this term but would really like to be present. Please let us know if this is possible.

On another note, I am unable to compress our presentation to under 2MB, we will provide it on our own when we present remotely.

Mechanical Components

Electrical Components

Tractive Components

Firmware Components

157.52.64.49

ENG/Engineering

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Concrete Toboggan and Canoe Team

Student Team

Devon Hendrie - Team Captain

dhendrie@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/s22_weef_funding_concrete.pdf

Impact driver & socket set
Buckets
Heat gun
Dremel & cutting bits
100 L cooler

Impact driver & socket set Assembly of toboggan
Buckets Storage of aggregate
Heat gun Used to warp stiff reinforcing material
Dremel & cutting bits Precise metalwork
100 L cooler Used for storing and transporting burgers in summer BBQs

Impact driver & socket set 10
Buckets 5
Heat gun 8
Dremel & cutting bits 4
100 L cooler 8

When available

See powerpoint. WEEF would be eligible for corporate sponsor benefits.

Impact driver & socket set

Dremel & cutting bits

100 L cooler

157.52.117.39

MAT/Mathematics Computer Science

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Waterloo iGEM

Student Team

Ethan Zhang, Finance Lead

The UW International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team is dedicated to solving real life problems using the power of synthetic biology. The team is divided into three sub-teams: Lab & Design, Math & Modelling, and Human Practices. The project that our team is currently working on will be showcased at an international competition (the Giant Jamboree) in November.
Our design process follows the engineering practices of continuous building, implementing and testing, with our solutions being deeply rooted in genetic engineering, process modelling and prototyping. As such, we provide a unique experience for students across different disciplines, particularly those in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering, to collaboratively solve real-world problems in biology through software computations, mathematical modelling, and hardware prototypes. Waterloo has always been very strong in the engineering department, and through iGEM, students are exposed to further diversity in terms of the reach of engineering.

In November, the team will present their project to an international audience at the Giant Jamboree in Paris, France, which hosts over 300 teams from around the world. We hope to continue our streak of success in this new year. Furthermore, we also want to allow students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to develop promising synthetic biology systems using both biology and mathematics.

We plan on sending six members to represent Waterloo iGEM at the Giant Jamboree. The registration fee for each person will be $500, adding up to a total of $3000.

Registration fees

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Jennifer Shijia

Federation of Students

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Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group

Student Team

Jennifer Luo - Operations Team Lead

WARG is creating an autopilot system for an unmanned aircraft that completes mission specific tasks like detecting targets on the ground, object transport, and object retrieval for use in competition. We hope to create a cutting edge unmanned aircraft that will compete in the annual Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAV Competition 2023 , which requires coordination between the technical challenges that characterize the development stages of the project, and administrative tasks such as budgeting and sponsorships that make this experience possible for the students on our team.

With respect to the opportunities we create for UW students, there are simply no other teams at UW that work on aircraft, leaving us as the sole student design team focusing on Canada's significant aviation industry. With respect to our innovation, we specifically improve on vision-based autonomous systems, hover-based path planning and the use of advanced materials. Few drones, commercial or consumer, are autonomous and even fewer use vision-based systems, as they aren't suitable for the most profitable commercial operations, but are for our competition. However, vision-based technologies are feature cheaper and less volatile than the multi-sensor systems that most drones on the market use and advancement of this technology will open new opportunities for autonomous drones. Our path planning is more adaptable than what's on the market, as it's predicated around the idea of simply following geographic points, allowing us to define those points in whatever manner is more effective for the competition. Lastly, our aircraft frame is built out of carbon fiber, allowing us to build a lighter, faster drone with more endurance than what's currently on the market. Our innovation is part of a rapidly growing industry that's underrepresented at UW, and help our students pushing the limits of autonomous flight while fostering long term impacts and relations on their future careers.

The estimated equipment lifetime for all of the requested equipment is 3-4 years.

Our plan after getting the equipment is to use them to prepare for the 2023 USC student competition. Items are expect to be purchased in upcoming competition season (Sept-May)

This term, we are currently working on prototypes and test runs in preparation for the competition. This year has shown that we must be able to adapt to different scenarios and situations. There was a lot to be learned this year. With university opening back up, more people are in person, and we are looking to take advantage of this opportunity. During this season we will need money to fund our various activities. We are currently in the process of creating our 2023 Aircraft.

Airframe components & tooling. (This is for the material and manufacturing cost for the next competition drone. )

Firmware Development Equipment & Infrastructure (Allows for information and data to be sent to and from the ground and plane. )

Flight Test and Training Equipment

Flight-Critical Electrical Equipment

CV System Equipment (Allows us to map out environment so that autonomous navigation and 3D computer vision techniques )

157.52.64.50

ENG/Mechanical & Mechatronics

B30CE6A3-60E2-42DA-9944-EC135FDF21AC

Student Team

Avery Chiu - Co-founder

avery.chiu1@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_sponsor_presentation_s2022.pdf

WATOLINK offers students an opportunity to develop brain-computer interface applications involving action-classification via EEG signal analysis and inference. Our team is currently developing a mind-controlled speech interface that we will submit to the NeuroTechX Student Competition in 2022.

Later on, we may start to develop our own sensor technology and BCI hardware. The efforts of this team could eventually go towards graduate research and could scale towards longer term projects involving speech rendering to make telepathy and brain-controlled applications involving audio generation and mind-to-AI communication commercially viable.

Allows us to perform research on BCI applications with a portable device
Allows for centralized development of SSVEP speller with a high quality display for research participants

144Hz Monitor (3 years)
Mental Lab: High-precision mobile EEG device (4 years)

144Hz Monitor (Spring 2022 - Fall 2022)
Mental Lab: High-precision mobile EEG device (Spring 2022 - Fall 2023)

High-precision mobile EEG device for reading brain signal data

144 Hz Monitor

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ART/Arts Accounting and Finance

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Student Team

UW Orbital - WEEF S22 Proposal

Rain He, Finance Lead, 3B Accounting and Financial Management

uworbital@gmail.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_s22_presentation_regular.pdf

UW Orbital’s mission is to become a launchpad for Waterloo students’ careers in SpaceTech. By incorporating technical hands-on experiences in problems relevant to the modern space industry, and providing students with access to a professional network of Canadian space companies, we are aiming to create a long-lasting space community within Waterloo. Currently, we are competing in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC), building a 3U CubeSat satellite. Our CubeSat has two missions, the first being a “Selfie-Sat” camera as required by CSDC, and the second is a partnership with a KW company named QEYnet to carry a prototype of an infrared laser beacon. We are requesting funding of which will be used towards materials, tools, and equipment associated with prototyping, testing, and construction of our CubeSat. Our success in participating in the CSDC will become a key stepping-stone towards jump-starting UW Orbital’s vision of ultimately building a permanent space-oriented community for students at the University of Waterloo.

1. Benefits to WEEF
UW Orbital is sponsored by various companies and endowment funds, either monetary or in-kind, and we aim to recognize all of their support towards our project. WEEF’s funding would greatly benefit our team and a contribution of at least $2,300 would boost its sponsorship status to our Gold Tier, which includes perks such as:
Logo on team apparel
Distribution of company merch
A 3D printed CubeSat
Representing WEEF at the CSDC and in the UW SDC by having WEEF’s logo on our team banner
Dedicated posts on social media to acknowledge WEEF’s support
WEEF’s logo and link will be placed on the sponsor page of our website
Logo on team presentations and team videos at outreach events
2. Benefits to Engineering Students
UW Orbital consists of 62 students from the Faculty of Engineering, and 85 active members in total. Through our CubeSat development, engineering students participating in any of our subteams benefit from garnering invaluable technical and hands-on experience unique to the space industry. For example, the Mechanical team works to construct the CubeSat frame and conducts Finite Element Modeling (FEM) and thermal analysis. The Command and Data Handling (CDH) team manages the primary microcontroller and applies embedded development using software such as C++ and FreeRTOS. Our other subteams include Communication, Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS), Electrical Power Systems (EPS), Payload, and Business.
Aspiring students will also have access to a professional network of mentorship and resources to support their endeavours. For example, in Fall 2021, we invited Sohrab Haghighat, the CEO and founder of SpaceRyde, to a fireside chat to share his experience in the SpaceTech industry and respond to students’ questions. Another fireside chat was hosted a few weeks ago with Martha Lenio, NASA’s mission commander for the 2014 HI-SEAS mission to talk about her experience in simulated space travel. Coming up this Summer, we are hosting another fireside chat with Logan Jones, an analytics manager at NAVBLUE and an aspirant astronaut. We also partnered with UW EngSoc for a resume critique for engineering students to help them with their co-op job search.
Combining both technical and hands-on experience with a professional network will allow any aspiring UW student, especially engineering students, to succeed in their future careers in fields such as space, science, and technology.

Aluminum Plates - Expected to use this for the current competition period.
Thermal Management Sensors - Expected lifetime is around 5 years.
Construction and Hardware - Estimated lifetime varies, screws and bolts are one time use for the current competition period, while screwdrivers and wrenches can last over 10 years.
Solar Cells - Expected to use the equipment over several competition cycles.
General Electrical Equipment & Mini VNA - Expected lifetime is ~5-10 years for most prototyping components.

Aluminum Plates - To be used in the upcoming two terms by our Mechanical team to construct the final chassis of our CubeSat.
Thermal Management Sensors - Expected to be implemented onto our CubeSat for the competition model before the end of this competition cycle.
Construction and Hardware - To be used throughout the current and future competition cycle, mainly by our Mechanical subteam to construct the outer frame of our CubeSat.
Solar Cells - To be used by our EPS subteam over the next term to build the power system of our CubeSat.
General Electrical Equipment & Mini VNA - To be used by all electrical subteams (ADCS, EPS, Comms, Payload, CDH) for testing, mini VNA will be used to effectively test and characterize RF boards built by the Communications subteam.

UW Orbital greatly appreciates WEEF’s support in our team last term. We would be glad to accept any partial funding over no funding. To learn more about our team, our mission, and our project, please visit our website: https://www.uworbital.com/

Aluminum Plates

Thermal Management Sensors

Construction and Hardware

General Electrical Equipment and Mina VNA

157.52.117.78

ART/Arts Accounting and Finance

2509205B-664E-4EEF-A7B9-636E54CF2050

Student Team

UW Orbital - WEEF S22 Reallocation Proposal

Rain He, Finance Lead, 3B Accounting and Financial Management

uworbital@gmail.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_s22_presentation_reallocation.pdf

UW Orbital’s mission is to become a launchpad for Waterloo students’ careers in SpaceTech. By incorporating technical hands-on experiences in problems relevant to the modern space industry, and providing students with access to a professional network of Canadian space companies, we are aiming to create a long-lasting space community within Waterloo. Currently, we are competing in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC), building a 3U CubeSat satellite. Our CubeSat has two missions, the first being a “Selfie-Sat” camera as required by CSDC, and the second is a partnership with a KW company named QEYnet to carry a prototype of an infrared laser beacon. We are requesting a reallocation of funding which will be used towards materials, tools, and equipment associated with prototyping, testing, and construction of our CubeSat. Our success in participating in the CSDC will become a key stepping-stone towards jump-starting UW Orbital’s vision of ultimately building a permanent space-oriented community for students at the University of Waterloo.

1. Benefits to WEEF
UW Orbital is sponsored by various companies and endowment funds, either monetary or in-kind, and we aim to recognize all of their support towards our project. WEEF’s funding would greatly benefit our team and would boost its sponsorship status to our Gold Tier, which include perks such as:
A 3D printed CubeSat
Distribution of company merch
Representing WEEF at the CSDC and in the UW SDC by having WEEF’s logo on our team banner
Dedicated posts on social media to acknowledge WEEF’s support
WEEF’s logo and link will be placed on the sponsor page of our website
Logo on team presentations and team videos at outreach events
2. Benefits to Engineering Students
The majority of members of UW Orbital are from the Faculty of Engineering. Through our CubeSat development, engineering students participating in any of our subteams benefit from garnering invaluable technical and hands-on experience unique to the space industry. For example, the Mechanical team works to construct the CubeSat frame and conducts Finite Element Modeling (FEM) and thermal analysis. The Command and Data Handling (CDH) team manages the primary microcontroller and applies embedded development using software such as C++ and FreeRTOS. Our other subteams include Communication, Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS), Electrical Power Systems (EPS), Payload, and Business.
Aspiring students will also have access to a professional network of mentorship and resources to support their endeavours. For example, in Fall 2021, we invited Sohrab Haghighat, the CEO and founder of SpaceRyde, to a fireside chat to share his experience in the SpaceTech industry and respond to students’ questions. Another fireside chat was hosted last term with Martha Lenio, NASA’s mission commander for the 2014 HI-SEAS mission to talk about her experience in simulated space travel. We have also partnered with UW EngSoc for a resume critique for engineering students to help them with their co-op job search. More recently we hosted a resume critique event with Waterloop for students in various programs to help with their co-op search as well. For next term, we have another fireside chat event planned with Kim Binsted who is the principal investigator on the HI-SEAS project and a professor at the University of Hawaii.
Combining both technical and hands-on experience with a professional network will allow any aspiring UW student, especially engineering students, to succeed in their future careers in fields such as space, science, and technology.

Payload Equipment - expected to be purchased in the fall 2022 term. It is used by our Payload subteam to test out our primary and secondary payload. The secondary payload involves the development of a novel pointing algorithm for our CubeSat, which uses a camera as an additional attitude sensor.

UW Orbital greatly appreciates WEEF’s support in our team last term. We would be glad to accept any partial funding over no funding. To learn more about our team, our mission, and our project, please visit our website: https://www.uworbital.com/

Payload Equipment

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ART/Arts Accounting and Finance

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Waterloop + Orbital + Midnight Sun + WARG

Student Team

Waterloop x Orbital x Midnight Sun x WARG Joint Proposal

sponsorship@waterloop.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_s22_orbital_x_waterloop_x_warg_x_midnight_sun.pdf

UW Orbital and Waterloop are mainly submitting this proposal, but we are also collaborating with Prof. Teerstra (Director of the SSDC), the Midnight Sun Solar Car Team, and Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group.

UW Orbital is a student design team participating in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge, a 2 year long competition involving teams across Canada. UW Orbital’s primary payload is a camera that will be used to provide ham radio operators with images of their area. The goal for this payload is to further amateur radio education. UW Orbital is also launching a prototype for an infrared laser beacon as part of their partnership with QEYnet. The team is working to develop a long-lasting space community at the University of Waterloo by facilitating mentorship and creating opportunities for students to learn.

Waterloop is a student design team developing hyperloop pod prototypes. They are dedicated to designing, building, and researching Hyperloop technology to demonstrate the feasibility of hyperloop technology in Canada. In fall term, they unveiled Goose 5, which demonstrated their first attempt at contactless propulsion - a key component in hyperloop technology. Now, in Spring, they are performing research and design for their next pod iteration, Goose 6. This pod will incorporate many things they have learned from the previous prototype and will be designed to achieve efficient contactless propulsion. This pod will be a huge step towards Waterloop’s goal of designing a fully functioning hyperloop pod. The team recognizes that before they tackle levitation of the pod, they must build a reliable pod that will function efficiently. Waterloop focuses on pushing the boundaries of transportation as we know it. The team strives to enable the technical and practical possibility of hyperloop transportation as a way to bring our world closer together.

This proposal is also being supported and endorsed by other SSDC teams, including the Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group, which builds autonomous drones, and the Midnight Sun team, which is building a solar powered vehicle.

Last term, UW Orbital and Waterloop submitted a funding proposal to request for a thermal camera and hot air station for the SSDC, which was approved by WEEF. We are grateful to WEEF for agreeing to provide funding for equipment we believe would be beneficial to all SSDC teams. However, there are some additional shipping and tax costs we did not consider, so we are submitting another request this term to cover these costs.

Benefits to WEEF
Waterloop’s business and sponsorship team works on building contacts with various companies that help sponsor us by providing materials we might need at discounted rates, in exchange for marketing their brand on our website and pod (depending on the agreed upon terms). Our sponsors may also provide support in the form of technical materials, software, and marketing. We believe that WEEF’s funding assistance will help our business team greatly.

Waterloop provides perks for all of our financial sponsors. The funding requested will qualify WEEF for the Transonic Tier, in which the agreed terms would include:
Exclusive tickets to all our events
Exclusive tickets to our next Pod Unveil event
WEEF logo displayed on the Waterloop website
Dedicated social media exposure acknowledging WEEF’s support of Waterloop
Logo on presentation materials
Logo on pod shell

Approval of funding for this proposal would greatly benefit UW Orbital and would boost WEEF's sponsorship status to our Silver Tier, which includes perks such as:
Logo on team apparel
Representing WEEF at the CSDC and in the UW SDC by having WEEF’s logo on our team banner
Dedicated posts on social media to acknowledge WEEF’s support
WEEF’s logo and link will be placed on the sponsor page of our website
Logo on team presentations and videos at outreach events

WARG and Midnight Sun will also be providing benefits listed within their respective sponsorship packages.

Benefits to Engineering
As one of the largest student design teams at UWaterloo, with over 89 members, Waterloop values the culture of mentorship, innovation and learning. By nurturing and developing the talent of many members from all faculties, especially the Faculty of Engineering, where the majority of our members are from, we become the stepping-stone for many generations of students on their path to success. Through funding from WEEF, the research, design, and construction of the Goose VI pod will provide a unique and rewarding experience that students will really value.

The majority of members of Orbital are from the Faculty of Engineering. Through our CubeSat development, engineering students participating in any of our subteams benefit from garnering invaluable technical and hands-on experience unique to the space industry. Aspiring students will also have access to a professional network of mentorship and resources to support their endeavors. Combining both technical and hands-on experience with a professional network will allow any aspiring UW student, especially engineering students, to succeed in their future careers in space and STEM.

In regards to this particular proposal, all design teams in the SSDC will share the thermal camera and hot air station. Not only does this help to deepen the sense of community between the teams but having proper equipment will also allow teams to improve the success of their projects. Additionally, engineering students will be able to expand their scope of practical, technical, and hands-on skills as they use the equipment. The Faculty of Engineering will also benefit from strong social media exposure as teams continue to represent the University and the Faculty.

Hot air station: The hot air station will be useful for many years across all the teams in the SSDC. UW Orbital in particular will be using it for multiple design cycles, and it will be extremely helpful for Waterloop as we prepare for designing our next pod, Goose 6. For the actual equipment lifetime, we estimate that it will be useful for the next 10+ years, or until it breaks.
Thermal camera: The thermal camera will also be used across all the teams in the SSDC to perform thermal analysis on PCB boards and structural components such as CubeSats, cars and rockets, for the next 5-10+ years, or until it breaks. It also helps the Waterloop team implement safety when using high voltage batteries and high power equipment.

The hot air station would be used every term for PCB bringup, assembly and rework for both Waterloop and UW Orbital, whereas the thermal camera would also be used for every term for both UW Orbital and Waterloop’s thermal analysis requirements.

The shipping and taxes would be implemented this term as the thermal camera and hot air station have already been ordered.

Waterloop is grateful for the support that WEEF has shown over the years. The team will be happy to accept any partial funding over no funding. More information about our team, along with past and future initiatives, can be found on our website: https://teamwaterloop.ca.

UW Orbital greatly appreciates WEEF’s support in our team last term. We would also be glad to accept any partial funding over no funding. To learn more about our team, our mission, and our project, please visit our website: https://www.uworbital.com/

Thermal Camera & Hot Air Station

157.52.64.45

ENG/MGMT Management Sciences

25F41C52-CF16-49A1-A467-09ECA54904B0

UWaterloo Robotics Team

Student Team

UWaterloo Robotics Team S2022 WEEF Proposal

UWRT WEEF S2022

Anna Fyfe, Finance/Business Lead

uwaterloorobotics.finance@gmail.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/robotics-weef-presentation_s22_1.pptx

On the mechanical side of the team, we require many different tools and components in order to continue manufacturing our rover. This includes stock material and transition components such as gears and gearboxes. Another critical part of the rover that we are requesting is motors.

There are several different electrical components and tools that we would like to purchase that are critical in building our rover. First there are electrical components such as wires and PCBs that we would use, as well as purchasing an approved 48V Power Supply for use with the rover.

Our third item request is for software components/tools, which includes purchasing a Jetson for the team as a replacement/backup for our current one at competitions. We would also like to request a Create3 Robot which would allow for us to more efficiently test our code. As well, we are requesting a desktop to be used at the base station of the robot and coding development.

Our last item that we would like to request is for firmware components/tools, which include motor controllers for the rover. These will allow us to properly drive and navigate our rover. We would also like to request general firmware components such as arduino components and nucleo boards for the rover.

The UWRT has proven to be a great educational ground for undergraduate students interested in robotics for 18 years as one of the most iconic student teams in Waterloo. With WEEF’s funding, UWRT can continue to participate in university events put on by organizations such as the SDC, WiSTEM, and Engineering Outreach. A truly multidisciplinary group, UWRT builds robots that could not be imagined by a single type of engineering, emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, and system integration.

Mechanical Components
- Various Tools: 5+ years
- Stock Material: 1 year
- Transmission Components: 2-3 years
- Motors: 2 years
Electrical Components
- Misc Electrical Components (Wire, PCBs etc): 1 year
- 48V Power Supply: 3+ years
Software Components
-Jetson: 3+ years
-Create3 Robot: 5+ years
-Desktop: 4+ years
Firmware Components
- Motor Controllers: 3 years
- Firmware Components: 1 year

Will all be purchased ASAP

Mechanical Components/Tools

Electrical Components/Tools

Software Components/Tools

Firmware Components/Tools

157.52.64.54

ART/Arts Accounting and Finance

6FF15D01-6FC1-4329-9F94-554FCFC0FC67

Student Team

Waterloop WEEF S22 Proposal: Goose 6

sponsorship@waterloop.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/waterloop_weef_s22_slides.pdf

Waterloop is a student-run hyperloop design team here at the University of Waterloo. Our mission is to enable the technical and practical possibility of Hyperloop transportation as a way to bring our world closer together. We are dedicated to designing, building, and researching Hyperloop technology to demonstrate the feasibility of Hyperloop in Canada.

Hyperloop is the next iteration of transportation slowly coming to fruition with the current advances in technology. Building off of train technology, Hyperloop strives to reduce travel time between cities using “pods” (the transportation modules) in a vacuum tunnel, which is referred to as the “track”. Using large electromagnets, the pods are able to accelerate and levitate, reducing surface friction as the pod moves forwards, allowing the pod to reach top speeds of over 1000 km/h. The contactless propulsion also makes the system much more efficient and improves the longevity of the physical parts. While these top speeds are still in progress, this has not yet been achieved, but each hyperloop team is working towards advancing our current technology and pushing the boundaries of engineering. Waterloop is no different, with the hopes of eventually making our team a hyperloop research center.

After demonstrating our team’s hard work at the Canadian Hyperloop Conference that was hosted at the University of Waterloo from May 27-29th, our team started to plan and develop our next pod, Goose 6. Goose 6 will be designed to showcase efficient contactless propulsion, which is a key component in hyperloop technology. We have learned a lot from our previous pod, Goose 5, and will continue to improve our systems for optimal performance on Goose 6. Additionally, we will be increasing power on the pod, which will involve upscaling our battery and creating a carbon fiber frame. The new battery is also being designed with focus on improving safety features so our members can work on it confidently. The frame will have structural differences from our previous design, which will allow for better aerodynamics. We are currently in the planning process and our team is excited to start building and testing the new designs for our Goose 6 pod!

Waterloop has over 89 members, as one of the largest student design teams at UWaterloo, We value a strong culture of mentorship, innovation, and learning; which we have built over the years. Members are able to benefit from being part of a positive learning environment with the challenge of developing new technology (hyperloop pods)! Waterloop provides Engineering students with practical experience through our many subteams, various roles and responsibilities. The process of being a part of a proprietary development provides students with insight into manufacturing as well as research, design, and development basics that can be brought into future co-op or professional endeavours. Having experienced students going into the workplace will not only reflect well on Waterloop, but the Faculty of Engineering as well. The majority of our members end up working for large automotive companies and have direct relationships with recruiters as a result of being a student hyperloop design team.

Furthermore, having a stable design team like Waterloop will ensure the University of Waterloo generates a reputation as a leader in hyperloop research, design, and development in Canada, attracting new students and investors to the university itself, and garnering attention through our accomplishments.

Additionally, Waterloop provides a standard set of sponsorship perks for all of our sponsors. WEEF is currently a hypersonic sponsor and has (and will continue to be provided with) access to the Waterloop resume book, a booth at Waterloop hosted events, team updates, tickets to our next pod unveil event, their name/logo on our website, pod, and merchandise, and dedicated social media exposure to acknowledge support from WEEF.

With the support of WEEF we will be able to further explore and create new iterations of our pod and allow our students freedom to explore new ideas and implement their knowledge into a hands-on project. Thus, our success in the upcoming iterations of our pods and the contribution of WEEF towards such a project will be noticed by many.

Battery cells and miscellaneous battery materials - Up until the completion of Goose 6 (Fall 2023)
General electric: Oscilloscope, Hall Effect Sensor, Isolated DC converter, CAN Transceivers, Embedded Master Board, 3 phase inverter - For as long as the items work well (until they are unusable)
General mechanical: Particle Board, testing for cooling - Couple of terms (e.g. until Winter)
Buying off the shelf MC and BMS boards - Until they are unusable or until new technology is developed
Prototyping wind tunnel and full scale test track models - Two terms

The battery cells & miscellaneous battery materials will be used up until the completion of Goose 6 which is currently anticipated to be Fall 2023. General Electric items will be used for as long as they are usable and general mechanical items will only be used for a couple terms. The MC and BMS boards will be used until they are unusable or until new technology is developed. Finally, the prototyping wind tunnel and the full scale test track models will only be used for two terms. These items will all be used in the development of Goose 6 and will continue to be used for other purposes such as prototyping.

Waterloop is grateful for the support that WEEF has shown over the years. The team will be happy to accept any partial funding over no funding. More information about our team, along with past and future initiatives, can be found on our website: https://teamwaterloop.ca.

Battery cells and miscellaneous battery materials

General electric: Oscilloscope, Hall Effect Sensor, Isolated DC converter, CAN Transceivers, Embedded Master Board, 3 phase inve

General mechanical: Particle Board, testing for cooling

Buying off the shelf MC and BMS boards

Prototyping wind tunnel and full scale test track models

157.52.64.29

Aldave-Garza

ENG/Mechanical & Mechatronics

4D90AB57-9CCF-40D3-81BD-CD6C882D39D4

Student Team

Roby Aldave-Garza - Team Lead

raldaveg@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/watchem_weef_presentation.pptx

WatChem is a new design team consisting of mainly chemical and nanotechnology engineers. Our team looks to compete in the annual Americans Institute of Chemical Engineer’s Chem-E-Car competition in 2023.

This proposal aims to secure $5400 of funding for more efficient and effective testing of our chassis, electrochemical cell and stopping system. These items and tools will allow for the development of our team and will be distributed to our engineering students to gain valuable experience.

Our first item is an accurate scale which can speed up the testing phase for our stopping and power source teams by allowing two of our researchers to conduct experiments simultaneously rather than one having to wait for the other. As a result, we will save more money and time for the future.

Secondly, we need electronic components the main items include a raspberry pi model 4B, jumper wires, LEDs, and photoresistors. These items will allow us to improve our light sensor and allow the stopping system to be more accurate. The accuracy of the sensor is essential to traverse the correct distance for the chassis.

Also, mechanical components are necessary to build and test multiple chassis including aluminum extrusions, plastics, various wheels, containers. All these items will be used to find the optimal size and mass for our chassis.

Our final request would be for, metals, materials, and chemicals for our electrochemical cells. These materials will be used to build and maximize our voltage output of the battery.

Our design team offers a large benefit to students specifically engineering students to become involved in a large group project and collaborate with other likeminded engineers. Students can contribute to three of our engineering sub teams being the power source, stopping and controls team. These sub teams allow for a diverse range of projects students can be involved in which include chemical testing and optimization, electronics and control systems, computer aided design and machining.

The stopping team works with chemical testing and optimization in which students perform laboratory experiments for a chemical clock and analyze the data using regression for optimization. The power source team creates a metal air battery from scratch, testing for the best current collectors and gas diffusion layers. Finally, the controls team designs the car chassis and electronics system to control the internal processes. They use CAD software, machining, and their circuitry knowledge to complete these projects.

The diversity of technical skills used for chemical and nanotechnology engineering students provides them with a valuable experience. Although the WatChem Design Team consists of students mainly from the CHE and NANO faculties, we’ve also consisted of students from the MME department.

The 0.01g accuracy scale will last roughly 10 years and will replace when accuracy of the scale drops significantly.

Electronics will last us 4 years and will replace when the hardware gets outdated or damaged.

Mechanical components for our chassis will last us up to 3 competition years depending on if they are effective.

Metals, materials, and chemicals for Electrochemical Cells can last us up to 8 months depending on the frequency of usage.

0.01 g Accuracy Scale (Different Models)

Electronics, Raspberry Pi Model 4, Jumper Wires, LEDs, photoresistors

Mechanical Components for Multiple Chassis

Metals, Materials and Chemicals for Electrochemical Cells

157.52.64.42

MAT/Mathematics

C3D8F5C9-5808-47D8-8F2B-CE9F65AF62DB

UW Formula Motorsports

Student Team

Vivian Tso, Business Lead

uwfsae@gmail.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/uwfm_spring_2022_weef_presentation_compressed.pdf

The University of Waterloo Formula Motorsports team is a student-led team that designs and builds formula-style race cars to compete in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineering (FSAE) series annually.

Through this presentation, we hope to secure additional funding in order to improve our team performance in future seasons and secure more points competitions.

The first item that we would like to request funding for are Chassis & Control Arm Tubes which will cost $5500. These items are vital to the construction of the 2023 car as they will help build the foundation of the car. The chassis is the largest single component in our car and is the most crucial as all other components are mounted on our chassis. It is a spaceframe design manufactured out of steel tubes so we are requesting funding in order to acquire these steel chassis tubes. The design and manufacture of our chassis teaches members to design structures with FEA as well as hands on experience tacking together our chassis and building the chassis jigs. Similarly, the control arms are also manufactured out of steel tubes and are the main suspension components that attach our wheels to the frame.

The next item of interest is Machine Shop Funding for $2000. This item would be beneficial to the team as we frequently utilize E3/5 shop services such CNC machining, welding, and manual material machining throughout the build season.

The next item that we would like to request funding for are bearings and rod ends for $2000. It is essential that we receive funding for this item as we have completely exhausted our supply of bearings. These items are critical interfacing parts in our suspension design and allow the suspension to travel, which directly impacts our performance at competition.

Chassis Tubes and Control Arms: 1-2 years
Machine Shop Funding: 1 year
Bearings and Rod Ends: 1 year

Chassis and Control Arm Tubes

Machine Shop Funding (Material Machining, Fabrication, and Welding)

Bearings and Rod Ends

157.52.64.32

Satheeskumar

Combinatorics & Optimization

8CAF88A3-FA53-4531-9F4A-EDE0E4AD61E8

Waterloo Rocketry Design Team

Student Team

Kavin, Software Lead

The Waterloo Rocketry Design team brings together students from across the university to design liquid and hybrid rockets. Every year, we compete at the Spaceport American Cup against over 150 teams. In preparation, we must design, manufacture, and test all systems required to test and launch the rocket.
This term, we completed assembly of our hybrid-powered rocket and competed at the 2022 Spaceport America Cup where we were recognized for technical excellence. In the future, we plan to make improvements to our rocket as well as develop a new engine, outlined below.

We hope to represent WEEF with pride at the 2023 Spaceport America Cup.
This year we are requesting funding for:

Electrical ($4000):
Our electrical systems allow us to communicate with and control our propulsion and recovery systems remotely, and gather critical data during engine tests and flight. This will primarily be spent on new electronics necessary to support our upcoming projects, including a radio systems overhaul, improvements to the robustness of our electrical ground support equipment, and solutions to issues seen this year.

Hybrid & Liquid Engine Feed Systems and valve development ($2000):
This year, the team will be maturing the design of our hybrid engine and developing a new liquid bi-propellant engine. We intend to make our hybrid engine more powerful, efficient, and robust for the next competition. In addition, we intend to design an entirely new liquid engine which will be substantially more complex. As a result, we plan on developing our own high-pressure valves and propellant feed system. This liquid engine will be used for multiple competition life cycles, so the lifespan of this equipment is multiple years.

Fittings and Hoses ($2800):
Many of our existing fittings are aged and have become corroded. This results in labor-intensive cleaning and assembly work, slowing down the engine tests the team conducts. Replacing these components with a more standardized set of fittings and hoses would allow us to improve assembly which will result in a more robust and well-tested rocket. The funds will purchase corrosion-resistant fittings and hoses which will have a longer lifetime, reducing the amount of parts that will need to be replaced in the future.

Airframe ($1500):
We plan to optimize our airframe to be more weight efficient. To achieve this goal, we plan to make and test numerous parts in order to characterize their material properties. To make these parts, we plan to create more durable moulds using polyurethane foam with fibreglass. The moulds will allow us to manufacture bodytubes for testing and allow new members to get hands-on experience with composite processes. Required equipment includes fibreglass and carbon fibre cloth and stock, epoxy, hardener and other process materials.

Media Drone ($500):
Having high quality, close up footage of our rocket is essential for ensuring that it is functioning nominally and for monitoring operations and diagnosing any issues that arise. We would like more cameras and a drone for this purpose.

Electrical:
A well-supplied electrical system allows us to launch our rocket safely and efficiently. Currently, it has allowed us to automate our launch procedure, allowing it to be performed remotely. It is also essential for our data acquisition system, which allows us to make predictions about how our rocket will perform based on test data, which is vital to our success at the Spaceport America cup.

Hybrid & Liquid Engine Feed System and valve development:
Our propulsion system provides incredible learning opportunities and unique challenges for team members to take on, and is one of the systems that sets our team apart. Development of a liquid engine presents new and diverse learning opportunities. Many components developed for this engine and for the feed system that supplies the engine with propellants will either contribute to long term development, or be capable of being used in multiple vehicles. Their lifetime would last the span of multiple rockets, at least 5 years.

Fittings and Hoses:
The hoses we currently use are not compatible with our current engine. Properly sized hoses would allow us to make our launch procedures safer and more efficient. For example, these incorrectly-sized hoses require more hardware to adapt to, leading to more assembly time and errors. Solving these issues would result in safer, faster, and more frequent tests. It would also allow us to assemble and debug our setup more quickly and increase the lifespan of our fittings. The estimated lifespan of these hoses is 5+ years.

Airframe:
Our entire airframe is custom designed and built. It is also one of the most critical systems of our rocket, as its failure results in losing the vehicle. Its development provides valuable learning opportunities and unique challenges for team members to take on. In particular, composite led projects will allow the team to attract and retain new members through hands-on experience. As well, the continued progression of this system is essential to ensure our team remains competitive and attains the best flight performance possible for our rocket, as well as maintaining a high level of safety during launch.

Media Equipment:
Footage of our systems serves two main purposes. Firstly, it allows us to monitor our rocket remotely during tests without requiring personnel to be in a hazardous location. Secondly, high quality media footage is essential for outreach activities. Ground-based cameras and a team drone would serve as an invaluable tool for as many as ten years, possibly more.

This is described above in the "Proposal Benefits" Section, but here is a summary

Electrical: At least one year

Hybrid & Liquid Engine Feed System and SRAD valve development: At least 5 years

Fittings and Hoses: At least 5 years

Airframe: At least 1 year

Media Equipment: At least 10 years

Hybrid & Liquid Engine Feed Systems and SRAD valve development

Fittings and Hoses

Media Equipment

157.52.64.26

SCI/Science

3DDC5D34-8EA4-4F48-A79A-0A0253FCC36E

Student Team

Maheen Meraj, Operations and Finance Executive

The funds requested in this student team proposal will support the Fusion Conference team in hosting an interactive event for students that offers networking, competing, and learning experiences at the University of Waterloo. This is done through guest speaker presentations, networking sessions, and a case competition relating to the theme of the conference. This year, students will discuss issues pertaining to our theme of Advances in Healthcare Innovation. The topic of Advances in Healthcare Innovation directly aligns with engineering students at the University of Waterloo as engineers play a significant role in the modernization of global healthcare. From biomedical engineers that create medical devices for hospitals, to software engineers that bring modernized health information systems to life, engineers are the backbone of modernized healthcare. Thus, this proposal is designed to request funding for an event that will both educate and inspire engineering and business students at the University of Waterloo.

Funds from the sponsorship will go towards ensuring we are able to host an exciting and impactful in-person conference that students from the Engineering faculty can also benefit from. Fusion will allow students from the Engineering faculty to tap into their entrepreneurial side and solve problems using healthcare technology, as well as hear from guest speakers to learn more about innovation. Students also have the chance to network with different companies and gain connections with multiple individuals, as well as the chance to win a cash prize for participating in the case competition. Partnering with WEEF allows Fusion to keep opportunities open to Engineering students. Like WEEF. Fusion Conference also believes in students helping students, and so these funds will support an event hosted by Science and Business students for students in various other faculties – including Engineering.

Funds from a WEEF sponsorship will be going towards the venue, catering, gifts, and cash prizes. Since this is not officially equipment, its lifetime is for the duration of the event. Gifts and cash prizes, however, will be sent home with the attendees, therefore, the lifetime of that will be subject to the individual who receives them.

We plan on booking the venue and catering by mid-August. Gifts are currently being decided on and will be bought closer to the Conference. An estimated date for when gifts will be implemented in September. Finally, cash prizes are given out on the day of the Conference via electronic transfer.

Fusion Bootcamp will be held on November 7th, 2022 as a virtual event. This will be followed by Case Connects, which are drop-in mentorship sessions to support students as they work through the case competition. These will be held virtually from November 8th to 11th. Finally, students will be presenting their case presentations on the day of the conference, which is November 12th. This will occur between the speaker presentations and networking sessions.

Venue: The Fusion Conference will be held in-person this year, thus, funding may be required for these spaces.

Catering: Food and refreshments for the event as it is a full day event, and we plan on hosting over 100 people.

Cash Prizes: Cash prizes are given out to the top 3 winners per category for the case competitions.

Miscellaneous expenses: advertisement, gifts for guest speakers and judges, printing guides, flyers/posters and other supplies.

157.52.117.38

mm2sharm

mm2sharm

Mukund Madhav

SCI/Science

F56EE816-171E-47E0-9D2B-0DEE98795973

UW flugtag design team

Student Team

Mukund Madhav Sharma, Team lead

We are a design team aiming to compete in the 2022 Red Bull flugtag competition in September. This proposal is to help us buy basic building materials for our glider design.

The flugtag is a large and well-known event that takes place every year in different parts of the world. By participating, we will be competing against other institutions in the region and showing off UW's engineering skills. This competition is also a great way for students to build skills in applied sciences, engineering, and fabrication.

The material is going to be used in the glider which will fly during the event in September

2 inch aluminum pipe

Blue insulation foam boards

Scrap metal and miscellaneous attachments

2 inch PVC pipe

Black plastic gardening wrap

157.52.64.50

Arts Computing Office

DD0B3A87-0469-4690-9D52-7F568C1B24EE

Midnight Sun Solar Rayce Car Team

Student Team

Jieun Lee Operation Manager

solar@uwmidsun.com

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/ms_weef_s22_presentation.pdf

Midnight Sun has been representing the University of Waterloo at international solar car competitions for 34 years. With a post-pandemic future looking bright, Midnight Sun strives to continue providing experiential learning opportunities to all engineering students with the start of a new design cycle aiming to compete at the 2024 American Solar Challenge.

Building a solar car from scratch requires constant review and iteration to ensure our end product profoundly rises up to the engineering challenge that solar car racing poses. Once completed, MS XV will mark the team’s return to single-occupancy vehicles in over a decade. With this project, we are striving to build a robust and holistically-sound vehicle with an emphasis on designing for manufacturability and assembly.

We would like to request funding from WEEF to help in the acquisition of PCBs and components, telemetry modules, soldering equipment, and a central console with camera elements as we begin to design and manufacture our next vehicle.

Funding for PCBs and PCBs components, telemetry modules, soldering equipment, and a central console with camera elements will allow our hardware team to move forwards in their design cycle. Each item will be used in the vehicle that will race in 2024 the competition.

We learned that having boards printed is difficult right now due to supply chain issues for PCBs and PCBs components. Through reflecting and reviewing our work from the planning stage, we learned that there are fewer options and higher prices for PCBs and PCBs components. For example, we have established that no suitable BMS chips have ISO SPI. Our alternative is to purchase a different BMS chip along with some form of conversion from SPI, to manage the vehicle's different voltage domains. Having the flexibility to buy additional components allows for quicker procurement and more innovation.

Telemetry equipment (such as WIFI-enabled modules for Raspberry Pi’s, Arduinos, antennae)
is needed to communicate with the strategy team to ensure the vehicle's optimal performance.

To meet competition regulations, we need a backup camera for the car. This means that some kind of console with a camera attached is necessary.

Consumable soldering supplies will be used to assemble the above systems. We are looking forward to using the soldering supplies to train new members who will be joining us in September, our largest recruiting cycle.

Midnight Sun consists of more than 85 active members from predominantly engineering programs including Electrical, Computer, Management, Software, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Nanotechnology, and Systems Design Engineering, making the largest student design team at the University of Waterloo. We are proud to support the success of students around the engineering faculty by providing a practical learning environment to thrive and explore skills outside of the classroom. By joining our mechanical, electrical, business and strategy subteams, each member can learn and apply a variety of skills to a unique project, which can follow them as they enter the workforce and advance their careers.

Our members learn technical skills including Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, Embedded Programming, PCB & Electrical System Design, Financial Management, Project Management and more. Furthermore, members pick up and develop soft skills, including problem-solving, leadership, teamwork and communication.

After becoming the first Canadian team to finish the 2018 American Solar Challenge in the Multi-Occupant Vehicle Class, Midnight Sun has successfully promoted Waterloo Engineering in international markets. Midnight Sun has recently been involved in outreach activities with the University, such as the eSTEM series with Renison College and Green Tech Event with Waterloop. With the development of MS XV, we plan to continue this promotion of both Waterloo and WEEF at the American Solar Challenge in 2024.

WEEF has continued to support our team for countless terms and allowed several generations of the team to push the boundaries of solar transportation. Your support in our current design cycle will ensure that WEEF will stay a Diamond Sponsor for our team, where the perks will include your logo on our vehicle, team jerseys and promotion at events.

The PCBs will be all we plan on purchasing for this design cycle, carrying us through to the competition, which is set to be in July of 2024. The telemetry units will also be used in this design cycle; they could also potentially be used for testing and reference in future design cycles. The consumable soldering equipment will likely last until the end of this design cycle, although might not last that long if many new members are interested in learning to solder.
The central console display will be used in future design cycles if it works well in this design.

PCB board sendouts will be done bi-monthly, from the end of August 2022 to the end of April 2023. We are conscious that supply chain issues regarding integrated circuits may complicate our orders.

We intend to start prototyping our telemetry system as of September 2022 and aim to have it working by Winter 2023.

The timeline to start using the soldering equipment for board work begins in September 2022. The assembly and validation process will continue until the end of April 2023. From April onwards, we aim to have an electrical mockup made of the car.

The implementation schedule for the central console display has the testing stage done during Fall 2022. The battery box subteam would help design mounting enclosures for the system over Winter 2023, and by Spring 2023, the mounting would be finalized, and the display would be integrated with the rest of the car's electrical systems.

PCBs and PCB components

Soldering Equipment

Centre Console Camera and Display

199.27.78.33

ENG/Mechanical & Mechatronics

F425E229-7815-42A6-917B-976E2FB110B3

WATonomous

Student Team

WATonomous was established in April 2017 when our team was elected to represent the University of Waterloo in the SAE AutoDrive Challenge, a competition to transform a stock Chevrolet Bolt EV into a level 4 autonomous vehicle. WATonomous ended the final year of the competition with a phenomenal 2nd place overall. This accomplishment was only possible through the hard work and collaborative effort of our team members, who stem from a multitude of programs and backgrounds.

Going into Fall 2022, WATonomous intends to move towards its next stage of maturity. We plan to become an institution at the university independent of ongoing competitions and capable of achieving level 5 autonomy while teaching the next generation of engineers about autonomous vehicles, robotics, and AI. Having a formidable server cluster, sophisticated sensors, and an extensive background in autonomous vehicle development from past competitions, WATonomous is in a special position to become the holistic training ground for undergraduates interested in autonomous vehicles. We plan to not only teach undergraduates the basics of autonomous vehicle development but also nurture a culture of rapid innovation in order to fuel our goal of achieving level 5 autonomy.

In order to facilitate this transition, WATonomous needs a new vehicle to develop on. A new vehicle will play a major role in training the next generation of engineers to integrate a complicated system consisting of custom software, hardware interfacing, and mechanical installation. The current vehicle platform was built by proud alumni of WATonomous, but the platform has become outdated over the years, and new discoveries in the current car’s system have rendered converting troublesome. On top of that, new members have a hard time finding meaningful work on a platform with most functions already implemented, and improving on a current function requires eons of training with no direct participation in integrating on the vehicle. By having a new car, WATonomous can send new individuals through a rigorous training process while also giving them opportunity to implement onto the vehicle along the way. Based on a comprehensive list of criteria, we have chosen the Toyota Camry Hybrid LE Sedan (https://www.forbestoyota.com/new/vehicle/2022-toyota-camry-hybrid-le-id11627330.htm) as our most promising candidate. The estimated cost for this vehicle is $38.5k after taxes and applicable fees.

As we continue to look for funding for a new car, our team is also working on improvements to the current one. Therefore, we also propose additional funding for manufacturing an Autonomous Control Unit PCB which we designed in house. The estimated cost for manufacturing is $100. This PCB can also be used for the new car.

WATonomous will move onto this next stage of maturity with the support and relentless devotion of all its members. As a result, now is the perfect opportunity for WEEF to partner with WATonomous and to help us migrate to a new vehicle platform.

New Vehicle Platform:
Substantially improves team coherence by directing all work towards the common goal of converting a car into a Level 5 Autonomous Vehicle from the ground up
Significantly enhance member retention and participation by generating momentum for the team and new opportunities to participate in vehicle integration during our rigorous training process
Relieves fears of future hardware and firmware issues on our current vehicle
Creates opportunities to try out new technologies which would be hard to integrate in the current vehicle
Some technologies require a complete revamp of our hardware system which gives precedent to starting from the ground up
Standardizes practices and establishes quality standards for the hardware and software in the vehicle
The current system was implemented with a “hackathon” mindset due to the nature of the Autodrive Challenge.
With a new car, WATonomous now decides what to implement. As a result, this allows members to do their due diligence before implementation which greatly improves safety and leaves room for designing better debugging capabilities.
Gives WATonomous the opportunity to redesign the vehicle while keeping the idea of helping other design teams in mind
Allows us to redesign our hardware/software to specialize in data collection.
Produce easily accessible datasets of real-world sensor data for courses in machine learning and for teams like the Computer Science Club, Data Science Club, and WAT.ai.
This data can be used for unsupervised learning or testing.
Allows us to compile comprehensive integration logs and tech talks for other students and design teams to use in their own robotics applications
Integrating from the ground up creates unique learning opportunities which many other design teams will never have access to. We can perhaps share these lessons to other teams to ensure mutual success.
We are already granting UWAFT, Data Science Club, and WAT.ai access to our server cluster. Our ability to collaborate with other design teams should not stop there.


Autonomous Control Unit Printed Circuit Board (ACU PCB):
Deals with Controller Area Network (CAN) signals which helps control the actuators of the car and for reading data from the CAN bus.
Improves speed and reliability when compared to the old acu. This is done by replacing the old relays with mosfets, improving the microcontroller, and by limiting the number of the diodes, relays, and mcu pins on the board.
Additional debugging features make it easier to debug CAN signals, reducing time spent on finding issues with the ACU and the signals coming in and out of it.

New Vehicle Platform: 5 Years
ACU PCB: 2 Years

New Vehicle Platform:-----------------------------------
Redo the compute rack entirely for the trunk of the new car:
Initial Planning and Design (8 months)
Implementation into vehicle (4 months)
Testing (4 months)

Remount sensors and update their transforms in the WATonomous software:
Initial Planning and Design (8 months)
Implementation into vehicle (4 months)
Testing (8 months)

Update and wire the hardware interfacing:
Initial Planning and Design (8 months)
Implementation into vehicle (4 months)
Testing (4 months)

Modify the CAN interface to use the new DBCs for the car:
Initial Planning and Design (8 months)
Implementation into vehicle (4 months)
Testing (8 months)

Integrations of software into the vehicle (4 months, this does not include the time needed to build the software)

Improve on initial hardware designs and implementation as necessary (can be done asynchronously over the 5 years, timings for future improvements may vary)


ACU PCB:-----------------------------------------------
Place ACU PCB for production (1 month)
Solder ACU PCB (connectors) (2 weeks)
Test ACU PCB (2 weeks)
Place ACU PCB on the car (<1 day)

As of the submission of this proposal, the items requested have not received funding from MEF or any other funding source. WEEF is the first to hear of this funding opportunity, and we look forward to hearing your decision. We would be happy to receive partial funding for the projects if full funding cannot be provided.

New Vehicle Platform

Autonomous Control Unit PCB

157.52.64.42

Leo Yu-Heng

ENG/Electrical and Computer

AEA29E7F-47C1-4202-B19B-8657943C8293

UWAT VEXU Competitive Robotics Team

Student Team

Leo Xie - Team Lead

VEX U is a university-level competition that enables over 300 post-secondary institutions all over the world to compete at an international level. The rules of the competition are similar to VEX EDR, however, VEX U offers more flexibility in the robot design, electronics, and manufacturing process. In particular, students have the opportunity to customize circuitry, boards, and sensors to enhance the functionality of the robot. Additionally, the machining of steel, aluminum and composite materials, and 3D printing of plastics is permitted, allowing for a more versatile robot. Students who are familiar with high school robotics, as well as newcomers will be provided with opportunities to succeed and learn about things outside of the curriculum. Along with greater technical skills, we aim to form students into members of a team, and productive members of our community. VEX U competitions have historically been held mostly in Mexico and the United States. However, in recent years Canadian teams have the opportunity to compete domestically as a competition will be held at the University of Waterloo each year. This event will allow Canadian teams to qualify for the World Championship held in Dallas, Texas which will be broadcasted on ESPN/CBS. We are led by a core of students with a background of success, having won the VEX U World Championship 2021 In Dallas. In recent years we also received 2x Design Award and 3x Robot Skills Champion, 1x Robot Skills 3rd place. We are ranked 1st in World Skills ranking out of all the universities teams over the world in 2021 season. In 2022, UWAT represented Canada's sole university team, winning the prestigious Build Award at the international level and placed 15th in the Science Division at the world championships.


We are requesting funding to allow us to grow the universities’ very own VEX U team. We have made great progress in the past years, however there are still many items that we would like to purchase to make our team well equipped to compete at future competitions. Funding would cover equipment, tools, sensors and robot parts etc. In addition to this, funding in these areas would alleviate team members' pressure on competition fees we encounter. Many resources, such as electronics, parts, tools, and the playing field are reusable past their time of purchase. We believe that a VEX U team would fill the gap of having a smaller scale competitive robotics team. At the same time, the team is such that it is not intimidating to new students who only have had a high school background since there is only a small learning curve involved. It will be a fun and competitive way for students to get an introduction to the various aspects of robotics, programming and engineering. Skills developed are highly translatable to future courses, other design teams, and to the workplace as well.

The existence of this team would come with many benefits. For instance, it would benefit undergraduate engineering education, as well as the University as a whole. This team would further the educational experience of engineering undergraduate students by providing a competitive, educational, and fun environment to learn about robotics. The current robotics teams can seem daunting to new students, as they demand a large time commitment as well as the requirement to do a lot of additional learning, outside of meeting the already strenuous academic requirements. The teams are also easily scalable unlike others, if more students are interested in joining, we can simply register more teams and share the parts between robots. This would allow all students to participate in all aspects and will not feel left out. They would have the opportunity to implement their own design since the cost of additional robots is lessened. This team would also act as a good opportunity for students to get their first hands-on experience, a valuable characteristic that co-op employers look for. Not only would this benefit students in their search for co-op placements, but it would increase the University’s reputation of producing students that have applied experience. Another way this team would benefit the University’s reputation is through the competitions. Good performances at competitions can bring international recognition to the University. At the very least, just having a presence at competitions builds the reputation of the University. Lastly, we are in the process of gathering the resources needed to host a VEX High School Competition on campus, which would attract high school students to the campus and giving professors/lecturers the chance to talk to students with potential interest to the university

Thank you greatly for your support, we were able to kickstart our rookie year from your generous support. You are a Platinum sponsor. We appreciate your consideration in sponsoring the universities’ VEX U team.


Platinum ($2000+)
- Recognition in official team name announced at competition
- Company name in social media, press releases, brochures
- Large logo on robots
- Premium logo on website, team banner and jersey
Gold ($1000+)
- Company name in social media, press releases, brochures
- Medium logo on robots
- Large logo on website, team banner and jersey
Silver ($500+)
- Company name in social media, press releases, brochures
- Medium logo on website, team banner and jersey
Bronze ($300+)
- Company name in social media, press releases, brochures
- Small logo on website, team banner and jersey
Blue ($100)
- Small logo on website, team banner and jersey

The initial start-up cost for a VEX U team was high mainly because of the long term assets we need to operate the team, such as storage, tools and electronics. However, it soon became clear that the majority of this cost exists in the first few years. Past the first few years, there is minimal recurring cost, with only a few hundred dollars required for replacement parts and game elements. The majority of the components that our team requires to compete can be used for multiple years. For instance, the pneumatics are easily reusable and expected to last well over 9000 cycles, which equates to many years of normal usage. Robot belts and chains can last many seasons as they are reusable and will not break under normal wear and tear. Pneumatic systems are reused each season and last well over 5000 repetitive fill cycles, and wheels / compliant wheels are expected to last 5-10 years under normal usage. The majority of the components from the initial purchase are all being used for multiple seasons. As a result, the recurring cost of running a VEX U team is substantially less than the upfront investment required to start one.

In order to be ready for competition, our team must have two competition-ready robots (the university competition requires a 15” and 24” robot).We will be designing, programming and tuning our robots so that they are ready for the competition. The requested funding will be used very soon after it is allocated, and directly benefit students on the team.

More information about the items we are requesting funding for:

Pneumatics: We are planning to utilize the SMC pneumatics system for additional functionality. SMC provides an affordable pneumatics system with high performance. The expected life span of the pneumatics system is very long as pneumatics system is not subjected to physical damage. They are also reusable across many years and can be used in different applications. Students will be able to develop industry knowledge on pneumatic systems and apply them in innovative ways.


Wheels + Compliant Wheels: We are planning to make new drivetrains with ball bearings to reduce friction. They are not considered consumables because we can reuse them every year and it will last many years under normal and extended wear and tear. We also plan to use new wheels for their performance benefits, which can be reused for the next few years. VEX PRO wheels offer improved models with physical changes which the team will utilize to create new innovative systems.

We are also planning to utilize VEX PRO compliant wheels, as they offer high performance and operating life, manufactured with high quality materials. They are reusable across many different applications, allowing the team to create different subsystems, rapidly prototype, and perform iterative development.

Robot belt / chains: we are planning to use industry standard timing belts and metal chains to improve the life span of our robots and get high performance. These belts can be reused over many seasons, as they have a high life expectancy and can operate under high loads. Metal chains can be used cross platform and used over multiple years. These parts will be embedded within our robots so they are not subject to physical damage.

We would like to thank you for your time and consideration of our proposal for funding. We hope you see the many benefits that a VEX U team would bring not only to engineering undergraduate students but to the University itself. We are excited by the prospect of continuing the VEX U team and hope you share our enthusiasm.

Wheels + Compliant Wheels: We are planning to make new drivetrains with ball bearings to reduce friction. They are not considere

Pneumatics: We are planning to utilize the SMC pneumatics system for additional functionality. SMC provides an affordable pneuma

Robot belt / chains: we are planning to use industry standard timing belts and metal chains to improve the life span of our robo

167.82.166.24

ENG/Mechanical & Mechatronics

A23A8DAA-AECA-4728-9CA6-089F94F1198F

Waterloo Engineering Orientation Team

Student Team

Kathrine von Friedl Orientation Team

engoteam@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-endowment-foundation/system/files/webform/weef_eng_orientation.pdf

We are short devices for recording this year's O-Week! One camera and the accompanying gimbal will help us capture moments from the first fully in-person Orientation experience since 2019.

Each year, we welcome 2000 new students to Waterloo Engineering. Since 2011, our Media teams have taken over 52,000 snapshots and we hope to continue taking many more.

Canon EOS Rebel T8i EF-S 18-55mm is STM Lens Kit, Black

Ronin-SC Camera Gimbal