2022 Senior Capstone Presentations
Each year seniors in the Industrial and Innovative Design major demonstrate an accumulation of acquired skills and creative problem solving abilities through a semester-long exploration and proposed design solution for a very wide scope of projects. From drones and architectural space designs to toys and medical devices, ICC seniors share their concepts, research, design development and refined proposals live and in front of instructors, industry professionals, colleagues, family and friends.
Isaac Black
Ranger 2700 EC: An All-Electric Outboard Motor Boat
Sustainability and modern sleek design is tough to find in the sportfishing boat market, This project aims to tackle that problem with a 27 foot electric catamaran fishing boat
Cameron Blubaum
Project Addic.: Making Space for Living
Over 19 million people struggle with hoarding disorder. Hoarding can lead to stress, poor decision making skills, disable people to organize and take control over their life and how they live. My project aims to help the victims to hoarding disorder to make peace with their past, take control of their items and restore relationships between family members and friends.
Kirsten Boner
Stride: Moving Forward in Your Path of Independence.
A program for young adults with autism, where they can learn, live, and develop independence and an overall better quality of life.
Zack Bope
Motion Lighting: A new way for user to interact with lighting devices around the home
For a long time we have controlled light by using switches, remotes, and physical interactions. These lighting devices will respond to the users through basic gesture commands.
Lia Branch
A shoe for users with prosthetic feet and who have trouble bending down
Learning how to walk again is a difficult task but not impossible. Shoes play a role in helping users regain their confidence and feel comfortable. This project aims to help amputees put on and take off their shoes with ease and prevent them from bending too much.
Jonathan Cavallaro
Hang Loose Outfitters Retail Space Design
Retail is all the same. It's a room full of product on shelves and racks. This project aims to change that by creating an experience that will have you coming back, not just to buy, but to live.
David Fenneran
Gulliver Blocks: Encouraging CREATIVE Outdoor Play
In order to encourage young children to play outside, this project will enable creative outdoor constructive play with options for both independent and cooperative scenarios.
Abby Fox
Grace Community Church Tiffin Renovations
Grace Community Church in Tiffin, OH is quickly outgrowing its space. This plan to add on to the current building will fix those problems in phases by allowing for future ease of expansion, functionality and room for continued growth.
Evan Furnish
Augmented Reality Glasses to Improve Our Relationship with Technology
Smartphones are a technology that are designed to grab as much of your attention as possible. Your augmented reality glasses will put you back in control of your digital life.
Joe Gerber
The Magic School Bus: Manic Field Trip
The themed entertainment industry thrives on opportunities to provide guests with thrilling, full-sensory experiences. This project will propose a unique, trackless attraction that immerses riders in a new story that embodies the appeal of a classic, kids' TV show.
Gianna Goodale
FITOPIA: An immersive experience gym to instill habits for better physical fitness
Less than a third of Americans get the necessary exercise their body needs on a regular basis. This project aims to help people stay consistent in their fitness routines by making lifting more fun, invigorating, and a team sport via mixed reality games and fitness center.
Jason Grove
Productivity wrist-band for ADHD College Students
Submitting assignments, learning in class, and simply living life independently are all crucial parts of a college student's life that prepares them for adult life. ADHD is often seen as a weakness that gets in the way of doing these things but that is so far from the truth! The productivity wristband will help college students with ADHD to learn how to use their strengths to excel in life through time management, productivity, and staying up-to-speed with life.
Cameron Hawkins
Future Automotive Enthusiast Experience for Those Passionate About Driving
The ability to enjoy driving is dying as more driving rules are made, more restrictive automation is integrated into vehicles, and car manufacturers progress towards full autonomy. This project aims to keep car culture and enthusiast driving alive through the creation of a future enthusiast experience.
Jeremy Hershey
Powered Hand Truck
An innovation on one of the oldest simple machines, the lever. The hand truck's design is research driven to improve consumer and commercial experience transporting items. The hard goods project also emphasizes ergonomics and surface development.
Ethan Hines
Hot Wheels Quantum Shift
Hot Wheels Quantum Shift is a thrill ride that puts riders in the front seat of a Hot Wheels Car.
Nash JohnSon
A Customizable Ride-on Toy
Many children have an intense interest in cars from a young age, but they often don’t know how to maintain a car when they grow up. This project aims to teach children these valuable life skills early on while giving them the ability to express their creativity.
Wallace Krupnek
Feline Environmental Enrichment for the Average Home
Designing a system of aesthetic cat products to meet the needs of both owner and cat.
Sarah Lacey
The Bent Wheel: Researching for Better Bike Safety
Road cyclist fatalities and injuries are on the rise in the United States. This project aims to make road cycling safer through increasing visibility and awareness.
SusanNah Mason
Misplaced Matter: Natural Materials Applied Innovatively
A soft goods project redefining what it looks like to be sustainable in 2022 by working with mycelium and other natural fibers to improve performance of circular products.
Emma Parsley
Loquet: including moms and babies with latching issues in the full experience of breastfeeding
There is a misconception that breastfeeding is easy and comes naturally to all mothers and babies. The reality is that many factors prevent women from this experience and discourage them as new moms. My product gives the opportunity to breastfeed back to these mothers who's babies can’t latch and create suction while also empowering them to feel capable, prepared, and supported as they care for their little one.
Wes Phillips
Bring Your Family: Backpacks that Grow with Your Family
A family of outdoor products under the THULE brand that are designed to work together to solve problems families face while hiking and backpacking. They will also lower barriers to entry for families that want to go hiking and backpacking together. The product line will consist of an adult and child hiking pack as well as an ultralight pack-n-play.
Michael Pitts
A3D: Drone Photography for the Future of Real Estate
An autonomous drone that creates professional level interior video for real estate properties with the touch of a button.
Kayla Reilly
Addressing Anxiety in Underserved Children
4.4 million children are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and even more are undiagnosed and have no access to help. This project aims to give children tools to change behavioral patterns through new physical products and systems that provide a roadmap to overcome anxiety.
Rachel Ring
Custom Homes for the Disabled
A majority of the disabled living in the United States are living in homes that are unsuitable to properly aid them in their everyday needs let alone make them feel at home. My goal is to fix that problem one step up a time with the McCollister family.
Kamen Rodgers
Storydeck: Telling Stories Through Play
Storydeck aims to evolve play by pairing the versatility and social aspects of trading cards with the agency and competency of constructing a physical world through which kids can tell character driven narratives.
Trey Roudebush
Discovery Hub Makerspace Design
A makerspace for the Kosovo Leadership Academy to help students develop 21st-century skills to help create business and jobs for the country of Kosovo.
Mahiro Sano
Biogas Energy System for Refugee Camps
This winter was the coldest winter in the Middle East in 15 years. An estimated half a million Syrian refugees are currently struggling to stay warm and cook their food due to rising fuel costs. The biogas energy system is a sustainable, affordable, and safe alternative that empowers the refugees.
Lane Seffens
Amuda Coffee Brewer: Every Drop Counts
Coffee is a rare and precious resource. This project aims to make getting the most out of coffee an approachable and rewarding experience every morning.
Sarah Smisek
Aquaponics Starter Kit
Aquaponics utilizes the symbiotic relationship between plants and fish to produce a healthy gardening system. This project aims to create an aquaponics kit including everything a person will need to start a system of their own.
Rachel Stober
Restoration Home and Bakery/Café for Women to Receive Hope and Freedom from Trafficking
A restoration home for women to receive aid as well as a bakery and café in which they can learn a new, employable skill for long-term stability and independence.
Johnathan Stopp
Cornerstone Christian Academy Campus Plan
By providing a private K-12 school with an expansion plan that solves overcrowding and fosters greater harmony with their building owner, architecture can positively affect daily life with more than good aesthetics.
Alyssa Vandegrift
Serenity House Women’s Shelter
Many homeless women experience what is called ‘hidden homelessness.’ This project aims to build awareness of this issue while providing a space where women can come to seek help and shelter.
Meagan West
From Sanctuary to Group Space: A Church Revitalization Project
Transforming an outdated and small sanctuary into a welcoming space for children’s ministry and other large groups. This project will provide two concepts to optimize the space with improved lighting and updated CMF.
Monday, May 2, 2022
9:00 Alyssa Vandegrift
Serenity House Women’s Shelter9:35 Rachel Stober
Restoration Home and Bakery/Café for Women to Receive Hope and Freedom from Trafficking10:10 Johnathan Stopp
Cornerstone Christian Academy Campus Plan10:45 Trey Roudebush
Discovery Hub Makerspace Design11:20 Kirsten Boner
Stride: Moving Forward in Your Path of Independence.11:55 Lunch Break
12:35 Meagan West
From Sanctuary to Group Space: A Church Revitalization Project1:10 Abigail Fox
Grace Community Church Tiffin Renovations1:45 Rachel Ring
Custom Homes for the Disabled2:20 Jon Cavallaro
Hang Loose Outfitters Retail Space Design2:55 Afternoon Break
3:00 Cam Hawkins
Future Automotive Enthusiast Experience for Those Passionate About Driving3:35 Ethan Hines
Hot Wheels Quantum Shift4:10 Joseph Gerber
The Magic School Bus: Manic Field Trip
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
9:00 Nash Johnson
A Customizable Ride-on Toy9:35 Kamen Rogers
Storydeck: Telling Stories Through Play10:10 David Fenneran
Gulliver Blocks: Encouraging Creative Outdoor Play10:45 Wallace Krupnek
Feline Environmental Enrichment for the Average Home11:20 Sarah Smisek
Aquaponics Starter Kit11:55 Lunch Break
12:35 Zach Bope
Motion Lighting: A new way for user to interact with lighting devices around the home1:10 Lane Seffens
Āmuda Coffee Brewer: Every Drop Counts1:45 Sarah Lacey
The Bent Wheel: Researching for Better Bike Safety2:20 Wesley Phillips
Bring Your Family: Backpacks that Grow with Your Family2:55 Afternoon Break
3:00 Jeremy Hershey
Powered Hand Truck3:35 Isaac Black
Ranger 2700 EC: An All-Electric Outboard Motor Boat
Wednesday, May 4 2022
9:00 Cam Blubaum
Project Addic.: Making Space for Living9:35 Gianna Goodale
Fitopia: An immersive experience gym to instill habits for better physical fitness10:10 Jason Grove
Productivity wrist-band for ADHD College Students10:45 Lia Branch
A shoe for users with prosthetic feet and who have trouble bending down11:20 Emma Parsley
Loquet: Including moms and babies with latching issues in the full experience of breastfeeding11:55 Lunch Break
12:35 Josh Noel
LSI Actuator1:10 Michael Pitts
A3D: Drone Photography for the Future of Real Estate1:45 Kayla Reilly
Addressing Anxiety in Underserved Children2:20 Mahiro Sano
Biogas Energy System for Refugee Camps2:55 Afternoon Break
3:00 Evan Furnish
Augmented Reality Glasses to Improve Our Relationship with Technology3:35 Susannah Mason
Misplaced Matter: Natural Materials Applied Innovatively