mechanical engineering

Tech to Help Seniors

Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year robotics student, holds an alarm that will call for help when a senior falls. His research team created the system for Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Solutions.

The smartphone-sized circuit board doesn’t look like much, but one day it could help fallen seniors get back on their feet. Since November a team of international students has been building the alarm portion for a new fall-detection system for seniors created by Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Systems. “This project can actually save your life,” said Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year electro-mechanical engineering technician-robotics student.
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Crash Test Dummy Success!

Photo of the crash test dummy on the ground.Algonquin College Mechanical Engineering Technology students (Jason Pell, Andrei Potapov, Micheal Hii, Neil Fevrier, Kitiphong Norasith, Scott Hall and Ali Khalladi), overseen by Prof. Sandra Brancatelli, joined the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Continue reading