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Development of a web-based information dashboard

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The GBC Centre for Construction and Engineering has partnered with Fleetmetrica Inc. to assist in the development of their product SafetyMonitor™. Fleetmetrica Inc. is a new business venture incorporated in early 2010 with plans to offer an enhanced web-based information dashboard to commercial heavy truck fleet owners.

Multipurpose Desktop Prototyping System

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As part of their final year project design course, a team of Mechanical Engineering students will design and build a prototype for a multipurpose desktop prototyping system for industrial design partner Ross and Doell. The goal of the project is to create a machine that is numerically controlled and capable of producing complex prototypes by combining a variety of different materials.

Eco-Friendly Solar Water Pump

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The goal of this project with industrial partner Pluvio Pump is to build upon the work completed last year in a OCE Connections project in creating a portable water pump for developing countries. This year the project team will look at a more affordable and eco-friendly means of pumping water from the ground using an easy and reliable method.

Benchmarking and Validation of HeartTransverter at George Brown College

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Butterfly Energetics Inc.(BEI) is a systems integration company with a focus on sustainable renewable energy solutions. The initial focus of collaboration between George Brown College (GBC) and BEI was on the Heart Transverter (HT). The HT removes the current limitation of renewable energy connections on the electrical grid from instabilities caused by solar and wind energy sources.

Prototype of an Electrathon Race Car

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Electric vehicles are becoming more prevalent as the need for green and eco-friendly vehicles increases. The project team, with advisor, Professor Jamie McIntyre, will take on the challenge of creating an electrathon (electric) race car. As part of their final year engineering project, the student team will collaborate with Inertia Engineering and Design to design the electrathon car using CAD tools.