A Capstone Experience Through the Development of a Powder Compaction System During COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

A powder compaction system can be useful to various manufacturing technologies. In order to create a powder compaction system, a four-student capstone team is formed with two faculty advisors. This team started their capstone as usual. However, in the middle of the first semester of the capstone (Spring 2020), the team has experienced imposed restrictions due to COVID-19. Restrictions due to COVID-19 were still active in the second semester (Fall 2020). The team could complete the capstone project in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, the powder compaction system is introduced. The details of the block diagrams and fabricated prototype device are presented. Testing and verifications are shown, and the capstone evaluation is presented. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021