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Agricultural equipment fail-safe component engineering & lab test validation.

Company: McFarlane Mfg. Co, Inc.

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: MATSE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: YES

Intellectual Property: YES

Agricultural equipment fail-safe component lab test validation. Review CAD model of initial concept provided by sponsor company, perform FEA with prediction shared by sponsor, develop CAD model iterations from initially provided, evaluate/challenge initial assumptions/load-cases, then perform testing on samples (potentially produced by sponsor). Develop impact and fatigue test with fixtures you design using available equipment & instruments in Learning Factory. Provide design for physical testing for subsequent field validation by the sponsor.

 
 

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