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Mines Capstone Design Showcase Projects

Welcome to the Capstone Senior Design Project Gallery!

Please scroll below to see the projects and project categories. If you know the name of a project, you can use the search bar below to search for specific terms. 

Click on each project below to view its complete project page. Projects that have protected NDA agreements are not available to the public and are marked as “Protected.” 

A list of our winners for the Spring 2023 Senior Design Showcase can be found on our main Capstone webpage. 

Capstone Design Project Gallery

Welcome to the Capstone Design Project Gallery!

Please scroll below to see the projects and project categories. If you know the name of a project, you can use the search bar below to search for specific terms. 

Click on each project below to view its complete project page. Projects that have protected NDA agreements are not available to the public and are marked as “Protected.” 

A list of our winners can be found on our main Capstone webpage.

Sustainable Power Systems

Sustainable Power Systems

Mobility and Safety Solutions

Mobility and Safety Solutions

Farm Irrigation in Haiti

Farm Irrigation in Haiti

Tool Time: Design for Additive Manufacturing & Material Optimization

Tool Time: Design for Additive Manufacturing & Material Optimization

Adjustable Downhill Racer Team

Adjustable Downhill Racer Team

Innovation Hub Guide Robot

Innovation Hub Guide Robot

Smart Energy Monitoring Optimization

Smart Energy Monitoring Optimization

Active Gravity Offload Rig for Rover Testing

Active Gravity Offload Rig for Rover Testing

Backpackable Modular Trail Bridge

Backpackable Modular Trail Bridge

Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak

Artemis Lunar Surface Autonomous Transport System

Artemis Lunar Surface Autonomous Transport System

Glenwood Springs Drainage Mapping

Glenwood Springs Drainage Mapping

Adaptive Saddle

Adaptive Saddle

EduCAN

EduCAN

Aerial Drone for Wildfire Detection

Aerial Drone for Wildfire Detection

Small Animal Fluorescent Imaging System

Small Animal Fluorescent Imaging System

Gestr Hazard Notification System

Gestr Hazard Notification System

Blaster Rodeo Industries – Amusement Park Thrill Ride Design Team #1

Blaster Rodeo Industries – Amusement Park Thrill Ride Design Team #1

Magnetically-Steered Endoluminal Device

Magnetically-Steered Endoluminal Device

GO-Baby-GO

Ice Tool Prosthetic

Ice Tool Prosthetic

Microbrewery Bottling Trailer Team 2

Microbrewery Bottling Trailer Team 2

Composting Strategy in Mines Park

Composting Strategy in Mines Park

Engineered Streambed for Enhanced Pollutant Removal

Engineered Streambed for Enhanced Pollutant Removal

Air Quality Sampler

Air Quality Sampler

Waste Watchers: Municipal Recycling Waste Sorting and Refining Facility

Waste Watchers: Municipal Recycling Waste Sorting and Refining Facility

Craig Hospital Low-Cost Laptray Team – Aspire

Craig Hospital Low-Cost Laptray Team – Aspire

Customized Hand Cycle Grips

Customized Hand Cycle Grips

AIAA Design, Build, Fly — The Silver Bullet

AIAA Design, Build, Fly — The Silver Bullet

Mobile Microbrewery Bottling Trailer – F20.49.1

Fuel Additives Senior Design

Fuel Additives Senior Design

Adaptive Mountain Bike Braking System

Adaptive Mountain Bike Braking System

Solar Panel Array and Lighting – School/Community Center La Victoire, Haiti

Solar Panel Array and Lighting – School/Community Center La Victoire, Haiti

Remote Controlled Powered Wheelbarrow

Remote Controlled Powered Wheelbarrow

Golden Brickyard House

Adaptive Eating Utensil

Columbine Lakes Private Water System Assessment

Columbine Lakes Private Water System Assessment

Entusi Model Farm Team 2

Entusi Model Farm Team 2

Tiny Feet Climate Action Planning Toolkit

Tiny Feet Climate Action Planning Toolkit

HCDS Adaptive Climbing Rig – F20-15.2

HCDS Adaptive Climbing Rig – F20-15.2

Commercial Wind Farm Design

Commercial Wind Farm Design

Triage

Triage

DREAM System | Dust Mitigation Technology for Lunar Applications

DREAM System | Dust Mitigation Technology for Lunar Applications

Golden Methodist Church Project

Golden Methodist Church Project

Mines Cross Country Course

Mines Cross Country Course

Body Temp. Monitor for Quadriplegics

Body Temp. Monitor for Quadriplegics

AISC Steel Bridge

AISC Steel Bridge

Mines Greenhouse Project

Mines Greenhouse Project

Downhole Tractor Optimization

License to Thrill – Amusement Park Thrill Ride Design Team 2

Gas Powered Fire Extinguisher

Gas Powered Fire Extinguisher

Magnetic Manipulation System Design

Magnetic Manipulation System Design

No Tailings Attached

No Tailings Attached

Lunar Dust Mitigation: EVA Suit Coverings

Lunar Dust Mitigation: EVA Suit Coverings

Lunabotics: Team Selene

Lunabotics: Team Selene

Sierra Nevada Corporation, Aircraft Modular Equipment Rack, Team 1

Sierra Nevada Corporation, Aircraft Modular Equipment Rack, Team 1

ADA Fishing Access and Stream Channel Improvements

ADA Fishing Access and Stream Channel Improvements

Blaster Consulting – Gas Processing Facility Design

Blaster Consulting – Gas Processing Facility Design

City of Golden PV Evaluation

City of Golden PV Evaluation

TOP DAWG Engineering: Service Dog Harness

TOP DAWG Engineering: Service Dog Harness

Hand For Brayden

Hand For Brayden

ASCE Concrete Canoe

ASCE Concrete Canoe

UV-C Disinfection Pad

UV-C Disinfection Pad

Hermosa Creek Aquatic Organism Passage

Hermosa Creek Aquatic Organism Passage

Digital Canopy for Monitoring Methane Emissions

Digital Canopy for Monitoring Methane Emissions

Mechanical Dewatering of Tailings Team – SP21

Mechanical Dewatering of Tailings Team – SP21

Ampeer Transmission Line Loading Measurement Device

Ampeer Transmission Line Loading Measurement Device

When Life Gives You Lemons… Build a Racecar!

When Life Gives You Lemons… Build a Racecar!

Mine Waste Stabilization

Mine Waste Stabilization

Uganda 1 – Water Benders

Uganda 1 – Water Benders

Amputee Apparel for Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb

Amputee Apparel for Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb

EV Charging Strategy

EV Charging Strategy

Modelica System Modelling & Pilot Plant Design for Thermal Energy Storage

Modelica System Modelling & Pilot Plant Design for Thermal Energy Storage

Spring Ranch I-70 Noise Abatement

Spring Ranch I-70 Noise Abatement

Utility Solar and BESS Plant Controller

Utility Solar and BESS Plant Controller

Aircraft Modular Equipment Rack

Aircraft Modular Equipment Rack

WES

WES

Next Gen Renewable Energy Storage

Next Gen Renewable Energy Storage

Protected: Micro Biomonitor

Hine Lake Fishing Pier

Hine Lake Fishing Pier

Fall Creek Fish Migration Barrier

Fall Creek Fish Migration Barrier

NASA Moon to Mars Ice Prospecting Challenge

NASA Moon to Mars Ice Prospecting Challenge

Craig Hospital Low Cost Laptray

Craig Hospital Low Cost Laptray

Formula SAE Vehicle

Formula SAE Vehicle

Subsurface Void Detection

Subsurface Void Detection

Adaptive Soccer Walker

Adaptive Soccer Walker

Innovation Hub Tour Robot

Innovation Hub Tour Robot

Golden Open Space and Early Bird Access

Golden Open Space and Early Bird Access

Tailings Hazard

Tailings Hazard

S20-15c Head Support for Bi-ski User

S20-15c Head Support for Bi-ski User

Perimeter Protection System by Control Patrol

Perimeter Protection System by Control Patrol

Lighting System Overhaul for the “M”

Lighting System Overhaul for the “M”

Manufacturing Improvements for Military Aircraft Avionics Cooling Chassis

Manufacturing Improvements for Military Aircraft Avionics Cooling Chassis

The Trailblazers

The Trailblazers

Down Hill Ski Racer

Down Hill Ski Racer

Flowline Detection/Inspection Technologies

Flowline Detection/Inspection Technologies

Mechanical Dewatering of Mine Tailings

Mechanical Dewatering of Mine Tailings

F20-19.1 Central City Opera House Heating/Ventilation System

F20-19.1 Central City Opera House Heating/Ventilation System

Re-Volt: Recharging a Legacy

Re-Volt: Recharging a Legacy

Mine Tailings Beneficial Reuse

Mine Tailings Beneficial Reuse

18.5 Newmont Diesel Modification

18.5 Newmont Diesel Modification

ECG Enabled Smart Garment

ECG Enabled Smart Garment

Slope Stabilization for “M” on Lookout Mountain

Slope Stabilization for “M” on Lookout Mountain

Mines Park Solar Feasibility Study

Mines Park Solar Feasibility Study

Physical Head Model to Study Traumatic Brain Injuries

Physical Head Model to Study Traumatic Brain Injuries

Shell Eco-Marathon: Electric Propulsion System

Shell Eco-Marathon: Electric Propulsion System

Sustainable Energy For Uganda

Sustainable Energy For Uganda

Colombia STEM Education – Community Centered Design Studio

Colombia STEM Education – Community Centered Design Studio

Rock Cycle Revamp

Wupatki National Monument Stormwater Management Solution

Wupatki National Monument Stormwater Management Solution

Water Treatment Investigation at San Luis Mine Site

Ugandan Crop Storage

Ugandan Crop Storage

HCDS- Adaptive Seating System for use on Sleds

HCDS- Adaptive Seating System for use on Sleds

Solar District Cup

Solar District Cup

DREAMR: Drilling Rig for the Exploration and Acquisition of Martian Resources

DREAMR: Drilling Rig for the Exploration and Acquisition of Martian Resources

Senior Design F19-55.1 Downhole Blaster Tractor

Senior Design F19-55.1 Downhole Blaster Tractor

Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation

Chimera Universal Lighting Bracket

Cripple Creek and Victor Solar Plant

Cripple Creek and Victor Solar Plant

Body Temperature and Humidity Sensor

Body Temperature and Humidity Sensor

Enema Device for Children with Spina Bifida

Henderson Mill Water Treatment Plant Improvement Evaluation

Henderson Mill Water Treatment Plant Improvement Evaluation

Communication Payload Simulator

Communication Payload Simulator

Wheelchair Shooting Apparatus

Wheelchair Shooting Apparatus

F19-25 Camp Eden

F19-25 Camp Eden

Water Solutions for the Khumbu Valley, Nepal

Water Solutions for the Khumbu Valley, Nepal

Formable Mouse

Formable Mouse

AISC Steel Bridge Competition Team 2 – Keep it Civil

AISC Steel Bridge Competition Team 2 – Keep it Civil

Central City Historic Building Inventory & Assessment

CSM Dust Sampler

CSM Dust Sampler

3D Printed Prosthetic Foot

3D Printed Prosthetic Foot

Shell Eco-Marathon 2020

Shell Eco-Marathon 2020

NASA Robotic Mining Competition

NASA Robotic Mining Competition

Central City Trail Development

Central City Trail Development

Concrete Canoe

Concrete Canoe

Rugged Outdoor Asymmetric Wheelchair

Rugged Outdoor Asymmetric Wheelchair

Helping Hands

One Arm Freedom Canoe Paddle

One Arm Freedom Canoe Paddle

Electric Vehicle Wireless Charger Using Recycled Materials

Electric Vehicle Wireless Charger Using Recycled Materials

Moon Rocks Lunar Habitat

Moon Rocks Lunar Habitat

Twins Inn Superfund Site Remediation

Twins Inn Superfund Site Remediation

Hyperloop 2020

Mines Greenhouse

Mines Greenhouse

Mine Dump Reclamation, Historic Tintic Mining District

Mine Dump Reclamation, Historic Tintic Mining District

Robotic Construction of Lunar Habitats

Robotic Construction of Lunar Habitats

KONG Air Quality Assessment

KONG Air Quality Assessment

Steel Bridge Competition Team: Steel Team 7

Steel Bridge Competition Team: Steel Team 7

F19 – 51 Integrated Cleaning and Inspection Pig Localization Test Bench

F19 – 51 Integrated Cleaning and Inspection Pig Localization Test Bench

RockSat X

RockSat X

Single Ball Frac Sleeve System

Single Ball Frac Sleeve System

Entusi Model Farm

Entusi Model Farm

Colombian Mining Optimization and Safety

Colombian Mining Optimization and Safety

Sip and Puff Wheelchair Training Suite

Sip and Puff Wheelchair Training Suite

HCDS Adaptive Fishing Rig

HCDS Adaptive Fishing Rig

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® Transportation Trailer

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® Transportation Trailer

HCDS Go-Baby-Go

HCDS Go-Baby-Go

Thermal-Energy-Storage Silos – Design & Cost Analysis

Thermal-Energy-Storage Silos – Design & Cost Analysis

StickUP – Swappable Mouthstick

StickUP – Swappable Mouthstick

Efficacy of Road Salts for Melting Snow/Ice

Efficacy of Road Salts for Melting Snow/Ice

Cotopaxi School District RE-3 Drinking Water Project

Socket Air Pump System V2

Socket Air Pump System V2

Autonomous Surface Vehicle

Autonomous Surface Vehicle

HCDS – Backcountry Rickshaw

HCDS – Backcountry Rickshaw