Seminole State College offers an Associate of Science, Bachelor of Science and short-term college credit certificates for Engineering Technology. These are great pathway options for students to grow in technical careers that support many of Florida’s industry sectors ranging from manufacturing to public utilities to research and design. Certificates include Industry 4.0-focused mechatronics and automation. These Engineering Technology programs are located on the Oviedo Campus in the Center for Engineering and Design. The technical expertise of students in the B.S. Engineering Technology is illustrated in the videos linked below. Problem-solving, teamwork, and communications are all part of the daily experience for these students as they tackle their capstone projects, as is evident in the video links below.
Cecilia Larsson, Professor and Program Manager for Engineering Technology, says they use ScorBot ER-4U educational robotic arms and Vex Robotics for the Robotics classes, and programming these robots is central to the capstone projects. The projects are part of ETG 4950 Senior Design Capstone in the Fall semester, which is part of the Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechatronics and Robotics Specialization. The students on the three-person team project in the videos are now all working within the industry!
- Nathan Watkins - Systems Integration & Test Engineer for Lockheed Marti
- David Courtney - Hardware/Software Integration Engineer at Leidos
- Juldan Sharp - Rex Engineering Corp. in Titusville FL
Below are links to demonstrations of the Marble Machine Project and to a website hosted by a student from this class. Included is a video of the 2019 Capstone projects that Dr. Larsson’s students created using the robots, 3D printers to build needed components and various other lab equipment.
- Marble Machine Capstone Demonstration: https://youtu.be/bCyIQ7ydbPQ
- Marble Machine Capstone Project: https://youtu.be/WXD9QFgodRA
- Seminole State Colleges student’s projects for Mechatronics and Robotics: https://watkinsdesignsbuilds.com/projects-1/project-one-zkl82
To learn more about the ET programs at Seminole State College, contact Dr. Cecilia Larsson. Capstone projects at all college engineering technology programs went virtual in 2020 and 2021. Look for more student creations and inspirations in upcoming issues of the FLATE Focus.
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