Advanced Manufacturing Training Center at TCC



The purpose of the Centennial Calendar project is to create a mechanical calendar for the Tallahassee Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC). The AMTC has requested a self-driven, all mechanical calendar to commemorate their time capsule starting in 2020. The calendar must be durable and able to run 100 years with minor maintenance. We have researched and developed a design that would satisfy the project needs, but because of the outstanding costs of the materials needed, we have focused our efforts on creating a successful prototype. We are building the first prototype out of inexpensive materials and plan to test the calendar in an accelerated time simulation. The sped-up simulation will highlight the areas of concern in our design. Future senior design teams that continue the Centennial Calendar will use our efforts to improve on the final product. From this project, we aspire to advance overall clock manufacturing technology, material selection and to promote growth and interest in the STEM fields.

The Team

Zachary Brower

Team Leader

Zachary Brower is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Florida State University. His degree is complimented by a certificate of specialization in Thermal Fluids. Throughout the Centennial Calendar project, he played an integral part in organizing the process development and communicating with stakeholders. Upon graduation in May, he will be returning to his hometown of Sarasota, Florida where he will be working as a Jr. Mechanical Design Engineer for Parcus Medical, LLC.

Michael Patrick

Financial Advisor

Michael Patrick is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Florida State University. As the financial advisor, he was in charge of ordering parts and contacting businesses whose services were required. He also conducted the research and calculations regarding the bellows mechanism and ethyl chloride gas behavior. He is interested in thermodynamics and thermal fluids with an emphasis on thermal fluid design and aerodynamics. He is pursuing a career in the thermal fluids or aerodynamics fields and intends on joining the US Air Force as an officer. Michael graduates in May 2018.

Alyna Segura-Sanchez

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Alyna Segura-Sanchez is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Florida State University. Throughout the Centennial Calendar project, she managed the mechanical design processes. This included supervising the manufacturing process, formatting the CAD drawings for the waterjet and finalizing the website design. She has a strong interest in coding and enjoys creating 2D character animations in her spare time. Alyna graduates from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in May 2018.

Jacob Williams

Lead Energy Systems Engineer

Jacob Williams is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Florida State University. During the Centennial Calendar project, he served as the Lead Energy Systems Engineer. He handled the computational analysis of the system requirements and finalized the energy subsystem design. He enjoys hands-on engineering projects and working on aeronautical-related endeavors. Jacob graduates with his bachelor’s degree in May 2018.