2018-2019 FAMU-FSU Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Team 522

Valvoline®

Project Overview

Sponsored by Valvoline and operating under a confidentiality agreement. This team has worked on a mechanical engineering design project to re-envision the oil change process. The objective is to create technology to shorten the time required to change a vehicle’s oil at Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers. This project requires the team to utilize a broad range of mechanical engineering principles to provide a unique solution for Valvoline.

Team Members

Ian Campbell

Ian Campbell

Project Manager

ijc15@my.fsu.edu

Ian is a senior mechanical engineering student pursuing ship building. He is specialized in thermal fluids. He will graduate in Summer 2019 with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering.

Ian Campbell

Myles Mazzarantani

Systems Engineer

mdm14c@my.fsu.edu

Myles is a senior mechanical engineering student graduating in May of 2019. He is pursuing a position in the automotive industry.

Ian Campbell

Hunter Stallings

Geometric Integrator

hms15j@my.fsu.edu

Hunter is a senior at Florida State University pursuing a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He specialized in CAD and injection molding techniques. He hopes to apply his knowledge to industry.

Ian Campbell

Benjamin Catney

Test Engineer

bjc16@my.fsu.edu

Benjamin is a senior pursuing his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. He is specialized in mechanical systems and vehicle dynamics and aspires to make a difference in the automotive industry. He will graduate in spring 2019.

Deliverables

Future Work: Timeline

Work to Date:

  • Project Scope
  • Customer Needs
  • Functional Decomposition
  • Target Catalog
  • Target Summary
  • Concept Generation
  • Concept Selection
  • Project Plan
  • Design Review
  • Risk Assessment
  • Operation Manual

Thank You

Team 522 would like to thank Valvoline and our project sponsor, Dr. Jesse Dambacher, for sponsoring this project.Team 522 would also like to thank Dr. McConomy for his advice and guidance through the senior design process and Dr. Shoele for his engineering input and experitise.