2026 Engineering Design Fair Projects
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2026 Capstone Projects
| Project Title | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|
| LNG Canada Phase 2 – Improved Design | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Process & Industrial |
| Renewable Diesel Production Plant | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Process & Industrial; Sustainability |
| Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Process Design | Chemical & Petroleum | Process & Industrial; Chemical Recycling |
| Montney Shale Sour Gas Treatment Plant | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Process & Industrial |
| Premium Propane and Butane | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Process & Industrial |
| Synthesis of Polylactic Acid (PLA) | Chemical & Petroleum | Process & Industrial; Materials |
| Ethylene Oxide Production | Chemical & Petroleum | Process & Industrial |
| Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Sustainability |
| Plastic Recycling | Chemical & Petroleum | Chemical Recycling; Sustainability |
| Oil & Gas Engineering Project | Chemical & Petroleum | Energy; Process & Industrial |
| AI-Powered Classification and Quoting for As-Built Drafting Drawings (HorasisML) | Software | AI & ML; Web Applications; Cloud Computing; Software Development |
| Load Forecasting for Electrification | Electrical | Power Projects |
| A Radiofrequency Coil for Ultra Low-Field MRI | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware |
| Digital Demodulation of Magnetic Bearing System Position Sensor | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware; Sensor Integration |
| POTS Compression Garment | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware; Embedded Systems; Sensor Integration |
| Smart Power Distribution Unit | Electrical | Firmware; Power Projects |
| Development of a 10G Ethernet MAC core | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware; Embedded Systems |
| Nozzle Adjustment Control and Health Observation System For Firefighters (NACHOS) | Software | Software Development; Wireless Communication; Sensor Integration |
| Software Development for 3D Reconstruction of Indoor Environment | Software | Software Development |
| Structuring Pre-hospital Trauma Care Data Using AI-Driven Multimodal Analysis (LifeLens) | Software | AI & ML; Software Development; Embedded Systems |
| ARvia - AR Navigation Glasses | Software | Software Development; Applications |
| Development of a VR-Based Pain Management Game Suite for Burn Patients Using Oculus Go | Software | Software Development; Applications |
| Development of Extended Reality (XR) Application to Support Non-speaking Autistic Individuals in Learning Movements | Software | Software Development; Applications |
| Physical Inventory Tracker with QR Code System | Software | Software Development |
| Asset Relationship Management System | Software | Software Development |
| Development of a Noise Management System | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware; Sensor Integration |
| Automated Mouse Conditioning Using a Fine-Tuned, Offline Large Language Model (LLM) | Software | Software Development; AI & ML |
| ChiselWare IP Factory Platform | Software | Software Development |
| Clutter | Software | Software Development |
| Motor Agent Communications | Software | Software Development |
| Development of a Machine Learning Solution for Predicting and Optimizing Hydraulic Fracturing Operations | Software | AI & ML; Software Development |
| Metronome glasses | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware |
| Modular Sodium-Ion Battery Pack with Custom BMS | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware; Power Projects |
| Sensor for Analyzing Barbell Bench Press Movement | Electrical | Embedded Systems; Applications; Wireless Communication |
| TOOL-E: Tool-Oriented Operations Log for Engineers | Software | Software Development |
| AI Data Scientist Agent | Software | AI & ML; Applications; Software Development |
| Automated Document Standardization & Management System | Software | Software Development |
| Development of a software applcation to track time on tools | Software | Software Development; Applications |
| Internationalization Microservice Toolkit | Software | Software Development |
| AI Powered Merchant Assistant | Software | Software Development; AI & ML |
| Development of a Custom Event Management and Scheduling Platform | Software | Software Development |
| Development of an automated database integrity checker for large-scale financial market data | Software | Software Development |
| Proactive Real-time Outage Management & Planning Tool | Electrical | Power Projects |
| A Smart Occupancy Monitoring System | Electrical | Web Applications; Sensor Integration; Internet of Things |
| Indoor Garden | Electrical | Internet of Things; Electronics & Hardware; Software Development |
| Non-Invasive Sleep Biometrics | Electrical | Signal Processing; Sensor Integration; Wireless Communication; Software Development |
| Stray Current Monitoring Device for LRT Tracks | Electrical | Power Projects |
| AI-Powered Automation of Bill of Materials (BOM) Extraction from Structural Steel Drawings | Software | Software Development; AI & ML |
| Downhole Failure Detection System | Electrical | Electronics & Hardware |
| Radar Fusion for Multi-Sensor Sparrowhawk Networks | Software | Software Development; Sensor Integration |
| UAV Based-Thermal Mapping and Ground Control Station Integration | Software | Software Development |
| Air-based Delivery System | Software | Software Development |
| Design of a Vision-Guided UAV Control System for Dynamic Object Tracking | Software | Software Development |
| PITCH (Personalized Intelligent Training & Client Handling with AI) | Software | Software Development; AI & ML |
| Tracking Aspects & Colour Outputs (TACO) | Software | Software Development |
| Autonomous Robotic System for Coating and Inspection in Oil & Gas, Military and Space and Planetary Environments | Electrical | Controls & Robotics; Electronics & Hardware; Sensor Integration |
| Development of a Client Monitoring system for Heat Cycles | Software | Software Development |
| Development of an Interactive Interface for Large Multitouch Displays to Enhance Patient-Clinician Communication | Software | Software Development |
| Investigation of characteristics of two-handed interactions with AI-powered Electromyography (EMG) Armbands | Software | AI & ML; Sensor Integration; Controls & Robotics |
| Modernization and Automation of Al Nasera Internal Management System | Software | Software Development |
| Smart Trend-Driven eCommerce Pilot | Software | Software Development |
| Development of an app to track emotional wellness in nurses and social workers | Software | Software Development |
| Improved A/D Acquisition for Spectroscopic Humidity Sensing | Software | Software Development |
| LLM-Driven Agent System for Optimizing Emergency Departments | Software | Software Development; AI & ML |
| TA Scheduling System | Software | Software Development |
| Device Development to Facilitate Rapid Closed System Bulk Media Exchange of Stem Cell Aggregate Culture in Vertical-Wheel Bioreactors | Biomedical | Biochemical Processes |
| Cadaveric Gait Simulation Device for Dual Fluoroscopy Data Collection | Biomedical | Biomechanics |
| Drone-Based Markerless Motion Capture for Outdoor Athlete Kinematics | Biomedical | Biomechanics |
| Development of a Snapshot NIR-Based Prototype for Real-Time Detection of Indocyanine Green in Biological Tissue | Biomedical | Biochemical Processes; Imaging |
| Developing a Smart Knee Sleeve for Active Biomechanic Tracking and Training Improvements for Garmin | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Medical Devices & Wearables |
| SuperHEROS Hockey – Assistive Hockey System | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Refinement of novel implantable endovascular neural interface for porcine models | Biomedical | Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Improving the Efficacy of the Hip Tensioning System | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Adaptive Pedalling Assistive Device (APAD) | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Digital Twin of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU): Modelling Patient Care Through Embedded Systems and Clinical Data | Biomedical | Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Development of a Smartphone-Compatible Non-Invasive Bladder Ultrasound System for Real-Time Urine Volume Assessment | Biomedical | Medical Devices & Wearables; Applications |
| 3D Printed Exoskeleton for Upper Limb Rehabilitation | Biomedical | Biomechanics |
| Design and Testing of a Reusable Coupling System for Transcranial Ultrasound | Biomedical | Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Instrumenting a recumbent cycling device with electric motor and pedal sensors for rehabilitation applications | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Medical Devices & Wearables; Sensor Integration |
| Development of novel techniques to measure force distribution and joint mechanics during weight-bearing computed tomography of the hand and wrist | Biomedical | Biomechanics; Imaging |
| Development of a Compact Open-Bore Magnet Array for Ultra-Low-Field MRI | Biomedical | Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Formulating Embodiment of a Prosthetic Hand | Biomedical | Biomechanics |
| Snow monitoring network design in the upper Bow River Basin | Civil | Water & Wastewater |
| Design of a Two-Span Highway Bridge | Civil | Structural |
| Vocational College in Traunstein, Germany | Civil | Structural |
| Kindergarten in Groß-Umstadt, Germany | Civil | Structural |
| NW Calgary Urban Gondola Plan | Civil | Transportation |
| Freight Vehicle Rest Area Site Suitability Analysis | Civil | Transportation |
| Stormwater Management options for the Foothills Regional Services Commission Municipal Landfill | Civil | Water & Wastewater |
| Let's stop skimming over our skimming manholes | Civil | Water & Wastewater |
| Cochrane Sports Park Stormwater Management | Civil | Water & Wastewater |
| West Calgary High School | Civil | Geotechnical |
| Red Chris Mine Tailings Dam Design | Civil | Geotechnical |
| Design and Performance Assessment of Roller Compacted Concrete for Livestock Pen Applications | Civil | Materials |
| Development of Sustainable Perpetual Pavement Systems Using HiMA and Bio-Based Additives for Cold Climate Applications | Civil | Materials |
| Gateway at Three Sisters (TSMV) in Canmore | Civil | Structural |
| LumenIQ - Post better, faster, with proof | Software | Entrepreneurial; Software Development; Applications |
| FuelEye - Wildfire Fuel Surveyor | Multidisciplinary | Entrepreneurial; Applications |
| Comparing Orthometric Height Differences from Precise Levelling and GNSS for CGBD2013 and NAPGD2022 | Geomatics | |
| Design of a Self-Surveying Target System for Georeferenced Terrestrial Laser Scanning | Geomatics | |
| Heat Dome Analysis in Southern Alberta | Geomatics | |
| Radio Tower Coordinate Determination | Geomatics | |
| 3D Laser Scanning of the Cenovus Spo'pi Solar House | Geomatics | |
| Retrace, confirm, and expand the University of Calgary High Precision Network | Geomatics | |
| Improving GNSS Urban Accuracy with 3D City Models | Geomatics | |
| CML Optimization Project | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems |
| Enhanced flexible tensegrity wing design for a biomimetic underwater robotic vehicle | Mechanical | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Robotics & Automation; Mobility & Transportation |
| Design and Construction of a Scaled-Down Process Tower | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Miniature Settling Slurry Pipe Flow Demonstration Loop | Mechanical | Infrastructure & Built Environment; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Bladeless Windpower to Add Renewable Power Production to Calgary Stampede Assets | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Sustainability |
| V2.0 In Flight self-Stabilizing Robot Car | Mechanical | Aerospace; Mobility & Transportation |
| In-plane in-vivo skin biomechanical testing device | Mechanical | Biomechanics; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Automated Mirror Cover and Stray Light Protection System for RAO 1.8 meter ARCross Telescope | Mechanical | Aerospace; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Robotics & Automation |
| Tail sitting vertical take-off and landing drone with outboard horizontal stabilizers | Mechanical | Aerospace; Mobility & Transportation; Uncrewed Systems |
| Design of a 3/4-finger robot hand with high strength and in-hand manipulation capabilities | Mechanical | Robotics & Automation; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Wind Tunnel Apparatus for Tilt-Rotor Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Inter-Propeller Aerodynamic Study | Mechanical | Aerospace; Uncrewed Systems; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Design, Control, and Prototyping of a 3-DoF Cable-Driven Linkage Robotic Arm with a Vision-Based System | Mechanical | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Robotics & Automation |
| Gravity Battery - Lift & Discharge Prototype | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Sustainability |
| Design of a Modular Glycol-Based Snow Removal and Heat Tracing System | Mechanical | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Infrastructure & Built Environment |
| Thermosyphon Wood-Fired Water Heater | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems |
| LOHC Lifecycle Test Stand | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems |
| Solar Heat Pump | Mechanical | Energy & Thermal Systems; Sustainability |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics Design of a Hypersonic Scramjet-Powered Vehicle Using OpenFOAM | Mechanical | Aerospace; Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Mobility & Transportation |
| Pulp Painter: A Motion-Controlled Machine for Creating Artwork with Pigmented Paper Pulp | Mechanical | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Sustainability |
| Mechanical Separation Process - Proof of Concept Validation | Multidisciplinary | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing |
| Thermal Energy Storage System | Multidisciplinary | Energy & Thermal Systems; Sustainability |
| Ablative materials for hybrid rocket motors | Multidisciplinary | Aerospace; Materials |
| Wood heat and power system | Multidisciplinary | Energy & Thermal Systems; Sustainability |
| Design of a Modular Inflatable-Panel Wall System with Integrated Automation and Sensor-Based Monitoring | Multidisciplinary | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Infrastructure & Built Environment; Sensor Integration |
| Retrofit of Legacy Building Systems with Modern Automation | Multidisciplinary | Robotics & Automation; Infrastructure & Built Environment; Energy & Thermal Systems |
| Robotic Arm System for Remote, Dexterous, High-Risk Tasks | Multidisciplinary | Robotics & Automation; Uncrewed Systems |
| High-performance quadcopter | Multidisciplinary | Aerospace; Uncrewed Systems |
| Design and Simulation of an Electric Propulsion Thruster for Nanosatellites | Multidisciplinary | Aerospace; Uncrewed Systems; Electronics & Hardware |
| InkBot | Multidisciplinary | |
| Organic Rankine Cycle | Multidisciplinary | |
| SkyPharma-C: A Drone-Based Pharmacy for Safe Ceftriaxone Administration in the Fox Lake First Nation Community | Multidisciplinary | Uncrewed Systems |
| Operator preparedness simulator (OPS) | Multidisciplinary | |
| Solar Car Battery Pack | Multidisciplinary | Mobility & Transportation; Sustainability |
| Robotic Tool Change System | Multidisciplinary | Robotics & Automation |
| Packable Micro hydrokinetic Turbine | Multidisciplinary | Energy & Thermal Systems; Sustainability |
| Emergency Response with RL-Driven Drone Navigation | Multidisciplinary | Uncrewed Systems |
| Enhanced-Stability UAV with Flexible Aeroelastic Wing and Integrated Gust-Alleviation Control Surfaces for Mountainous Search-and-Rescue | Multidisciplinary | Aerospace; Uncrewed Systems |
| Flow control inside supersonic gas ejector | Multidisciplinary | |
| Digital manufacturing of fabrics for high-performance carbon fiber structures | Multidisciplinary | Mechanical Design & Manufacturing; Materials |
| Fitness Wearable for Cycling Leg Form Monitoring and Feedback | Multidisciplinary | Medical Devices & Wearables |
| Nordic Ski Power Pole Meters | Multidisciplinary | |
| A low-cost open-source miniature proxy to experience, design for, and showcase haptic floors | Multidisciplinary | |
| Abbot Pass Replacement Hut - Environmental Systems Design | Multidisciplinary | Infrastructure & Built Environment |
| Novel hydroelectric turbine | Multidisciplinary | Energy & Thermal Systems; Sustainability |