Grain Entrapment Rescue Simulator

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2017-04-28
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Phillips, Tavis
Schilb, Scott
Schoof, Austen
Vanstrom, Joseph
Koziel, Jacek
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Vanstrom, Joseph
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Koziel, Jacek
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.

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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.

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Professional Rescue Innovations (PRI) is a small, local, privately owned company that focuses on training rescue personnel for various rescue situations. The focus of this project has been on a grain entrapment rescue simulator. PRI conducts entrapment training sessions nearly every week where they train groups ranging in size from fifteen to twenty people. PRI has outgrown their current simulator. They would like to design and build a new simulator to keep up to date with current training needs. They would like to decrease the time between training exercises as well as enhance several additional simulator features. These features include lowering the overall height of the trailer, installing another bulk bin, and integrating a larger walkway. At the commencement of the project, PRI was uncertain of the extent of funds they wished to commit. Without an established budget, our team elected to conduct a design only project. PRI desired to know the exact cost associated with the purchase of necessary components and fabrication of a new simulator. Our research showed that there are other simulators in existence but in a limited quantity. Since no one company manufactures these simulators and all are unique it is difficult to determine if any other users have faced similar problems. Our client was hesitant in selecting a different design and instead wished only to alter their existing design. However, our team is confident that our modified design could potentially set a standard for other creators.

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Marshall Lynch, Tavis Phillips, Bryce Ring, Scott Schilb, Austen Schoof, Joseph R. Vanstrom and Jacek A. Koziel. Grain Entrapment Rescue Simulator. Final Report. TSM 416 Technology Capstone Project, April 28, 2017.
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