Sardahi, Y., & Salem, A. (2025, March), Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE North Central Section  (NCS) Annual Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--54690

\bibitem{asee_peer_54690}
  Sardahi, Y., \& Salem, A. (2025, March), \emph{Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE North Central Section  (NCS) Annual Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--54690

Yousef Sardahi and Asad Salem.  "Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling".  2025 ASEE North Central Section  (NCS) Annual Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 2025, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/54690 Internet.  15 Jun, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_54690}
  Yousef Sardahi and Asad Salem.
  "Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling".
  \emph{2025 ASEE North Central Section  (NCS) Annual Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 2025, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/54690 Internet.  15 Jun, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This paper presents a student-led research effort conducted under the supervision of faculty members and sponsored by the CMI2 - Civil-Military Innovation Institute. The project investigated the physical burden placed upon Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel as they load and unload heavy equipment—primarily MRTS-II and CRS-H robots—used in Oshkosh M-ATV Vehicles. In accordance, students designed an improved lift system to increase operational efficiency and reduce the chance of injury.

At the core of the students' educational experience was the design process, iteratively refining multiple mechanisms of lift. Students treated themselves to much-needed hands-on experience with CAD modeling, Laser Scanning, gathering feedback from EOD soldiers, and refinement of those designs based on that feedback. Key design considerations in the project included ease of use, independence from any external power source, and adaptivity across a variety of terrains.

In order for it to validate these designs, detailed feedback was solicited from EOD soldiers through surveys and field observations from military installations. Soldier input was vital in refining the final designs so that functionality would balance with practical constraints with regards to equipment handling during missions. The intent of this paper is to express the significant educational benefits to students in problem-solving, design iteration, and real-world feedback incorporation. Work on scaling the system for a military application and further testing to ensure reliability across a wide range of operational conditions will extend this work.

AU  - Yousef Sardahi
AU  - Asad Salem
CY  - Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
DA  - 2025/03/28
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Student-Driven Design of a Lift System for EOD Equipment Handling
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