Bryan Auxier

Repair and Reclamation Instructor

- Formal CCAF instructor trained members of four aircraft wings during combat and training missions which utilized 59 B-1b aircraft.

- Supervised and counseled individuals attending unit courses and on the spot solutions for training deficiencies.

The primary goal of this project was to design and build a mechanism which imitates the behavior of a real device. After investigating many options, Team III decided to replicate the front suspension of an automobile. This was accomplished by creating a test stand that combines several devices to demonstrate the mobility of a front suspension over changing terrain. The essential components of the completed mechanism are a four-bar linkage, designed to simulate the motion of a suspension, and a linear Geneva mechanism, which both drives a belt with intermittent motion for the tire to travel along and creates humps in the track that actuates the four-bar linkage. In addition, a sliding joint was connected in tandem with the four-bar allow it to function as a slider-crank after maximum displacement and giving it a greater range of motion. In addition, a gear train was linked with the linear Geneva belt to transfer the rotational motion to unravel a paper scroll, used to record the movement of the four-bar linkage through an attached pen. As illustrated in the accompanying photographs and video provided with this report, Team III successfully created a working model that not only demonstrates the kinematic motion of a front suspension, but also visually depicts the displacement that would be experienced by the vehicle occupants with and without the suspension. Furthermore, the project was designed with just one degree of freedom, meaning every function of the mechanism can be driven with just one motor. As shown above, the mobility of this mechanism was confirmed by using the Grübler-Kutzbach formula and the Grashof condition was confirmed by using Grashof’s Law. This functional demonstration model illustrates the core reasons that establish the suspension as an essential component for all cars and trucks on the road. In the real world, the suspension of an automobile is a critical component that serves many functions, from maintaining the contact of the tires with the ground, to providing a smooth and comfortable ride to the passengers in the cabin. This mechanism softens the impacts experienced by vehicles in every life and ensures that automobile drive safely and comfortably.

Coleman cooler converted into a boom box. Designed to play even when it rains outside. Nicknamed the Memorial Day Parade (MDP) I decided to finish this project after my Brother in-laws annual Memorial day BBQ kept raining out. The design goals were: The main goal was to be as loud as possible without sacrificing clearity, given the coolers stock dimensions. The project also need to... - Charge at least two cell phones - Have the ability to use any type of charger - Dedicated External 110V outlet - Water resistant to the extent of confidently play music when it rains (including the "DJ's" cell phone)

When analyzing a long column that is subjected to a compressive load, the stability is more important than the compressive yield strength. The stability of a long column is its buckling load also known as critical load. In the mechanical measurements lab for course code ME-303 experiment number nine analyzed the buckling load of columns by physically buckling each specimen. However, there is a modern and superior way to conclude the critical load in a nondestructive manor. The Vibration Correlation Technique (VCT) allows for a linear relationship between natural frequency and critical load to be obtained. In this project Team B will demonstrate this relationship in the lab and document the results. The main goal is to apply an increasing low magnitude static axial load (less than the critical load) to a material to measure its frequency at that applied load to have the ability to predict its specific critical load without degrading the specimen tested.