The beauty of our proposed LEGO project is that it incorporates three widely different engineering curricula into one cohesive project. The freshmen who will undertake the challenge of completing our project will be exposed to a plethora of chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering principles.

The project which we are proposing challenges the students to design and construct a fully-automated electroplating system. The design of this system naturally exposes the students to some basic concepts used in chemical engineering, including the theory behind electroplating and wet batteries. The students will also be required to create a feedback system in order to regulate the voltage needed to drive the reaction. This feedback system will most likely involve an electrical circuit to determine the current state of the system and a software analysis which will drive the system into the desired state. The movement of states will be executed via a mechanical system. This system will regulate the amount of chemicals contained in the chemical baths as well as move the materials to be plated along the constructed assembly line. In this manner, the students will be exposed to many challenging and exciting concepts in chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering.