Plant Material Carrier Positioning System

Kaiser Aluminum Engineering, 2023–24

Liaison(s): Chris Nicol, Michael Wood, Kim Peasley
Advisor(s): Qimin Yang
Students(s): Anthony Kang (TL-F), Jeremy Kim (TL-S), Julia Du, Mai Pham (F), Oliver Pick (S)

Kaiser Aluminum provides semi-manufactured aluminum parts for transportation, food and beverage packaging, and industrial markets around the world. The Kaiser Aluminum team will develop a system to locate material carriers in their 65-acre under-roof facility in Spokane, Washington. These material carriers are essential to the fabrication process of their aluminum products, and being able to precisely locate them will greatly improve the efficiency of their fabrication process.