BMES’s design team is a year-long program where students work in a team to learn and apply bioengineering design principles in a design project. Over the course of a year, students will apply technical skills, such as coding, circuitry, 3D Computer Aided Design, Printed Circuit Board design, etc., to develop and engineer a novel solution to meet a biomedical need. Ideally, students should have some prior technical experience coming in.
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Design Team presents their year-end projects at BMES Technical Projects Symposium in Spring Quarter.

2025-2026 Projects

Soft Robotic Knee Brace for Post-Surgical Monitoring

Project Description
Develop a smart knee brace with patient-clinician driven analytics that incorporates sensors, soft robotics, and inflammation monitoring to promote continuous monitoring and assistive support throughout recovery, notably in underserved communities.
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Estimated Time Commitment
Fall: 2-4 hours/week
​Winter/Spring: 4-6 hours/week

Anti-Dislodgement Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube

Project Description
Develop a patient-safe securement system designed to prevent accidental dislodgement of gastric feeding tubes in high-risk, delirious patients.
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Estimated Time Commitment
Fall: 2-4 hours/week, Winter/Spring: 4-6 hours/week

Female Crash Test Dummy

Project Description
Develop a low-cost female crash test dummy, modeled after a 50th percentile woman, in order to address the gap in vehicle safety testing.

Estimated Time Commitment
Fall: 2-4 hours/week, Winter/Spring: 4-6 hour/week

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Previous   Projects

2024-25

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1. SomniGuard - Smart Sleeping Mask ​(PMs: Aaron Li & Asher Kim)
   We will be developing a smart sleeping mask that detects sleep patterns and delivers therapeutic treatments for individuals with sleep disorders or deficits and looking to create a personalized healthcare product through measuring sleep biometrics, analyzing data to identify sleep patterns, and then tailoring treatment through a mobile app and the device itself.
2. ​Origami-inspired Soft Robotic Endoscope/Catheter (PMs: Allison Cheng & Amber Kashay)
   We hope to enhance surgeons' abilities to navigate tortuous human anatomy of GI tract & blood vessels during endoscope & catheter procedures respectively through origami, soft robotics, and machine navigation techniques.
3. ​ML for Health Monitoring & Prediction (PMs: Rachel Yu & Anthony Wu)
   We will enhance current health monitoring platforms (such as Apple Health, Fitbit, and MyFitnessPal) by integrating their data to gather insights on the user’s health and symptoms. By also creating new sensors and technologies, we aim to create a more comprehensive and predictive framework for personalized health insights and proactive care.

2023-24

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1. Custom Cell Culture Incubator ​(PMs: Lara Rulloda & Alexandra Jensen)
2. Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Hand (PM: Evan Bird)
3. Vertebrae Rehabilitation Device (PMs: Charmaine Tan & Rachel Yu)

Pre-2023

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1. 3D Scanner Arm
2. Adaptive Foot-Sole
3. Smart Walking Device
4. Smart Knee Brace
5. Therapeutic Glove
6. Stabilometric Console