Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project

Magnetic Levitating Bearing for a bi-Ventricular Assist Device

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The DragonHeart team exhibit features an actively controlled magnetic levitating bearing for a Bi-Ventricular Assist Device (Bi-VAD), an interactive tank model visually displaying the blood flow through the heart, and a math model depicting the effect heart failure has on circulation. This display will also feature interactive “experiments” that explain the basic principles of electromagnetism.

Image of Donovan Tank Display, which will be filled with water (and sealed). When running, it pumps fluid to demonstrate the circulation of the body.

Team Members
Makenzie Kommer
Cory Stiehl
Ayush Rout
Megan Byrnes
Arthur Thompson Johnson
Andrew Roof
Robert Cuddeback
Liam Berrin