{"id":155216,"date":"2026-09-21T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//?p=155216"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:08:44","slug":"ucf-students-enhance-football-game-day-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//ucf-students-enhance-football-game-day-experience/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Students Enhance Football Game Day Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the atrium of the Engineering II building, a group of students gathers around an assortment of creations.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>A double-barreled T-shirt launcher that can fire shirts higher than the 60-foot walls of Acrisure Bounce House.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>A decked-out golf cart, rescued from its fate at the salvage yard and repurposed instead into Knightro/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s preferred mode of transportation.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>A 3D-printed, robotic Citronaut piloting a spaceship that blasts AC/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//DC/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s <em>Thunderstruck</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//em> through surround-sound speakers.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>And set to make its debut later this year, a powerful projection spotlight designed to summon Knightro onto the field /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 his own version of Batman/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s iconic bat 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">From left to right: Andrew Anderson, Melanie Allen, <strong>Ayden Jordan /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201926</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, <strong>Caden Peters /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201926</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, <strong>Luciana Carreras /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201925</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, Pete Alfieris and Josh Alper show off their custom creations for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ game day. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>As the students explain the ins-and-outs of these custom innovations /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 all built in university labs with tools, technology and machines at their disposal /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 facility manager Pete Alfieris stands off to the side with a dash of pride on his face.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cRemember what Pete stands for,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d the longtime Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ staff member calls out. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201c<strong>P</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>reparing <strong>e</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>ngineers <strong>t</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>hrough <strong>e</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>ducation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>They collectively groan, but in a tone that clearly shows they cherish this man and his dad jokes.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"attachment_155234/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-img size-full wp-image-155234 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//ucf-pete-alfieris-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//ucf-pete-alfieris.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Pete Alfieris has served as facility manager for the College of Engineering and Computer Science since 2008. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cIf you graduate from [Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s] engineering college without meeting Pete, you didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t really go to the engineering college,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d says <strong>Caden Peters /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201926</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, a <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//computer-engineering-bscpe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">computer engineering</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> alum who co-created the Knight signal. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cHe really shows that anyone can make an impact. You don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t have to be a professor. You don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t have to be an advisor. He/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s the facilities manager of the engineering building. And he still has such a strong impact on the college and inspires so many students. There/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s really no one like him./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Alfieris oversees daily operations, lab safety and security for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//engineering-computer-science/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">College of Engineering and Computer Science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> buildings since he took the role in 2008. Nowhere in his job responsibilities does it list mentoring and collaborating with students.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Yet for the past five years, since the football season ticket holder was first inspired to introduce a T-shirt launcher at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ football games, Alfieris has been the driving force behind the growing partnership between the college and <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//athletics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a>, pitching his ideas to elevate the game-day experience for fans.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"img-fluid alignleft wp-image-155230 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//Pete-Team-Gif.gif/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"Motion graphic of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ engineering and computer science students show casing their game day inventions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"img-fluid alignleft wp-image-155230 size-full lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20281%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"Motion graphic of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ engineering and computer science students show casing their game day inventions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//Pete-Team-Gif.gif/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The partnership reflects what Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ does best: connecting classroom learning with real-world experience. As <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//space/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">SpaceU</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a>, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics provides a fitting stage for students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 the nation&#8217;s No. 1 supplier of talent to the aerospace and defense industries, according to <em>Aviation Week Network </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//em>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 to apply their academics and flex their skills.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cFor years I have seen the potential in these students,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Alfieris says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cA lot of them go on to work at SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin, L3 Harris, Northrop Grumman. They/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019re so smart and talented./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The students are always on board to oblige in bringing his visions to life because he believes in them; sometimes more than anyone.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cThere are only a few people here that I would say even scratch the surface compared to Pete when it comes to their belief in students,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d says recent <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//mechanical-engineering-bsme/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">mechanical engineering grad</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> <strong>Ayden Jordan /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201926</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, who also created Knightro/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s signal. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cPete believed in us from day one./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Peters interjects: /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cDay zero./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>That belief and hard work have led to some of the most engaging moments in Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ football/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s game day experience today.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"attachment_155446/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure 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poses with one of the T-shirt cannons created by College of Engineering and Computer Science students for a senior design project. (Photo by Daniel Forcella)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<h2>The Idea That Started it All: A T-Shirt Launcher</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p><strong>Austin Harkins /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201924 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201926MS</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong> had listened through two weeks of senior design project ideas, waiting for one worth claiming. The year-long group projects require engineering students to design, build and present a functional prototype before graduation.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Then his professor said two words: T-shirt launcher.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cYou could just see everyone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s ears kind of perk up around the room,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d says Harkins on a call from Texas, where he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s currently working as a mechanical design engineer for L3 Harris. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI grew up in Oviedo, Florida. My parents went to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½. I couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t tell you how many Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ football games I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve been to. I thought, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018Yeah, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019m doing this./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Harkins led one of the teams to score the project. <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//mechanical-engineering-msme/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Mechanical engineering graduate student</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> <strong>Luciana Carreras /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201925</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong> led another.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Over the next several months, both teams designed launchers capable of firing dozens of shirts into the stands during the brief 30-second window they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019d have on the field between plays.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>When the prototypes were ready, Carreras and Harkins brought them to the football stadium in the summer for a test run in front of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 game day operations staff.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI think [Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics] had some hesitations, which I understand because they didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t know who we were,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Alfieris says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cWe were launching [T-shirts] all over the field /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 one even went out of the stadium /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 and [Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics staff] all looked at me and said, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018Oh, 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs John Buckwalter prepares to launch T-shirts in Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½&#8217;s matchup against Georgia State on Sept. 19 as College of Engineering and Computer Science students <strong>Luciana Carreras /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201925</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong> and Josh Alper load the cannons. (Photo by Daniel Forcella)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>While the athletic department staff has worked hard to build and protect traditions that span generations of Knights fans, they always embrace trying new things.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI think some of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s best qualities have always been a spirit of collaboration and an attitude of, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018what if we try/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2026?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 Pete and the engineering students embody that completely,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d says Alex Cesarano, associate athletics director for brand experience. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cWhat they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve delivered over the last few years is a testament to what/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s possible when we have a strong partnership between the university and athletic department. We are immensely grateful for all they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve added, and continue to add, in service of our fans and student-athletes/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 experiences./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Beyond practicality, the teams took design aesthetic into account.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Harkins/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 launcher resembles a rocket, a nod to Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s SpaceU identity. Carreras/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 team chose a double-barreled design that maximizes the number of shirts they could launch before leaving the field.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI never went to a football game until I had to launch this thing,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Carreras says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cBut seeing it out there on game day and seeing the excitement from everyone, it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s great to leave something behind, especially when it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s a place that you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve gotten education from, and you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve found your friends and a life around the campus./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">This golf cart was once headed to the salvage yard before Pete Alfieris and mechanical engineering student Josh Alper repurposed and upgraded the vehicle into Knightro&#8217;s custom ride. (Photo by Conor Kvatek)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<h2>Knightro/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s Wheels</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Once word spread that Alfieris and the engineering students were behind the T-shirt launchers, the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ spirit team wanted in.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Knightro head coach <strong>Michael Callahan /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201905 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201909MBA /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201917EdD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//strong>, who also serves as director of knowledge management for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//medicine/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">College of Medicine</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a>, invited Alfieris to tour the Kenneth G. Dixon Athletics Village and discuss future collaborations.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>As they drove around in a standard golf cart with Knightro on board, Alfieris couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t help but notice the mascot clinging to the seat.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cKnightro was holding on for dear life, and I looked at Michael and said, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018How come Knightro doesn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t have his own cart?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Alfieris says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cHe looked at me and said, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018Good question./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Without a dedicated budget or funding, Alfieris has gotten good at being resourceful. 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He turned to the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//youtu.be/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//Q9qHZKXP0jI?si=bYJXlMQS6O6vfh5G/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Knights Racing student organization</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> looking for some talent.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Josh Alper, then a first-year mechanical engineering student, answered without knowing a single detail about what he was showing up for.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"attachment_155233/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-img size-full wp-image-155233 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//09/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//ucf-josh-alper.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"Two college males hover near windshield of golf cart with a &quot;charge on&quot; 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wiper blade, a &#8220;Bounce Button&#8221; and &#8220;Knightro Phone.&#8221; (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Alper, who is primarily self-taught, rewired the cart/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s electrical system and fixed the battery charger. He installed LED lighting, four surround-sound speakers and a custom /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cBounce Button/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d horn to the tune of Zombie Nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s <em>Kernkraft 400</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//em>. He even rigged a /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cKnightro phone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d that pauses the music for Team Knightro to interact with fans while tailgating. When the phone is placed back on the receiver, the music immediately resumes at maximum vibe levels.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI was a new student who basically knew nothing about the school, and in my first few weeks, Pete was touring me around and introducing me to lab managers and faculty,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Alper says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI was able to use 3D printers and tools in the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.cecs.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//innovationlab/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">TI (Texas Instruments Innovation) Lab</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a>. I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve gone to football games and shot the T-shirt cannon, which was a really cool experience for my first football season. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Mechanical engineering student Andrew Anderson crafted Citronaut&#8217;s spacecraft from a foam cube in the TI lab. (Photo by Kadeem Stewart &#8217;17)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<h2>Here Comes Citronaut</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Alfieris/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 next big idea was a robot. Mechanical engineering student Andrew Anderson thought Citronaut seemed like a logical choice.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Anderson, who has completed professional internships with Pegasus Partner Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World Resort refurbishing high-profile rides, spent a year creating what the team affectionately refers to as /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cCitronaut/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s Thunderstruck/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2014 a 3D-printed Citronaut piloting a spaceship that rolls through campus blasting AC/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//DC/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s hit song.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The project began as an oversized foam cube measuring roughly 5 feet on each side.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cFiguring out how to safely cut the foam and see it take that saucer shape, it felt like I was working at Disney,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d says Anderson, who has dreamed of developing theme park rides since he was 9 years old.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The team equipped the spaceship with tilting and movement capabilities and an accelerometer to give it a sense of flight.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"attachment_155227/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Computer science major Melanie Allen added painting to her skillset after creating a 3D-printed Citronaut for game day. (Photo by Kadeem Stewart &#8217;17)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//computer-science-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">computer science major</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//a> Melanie Allen became Alfieris/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 go-to team member for precision work. She designed, laser cut and 3D-printed the Citronaut figure to fit snuggly in his spaceship.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019ve taken advantage of our machine shop, our 3D printers, laser cutters [and] the 5-axis CNC machine to make aluminum parts. I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t think I would ever be good at painting, and now I know how to paint. So I think a lot of these experiences have given me skills that really make me stand out,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Allen says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Citronaut/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s Thunderstruck debuted at the 2025 Mission IX Space Game as part of the pregame march to the stadium and was an immediate hit.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cA lot of kids were really excited when they saw it, and fans wanted to take pictures with it. It was fun to be part of the march and know that I helped create something that looks cool and something that people want to interact with,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Allen says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019t feel like I was just another student commuting and taking classes. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/">Citronaut helped lead the pregame march to the stadium for the Mission IX space game in 2025. (Photos courtesy of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Athletics)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<h2>Coming Soon: Knightro/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s Own /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2018Bat/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 Signal</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>One of Alfieris/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019 most theatrical, ambitious ideas yet is expected to debut this year thanks to Peters, Jordan and the other three engineers of their senior design project team.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Similar to Batman/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cbat signal,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d the team designed a custom cylinder-shaped light projector capable of summoning Knightro into action to amp the crowd.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cWe faced a lot of questions and doubt when we pitched this for senior design. Could the physics actually work out? Will [the light] actually project at that far of a distance?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Jordan says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cWhen you have a good team, anything is possible. And we believed we could make the impossible happen./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The biggest hurdle came early.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The specialized lights required for the design cost $700, leaving Jordan unsure if the project would ever get off the ground.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>A week later, his team got an email that the lights were in, purchased by the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the budget dedicated to supporting senior design projects.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cPete worked his magic,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Peters says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<figure 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&#8220;bat signal&#8221; has a test run before its debut at Family Weekend in 2026. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Engineering this from a concept drawing into an actual functioning contraption was no small feat.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>The high-powered lights generated enough heat to require radiators and a water-cooling loop. The team also developed an innovative method to display the projected image by using a laser cutter to burn away the coating on mirror slides. And ensuring safety throughout their design, down to the emergency stop button, was paramount.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>When their first successful test happened at 3 a.m. on the side of Engineering II, the first person they told was Alfieris.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201cI remember walking up my apartment stairs that night thinking, I want this feeling for the rest of my life,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u201d Peters says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Funds and hours in a day are the only things holding back Alfieris and the students at this point. They have a few more ideas and projects in the works that they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019re eager to share with Knight Nation when they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019re ready.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/n<p>Alfieris says he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155216/u2019s grateful to his supervisor, College of Engineering and Computer Science Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and NCAA faculty representative Manoj Chopra, for allowing him to engage with the students in these ventures. 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