MEMS 411: Mechanical Engineering Design Project
Student groups work on an open-ended mechanical design problem and finish the semester by presenting a physical prototype and a formal report to an external review board. Groups are guided through the engineering design process by completing a set of project deliverables. This course emphasizes the importance of user-centric design, communication and presentation skill, consideration of real-world constraints, sketching and creativity, prototyping, and data-driven decision making using engineering models and analyses.
Submissions from 2024
MEMS 411: Automated Assistive Toilet, Alex Scaff, Kenna McGahren, and Daniel Sibley
MEMS 411: Mailbox Assistant, Peter Scholl, Benjamin Cortes, Garbiel Arcas, and Colin Zeiss
MEMS 411: RC Plane Mount for CFD Validation, Jake Schwartz, Margot Jay, Ian Torres, and Sam Ehrman
MEMS 411: The EZ-Push FSAE E-Assisted Pushbar, Ian Snider, Hunter Tate, Erik Lillegard, and Maxwell Wrasman
MEMS 411: Timed Mosquito Egg Container Design Project, Paige Warren, Witt Ciesla, and Ethan Sobel
MEMS 411: Electrostatic Precipitator Design for WashU Racing Composites Team, Robert J. Wild, Takato Muro, Jackson Ford, and David Wiggin
MEMS 411: The Ball Bearing Sorter Group N, Jack Zhao, Anri Cifuentes, Shawn Xiong, and Richard Li
Submissions from 2023
MEMS 411: Smart Shirt Electronics Housing, Nickolas Allen, Aaron DeLeon, and Dominic Fulginiti
MEMS 411: B8-Golf Striker, Theodore Francis Anastasoff, Mitchell Oswald Shannon, Aidan Richard Tierney, and Nick Alexander Vazquez
MEMS 411: Bamboo Clamping Device, Grace Chen, Anya Gupta, and Yosef Weiss
MEMS 411: Motorized Striker, Joseph Crossin, Joana Hadzhilazova, Connor Petersen, and Vyas Venkataraman
MEMS 411: Heavy Cart Ramp Assistant, Ethan Current, Kevin Xiong, and Nick Zanchi
MEMS 411: Robot Mini Golf - Striker, Jasmine Davy, Maya Charak, and Ilias Bouchibti
MEMS 411: ASME Design Challenge Hitting Apparatus, Benjamin Deobald, Curtis Hung, Joseph Kodsi, and Andrew Sheen
MEMS 411: T-Shirt Strip Dispenser, Connor Eames, Colter Nunn, Jack Ward, and Jay Wiebe
MEMS 411: Just Putt It in Drive, Benjamin M. Fabian, Will Compton, Travis Honnaker, and Adrian Webb
MEMS 411: Piston Pong, Lauren Faust, Emma Kroll, Natalie Fisher, and Caroline Ferry
MEMS 411: Mini-Golf Robot Vehicle, Catherine Huang, Shicheng Li, Colin Chen, and Maximilian Li
MEMS 411: DialySqueeze, Ranch Kimball, Maeve Lomax, and Tyler Carlson
MEMS 411: In-Beach Pressure Sampler Design Report, Alex McCormick, Mark Lipkin, Nirvan Patel Masini, and Austin Bick
MEMS 411: 3D Clay Printer, Nanami Mezaki, Isabelle Sasser, Garrett Radtke, and Juliana Bush
MEMS 411: Pinch Clamp Clipper, Mackenzie Molina, Jaimie Lin, and Oliver Avery
MEMS 411: Pinskee Ball - A Work-Energy Demo, Kyle Puckett, Helena Teixeira-DaSilva, Seth Kleinberg, and Sydney Norstad
MEMS 411: B2 Striker Group Final Design Report, Jacob Rapoza, Ian M. Veserra, Alex J. Webert, and Keaton Porch
MEMS 411: Medical Clamp, Edis Skampo, Rodery Gonzalez, SokCheatra Samrith, and Sean Lucas