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 2019
Group M: ARLISS Canister Vehicle, Greyson Bourgeois, Eleanor Macklin, Romail Dawani, and Rachel Sample
MEMS 411: Improved Greens Harvester, Matthew Celentano, Nicholas Watts, Sam Friedrich, and Ava Mennin
T-shirt Strip Dispenser, Maxwell Dimgba, Syeda Mohsin, and Sabrina Nguyen
Board Erasing Device, Mark Fernandez, Christopher Sheffels, and Joshua Miller
Group N: Fluid Flow Testing Apparatus, Jonathan Fleming, Braden Kerr, and Abel Soloman
Jet Beluga: Diver Propulsion Wearable, Jacob Graham, Bernardo Amaral Neves, and Ethan Genter
Group E: Improved Greens Harvester, Paige Grittner, Paul Harding, Ned Curran, and Jennifer Mata
Violin Bow-Hand Prosthetic, Ron Hayes Jr, KC Cook, Romario Lobban, and Muriel Drexler
Automated Whiteboard Eraser, Trent Houpt, Tyler Polasek, Kenny Huang, and Rocky Luo
3D Chocolate Printer Dropper, Jessica Jimenez, Jacqueline Pielli, and Shuhan Zhang
Group A: ASME Student Design Challenge, Dakshi Jindal, Ashley Perry, and Ben Liao
Violin Prosthetic, Justin Kransdorf, Julia Rifkin, Hayden Reynolds, and Payal Hukeri
ASME Design Challenge: The Jenga Stacker, Zachary Lin, Alex Chernauskas, Mitch Dorsey, and Alex Remmers
MEMS 411 Group L (Fall 2019) - Speedy Seeder Final Report, Michael Morrow, Christopher Nelson, and Ross Frame
3D Chocolate Printer Bed Design, Dean Oken, Jacob Margolin, Ben Hartmann, and Sam Grossman
Diver Propulsion Wearable, Joseph Lucca Paletta, Andrew Kessler, Andrew Beukelman, and Nico Topulos
Improved Greens Harvester, Sharon Park, Khalil Clark, and Millyn Brieschke
Violin Bow-Hand Prosthetic, Jonathan Smith, Jonathon Azziz, and Shawn Pavey
Group R - Chocolate Dropper, Bryce Thomas, Fiona Rendon, Connor Mcrae, and Jordon Moore
Submissions from 2018
Group L: T-shirt2 Cutter, Sophie Anderson, Avery German, and Taylor Tuleja
Group V: Color Mixer, Kate Baskin, Mark Livshin, and Andy Johnston
T-Shirt Square Cutter, Austin Chawgo, Kendall Weishaar, and Samir Lopez
The Photosynthesizer - Automated Plant Imaging System, Alan Chung, Oscar Chavez, Daniel Tyszka, and Alexander Stoddard
Automatic Pizza Cutter, Nicholas Deily, Jason Kiehne, and Raymond Condon
Residential Automatic Door Opener, Steven Downs, Ardian Pollo, and Ethan Bredemeier