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 2017
3D Printed Below-the-Knee Prosthetic Leg, Sam Jamison, Katelin Fournier, and Isabelle Agostini
Blind-Automation Device, Melinda Lai, Dalton Nonweiler, and Haley Nichols
Cloth Folding Machine, Yiwei Liu, Dung Tran, and Kexin Wang
Threading Mechanism for a Home Warp Knitting Machine, Daniel Martin, Samuel Fortmann, and Andrew O'Sullivan
Automated Color Selector, Mark McMillin, Mike Mehaffy, Nicholas McMillan, and Andrew Krieger
RC Plane Variable Wing Design, Brian Mincks, Cameron Bard, and Noah Rowe
MEMS 411 Design Project: Dry Ingredients Dispenser, David Robinson, Maya Wong, and Elijah Kessler
Torsional Stiffness Measuring Device, Cheyne Shiroma, Clayton Over, and Nadab Wubshet
Group F Drink Mixer - MIXoTRON, Rebecca Danielle Stone, Christina Bell, and Devon Roell
3d Printed Prosthetic Hand, Mark Sullivan, Bryan Oh, and Ian Taylor
Tissue Stretcher Research Device, Taylor Vitunic, Zhang Liu, and Edward Tiemann
Group Q- Automatic Ball Launching Entity, Zachary White, Tim Grote, and Joshua Norlin
The Automatic Bartender, Richard Wu, Alex Nassar, and Keegan Lathrum
Bi-axial Tissue Stretching Machine: MEMS 411 Senior Design Project, Wending Zhu, Martin Valkov, and Jordan Patterson
Submissions from 2016
Sanitation System for Underdeveloped Countries, Anish Agrawal, Mutian Tang, Dylan Lesher, and Reid Schur
Group F: Cell Phone Forearm Holder, Jacob Aley, Emily Groth, and Sinclair Hodge
Reinventing the Dishwasher, Caryn Devaney, Carter Fraser, and Aaron Walters
An Improve Naked Mole Rat Trap, Group III, Spencer Egly, Ted Daley, and Andrew Thompson
Building a Better Naked-mole rat Trap MEMS 411- Senior Design Course, Alex Flammond, Lance Middleton, and Andrew Chang
Maneuverable Backpack Scooter Attachment, Andrew Goldfield, Alex Roesch, Cosmo Centanni, and Nina Nepa
Autonomous Shopping Cart, John Gutsch, Steven Taschner, and Asim Zaidi
Mechanically Advantageous Wheelchair, Katy Hagerty, Noah Dromgoole, Carlo Balleria, and Andrew Orona
Group H: Expandable Brush, Aaron Hall and Michael Roznik
Compact Furniture Dolly, Gary Hu, Jieun Yim, Jason Xie, and Jiayi Hou
Automatic Onion Peeler, William R. Luer, Matthew O. Clohisy, Craig A. Claire, and Dylan L. Newcomb