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 2016
ASME Student Design Challenge, James Mitchell, Ean Murnan, and Alex Wirtz
Telescoping Cup Holder, Richard Kristian O. Pajarillo, Eric Nehrbas, and Charlie Morrow
MEMS 411 Design Report Group O: Naked Mole Rat Trap, Drew Pikey, Adam Glassl, and Sam Nadell
Universal Pitter, Angelica Price and Rachel Venn
Four-Wheel Steering, Theodore Wisniewski, Andrew Sparrow, and Phil Rowsell
Submissions from 2015
ASME Design Challenge Final Report, Charles S. Ahrens Feldman, Ashley R. Hosman, Julian D. Cecil, and Maria E. Ferguson
Saran Wrap 2: Clip Handling Device, Alex Arteaga, Brian Lockwood, and Cameron Adams
Golden Bite Mouth Guard, Caitlin M. Braun, Austin Fiegel, Eric Tyra, and Alexandra Michaels
From Quadcopter to Submarine, Everett C. Brown II, Juan Matheus, and Sam Gardner
The Design of a Paper Launching Device, Nicholas J. Cooley, Jake Michael Emmerick, and Matthew Ludwig
Human Powered Ice Resurfacing Machine, Nicholas Furman, Kameryn Truman, and Meagan Leonard
Plate Pouring III, Dagmawi T. Gebreselasse, Zach Rouse, and Adam Cooperberg
MEMS 411 Final Report - Plate Pourer II, Minsoo Ha, Patrick Champlin, and Timothy Young
Plate Pouring Device I, Katelyn Jones, Lydia Stensberg, and Rebecca Ansolabehere
Plate Pouring IV, Alexander F. Kwakye, Carey D. Haefele, and Arjay Parhar
Backpack I Final Report, James E. Norlin, Catherine G. Roy-Ting, Anna L. Stebbins, and Justin Bae
MEMS 411 Design Report - Modular "Do-It-All" Drone, Nicholas Okafor, Jordi Turner, David Brablec, and Ike Witte
Commuting Moped for MEMS411, Jon Okenfuss, Charlie Mellinger, and Ethan Bermudez
Drone IV - The Final Chapter (Parasol Drone), Noah M. Rosenblatt, Charles F. Warwick, and Connor M. Furlong
MEMS 411 Senior Design 2015 Moped 3 Final Report, Megan Rupp, Luke Duschl, Ben Lake, and Brandon Staffeil
MEMS 411 - Self-Leveling Drone, Sarah Schubert, Anne Shellum, Andreea Stoica, and Jillian Rose
Collapsible Moped, Kyle Seymour, Christopher Mertens, David Southmayd, and Margaret Liu
Designing a High-Lift Performance Wingsuit, Kimon Stephanopoulos, Ben Levy, and Ignacio Rabadan Jr.
Whiteboard Marker Dispenser, Ellen Toennies, Nicole Kawamoto, and Aditya Sharma
Saran Wrap Handling Device, Son N. Trinh, Yi M. Hou, and Andres Adams