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
ASME Soccer Robot- Group V, Gonzalo Berluzconi, Lyndon Zhao, and Chan-Hwi Cho
Cart with a Vertically Oriented Load, John L. Cashin, Alex Lee, and Sam Zhao
Dry Ingredient Dispenser, Group S, 2017, Nick Caywood and Noelle T. Wojciechowsi
Water Lenses for Low-Cost Concentrator Photovoltaics, Christophe Foyer, Adam Rangwala, and Deep Nana
Breakfast Machine, William Hallman, Tim Keenoy, and Darius Rucker
2018 ASME Student Design Competition - Group T Senior Design Project, Thomas Hess, Anker Anderson, Drew Daugherty, and Jack Dufelmeier
Tissue Stretching Device, Usama Ismail, Humza Ismail, and Elvir Sarajlic
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