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 2015
Moped II - Frankenbike, Nkiru Udenze, Sade Odumuye, and Jake Gaskill
Senior Design Report, Watermelon Washer/Cutter, Jack Walsh, Eric Martel, Colin Lane, and John Jedlicka
2015 ASME Design Competition - Group III Final Report, Matthew J. Yurescko, Nick Divincenzo, Sam Johnson, and Sean Cole-Jansen
Submissions from 2014
Toy Train Group II, Track Laying Train, William Andersen, Jordan Zwetchkenbaum, and Chiamaka Asinugo
Bicycle-Driven Water Pump Group 3, Brent K. Auyong, Michael Park, and James Weber
MEMS 411 Senior Design: Wind Powered Walking Robot, Timothy J. Elliott, Kenna Middleton, and Jose Rodes
Solar Panel Tracking System Senior Design Project, Laura Evans, Mason Meiners, and Clayton Vitek
Orthopedic Screwdriver Design, Tiffany M. Ewing, Ryan F. Blumenstein, and Beenish Qayum
MEMS 411 RC Glider 2.0 Senior Design Project, Armando Gallegos, Sayan Patra, Reggie S. Clark, and Diego Alarcon
Orthopedic Screwdriver: Group 2, Naomi Goldstein, Jonathan Bauer, Stephen Evans, and Tyler Darwin
MEMS 411 Morphing Wing RC Glider Senior Design Project, Mark J. Kurtz Jr, Erika L. Miller, and Francis K. Acquaye
Wind Walking Machine, Sam N. Lazechko, Taylor A. Justman, Will Nocka, and Isaac Goldenthal
Treadle Driven Can Opener, Chris Lowery, Stewart Martens, and Dom Quaranta
Bicycle-Driven Water Pump, John T. McSpadden, Adam Finck, and Andrew Ledbetter
Treadle Driven Lathe, Eleanor B. Mullard, Daniel Kronthal, Aaron Cohn, and Robert Borovsky
Treadle Driven Drill Press, Matthew R. Nutter, Pat Geelan, and Paul Drabinski
Treadle Driven Drill Press: Group 2, Catherine S. Page, Matthew F. Savage, and Michael J. Auron
2014 ASME Design Contest, Jessica Pei, Will Gooding, Ethan Busis, and Sara Fletcher
Automatic Dog Exerciser: Engineering Design Final Report, Lauren I. Powell, Chad C. Clark, David J. Richmond, and Michael Knoedel
Vacuum Molding Machine, James Stillson, David Crandell, and Sarah P. McDowell
Toy Train Group 1, Peter A. Szostak, Chris Levin, and Chris Haeberle
Team Sunflower - Solar Tracker Team 2, Lindsey Warden, Laura Scott, Ethan Glassman, and Max Kapczynski
Design and Build of a Hydrostatic Pressure Tester, Brian Zhou, Michael Hassett, and Brian Chang
RC Morphing Wing Glider Group 3, Eric Zishka, Oliver Krengel, and Chris Seager