Design Program

Program Overview

Mechanical Engineering Senior Design is a two-semester program made up of ME 4010 and ME 4020. Both of these courses are required to be taken by all ME undergraduate students. During the course of the program, students will work in groups of around 5-7, designing multiple projects. This will allow them to apply knowledge learned throughout their undergraduate career in a real-world scenario. Students will be mentored by both faculty and industry sponsors to understand the full cycle of the design process.

ME 4010 (Pre-Capstone)

This course is the first semester of the Senior Design sequence. During this course, students design and build equipment to be used for live demonstrations in classrooms.

This is a project-oriented course in mechanical engineering emphasizing the role of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in design and written reporting of design solutions. The influence of economics and optimization, concurrent development, integration of design and manufacturing, and system creation are utilized for engineering design decisions.

Project Topics

ME 4020 (Capstone)

This course is the second semester of the Senior Design sequence. During this course, students are tasked by industry sponsors to invent/design/improve a problem. They will then solve and build a prototype to be presented back to the sponsor.

Creative application of general engineering knowledge in solving an open-ended design problem provided by a sponsor typically external to the University. Progress is evaluated by a faculty jury. Students present results to the jury and sponsor through written reports and oral presentations addressing University written/oral competency goals.

Design Innovation Studio - Open Hours

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