Senior Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongsheng Ma ◽  
Yiming Rong
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Design Projects

A Web-Based Online Collaboration Tool for Formulating Senior Design Projects

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sainath Varikuti ◽  
Jitesh H. Panchal ◽  
John M. Starkey
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Team Cohesiveness ◽  
Faculty Mentor ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Project Outcome ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
The Impact

A well formed senior design project is known to have significant benefits in terms of project outcome, student motivation, team cohesiveness, engagement, and student learning. Defining a good problem statement, forming a team of compatible and appropriately skilled students, and selecting an appropriate faculty mentor are critical aspects of project formation. Therefore, students in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University are encouraged to suggest project ideas, form teams, and have them approved by the course coordinator before the semester starts. While there is significant literature on senior design projects, most of the existing work is focused on activities after the problem is defined and the teams are formed. There is a lack of mechanisms and tools to guide the project formation phase in senior design projects, which makes it challenging for students and faculty to collaboratively develop and refine project ideas and to establish appropriate teams. To address this challenge, we have implemented an online collaboration tool to share, discuss and obtain feedback on project ideas, and to facilitate collaboration among students and faculty prior to the start of the semester. Through an online survey and questionnaire to students, we are exploring the impact of the collaboration tool on the senior design project formation process. In this paper we present the design of the tool and the results from our ongoing study in the senior design class at Purdue Mechanical Engineering.

scholarly journals Implementing Mechatronics Design Methodology in Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Design Projects at Old Dominion University

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vukica Jovanovic ◽  
Jennifer Michaeli ◽  
Otilia Popescu ◽  
Moustafa Moustafa ◽  
Mileta Tomovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Old Dominion University ◽  
Design Projects

Assessment of EC2000 Criteria 3 (a)-(k) Program Outcomes

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. I. Abu-Mulaweh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Educational Objectives ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Purdue University

A comprehensive assessment process for EC2000 Criterion 3 (a)-(k) program outcomes of the mechanical engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is presented. This assessment process is a part of an assessment plan that was developed by the author with some feedback from the faculty to assess the mechanical engineering educational objectives and program outcomes using internal and external measures. This process involves feedback from several parties that include: courses’ instructors (faculty), students, and graduating seniors, local industries that sponsor capstone senior design projects, and Fundamental of Engineering (FE) examination.

A Project to Develop Initiative and Innovation through Laboratory Improvement

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorin Cioc ◽  
Constantin Ciocanel ◽  
K. Cyril Masiulaniec ◽  
Douglas Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
First Year ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Technology And Education ◽  
Thermal Sciences

In an effort to cultivate initiative and innovative spirit, a new project was introduced in an undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratory, exemplified here by the Thermal Sciences Laboratory. In this project, each student lab group (typically a group of four) had to suggest improvements to a specific laboratory. There were no other imposed restrictions; improvements could be in any area, such as hardware, software, work procedure, technical presentation, and so on. By having the project run in parallel with the typical labs, several objectives were attained. First, students were exposed to the ideas of continuous innovation and product or process improvement. Second, being a group project, students were exposed to the practical aspects and important advantages of teamwork and brainstorming. Third, due to the latest innovations in technology and education, laboratory-based work is always in need of enhancement; students engaged in performing lab work are well positioned to understand the possible shortcomings, and thus propose improvements; each student should be able to have at least one contribution, ranging from very small to significant. Lastly, some of the best solutions can be followed by senior design projects in which the proposed improvements are further developed and implemented in the laboratory. This paper shows how the project was organized, and also presents results obtained during its first year of implementation.

Use of 3-D Computer Graphics Simulation in a Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design Course

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Alciatore
Keyword(s):  
Computer Graphics ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
State University ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Capstone Design

Abstract This paper describes three-dimensional computer graphics simulation (CGS) and how it can be applied as a useful tool in a capstone design course in Mechanical Engineering. The necessary hardware and software to perform CGS is also outlined. Three examples of senior design projects at Colorado State University which utilized 3-D CGS to help revise and verify their designs are also presented.

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