The Senior Design Project

The mechanical engineering senior design project consists of a single class that spans two semesters, fall and spring.  During the first semester the mechanical engineers learn the design process through lectures and application and during the second semester the students implement their design.  As being a part of the Multidisciplinary Design and Training Clinic (MDTC) our senior design project also called on the design assistance from electrical, computer,  and industrial engineering disciplines.  The electrical engineers did their work pro bono for the first semester and received credit for their work the second semester in their own senior design class.  The sole industrial engineer, a pH-D candidate, was hired as the mentor for our design.

The overall design process was split into two phases, the design (Phase One) and prototype implementation (Phase Two).

For more information on our processes please click on the Red Pill for Phase One, and the Blue Pill for Phase Two.