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Previous Senior Design Projects


Spring 2024

Mechanical Engineering

  • Pump Test Station Heat Rejection
  • Arbor Press Alignment
  • Kayak Mobility Kit
  • Design and Prototype of Steel Retunable Axel Packing that Allows Axle Assembly on the Rack
  • Product Packing Repair

Fall 2023

Mechanical Engineering

  • Adjustable Height Modular Welding Table
  • Water Spray Chamber
  • Swivel Redesign to Increase Flow

Spring 2023

Mechanical Engineering

  • 30% Offset Rig Guard
  • Robotic Finger Force Measurement System
  • Hydraulic Power Heat Rejection
  • Custom Device to Measure DC Motor Brush Length

Fall 2022

Mechanical Engineering

  • Podium Redesign
  • Boat Lift Design
  • Motor Brush Life Testing
  • Rotary Test Stand
  • 400 Series Pump Costout

Spring 2022

Mechanical Engineering

  • Wedge Alignment Gauge
  • Pump Nozzle Interface
  • Hydraulic Test Bench

Fall 2021

Mechanical Engineering

  • Design of Molding Press Platen to Reduce Temperature Differential in Heat Transfer
  • Extruder for Production of 3-D Printing Element

Spring 2021

Mechanical Engineering

  • Cable Tensiometer
  • Extrusion Brake Design
  • Remote Portable Water Supply Station

Fall 2020

Mechanical Engineering

  • Modular Attachment Adapter for Utility Terrain Vehicle

Spring 2020

Mechanical Engineering

  • Multi-position Mount for Cobot End Effector
  • Extrusion Die Cooling Efficiency Improvement

Multi-Disciplinary

  • Automated Pump Performance Test Stand

Spring 2019

Mechanical Engineering

  • Next Generation Fried Food Holder
  • DOE for a Portable Mechanical Oscillators with DAQ
  • Automated Trash-Recycling Drawer
  • Design, Production, and Testing of a Functional Reaching Tool with an Adjustable Length

Multi-Disciplinary

  • New Part Eject System of Engine Cooling Fan Performance Testers
  • Spring Rate Test Machine
  • Trim Shop Skillet Muting

Spring and Fall 2018

Mechanical Engineering

  • "Tierod" to "Tierod Not" Assembly Machine
  • Billet Cutting Saw Automation
  • Design and Build Experimental Apparatus for Internal Flow Measurements
  • Flow Control "Needle" Assembly Machine
  • Solutions to Surface Defects Utilizing 3-D Printing
  • City Utilities Race Raft

Multi-Disciplinary

  • Plastic Extrusion Die Heating Element Analysis and Design

Spring and Fall 2017

Mechanical Engineering

  • Inline Wire Pre-Coater
  • Rotary Actuator Damper
  • Bocal Hardness and Curvature
  • Prototype Billet Cylinder Head
  • Curb Climber Attachment on Light Wheelchairs
  • Electricity Generation with a Solar-Powered Vapor Cycle
  • Design, Production, and Testing of a Reaching-Assistant Tool with an Adjustable Length

Multi-Disciplinary

  • Force Sensor for “Grippers”
  • Prototype Cell Wash Base Unit
  • Rolling Drum
  • Automated Frame Spacer/Pin Removal

Spring and Fall 2016

Mechanical Engineering

  • Braking System for a Manual Stair-Climbing Wheelchair
  • Design, Construction, Testing, Calibration, and Demonstration of a Four-Cup Anemometer

Multi-Disciplinary

  • IPFW Electric Vehicle


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