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Capstone projects.
As a senior, you and your design team will design, engineer, and build a public service project selected by your class. You’ll determine just what the client needs, you’ll brainstorm designs, you’ll create design drawings and fabrication plans, you’ll engineer it to make sure it’s safe, you’ll build your project, then your client will try it out! Check out photos and web sites of previous projects below!
- 2020 – Various
- 2019 – Various
- 2018 – Various
- 2017 – Various
- 2016 – Various
- 2015 – Baroque recorder for one-handed student
- 2014 – Lombard steam log hauler restoration
- 2013 – Various
- 2012 – Kinetic sculptures for Maine Discovery Museum
- 2011 – Improved pill crushers for hospitals and nursing homes
- 2010 – Adaptive trikes
- 2009 – Biomass fueled home hot water heaters
- 2008 – Uphill wheelchairs
- 2007 – Various
- 2006 – Improved disability inventions, laboratory engine test equipment, magic Christmas tree for Nutcracker ballet
- 2005 – Kayak for person with no arms, lab engine dynamometer
- 2004 – Paraplegic water-bike, Lombard steam log hauler restoration, workstation for person with dysautonomia, educational Stirling engine
- 2003 – Adaptive rowing device for person with one arm, Lombard steam log hauler analysis and restoration
- 2002 – Trebuchet for use by high school physics classes
- 2001 – Automatic car-top canoe/kayak loader for wheelchair users
- 2000 – Human powered all-terrain wheelchairs
- 1999 – Automatic braking system for wheelchairs
- 1998 – Down-hill racer for person with no use of arms
- 1997 – Improved pill crusher for nursing home
- 1996 – Robotic unloading device for automotive parts plant
- 1995 – School equipment for students with disabilities
- 1994 – Human powered amphibious vehicle
- 1993 – Exercise equipment for people with disabilities
- 1992 – Playground for children with disabilities
- 1991 – Human powered water-craft for person with no arms
- 1990 – Human powered all terrain vehicle for person with no arms
- 1989 – Human powered all terrain vehicle for person with use of only 1 a rm
- 1988 – Robotic arm for persons confined to wheel chairs, Human powered vehicle for stroke victim
- 1987 – Human powered all terrain vehicle for 13 year old accident victim, Standing frame for 3 year old girl with spina bifida
- 1986 – Human powered amphibious vehicle
- 1985 – Human powered vehicle for handicapped with use of hands only, Human powered vehicle for 4 year old boy with spina bifida
- 1984 – Stair climbing wheel chair
- 1983 – Human powered multi- purpose water vehicle
- 1982 – Human powered amphibious vehicles
- 1981- Tramway for hiking trail stream crossing
Project Examples
More than 1,000 projects successfully completed.
Below are just a handful of recent projects.
Exhibits for the Orpheum Children's Science Museum (Champaign, Illinois)
During the 2018 spring semester, two teams of five MechSE undergradudates created two new interactive astronomy-themed exhibits for the Orpheum Children's Science Museum in Champaign, Illinois. “Asteroid Mine” and “Orphy’s Escape to Space” are first-of-their-kind projects for the Senior Capstone Design Program. The students were given full autonomy to conceive, design, and build the exhibits, and they collaborated with Orpheum staff and MechSE faculty advisors. The students created original, interactive, working exhibits over the course of a single semester. We thank Phillips 66 for their support!
Hydraulic bike for the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
The goal of the 2018 spring semester team for the hydraulic bike project was to create a hydraulic system capable of powering and driving a bicycle for the National Fluid Power Association's vehicle challenge. Requirements include a power input, drive motor, a mechanism to store hydraulic power, and regenerative braking. The team produced a functioning treadle pump and hydraulic motor system with improved valving and consistent hydraulic flow.
Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Competition: Additive manufactured excavator cab
Design of a Solar Powered Lemur Heating and Cooling System (for Johnson Controls and the Lemur Conservation Foundation)
Design of an ICU Bed Head Angle Measurement System (for Carle Foundation Hospital and Shell Oil Company)
Design for optimized heat flow across a bolted/gasketed interface (for Boeing)
Surgical pad control box design (for Innoventor)
Bike helmet design (for Caveat Emptor)
Industrial burner redesign for reduced weight (for Eclipse)
Bridge impactor design for fault detection (for Civil Engineering)
Cold aisle containment design to save cooling cost (for NSCA)
Design of an affordable human-powered water pump for Cambodia that utilizes local materials and manufacturing techniques (humanitarian project, sponsored by Shell)
Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Competition
NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
Design of a waterside economizer predicted to save over $2M/year in cooling costs (for NCSA Blue Waters supercomputer)
SpaceX Hyperloop
To propose a Senior Capstone Design Project or to learn more, contact: Damon McFall , PE, MBA Sponsored Projects Coordinator [email protected] or 217-244-6278
Mechanical Engineering
College of engineering and information technology, spring 2020 capstone projects.
What is Senior Capstone?
Below you will find a summary video and poster of this semesters Capstone projects. Each video is 2-3 minutes in length.
Lead-Instructor: Dr. Jamie Gurganus, [email protected]
Co-Instructors: Dr. Ruey-Hung Chen, Dr. Keith Bowman, Dr. Marc Zupan
Group#1 Engineers Brewery Consultancy
Customer: JailBreak Brewing Co.
Team: Matt Nauman, Ethan Gazelle, Jesse McElree, Sanjay Mysore
To view Poster full screen click here: EBC-020-Poster
Group#2 390Engineering
Team: Conner Strang, Alex Ives, Bruce Jackson, Brandon Jackson, Devyn Morehouse
To view Poster full screen click here: Group#2 Jailbreak Brewing Co – Poster
Group#3: J.Y.A.F.S Engineering Solutions
Project: Improving Micromobility
Customer: Dr. Steven McAlpine, Assistant Director INDS at UMBC
Team: Abdul-Raheem Adeleke, Yasiru Bandara, Frank Coughlin, James Pak, Shyla Jones
To view Poster full screen click here: : https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/ENME-444-Final-Poster.jpg
Group #4 JDECC
Project: Thermoelectrically Cooled Helmet
Customer: Dr. Tony Farquhar – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Dane Meassick, Cole Diana, Christian Traynor, Eli Davidson, Joey Davis
To view Poster full screen click here: : https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/JDECC_030_Poster-1.jpg
Group #5 IMPS
Project: Sound Reducing Chamber
Customer: Dr. Tim Topoleski – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
To view Poster full screen click here: : IMPS-023-A Poster
Group #6 The Tripawds
Project: Dog Prosthetic Leg
Team: Riley Delker, Nathaniel Valentine,Matthew Laulis, Hamzah Tariq, Kayla Markley
To view Poster full screen click here: https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/Final-Project-Poster-3.pdf
Group #7 4 Legs 4 All
Project:Dog Prosthetic Leg
Team: Christina Hoffman, Thomas Chaisson, Patrick Hannon, Catie Gottschalk, Aamin Haroon
To view Poster full screen click here: https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/4L4A-Poster.jpg
Group #8 Team Forte
Project: Pocket Violin
Team: Jordan Armstead, Catherine Chonai, Helen Rogers, Nathaniel Zucker
To view Poster full screen click here: Copy of POVI #015- Poster
Group #9 Equilibrium
Project: Global Engineering – Hybrid Pressure Cooker
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Eric Goodman, Cameron Underwood, Miles Johnson, Jared Rodriguez
To view Poster full screen click here: Equilibrium Project Poster
Group #10 Human First
Project: Global Engineering – Open Fire Stove
Team: Binit Sainju, Ewnet Sisay, Naomi Gordon
To view Poster full screen click here: https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/HF-022_Poster-1.jpg
Group #11 Phase Cool
Project: Global Engineering – Cold Chain
Team: Elyssa Ferguson, Gabrielle Magalotti, Sarah Sinnokrot, Jethro Ssengonzi
To view Poster full screen click here: Official FMSS-035 (Poster_Picture)
Group #12 Kinetic Artwork Spinner
Project: Kinetic Artwork Spinner
Customer: Professor Eric Dyer, Visual Arts Department UMBC
Team: Zachary Schulz, Cameron Kincaid, Yousef jabaji
To view Poster full screen click here: SPIN-025-Digital Poster
Group #13 3D Photogrammetric Scanning Rig
Project: Photogrammetry Room enhancement
Customer: Dr. Marc Olano, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Mariana Bueno, Bridgett Redding, Brett McIntyre, Justin Saelens
To view Poster full screen click here: ENME 444 Poster
Group #14 Robo Runners
Project: Improving UROS Engineering 101 project
Dr. Chuck LaBerge, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department UMBC
Dr. Jamie Gurganus, Mechanical Engineering Department, UMBC
Team: Kyle Kulp, Timothy Carter, Ross Welsh, Daniel Corteville
To view Poster full screen click here: https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/Team-14-poster-1.png
Group #15 Adaptive Technologies
Project: Automated Skee-Ball System For Children with Disabilities
Customer: St. Elizabeth’s School for Children with Disabilities, Ms. Colynn Furg ason
Team:Samuel Willits, Nick Fisher, Brendan Isaac, Edward Dulaj, German Bu
To view Poster full screen click here: Adaptive_Technologies_Poster (1)
Group #16 Techy Treads
Project: Imani’s Modified Treadmill
Customer: VME https://www.v-linc.org/ & Ms. Imani Graham
Team: Renmar Sarreal, Jennie Le, Jason Vanisko, Rachel Kelly, Thuyai Ha, Jessica Boesch
To view Poster full screen click here: TT-029 Final Poster
Group #17 Trailer Iron Works
Project: Underride Crash Prevention Bumper for Tractor Trailers
Customer: Dr. Marc Zupan & Dr. Michael Duffy – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Anthony Corretto, Engineering Dynamics
Dr. Bob Scurlock, Virtual Crash
Team: Zach Hall, Jackson Stefancik, Tracie Jones, Matt Dusek
To view Poster full screen click here: https://me.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/05/TIW-027-v1-Final-Poster.jpg
Group #18 FISH+
Project: 3D Printer Filament Recycler
Customer: Dr. Michael Duffy – Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Yomiyu Fekadu, Derek Hovel, Ben Iannuzzi, Nehal Syed, Tom Thomas
To view Poster full screen click here: FISH+020-A – Poster Presentation
Group #19 RobotCart
Project: Automatic Robot to retrieve groceries
Customer: Dr. Jamie Gurganus -Mechanical Engineering Department UMBC
Team: Blake Prout, Sal Aslam, Jocelyn Wilkins, Susan Muzzey
To view Poster full screen click here: ROB17-A_Final Poster
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Posters of Previous Projects
The following are PDF files of posters of successful Senior Design Capstone Projects and Embedded Projects presented at the annual Projects Day held in May of each calendar year.
AY 2019-20 (May 2020)
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AY 2018-19 (May 2019)
3D Plasma CNC Machine (Partner-led project) 3D Printed Samples (Partner-led project) Anechoic Chamber-Tabletop (Partner-led project) Anterior Tilt Wheelchair (Partner-led project) Automated Bottling System (Partner-led project) Baja SAE (Partner-led project) Battery Swapping Mechanism (Partner-led project) Carton Forming Tool (Partner-led project) Corona Discharge (Partner-led project) High Pressure Testing Chamber (Partner-led project) Lift Gate Redesign (Partner-led project) Mobile Loading Crane (Partner-led project) Packing Line (Partner-led project) Perovskite Solar Cells (Partner-led project) PLC Bottling (Partner-led project) Robotic Arm Material Handling (Partner-led project) Seasoning Mixer (Partner-led project) Vacuum Conveyor (Partner-led project) VEB Stage - (Partner-led project) WaterPurificaiton (Partner-led project)
AY 2017-18 (May 2018)
3D BioPrinter (Partner-led project) 3D Sannner (Partner-led project) BajaSAE (Partner-led project) BajaSAE Suspension (Partner-led project) Energy Harvesting (Partner-led project) Flange Fitting (Partner-led project) Indexer-Conveyor Belt ( Partner-led project) Poly Quarter Fender (Partner-led project) Steering Angle (Partner-led project) Towel Counter (Partner-led project) Tube Finning Machine (Partner-led project)
AY 2016-17 (May 2017)
Baja SAE (Partner-led project) Vehicle Bed Design (Partner-led project) Cookie Topping Device (Partner-led project) Electric Static Energy Harvesting (Partner-led project) ElectroActive Composites (Partner-led project) Implement Test Run Module (Partner-led project) MRF Knee (Partner-led project) NanoCooling (Partner-led project) Nanotube Composites (Partner-led project) Super Charger Test Rig (Partner-led project) Vibration Energy Harvesting (Partner-led project) Water Purify (Partner-led project)
Resealable Can ( Experience-project) Robot Arm Pedestal ( Experience-project) Trash Bag Stopper ( Experience-project)
AY 2015-16 (May 2016)
Evaporative Cooler Circuit Stacker (Partner-led project) Ford Transit Poptop (Partner-led project) Formula SAE Drivetrain (Partner-led project) Formula SAE Suspension (Partner-led project) Full Layer Palletizer (Partner-led project) Nanofluidic Energy Conversion (Partner-led project) Press Brake Sheet Follower (Partner-led project) Standardized Box Quality Control (Partner-led project) Tremor Reduction Device (Partner-led project) UAV for Safety (Partner-led project) Vacuum Pick (Partner-led project) Wheelchair Power Add-on (Partner-led project)
3D Cooling ( Experience-project) AutoTee ( Experience-project) Dual Compactor ( Experience-project) Phone Grip ( Experience-project) PVT Cooling System ( Experience-project)
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All mechanical and materials engineering students are required to complete a capstone project in their senior year. Below you will find a list of past capstone projects from our engineering students.
2022 Fall Semester Projects
- Modular Vibration Testing Kit for Vibrations Lab Course (PDF) Team Members: Michael Ahlers, Seth Madison Tyler Motzko
- Design of Complex Fluid Electrical Conductivity Cell (PDF) Team Members: Bradley Cripe, Garrett Gniazdowski, Gaspard Matondo, Scott Osborne
- Structural Optimization of Quadcopter Landing Gear (PDF) Team Members: Taha Etekbali, Jilian Sollars, Katrina Knight
- Convertible Home Gym (PDF) Team Members: Max Carnevale, Randa Richards, Kevin Hall, Michael Orengo
- IDC Spring Crimping Tool (PDF) Team Members: Aleni Burcham, Samuel Sowers, Alexander Smith, and Luke Lieghley
- Ocean Wave Energy Generation (PDF) Team Members: Cameron Slater, Ben Ferree, Daniel Ploss, Austin Shurlow
Past Capstone Projects
- Micro Turbine Engine Design Competition
- Additive Manufacturing Process Design
- SAE Baja Competition
- Fluid Viscosity Measurement
- Folding UAV
- Wheel Life Prediction
- Dual-Plane Airfoil
- Resonance Wave Power
- Autonomous Aerial Remote-Sensing Drone
- Serial Grinder and Imaging System to Create 3-D Images of Vertebrate Rich Sedimentary Rock Cores
- Customizable and Low-Cost Water Quality Monitoring Platform for Grand Lake St. Marys
- Robotic Football Competition
- Wood Materials Project
- Self-Learning Targeting System
- Convertible Home Gym
- Additive Manufacturing Welding
- Programming & Optimization
- Characterizing the Performance of a UAV for a Future Hybrid Powertrain
- Configurable Bike
- Mechanical Tester for Printed Electronics
- Porous Testing Medium
- SAE Aero Design Competition
- Solar Splash Design Competition
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Undergraduate mechanical engineering students at the University of Michigan are required to work on a capstone design project near the end of their degree program. Many students choose to fulfill this requirement by taking ME 450, a course that offers the student exposure to the design process from concept generation through analysis to prototype validation. Working in teams of typically four students, this semester-long project allows them the opportunity to apply (almost) everything they have learned from the first several years of school on an open-ended design problem. Twice a week, students attend lectures on topics relevant to their projects (such as risk assessment, ethics, environmental impact, materials, and manufacturing process selection). Following lectures, twice-weekly team meetings are used to provide a constant stream of feedback throughout the term as each team iterates their designs and associated deliverables. In addition, multiple design reviews are held throughout the semester to assess the quality of their work at each key step in the design process. At the end of the semester, the students showcase their solutions at the Michigan Engineering Design Expo .
Projects are proposed from the different areas of study within mechanical engineering and reflect the expertise of instructing faculty. Each semester, several of our projects come from industry partners, as students really enjoy working on these ”real-world” projects and our sponsors like having access to bright, talented, enthusiastic students. Faculty-sponsored, Global Health, and Student-initiated projects are also offered each semester.
Learn more: http://me450.engin.umich.edu/
Senior design projects
Senior design projects (also known as "capstone" projects) are the centerpiece of the ME curriculum's professional component, allowing students to be involved in interesting, real-world activities. Each senior is required to complete this course. Capstone projects are each advised by a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member who works with the teams.
For more detailed information, please visit ME Undergraduate Advising Canvas: Capstone Page .
Without exception, all ME 495 projects must be team efforts. Teams must consist of between three and five students.

Project topics
Students can pursue their varied technical and professional interests through a selection of projects that include:
Competition-based
- Human Powered Submarine
- Formula Motorsports
- Mechatronics
- Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering
- Engineering Innovation in Health
- Industry-sponsored projects
- Student-inspired projects
- Faculty-guided projects

Capstone design projects allow students to experience the rigor and structure of a full-cycle design, including:
- Problem definition
- Benchmark studies
- Concept generation and feasibility study
- Engineering design analyses
- Prototype fabrication and testing
Through the capstone courses, students learn to fully define a design problem. This includes not only a statement of the project deliverables and objectives in the layman's or client's terms, but also a full definition of the agreed upon functional requirements and constraints (quantified). In the case of the competition-based projects, the problem definition is based on the detailed rules and guidelines of the competition.
All of the capstone projects draw upon at least several fundamental engineering science areas and involve significant quantitative analysis often in the form of numerical simulation, typically preceded by approximate analytical solutions. Industry-inspired projects are carefully selected on the basis of the required fundamental engineering science areas and also to align with the core expertise of the faculty adviser.
All projects must include a written report. Although the form of the report may vary according to the nature and requirements of the individual project, all final reports must contain the following (or equivalent) sections:
- Risk and liability
- Ethical issues
- Impact on society
- Impact on the environment
- Cost and engineering economics
Industry Capstone Program
Industry-sponsored senior design projects provide benefits for both students and sponsoring organizations. Students gain valuable experience from working within real-world constraints, while sponsoring organizations reap the innovations and insights provided by the project deliverables.
Past ME industry-sponsored capstone projects
- 2020/2021 projects
- 2019/2020 projects
- 2018/2019 projects
- 2017/2018 projects
Sponsor a project
- For health-related projects, contact Kat Steele , Albert S. Kobayashi Endowed Professor
- For all other types of projects, contact Jill Kaatz , CoE Industry Capstone Program Director

Best Capstone Project Ideas for Engineering Students
“Projects that we have completed demonstrate what we know-future projects decide what we will learn”
-Dr. Mohsin Tiwana
We learn more from life from the things that we experience than from the things that we read in books and classes because theoretical knowledge doesn't give us practical experiences. That is why we need to do projects, and when it comes to doing engineering, then doing projects is must, I mean If you have put those 4 years of your life in learning engineering and its subjects then what is its use If you can’t work on a project by using and upgrading your project?
So, the next thing that haunts each one of us before thinking of doing something new is where to start from?
Well, then you are at the right place because here I am going to discuss with you some good capstone or let's say it some good capstone engineering projects that you can have a good time with!
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Learn more about capstone projects
What is a capstone Project in Engineering?
A capstone project is the research work of a student for a year or more, in which the student selects a particular topic and does the required research by gaining information from all the possible sources that he/she can.
This lets the student in having a better understanding of the subject and give an edge over others because others have just studied theoretical skills but you have gone in-depth and understood the subject.
Practical experiences are always appreciated more than the theory because that’s where your real knowledge is tested.
Sounds cool! Right?
Now, let’s come to some best capstone engineering project ideas!
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Best capstone engineering project ideas
1. Home Automation Using IoT
Anyone who denies from the idea of automatically working homes is lying for sure because we humans are always super-duper lazy in doing households and keep looking for the easiest ways in which we don't have to work? Sounded Relatable?
Well, then we can make a capstone engineering project in which you can learn how to pair all your electronic home appliances with Bluetooth so that they can perform the given task on your own by one click or command by the simple IoT applications.
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2. Animatronic Hand:
What if you could create a machine that could be controlled just by your hand and finger gestures or facial expressions or a robot intimating animal.
Well, such robots are called Animatronic Hand!
These also imitate humans and animals.
This capstone engineering project will help you in understanding the making and working of this Animatronic Hand
By working on servo motors which will act as actuators with the design, fabrication and flex sensors,
You will also get to work with Ardunio Architecture and its programming
3. Smart Energy Meter using GSM:
The generation and supply of electrical energy are one of the widest used applications of electrical engineering.
This capstone engineering project is a great learning source for the students who want to go in the field of energy generation and control and talking about this smart energy meter then this is called smart because it keeps and gives the record of total energy consumed and the energy lost via sending SMS periodically so that the unnecessary loss of energy can be avoided
This project also involves Arduino Architecture and its Programming. Along with it, you will learn about the electrical loads and measurement and the working and the application of the GSM technology.
4. Home Automation System:
Home automation is a kind of project you will always have fun working with, this project is unlike the earlier discussed Home automation project, as it has so much more to learn like the system framework of home automation, then you will learn about the Bluetooth communication.
That’s all? No dear, along with this you will also learn about the relay driver circuits and also about the 8051 architecture and its programming!
5. Solar and Smart Energy Systems
The solar energy obtained from the sun’s rays is a renewable source of energy and that’s the reason Solar energy and its smart energy generation are something which will never go out of trend, at least till the earth is getting sun rays in abundance.
This is one of the reasons electrical engineering is more persued and job secured as electrical energy is also used for the generation of energy in big plants and industries.
Hence, to enhance such energy generation skills and knowledge one must learn about the Solar energy and smart energy systems.
This project will help you in the study of the IR sensors and its applications. You will also get an idea about the Solar and Smart energy system frameworks.
Along with it, you will learn about the working of the solar panels and the application of Ardunio Architecture and its programming.
6. Automatic Solar Tracker
As discussed earlier solar energy is among the most used and most in-demand resources, and automatic solar energy tracking is an important skill to learn because not only sunlight alone matters but also obtaining it from the right direction matters to make the most out of it.
And such Electrical project helps one in gaining more and more industrial exposure and giving one an edge over others.
In this capstone project, you will learn about the working of solar energy systems, along with it you will also learn about the photoresistors in the electronic systems and will have to work with Arduino Architecture and planning.
Learn more about Automatic solar tracker
7. 3D Printer
No doubt 3D printing is the future of every developing nation and as the technology will keep on going forward the demand for the people who know 3D printing will keep on increasing.
Therefore, knowing, understanding and practising 3D printing with a self build-up 3D printer will give you an edge over others.
By working on this capstone project, you can easily print out a 3D object from a CAD model. This course involves the application of Ardunio programming with additive manufacturing and the use of RAMPS Board, SMPS &motor Driver.
8. Smart Traffic Lightening Systems:
The traffic in the world is increasing as the population of the world is increasing.
Urbanization is on the rise and day-by-day different methods and systems are getting used to making things smarter and smarter.
So, it is the same trying to be done with the traffic lights. This capstone engineering project will help you in making smart traffic lighting systems.
Any kind of Ardunio, electrical, mechanical or mechatronic projects can be picked up as a capstone project like:
- Automation with PLC
- Persistence of Vision
- PCB Manufacturing
- Health Monitoring wearable
For more information about good capstone projects for engineering you may go on the links below:
- Mechatronic capstone project
- Raspberry-pi capstone project
- Electronics capstone project
- Mechanical capstone project
I hope you got some good capstone projects from this article. If you have any queries let us know in the comments section.
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The senior design capstone course in Mechanical Engineering at Syracuse University is an intense two-semester engineering experience is intended to simulate the product development process and environment an engineer would experience in an industry setting. Capstone projects are designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems, and develop skills such as oral communication, public speaking, research skills, media literacy, teamwork, planning, self-sufficiency, and goal setting – key skills that will help prepare them for successful careers.
Become A Sponsor: The Process
* The list of deliverables is a critical component of the pre-proposal. Deliverables are tangible items that must be transferred to the client prior to a student’s graduation.
* Sponsors pay a fee of $8,000 per capstone project to Syracuse University to support the College, Department and Capstone program.
*Trade secrets and other proprietary information will be omitted from the public presentation and will be presented separately to the client.
Company Benefits Link
- Client receives all deliverables
- Ownership of intellectual property
- 1500+ student hours of design work over 2 semesters
- 40 faculty hours of technical advice
- Visibility to all of the senior class
- Early access to graduates
- Visibility on MAE Department Web page
Student Benefits Link
- Hands-on industry experience
- Exposure to leading technical organizations
- Networking opportunities
- Experience working on a team to deliver an engineering solution
- Exposure to the traditional gated review process, establishing realistic deliverables and milestones, planning, tracking and reporting
- Develop/hone skills in written, graphical, and oral presentation
Intellectual Property/Confidentiality Link
Prior to the start of any project, students will sign a Syracuse Mutual Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement and Syracuse General Agreement on Assignment of Intellectual Property. The students on the relevant teams will have the right to be listed on any patent as “Inventors”, but the sponsoring company will be listed as “Assignee”. Neither Syracuse University nor the students will retain any rights to the intellectual property.
Mentors/Advisors Link
Project sponsors assign a member of their organization to mentor/advise their student team. Mentors/advisors meet with the teams (in-person or via Zoom) on a weekly/bi-weekly basis to provide feedback and offer guidance to the students. Mentors/advisors are invited to attend the final presentations.
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Capstone Projects. As a senior, you and your design team will design, engineer, and build a public service project selected by your class.
“Asteroid Mine” and “Orphy's Escape to Space” are first-of-their-kind projects for the Senior Capstone Design Program. The students were given full autonomy
The culmination of every Rutgers MAE student's undergraduate academic career is the Senior Design Capstone Project. All that classroom learning gets put to
What is Senior Capstone? This course allows students completing the Mechanical Engineering curriculum to engage in a complete system design experience
AY 2018-19 (May 2019) · Anterior Tilt Wheelchair · Automated Bottling System · Baja SAE (Partner-led project) · Battery Swapping Mechanism
Past Capstone Projects · Micro Turbine Engine Design Competition · Additive Manufacturing Process Design · SAE Baja Competition · Fluid Viscosity Measurement
Undergraduate mechanical engineering students at the University of Michigan are required to work on a capstone design project near the end of their degree
Senior design projects (also known as "capstone" projects) are the centerpiece of the ME curriculum's professional component, allowing students to be
Best capstone engineering project ideas · 1. Home Automation Using IoT · 2. Animatronic Hand: · 3. Smart Energy Meter using GSM: · 4. Home
The senior design capstone course in Mechanical Engineering at Syracuse University is an intense two-semester engineering experience is intended to simulate