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ME 462 CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE
ME 462 is the capstone design project course in mechanical engineering in which the students follow a design process for developing a product requiring a synthesis of the majority of the subjects they have learned in their mechanical engineering education. The students in this course work in teams; design, analyze and build a computer or physical model of their design; and present their work orally to a jury of faculty and industry representatives. They also write design reports and prepare posters describing their work. In addition to the functionality and manufacturability of their design, the students are also required to consider economical, environmental, safety, and societal aspects of their design (see Syllabus and Course Outcomes for more information). The best capstone design project and best poster presentation are selected by the jury and fellow students, following the presentations made at the design day celebrations scheduled during the final week of each semester. The best design wins the Rolls-Royce Corporation award for best design.
All reports are expected to meet professional standards (see Report Format). Moreover, a formal assessment form is used by the jury to evaluate the projects (see Assessment Form). Guest speakers from industry deliver lectures on topics such as professionalism, environment, project management, quality control, and safety, on which the students are required write essays.
- Guest Speaker Presentations
- National Student Competitions
- Industry Sponsorship of Capstone Design Projects
- ME 462 Capstone Design Article Featured in the Indianapolis Star
- ME 462 Capstone Design Video Featured in the Indianapolis Star
The presentations of student projects of recent years may be accessed from the following list:
Spring '08
- Battery Enclosure
- Device for Manipulating Small Objects in a Solution, Recipient of the Best Design Award
- Experimental Facility for the Testing of Cadaver Spine Specimens in Flexion and Lateral Bending
- Missing Spray Holes in HPI HD Injector Nozzles, Recipient of the Best Design and Best Presentation Awards
- Stretching Machine for Biomedical Research
- SVE Inc. Flag Mount Redesign
Fall '07
- Rolls Royce High Pressure Water Jet Cleaning System
- Russell Foundation Monorail Support System
- Stanley Security Systems Three Point Latch System, Recipient of the Best Design Award
- Steer-by-Wire System Gear Box Design
- Variable Geometry Camshaft, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Bishop Steering: 1970 Lotus Europa
- Continuous Wire Feeder (patent application pending)
- Customized Cyclic Test Device, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Front Suspension Redesign
- Interfaces of a Steer-By-Wire Assembly, Recipient of the Best Design Award
- Starter Drive Over Stress Fixture Design
- Steer-By-Wire
- Hospital Bed Back Motion Device, Recipient of the Best Design Award Additional Project Information
- Design of a Solar Tracker, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Rototilt
- Cutter and Feed Mechanism Design (patent application pending)
- Ultrasonic Probe Manipulator, Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Moonbuggy, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Design of a Nulling Yaw Probe for a Gas Turbine Engine Test Rig
- Laser Extinction Measurement System (LEMS)
- Energy Scavenging Door System (patent application pending)
- Basic Utility Vehicle, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Cell Loading
- Chemical Solidification and Breakdown
- Human Joint Loader, Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Hydraulic Press System Design for Bishop Steering
- Hydraulic Press Loading System Design for Bishop Steering
- Multi-Angular Drill Shaft Design for Zimmer, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Moonbuggy Design and Race for NASA
- Agitator for Chemical Reactor Design for Eli Lilly, Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Taper Lock Air Hammer Design for Peerless Pump
- Fixture Design for VR Steering Rack Bishop Steering Technology, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Expansion Device for a Geothermal Heating System (patent application pending)
- Pressurized Chemical Reactor, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- ASHRAE Fresh Air Ventilation System
- Patented Core Design, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Peerless Pump Impeller Fixture Design
- Battlebot Team, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Automatic Part Feeder for Bishop Steering Technology, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Bishop Steering Technology II - Precision Measurement Device
- Volkswagen Beetle Induction System Redesign
- Pressurized Reactor for Lilly, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Design of a Moonbuggy for the NASA Great Moonbuggy Race
- Design of an Adaptable Device to Water Skis for Ventilator Dependent Quadraplegics, Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Redesign of a Carrier Product Based on ASHRAE Standards
- Design of a Hysterosalpingography Catheter
- Design of a BUV (Basic Utility Vehicle) 2004, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Design of an Interactive Interface for Rhinoceros Exhibit I
- A Device to Visualize the Radial Artery, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Design of an Automatic Music Book Page Turner
- Rhino Exhibit Group II, Co-Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award and recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Automated Ring Assembler, Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Best Design Award
- Wheelchair Tilting Device
- Design of an Adjustable Sidelyer for Premature Infants
- Middle Weight Battlebot, Recipient of the Best Presentation Award
- Battlebot Weapon System
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Instrument
- Basic Utility Vehicle Design
- Electric Utility Vehicle Design, Recipient of the Best Design and the Best Presentation Awards
- Active/Passive Exercise Machine Design
- Battlebot Chassis Design Project, Recipient of Best Design Award
- Battlebot Powertrain Design Project
- Bishop Steering Design Project
