A Common Design Build Test Project Incorporating Freshman And Senior Undergraduate Analysis Skills

Plumley, Michael; Palm, William; Simpson, William

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“…Finally, a discipline can benefit by accumulating greater knowledge through student participation." Plumley, et al [4] discussed the learning outcomes of assigning a common capstone project involving freshmen and senior students in the mechanical engineering department. In a recent paper, Lutz, et al [5] pointed out that real capstone courses should mimic authentic open-ended, real world engineering experiences involving an interaction with real clients and industry professionals.…”

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Capstone Design Projects: Theory Meets Practice

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2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering &Amp; Technology (IConETech-2020)

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This paper describes one example of an adjustable gooseneck trailer hitch assembly that was assigned as a senior capstone design project course at Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, USA to carry out their work from concept to testing phases of a real prototype – in short, following “Theory meets practice” concept. Typically at most other engineering colleges, students complete their capstone projects in one year, while at Kettering University, the students complete their capstone courses in one academic term that lasts only about 11 weeks. Using math and advanced Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools for analysis is expected. Three different groups of students enrolled in three separate courses over 3 academic terms developed two different trailer hitch devices. The first gooseneck hitch system briefly described here was the effort of a group of four students of the capstone course. They designed a manually adjustable device. However, due to time constraints, their fabricated device ended up being a rigid frame. These students carried out all the different tasks of the project more or less equitably. The second trailer hitch system described in this paper was the effort of a single student of the capstone course who designed and fabricated a compliant (adjustable) hitch system. However, due to time constraints, detailed finite element analysis (FEA) or testing of the device could not be done. A third group of two students enrolled in Applied Finite Element Analysis course in another academic term chose the compliant hitch design carried by the single student for their final class project, and attempted analysis by MatLab and FEA. Preliminary results obtained for both of these gooseneck trailer hitch systems are presented and discussed briefly in the paper. Majority of the capstone course projects carried out at Kettering University represent uniqueness in terms of completing them in one academic term.

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Capstone Design Projects: Theory Meets Practice

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2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering &Amp; Technology (IConETech-2020)

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“…El-Sayed and Beyerlein [4] discussed how to develop a capstone design course to achieve program outcomes of a discipline. Plumley, et al [5] discussed the learning outcomes of assigning a common capstone project involving freshmen and senior students in the mechanical engineering department. There are many papers on undergraduate senior capstone design that are multi-disciplinary in which students from the same discipline (example, mechanical) working on a project that involves both mechanical, electrical, computer science and even business disciplines, projects involving group of students from other engineering, science and business departments, and finally, projects that involve group of students from various other colleges both from within USA or global.…”

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Senior Mechanical Systems Design Capstone Projects: Experiences and Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Organizing and completing an undergraduate senior design capstone project course that lasts only ten to eleven weeks (one quarter term) is challenging for both the instructor and for the students. In this paper, the experiences and assessment of few senior capstone design projects in the mechanical systems area is discussed in detail. The present author is the coordinator of this capstone course. One of the senior lab technicians helps the students outside the class hours with refining their design drawings, procurement of material, fabrication and testing phases. He helps the author instructor with the assessment of students' work by providing constant feedback about the progress the student groups make at various intervals of time.In this paper, sample capstone design projects and their outcomes will be presented. In particular, this paper gives an overview of the developed devices specifically by focusing on the design and development aspects of the prototypes. Rubrics for grading were provided at the beginning of the term and their progress monitored on a weekly basis. The student involvement includes understanding the strengths and weaknesses of their prerequisites knowledge needed to successfully complete the chosen project. Since Kettering is a co-op university, students alternate between academic and work terms. They have working knowledge and good time management skills. Industry interaction in the capstone courses is highly desirable but not always easy to secure due to various practical reasons that the companies have, one of which is short duration of the class (10 to 11 weeks).

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“…Also, the course expects that each student takes the behaviour role of an analyst, problem solver, designer, researcher, etc., as outlined in their paper [7]. Plumley, et al discussed the learning outcomes of assigning a common capstone project involving freshmen and senior students in the mechanical engineering department [8].…”

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Applied Research in Undergraduate Capstone Classes

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2020 ASEE North Central Section Conference Proceedings

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The objective of this paper is to discuss the different aspects of applied research carried in typical mechanical engineering undergraduate capstone classes, and to what extent it helps students to meet their objectives and quality of their project work. Since our university operates on a quarter academic system, each course needs to be completed in just 11 weeks. The number of members in each group of a capstone is either 3 or 4. One example of the project dealing with an automated bed clearing mechanism of a 3D printing machine is presented in this paper. A group of 4 students developed two ideas of this system. The design details of one of these ideas is presented in this paper. The 3D printer in this example uses Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) process. Many automotive, aerospace and other sectors are focusing on using functional 3D printed parts to either reduce the weight or to replace metal parts that otherwise require complex processes and assemblies. The applied research component of the work presented in this paper is to design the systems that are user-friendly and be able to print multiple parts without human interaction. This saves time to load and unload one component at a time. These projects represent uniqueness in the sense that the students were able to successfully complete the projects in one term, and communicate their designs effectively through an engineering report, power point slide presentation and by a poster. Each report contains several items including the safety issues, ethics and impact to society due to poor designs. The teaching and learning parts of undertaking this and other capstone projects will be briefly discussed in this paper.

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A Common Design Build Test Project Incorporating Freshman And Senior Undergraduate Analysis Skills

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Capstone Design Projects: Theory Meets Practice

Capstone Design Projects: Theory Meets Practice

Senior Mechanical Systems Design Capstone Projects: Experiences and Assessment

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