Mechanical Engineering
Schedule
Team Project Exhibits
The Mechanical Engineering capstone projects are on exhibit in the Engineering Building from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The exhibits are located in the 1200 hallway.
Admission is free and open to the public. Visitors are welcome.
Team Presentations
Throughout the morning, the capstone teams give formal presentations in Engineering Building Rooms 1202, 1208 and 1220. The team that produces the most outstanding technical design project is presented with the Thomas Alva Edison Design Award; the team that gives the best technical project presentation receives the ME 481 Project Presentation Award.
Schedule of Presentations
Engineering Building Room 1202
Time Sponsor
8:30 Kautex Textron
Project: Improved Assembly of Fuel Tanks
9:00 IAC
Project: Design of a Carpet Transfer System
9:30 Ingersoll Rand
Project: Redesigned Street-Elbow Assembly Process
10:00 Ingersoll Rand
Project: Removal System for a Fan Motor
10:30 Tenneco Inc.
Project: Improved Catalytic Converter Assembly Process
11:00 Meritor
Project: Lightweight Trailer-Axle Hub
11:30 Marathon
Project: Hazardous-Vapor Isolation Plug for Pipelines
Schedule of Presentations
Engineering Building Room 1208
Time Sponsor
8:30 Michigan AgrAbility
Project: Redesign of a Skid-Steer Vehicle for Ease of Access
9:00 ArcelorMittal
Project: Exhaust Gas Sensor for an Annealing Furnace
9:30 Robert Bosch
Project: Waste Heat Recovery System for Vehicles
10:00 EPA
Project: Efficient Heating of a Dilution Tunnel
10:30 Hitachi
Project: Test Bench for Direct-Injection Fuel Systems
11:00 Tenneco Inc.
Project: Design of a Passive Exhaust Valve
11:30 Whirlpool
Project: Design of an Appliance Pedestal Attachment
Schedule of Presentations
Engineering Building Room 1220
Time Sponsor
8:30 Trickl-eez/MSU Dept of Entomology
Project: Advanced Orchard Spraying System
9:00 Michigan Seamless Tube
Project: Evaluation of Eddy Current Heating of Pipelines
9:30 Heartwood School
Project: Therapeutic Mechanical Pony
10:00 Hitachi
Project: Redesign of a Variable Timing Camshaft
10:30 Ford Motor Company
Project: Dynamic Friction Rig for Driveline Joints
11:00 Ford Motor Company
Project: Automated Assembly of Vehicle Fascia
11:30 Fiat Chrysler
Project: Design and Simulation of Automatic Transmissions