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 1300. 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 CMS Energy
Project: Liquid Level Gauging System
9:00 ArcelorMittal
Project: Reduction of Cobbling in Pickle Line Choppers
9:30 EMD Technologies
Project: Enclosure Design for the Power Flame Torch
10:00 EMD Technologies
Project: Design of a Crib Air Manifold to Reduce SIDS
10:30 Continental AG
Project: Optimized Back Cover Design for Radar Sensors
11:00 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Project: Vehicle Design Using Real World Drive Cycle Data
11:30 Environmental Protection Agency
Project: Road Speed Fan for Vehicle Dynamometer Tests
12:00 Gerdau Steel
Project: Camera Mount for a Vacuum Degasser
Schedule of Presentations
Engineering Building Room 1208
Time Sponsor
8:30 Michigan AgrAbility
Project: Design of an Outdoor Wood Furnace Loader
9:00 Michigan AgrAbility
Project: Design of a Folding Step for a Tractor
9:30 Heartwood School
Project: Adaptable Gait Enhancement Device
10:00 Ford Motor Company
Project: Measurement of Driveshaft Joint Friction
10:30 Robert Bosch LLC
Project: Design of a Waste Heat Recovery System
11:00 CBS Solar
Project: Optimized Solar Panel Mount Design
11:30 Meritor, Inc.
Project: Simulator for Hybrid Electric Powertrains
12:00 Hitachi Automotive Systems
Project: Gasoline Direct Injection Test Controller
Schedule of Presentations
Engineering Building Room 1300
Time Sponsor
8:30 MSU Department of Entomology and Application Insight
Project: Mist Cooling to Delay Budding in Apple Trees
9:00 Ingersoll Rand
Project: Design of an Improved Air Handling Inlet Hood
9:30 Ingersoll Rand
Project: Panel Mounting of HMI Fans in HVAC Units
10:00 Steelcase
Project: Part Hanging System for Automated Paint Lines
10:30 Tenneco Inc.
Project: Design of Thermoacoustic Demonstrator
11:00 Tenneco Inc.
Project: Design of a Compact Mat Cutting Tool
11:30 Whirlpool Corporation
Project: Lid Initiated Detergent Dispenser for Washing Machines
12:00 Whirlpool Corporation
Project: Design of a Dryer Door Closure Fixture