Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and examformat, the course covers failure theories, deflection analysis, energy methods, fatigue analysis,gear and shaft design, fastener design, finite element analysis, and system integration. Inaddition, a small scale design project is assigned to students in groups of three to address gooddesign practices including using formal design methodology to evaluate design solutions, properdesign documentation, and teamwork and communication skills. The capstone course is a two-semester sequence that includes the design and construction of a large scale design project with aclass of about twenty students working together. Students are divided into subgroups that workon individual aspects of the complete design. They must work together to keep the