Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Interdisciplinary Capstone ProjectsIntroductionConducting a literature survey in capstone projects via the ASEE conference database aloneyields 1000 entries, with each entry to offer something valuable, by either looking at a largerpicture such as trends in capstone projects in the US for improving undergraduate education1 orstudying characteristics of similar projects in China2 or something specific such as integratingexternally funded research into capstone experiences3, utilizing service projects4, or just workingin thermal science in mechanical engineering5.A good portion of the capstone courses seen in engineering curricula are focusing on singlediscipline

Conference Session

Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Laura Wilson, University Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

them into a successful capstone experience. The pre-junior humanities component of the course is re-introduced via technical report writing, projectposter board development, and PowerPoint presentations. Similarly, the associate degree level ofElectrical Engineering Technology coursework is re-introduced via a pressure sensor projectcomprised of a collection of analog and digital circuits studied during the first two years ofcollege. The paper presents the "project philosophy" together with specific technical andhumanities project components. Students can work independently or in teams composed of twoor three students for the purpose of cost sharing. However, each student is required to build aproject prototype and write a project proposal. In

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Dudevoir, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, United States Air Force Academy; Alan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

design and presentation of a critical design review (CDR) to facultymentors near the end of the semester. In the spring semester, students accomplished peerevaluations at project status reviews (PSRs) after four and eight weeks, and at the end of thesemester with coincident with the system verification review (SVR). Figure 1 shows the averageof team standard deviations for each review for the ‟08, ‟09 and ‟10 capstone classes. The resultsof the first evaluations (SRR) were typical. Students were still learning each other‟s first namesand we reluctant to insult anyone. Most of the ratings reflected little, if any, variance in studentcontributions. The second round of ratings did not produce substantial changes. Consistent withpast results, we

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1875: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS FORSENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTSScott Reichle, Old Dominion University Scott L. Reichle is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. His prior work experience includes work within the construction industry, engineering design and approximately 10 years as an attorney handling a wide range of matters including construction law. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Avery Bang, University of

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3439: ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION FOR CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management pro- gram, and is responsible for the undergraduate M.E. capstone design program. He received his B.S., M.S. in M.E. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive research and development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with more than 15

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Rufe; Tracy Tillman; Bob Lahidji

not always obvious; however, the penalties of poor communicationare typically very obvious and very painful.Communication can be verbal and written in the form of emails, drawings, anddocumentation. In the capstone course the project manager and supervising facultymember communicate with the sponsor with the primary communication being betweenthe project manager and the sponsor. The project manager should forward or copy theiremails to the supervising faculty member. The great aspect of emails is that they can besaved easily, can transfer photographs readily, and are quick. Email is not alwayssufficient and verbal communication via phone calls or conference calls is necessary.Phone calls are difficult to arrange when the people involved have

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #36738Capstone Project: CPU Design with MultiplexerProf. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology, Southeast Missouri State University. His research interests include semiconductor devices, electronic circuits, neural networks, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Capstone Project: CPU Design with Multiplexer Anthony F. Di Mauro, Michael C. Hawkins, Bradley K. Lindsey, Yumin Zhang Department of Engineering and

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Capstone Design ProjectI. IntroductionThe Hofstra University mechanical engineering program requires students to take twocapstone design courses – one in the mechanics area; the other in the thermal/fluids area.This paper discusses a Spring 2007 design project in the latter area; in particular, aproject dealing with design of a ventilation system for a room.Over the past four years, our department has experienced an increase in enrollment in themechanical engineering program. We are not completely sure as to the reason for this.Perhaps the increase is due to the students’ perception of an improved job market in theME discipline. It may also be due to the mechanical faculty’s emphasis on teaching andinteraction with students rather than research

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran Wilde, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

autonomous vehicles. Dr. Wilde is a senior member of the IEEE and is the father of seven children and eight grandchildren. Page 14.1247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Robot Racer Capstone Project Doran Wilde, James Archibald Brigham Young UniversityAbstractThis article describes a senior design project based on small vision guided autonomousvehicles that satisfies the longtime ABET requirement of a culminating designexperience. The design and development of autonomous robots is well suited to capstonedesign projects because of the

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 11.238.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone ProjectAbstractIn industry, engineers from different disciplines and levels of expertise work together onprojects. To prepare students for industry, professors from Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME), and Mechanical Engineering (ME)departments at Kettering University have combined their capstone classes to work on a commonproject.Students are divided into teams composed of students from each of the ECE, IME, and MEdepartments. Every team works on their version of a project known as RoboBug. The team isresponsible for the design, development, and manufacturing of a

Conference Session

Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joel C. Adams, Calvin University; Noah Pirrotta, Medallion Instrumentation Systems; Mark Michmerhuizen, Calvin University; Philip M. Holmes, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Peter Oostema, Carnegie Mellon University; Benjamin Kastner, Churchill Navigation

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #29642Crayowulf: A Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectProf. Joel C. Adams, Calvin University Joel Adams received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, in the area of Distributed Systems. In 1989, he joined the faculty at Calvin University (then Calvin College) where he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has published numerous papers and authored several well-regarded textbooks. He is the primary architect of six Beowulf Clusters and is a PI on the NSF-funded CSinParallel.org project. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar (Mauritius 1988-89, Iceland 2005) and

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Paper ID #15385Systems Engineering and Capstone ProjectsDr. Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Looft earned his B..S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michi- gan. After a brief period on industry, he joined the faculty of WPI 1n 1980 where he is now a professor in the ECE department and a founder of, and Academic Head of the Systems Engineering program. His interests include projects based education, curriculum development, international study abroad programs and mentoring, and autonomous robotic systems.. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Richard A. Springman P.E., University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #23596Using Capstone Projects for Community OutreachDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Assistant Professor and MET Program Director in the Engineering Technology De- partment, College of Engineering, at the University of Toledo. She received her Master in Aerospace Engineering from The University Politehnica of Bucharest, her Master in Physics - Professional in Pho- tovoltaics, and her Ph.D. in Engineering, in the field of thermal sciences, from The University of Toledo.Dr. Sorin Cioc, The University of ToledoMr. Richard A. Springman P.E., The University of Toledo Prof. Springman is the

Collection

2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Anilchandra Attaluri, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Ma'moun Abu-Ayyad

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Promoting Multidisciplinary Industry-Sponsored Capstone ProjectsAbstract:Engineering design problems are intricate in nature and require not only skills that involveinterdisciplinary education but also knowledge across disciplines. To promote and encouragemultidisciplinary projects, the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology at Penn StateHarrisburg has developed a model that facilitates the formation of teams to work on industry-sponsored capstone projects. These projects offer students invaluable educational benefits andhelp in preparing them for their future careers. This paper provides details about our approach toseek industry-sponsored projects and the process we follow to

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

Promotion of Final Year Capstone Projects Aaron S Blicblau School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, AustraliaIntroductionIn many engineering courses around the world one of the key aspects required of the studentsis that they complete an independent project in their final year of studies. Project work is nowconsidered to be an important part of an engineer’s training4-6. Students enrolled in their finalyear of mechanical engineering at Swinburne University of Technology are required toundertake and complete a final year project (major capstone project). Students may select aproject from a list

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10985Design Projects Concurrent with Capstone DesignDr. John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University Page 24.373.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Design Projects Concurrent with Capstone DesignABSTRACTNearly all Mechanical Engineering programs have a capstone design experience. In manycurricula, there is a classroom component that complements the capstone course. Thispaper presents a novel approach to that “complementary” class – one in which students areasked to complete two design projects

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Dunn

Developing a Workable Senior Construction Management Capstone Project Philip A. Dunn, Jr. PE Assistant Professor of Construction Management Technology, School of Engineering Technology, University of Maine at OronoAbstractA senior capstone course should challenge students to use the skills that they have developed intheir college experience. Because construction management curricula is so diversified, seniorcapstone projects have to be practical exercises that incorporate both business principles andprofessional construction management practice. In the spring 2004 semester at the University ofMaine, a construction management capstone class was

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

Session 2625 Service-Learning in Capstone Design Projects: Emphasizing Reflection Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractService-learning offers opportunities for students to help their community whiledemonstrating ABET EC 2000 criteria. This paper gives a brief introduction to servicelearning concepts and then focuses on methods to increase student reflectionIntroductionService learning projects are typically sponsored by a community partner and givestudents the opportunity to interact with

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Darnell Austin

Session 3250 Lessons Learned from Capstone Projects Darnell Austin California State University, Fresno and University of the PacificIntroduction Capstone or senior projects present students with an opportunity to learn from theexperience of putting their technology lessons in to practice. This paper reviews some of thetheories of learning from these experiential activities as well as provides some methods andexamples for working with the students in these activities.Picking the project One of the foremost educational theorists, John Dewey defined several ways of thinkingsuch as imagination, belief and stream of consciousness. He contended that learning

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session XXXX CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY: EMPHASIZING TEAMING AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe benefits of company sponsored capstone design projects, both to academia and to industry,have been well established. At Rose-Hulman the benefits to students include the broadening oftheir engineering skills, the required interaction with practicing engineers, the strengthening ofteaming skills by working in design groups, the development of

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

Session 2548 Sophomore Project/Capstone Course Glenn R. Blackwell ECET - Purdue University West Lafayette, IN blackwell@purdue.eduabstract:This paper describes a new project course in ECET at Purdue University. It is a course taken bystudents in their 4th semester of the 2+2 ECET program, and may be considered a capstonecourse for the AS degree. In it the students must work with a time plan, and must follow adesign guide that has them combine both analog and digital

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session 2625 Capstone Design Projects: Enabling the Disabled Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to show how some of the ABET EC 2000 criteria can besatisfied with “service-learning” student design projects. In addition to meeting ABETrequirements, these “designing for the disabled” types of team design projects have other,less obvious, educational benefits that are not normally met with the traditional industrialprojects. Several examples of these types

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

promoting sustainableconstruction; and characterizes the components of successful sustainableconstruction projects. COSC 663, Sustainable Construction, is charged withforming several design companies that will team up with construction companiesfrom COSC 440 – Integrated Capstone Class to form Design-Build Companies.The companies will respond to a real life RFPfor a building that meets andexceeds LEED 3.0 Platinum requirements, a Net Zero. Both classes are expectedto coordinate the work among the respective companies. A final presentation ofthe companies’ response to the RFP is held at the Texas A&M UniversitySystems building where real companies compete for real projects. The proposalsand presentations are reviewed and ranked by a jury of

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

AC 2012-3288: CAPSTONE PROJECT: ELECTRONIC NAME TAG SYS-TEMDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityDr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University Page 25.286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Capstone Project: Electronic Name Tag SystemAbstractConcept of Capstone projects provides the students with a challenging interdisciplinaryengineering and technology problems that requires them to integrate the core concepts fromengineering technology courses. The interdisciplinary project provides the students with a betterperspective of real world engineering and technology projects. This paper outlines a

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Boronkay; Janak Dave

Session 3460 INTERNATIONAL SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN INITIATIVE Thomas G. Boronkay, Janak Dave, Muthar Al-Ubaidi University of CincinnatiIntroductionEvery student in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department must complete a SeniorCapstone Design Project course sequence as a requirement for the partial fulfillment of theBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. Mechanical EngineeringTechnology students at the University of Cincinnati must design, build and test their product forthe satisfactory completion of the

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander Robert Pomesky, Ohio Northern University; Miranda Nienaber, Ohio Northern University; Thomas James Stickney, Ohio Northern University

@onu.eduThomas Stickeny Ohio Northern University Department of Mechanical Engineering Ada, Ohio45810 t-stickney@onu.eduAbstractHydroturbines provide a valuable source of renewable energy when flowing water is available,offering an efficient way to harness the natural movement of water for power generation. Tosupport hands-on learning in renewable energy and fluid dynamics, a mechanical engineeringprofessor teaching a Renewable Energy course has requested the development of experimentalequipment that will allow students to evaluate the performance of various types of turbinesunder different hydraulic conditions.This capstone project involves the design, fabrication, and testing of turbine modulesrepresenting the three main types of hydroturbines: radial

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 1995.Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology Peter Russell is an Industry Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. He earned a BFA, BARCH from the Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Russell has extensive experience in the architectural profession. As an Assistant Professor, Mr. Russell is managing interdisci- plinary projects for both The Department of Energy and The Department of Defense. Page 22.1278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 SE CAPSTONE

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

semester of 2008, the program is the fourth largest discipline at theinstitution in terms of freshman enrollment. At the core of the curriculum are four signaturecourses called Unified Robotics I-IV. The educational objective of these courses is to introducestudents to the multidisciplinary theory and practice of robotics engineering, integrating thefields of computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. In addition totaking these and other courses, it is a requirement that all WPI undergraduates, regardless ofdiscipline, complete a senior-level project in their major field of study called Major QualifyingProject (MQP). This paper discusses the capstone design experience within the context of ournew RBE degree program

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1370: LEARNING FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY RELATEDCAPSTONE PROJECTSYuyi Lin, University of Missouri Page 15.835.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Learning from Energy Conversion Related Capstone ProjectsAbstractStudents’ capstone-design projects are more and more focused on renewable energy generationand conversion due to ever-increasing energy consumption and a concern for environmentalprotection. The initial challenge arises from the first step in any design process -- how to justifyworking on energy-related topics given severe constraints on time and other resources in atypical capstone project. Since many topics and problems related to renewable energy

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

expected to do morework. Students begin on their capstone design project during the fall semester of their final year bytaking the course Senior Design A. A typical class meets in a laboratory-type room with thestudents at individual benches, equipped with laboratory measurement instruments and acomputer with an Internet connection. Each group electing to make the design project a teameffort share the same bench. The instructor lectures during the first 10 to 15 minutes on someimportant aspect of the engineering design process, such as brain-storming and developing ideas,researching designs and hardware sources, developing a task time table, establishing milestonesand checkpoints, and so forth. The balance of the class is an “open lab” period