Student groups in MEMS 411 Mechanical Engineering Design Project work on an open-ended mechanical design problem and finish the semester by presenting a physical prototype and a formal report to an external review board.
Groups are guided through the engineering design process by completing a set of project deliverables. The quality of these deliverables provides a basis for the evaluation of individual and team performance.
This course emphasizes the importance of user-centric design, communication, and presentation skill, consideration of real-world constraints, sketching and creativity, prototyping, and data-driven decision-making using engineering models and analyses.