Project Titles and Descriptions

Previous Project Titles (Samples):

• Design of a Rubber Pressure Measuring Device for Blowout Preventers
• Multiple-Contact Slip Ring for a Downhole Oil Tool
• Identification and Re-Design of an OEM Transmission for Low-Cost Rural Transport.
• Optimization of Laser Alignment and Ball Position Mechanisms for the Golfer's Swing Plane Trainer
• Design of an Optical Scanner for Laser-Ablution Radioactive Soil Characterization
• Lunar Radiator Shading Device
• Design of a Fault Tolerant Heat Exchanger
• Glovebox-Contained Storage and Retrieval System for Plutonium Canisters Designed for Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Design of a River Water Flow Measuring Device

Previous Project Descriptions (Samples):

NOTE: An extensive and/or detailed project description is not necessary at this time. Also, the project topic does not have to be in the same area. (i.e., we encourage a broad interpretation of "design" and "mechanical engineering.")

• Design and develop working drawings for a material handling system that will automatically sort wood that is less than four feet in length and direct it to the kraft mill. The installation of the system must be accomplished with minimal downtime because all of the wood processed in the plant comes through this area. The system must be able to handle current production rates. The design must also provide for safe operation and control.
• Design of a waste handling and mixing facility to solidify and/or stabilize solid waste. The facility will need to be able to handle waste in bulk (10-15 cubic yards at a time) and allow for mixing the waste with three to four different reagents. This facility will be required to meet all of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations.
• Design a cable tensioner for use with bone plates and a crimper. The tensioner should be able to pull the cable tightly around the bone and hold the cable at this tension until it can be cut. The device can incorporate the cutter to cut the cable once it is pulled tightly. The smaller the incision that is required the better.