Senior Design Projects
All students in Mechanical Engineering are required to complete a one-year senior design project in their final year. This project constitutes their capstone design experience. The project has to run consecutively through two semesters.
Typically, students work in a team of five. The team is structured to represent a design team in industry with specific tasks for each member of the team on weekly or bi-weekly basis. The team has to undertake the full sequence of activities involved in bringing a product to the market in industry, including detailed analysis, planning, designing for manufacture, making CAD drawings, machining/manufacturing the product, testing and validation, making modifications as needed.
Major Design Reviews (Preliminary Design Review and Major Design Review) are conducted at periodic intervals. Students have to make oral presentations and submit a comprehensive report at the end of each semester.
Examples of recent projects include a "Ocean Plastic Compaction System" sponsored by Clear Blue Sea, "Underwater Self-Burying Robot" and "Low Current Hydrokinetic Turbine" sponsored by SPAWAR, and "Bottle Cap Torquing System" sponsored by Hologic.
The design team will interact closely with a representative(s) from your organization during the course of the project, usually through a mentor. Each organization may submit a proposal(s) that includes the project title, objectives of the project, brief description, deliverables, and timeframe (either August-May, or January-December).
Senior Design Project Sponsorship Application
Fall 2021 Senior Design Day
Thursday, December 9, 2021
1:00pm - 4:00pm
EIS Courtyard
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS FALL 2019
Fall 2019 Senior Design Day
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Montezuma Hall, Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS Spring 2019
Spring 2019 Senior Design Day
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
1:30pm - 4pm
Montezuma Hall, Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS Fall 2018
Fall 2018 Senior Design Day
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Montezuma Hall, Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS Spring 2018
Spring 2018 Engineering Design DayWednesday, May 2, 20181:30pm - 3:30pmMontezuma Hall, Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS Fall 2017
Fall 2017 Engineering Design DayWednesday, December 13, 20178:30 am - 2:30 pmEngineering 3rd Floor Hallway
SENIOR DESIGN DAY PHOTOS Spring 2017
Spring 2017 Engineering Design Day
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
(ASU) Aztec Student Union Center, Montezuma Hall
- ACL TEAR PREVENTION - “TEAR PROOF”
- ADAPTIVE MOTION SURFBOARD FINS
- AUTOMATED SMART WHEELCHAIR BAJA TRANSAXLE TEAM - “TRANSAXLE TEAM”
- C.M.M.L. - “UTILITY POLE JACKING SYSTEM”
- CELL MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR
- COMPUTER CONTROLLED SMART-TOUCH FINGERS
- DRS TEAM - “DRS PROJECT”
- EDDY CURRENT DYNAMOMETER - “EDDY CURRENT DYNAMOMETER FOR FORMULA SAE”
- ELECTROMYOGLOVE
- EMG SENSOR GLOVE
- ENERGY ANALYSIS OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING
- ENERGY RECOVERY - “ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM”
- FORMULA ONE INSPIRED TRIKE
- HI.BOTICS - “ELEVATED AUTONOMOUS TELEPRESENCE ROBOT”
- KEG TEAM - “THERMOELECTRIC KEGERATOR”
- KINETIC CELL PHONE CHARGER
- PROSTHETIC HAND
- RIKERS - “SURVIVAL MULTI-TOOL”
- SDSU MECHATRONICS: ROBOSUB - “ROBOSUB”
- SMART HEADPHONE
- SMARTBOARD TEAM - “SMARTBOARD”
- SMARTBOARD TEAM - “SMARTBOARD”
- SOCAL SHIFTERS - “AUTOMATED GEAR SHIFTING FOR COMMERCIAL BICYCLES”
- TEAM EOG - “WIRELESS ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY (EOG) DESIGN”
- THERMAL SYSTEM DESIGNS - “FLAME TUNNEL IGNITION SYSTEM”
- WIRELESS EEG HEADSET TEAM - “HEEGPHONES”
- Deep Sea Benthnic Microbial Fuel Cell
- Assistive Robotic Arm
- Neuro Drive
- ASL Tech (Knuckle Positions Sensors)
- Industrial Plant Emulator
- Closed-Loop Orthotic Robotic Limbs
- BPS Pseudo-Touch Bracer
- Flutter in Morphing Turbine Blades
- Knuckle Sensor Housing
- Shock Absorber Dynamometer
- Bio-Potential Electrode Mechanical System
- Ultra Rapid Manufacturing of Nano-Sealed Components
- The Claw
- Flame Thrower
- Wireless Energy Tranmission to Implants
- EMG Skateboard
- Ignition Research Apparatus
- Portable Spine Position Monitor
- Petal-Based Power Meter
- Bluetooth Automatic Door
- Endstate
- Glass-Seal Test Vessel
- Running Support Device
- Mechanical Crushing of the Honeycomb Core for Tapered Edge Closeout
- Reduced Oscillation 3D Printer
- Assistive Exo-Thumb Depressor
- Robotic Digits
- New Suspension System for SDSU SAE Baja Club Car
- Real-Time Flame Identification, Tracking, & Analysis
- CNC Router
- MOCAP: Capture the Vibe
- Launch and Recovery Systems Design for Autonomous Naval Vehicles
- Low Cost Deminer
- Mini Baja Gear Box
- Solar Tracking Autonomous Rover
- SD Thruster
- Smart Board
- Smartboard
- SproutBot
- Rehabilitative Robotic Training Arm
- Solar Tracker
- Thermoacoustic Refrigeration System
- Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Virtual Reality Module
Many of the above teams participated in the College of Engineering's Design Day.