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ME 470: Senior Design Project

Information on this course is for the Fall 1997 offering. Last updated December 8, 1997.

The Fall 1997 offering of ME470 represented a transition in format and approach from previous course offerings. The course was presented as a team-based, product-focused design-build exercise. The students were organized into small design build teams and each was responsible for the concept definition, design, fabrication and testing of an autonomous robotic system. Comments regarding this course are encouraged and can be directed via email to the instructors listed below.

Each design team was responsible for developing a web page to present their efforts. The following are links to these sites.
The Critical Design Reveiw was conducted on Tuesday, November 11, 1997. The Industrial Review Panel was composed of: Their important contribution to this course and project is gratefully acknowledged. The following "photos" highlight the groups' presentations at the CDR.

  • The ATeam
  • Hakuna Futaba
  • Homer Designs
  • The Dukes of Hazardous Waste
  • Mad About Design
  • Speedracer

    • The following "photos" present the complete set of fabricated and out-sourced parts for the prototype vehicles for each group.

    Each group reported the following total of out-sourced and fabricated parts for their vehicles.

    Demonstration and testing of the concepts were performed on December 5, 1997 in the Loftus Center. The following pictures illustrate some of the concepts.

    The following is a selection of student work and other images developed as part of this course. It will include a variety of items submitted as part of this project.