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ME414/415W Capstone Design
ME414W - Thermal Systems Design
ME415W - Mechanical Systems Design
G. Koopmann H. J. Sommer III E. Mockensturm G. Neal
S. Yavuzkurt
Course Objectives
• Provide transition from academic to professional careers
• Provide real-world experiences via a customer-driven project and the Learning Factory
• Develop engineered solutions to actual problems• Work within demands and constraints of practicing
engineers• Professional development
– Communication skills (written, oral)– Teamwork
• Develop and practice skills in project management
ME414W & ME415WCOURSE CONDUCT
• Each ME414/ME415 section functions independently
• Different project teams reside in each section
• All sections follow schedule and deadlines established by the respective instructor
• Common Monday pm session for all ME414/415 sections
ME414W & ME415WMONDAY LECTURE SERIES
OBJECTIVE – Outside experts, speaking on common topics of interest, such as:
• Project Planning and Management• Patents and Intellectual Property• Entrepreneurship, starting your own business• Professional Ethics• Career Planning• Life as an Engineer
ATTENDANCE – Required, sign-in
Semester Timetable
• Review available projects: NOW• Project Kickoff: noon - 2:30 Monday
1/17• Project Application Form Due: 2:30 pm
Monday 1/17
• Project Showcase 4/28
Project Kickoff – Monday 1/17
• Noon – 2:30 pm @ Nittany Lion Inn• Lunch provided (first come, first serve)• Project Sponsor Displays and Q&A • Attendance is highly encouraged• Attire: Business Casual• You must give your project selection form
to your current instructor by 2:30 pm.
Project Application Process
• We will make every effort to honor your project preferences – but cannot guarantee
• You will be notified by email > 6pm on Monday 1/17 of your project assignment
• You may choose a project in IE430 or EE403• If you project assignment requires a section or
course change, we will process all paperwork at no cost to you
• Report to proper section on Tuesday 1/18• Take note of any Intellectual Property conditions
How to Pick a project
• Meets at a time that fits your schedule• If you are interested in:
– Company– Project
• Sponsor’s commitment• Your personal balance between:
– Easy, boring, nothing new – Difficult, challenging, everything new
Project Awards
Judged by representatives from industryCash awards sponsored by Lockheed Martin for:
Best ProjectBest Poster
Best Web Page
The Learning Factory
A fully equipped prototyping shop:–Metal cutting–Welding–Sheet metal forming and cutting
–Work benches, hand tools–Rapid Prototyping–CAD Workstations:
• Pro-Engineer, SolidWorks, MasterCam
• MS Project
Learning Factory
• Location: Engineering Services Building
• Hours of Operation 8 am – 10 pm M-F
• Supervisor: Carson Baird
Learning Factory Safety
• Mandatory training classes (safety, machining, welding)
• Mandatory safety glasses• No open-toed shoes, no shorts, no loose
hair, no jewelry• Clean-up your mess• Observe all posted rules• Ask for help
Training Classes
• Machining – Basic Turning and Milling – 4 hour class, free, 0 credit– Must be completed before you can use our
machine tools– Offered Tu or Th 6-10 pm, by appointment– Sign up sheets in Carson’s Office
• Welding– To begin after Machining classes have
concluded
Budget
• See details on page 2, section 7 of handout• Each team has a basic project allowance of $600 for
project expenses (supplies, materials, poster, travel, etc)
• Purchasing for your project– Under $50/vendor/day - petty cash
reimbursement– Over $50 – Fill out purchase request form, Pam or
Erin must place order for you• For Assistance: see Pam Shawver or Erin Peterson
314 Leonhard