UWME Capstone Design Curricula

DESCRIPTION: Design laboratory involving the identification and synthesis of engineering factors to plan and achieve specific project goals. Current literature, a variety of technology-specific texts, and the Twiki web-board  are used as resources. The experience includes lecture and laboratory. For their Capstone experience, students choose between national contest, research, and industry projects:

• Formula SAE
  • Description: The Formula SAE team designs, builds, tests, and races a fully functional formula 1 race car. The finished car competes in SAE sponsored races and other contests against other colleges and universities each Spring in Detroit.
  • Course Website: http://students.washington.edu/~auto/
  • To get involved, contact Professor Ashley Emery at emery@u.washington.edu for an application, interview, and entry code.
• Human Powered Sub
  • Description: The Sub team designs, builds, tests, and races a fully functional submersible vehicle. The finished human powered sub competes in an international race against other colleges and universities.
  • Course Website: http://courses.washington.edu/uwsub/ 
  • To get involved, contact Professor Bruce Adee at badee@u.washington.edu  for an application, interview, and entry code.
• Fuel Cell
  • Description:  Projects include designing, building, and testing Polymer Exchange Membrane fuel cells, balance of plant and test equipment, and products powered by fuel cells.
  • Course Website: http://depts.washington.edu/fuelcell/ 
  • To get involved, contact Professor Joyce Cooper at cooperjs@u.washington.edu for an application, interview, and entry code.
• Mechatronics
  • Description: Projects integrate mechanical, electrical, and computer technologies into the design of complex products.
  • Course Website: http://www.me.washington.edu/~dig/medesign/Mechatronics.htm 
  • To get involved, be sure to take the Mechatronics course sequence presented below and contact Professor Joe Garbini at garbini@u.washington.edu to obtain an application, interview, and entry code.
• Industry and Faculty Projects
  • Description:  Design projects developed and mentored by local industry engineers and design managers and ME faculty are taken from problem statement to prototype.
  • Course Website: http://www.me.washington.edu/~dig/medesign/Industry.htm 
  • To get involved, contact Professor Vipin Kumar at vkumar@u.washington.edu  for an application, interview, and entry code.

2004-2005 Capstone Design Curricula

The 2004-2005 Capstone Design Curriculum combines ME495 with courses recommended for project preparation and sections of ME499 Special Projects available to extend the duration of the Capstone experience.

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REQUIRED COURSE: ME495 (4 credits with the prerequisite ME395 Introduction to Design)

COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANTICIPATED AVAILABILITY	Autumn Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter	Summer Quarter
Formula SAE	ME495D: Formula SAE; ME499D: Formula SAE	ME495D: Formula SAE; ME499D: Formula SAE	ME495D: Formula SAE; ME499D: Formula SAE	ME495D: Formula SAE; ME499D: Formula SAE
Human Powered Sub	ME495H: H Power Sub; ME499H: H Power Sub	ME495H: H Power Sub; ME499H: H Power Sub	ME495H: H Power Sub; ME499H: H Power Sub	ME495H: H Power Sub; ME499H: H Power Sub
Fuel Cell		ME495G: Fuel Cell; ME499G: Fuel Cell; ChE445	ME495G: Fuel Cell; ME499G: Fuel Cell
Mechatronics	ME471 & ME473	ME477; ME499M: Mechatronics	ME495M: Mechatronics
Industry and Faculty Projects			ME495P: Industry & Faculty Projects

Key: Sections of ME495 Mechanical Engineering Design Sections of ME499 Special Projects Courses recommended for project preparation

For more information, contact the course coordinator Joyce Cooper at cooperjs@u.washington.edu