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ME Curriculum: Capstone

Design, build and test a machine, then give a 10-minute demo and talk.

Design, build and test a machine against written requirements, then a recorded demo and talk. The final step of the Varsity Curriculum: Mechanical Engineering, read by a blind review for Honors.

Part of: Mechanical Eng. · Proves for: UG, Career

1 required outcomes10 weeksCredential on completion

Path outcomes

How this is verified: 5 are confirmed by people who saw the work; 3 high-stakes milestones are confirmed by three people.

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ME capstone: design, build and test a machine

The capstone (blind review for Honors).

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2 milestones

  1. 1Design, build and test a machine
  2. 2Give a 10-minute demo and talk
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Build a Robot That Senses and Reacts

Practice: build a robot that senses and reacts (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Read one sensor and log it
  2. 2Make it move under control
  3. 3Tune it and explain the build
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Ship an Autonomous Robot Task

Practice: ship an autonomous robot task (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Define the task and success test
  2. 2Build and run the trials
  3. 3Demo it live and defend it

Resources for this path

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Free, open-source parametric CAD, with drawings (TechDraw) and finite elements (FEM, using CalculiX).

Free, open-source finite element solver for stress, heat and vibration (also built into FreeCAD).

Free, open-source modelling and simulation of mechanical, electrical, fluid and thermal systems.

Free Python notebooks in the browser.