Mechanical Engineering Design Projects 2024
Engineering Projects Expo is here! We invite you to spend some time getting to know this year's Mechanical Engineering Senior Design projects and teams.
Engineering Projects Expo celebrates the hard work and many achievements of more than 250+ students as they close out their undergraduate careers. Since August 2023, these students have been working through the design process from start to finish and have engineered solutions to real-world problems.
Students completing industry-sponsored projects were presented with challenges of relevance to their clients from a variety of specialties. Those in the Engineering for Social Innovation section of Senior Design developed entrepreneurial products based on user needs.
Teams were mentored and supported by a dedicated group of faculty directors and student program assistants, as well as fabrication, administrative, and laboratory staff over the course of the academic year. Most projects required students to develop skills across disciplines with some multi-disciplinary teams bringing together student expertise in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science.
Please explore projects below to learn more about this year's teams, their designs and the positive impact these engineers are making. Thank you for your support of our program and students.
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Senior Design by the Numbers
41
Design Projects
296
Engineering Students
1,600 +
Student Hours per Project
33
Dedicated Directors
SL: 2024 winners
2024 Senior Design Projects
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Design
We've collaborated with Boeing Global Services, a division of The Boeing Company, to create, develop, and implement a full-motion flight simulator for the Denver Simulation Lab. Incorporating high-fidelity human factors scenarios alongside diverse flight simulations and real-time motion on the 6 Degree of Freedom platform, this setup will closely emulate actual flight conditions, showcasing the future of aircraft technologies.
Sponsored by Boeing Global Services
- Project Poster
This hold-down and release mechanism (HDRM) utilizes an electro-permanent magnet and ferrous plate to attach a Cube Satellite to a deployable. The HDRM provides secure attachment of a deployable during launch and controlled release once powered. Flight performance was verified by exposure to NASA's General Environmental Verification Standards for vibration, thermal, and vacuum conditions.
Sponsored by Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Our team addresses a critical need for adjustable cooling in prosthetics to prevent heat buildup. We're developing above-knee/below-knee prosthetics with thermo-electric devices to absorb heat from the liner. Additionally, our innovative flexible heat sink efficiently dissipates heat from these devices, ensuring user comfort and temperature regulation.
Sponsored by RockyTech
- Project Poster
Traditional propulsion systems are not viable for smaller space vehicles, therefore it is necessary for innovative solutions. An electric pump-fed system would allow multiple benefits. The goal of this project is to design and build a bench-top fuel pump system to simulate flight operations and perform data collection and testing to characterize critical components.
Sponsored by Sierra Space
- Project Poster
In partnership with Woodward, Inc., a global leader in controls in Fort Collins, CO, the team is developing a free-piston linear generator as an alternative internal combustion technology. It utilizes a magnetic piston oscillating through copper coils to generate electricity. The FPLG removes many traditional and costly engine components, making it a direct competitor to hydrogen fuel cells.
Sponsored by Woodward Inc.
- Project Poster