Fall 2019

  • Robb Larson, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  • Craig Shankwitz, Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

The modern engineering work environment requires planning and teamwork to ensure project success. Our capstone projects reflect this reality with heavy emphasis on teamwork and interdisciplinary efforts. A productive team capitalizes on the diverse strengths of its members to achieve a superior project result. Whether single-discipline or multi-disciplinary in makeup, each group is expected to complete all project work in a timely manner with full participation of all team mates. Project results and course grades depend on it!

 
Project Roster Fall 2019
Project # Sponsor Title Students  Advisor
1  MSU/MIE ASME Club Human Powered Vehicle
Alghamdi
Beck, L.
Hovenkotter
McLain
Magnuson
 Owkes
2  MSU/MIE  NASA Robotic Mining  
Sellers
Wetch
Prestegaard
Martinez
OBrien
 Edens
3  NAVSEA  Robosub 2019  
Barnes
Pendleton
Interdisciplinary: Administered through ECE - Advised by Whitaker
4  MSU / MIE, Bobcatmotorsports Club Baja SAE Chassis  
Kirschenmann
May
Prior
Hana
Garabedian
 Larson
5  MSU / MIE,Bobcatmotorsports Club Baja SAE Suspension  
Beardsley
Richardson
Ponce
Walby
Wheeler
  Larson
6  Teton Bear Products Bearproof Composter  
Blackstad
Leadbetter
Widly
Donich
 Evertz
7  MSU/MIE, Jankauski Lab Impact Test Automation  
Driscoll
Fretheim
Lancia
 Jankauski
8  Croakies Croakies Terra Bead Machine  
Alhayik
Campbell
Wasia
Gilbert
 Miller, David
9  Croakies Croakies Mini-Reverser  
Elliott, L.
Thornton
Stirling
Steiner, J.
 Kinkaid, Jeff
10  MSU / MIE, Monfort Lab Mobile Biomechanical Platform  
Wearley
LaFalce
Glahn
Case-Stelk
 Monfort
11  Mountain Meadow Herbs Herbal Extract Processing  
Buloushi
Evans, A.
Wright
 Ryan
12  MSU / MIE, Sofie Lab Enhanced FTC - Freeze Tape Caster  
Beck
Wood
Swenson
Morris
 Sofie
13  MSU / MIE, Jenkins Lab Guitar Engineering  
Arbizzani
Collins
Phillips
 Jenkins
14   Dynamic Compression Device  
No Go
 
15  MSU/ MIE, June Lab Environmental Control Chamber  
Hunter
Roberts
 June
16  MSU / MIE, Heveran Lab Electron Microscope Bone Scan Specimen Holder  
Mans
Stevens
 Heveran
17  Quantel USA Quantel Laser Pump Cavity Leak Tester  
Dolson
Eades
Haag
Hofer
 Amin
18  Rethink Advanced Finger Brace  
Jagadeesh
Kovalchuk
Salo
Smucker
 Zignego

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20

  Manhattan Public Schools / Bernadette McCrory K-4 Playground  Project
combined with
5-6 Playground  Project		  
Oyler
Cannon
Moody
Crook
Oleskowitz
 McCrory
21  MSU/MIE, Pew Lab Instrumented Treadmill Stroller Handles  
Beebe
Blodgett
Overturf
 Pew
22  MSU - CON, MSU/MIE, Bernadette McCrory ECG Novel Training System  
McGraw
Rux
Zander
 McCrory
23  Bihler Bihler Automation Project  
OLSON
Hazeltine
Novasio
Koerber
 Kincaid
24  MSU / MIE CNC Cutting Force Measurement  
Abdelhalim
Alkhalifi
Yenchek
 George
25  MSU / MIE Weld Tensile Testing Device  
Byrd
Nagel-Brice
Linquist
 Eldring
26   Weld Bending Tester  Combined with 25  
27  MSU / MIE, MSU / Ecology Fish Raceway  
Andrews
Shenton
Harland
 Johnson
28  MSU / MIE Gear Testing System  
Nosari
Steiner, M.
Wisler
 Cook
29   Shaft Testing System  
no go
 
30   Tensile Test Machine Alignment Tool  
no go
 
31  Camp Bullwheel Electric Fishing Reel  
Durkin
Hynes
Emge
Keown
 Shankwitz
32  MSU / ECE Art Mechanism  
Ford
Halstad-Albarez
Gottman
 Interdisciplinary: Administered through ECE - Advised by Maher
33  Camp Bullwheel Fish-inator Automated Fishing System  
Benson
Widener
Politano
Fauth
 Angelo (ECE)
 Not Afraid (ECE)
 Shankwitz
34  Camp Bullwheel High Quad Shooting System  
Chott
Smith, M.
Sherry
Corneliusen
 Miller, Dan
35  Red Oxx Zipper Pull Testing  
Haupt
Snow
Kinney
 Shankwitz
36  JK Products Slot Car Motor Tester  
Allamian
Martin
McHugh
 Shankwitz
37  JK Products Slot Car Wind Tunnel  
Alkhars
Anderson
Martynowicz
McChesney
Rorabaugh (ECE)
 Shankwitz
38   Field Mapping for Scanning Electron Microscope Driver Coils  
No Go
 
39  MSU / ECE Magnetic gradient device for therapeutic screenings  
Binger
Foster
 Interdisciplinary: Administered through ECE - Advised by Kunze
40  MSU / MIE, FAA FAA Drone Test Wing Fixture  
Mercer
Farr
O'Rourke
 Larson / Hayes
41  Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Crosscut Mountain Biking Tread Cutter  
Fisher
Sather
Schwend Cloherty
Webb
 Larson
42  MSU / Eastern Ag Research Center Automated Chickpea DNA Extractor  
Gustafson
Maynard
Wiedel
 Li
43   Micro-Lysimeter  
no go
 
44   Tabletop Plasma/Flame Treating Unit  
no go
 
45  MSU / MIE Bajwa Lab Smart extruder feeder for nanoscale materials  
Bedient
Rinehart
Benedict
Gibson
 Bajwa
46  MSU / MIE Battlebot Arena  
Elliott, P.
Tjaden
Tuhy
Tucker
 Charlton
47  MSU / MIE Three Mass Oscillator  
Juntunen
Ostwald
Streicher
 Edens / Warnat
48  MSU / CE, Dr. Hammonds Snowmaker
Zachman
Dvorsak
Sutherland
 Larson
49  MSU / MIE Drone Competition   (Team 1)  
Evans, N.
Kaiser
Stasser
 Cairns
50  MSU / MIE Drone Competition   (Team 2)  
Carpenter
McVickar
Taflin
 Cairns
51  MSU / MIE Drone Competition   (Team 3)  
Brambrink
Eddie
Sparling
 Cairns
52  MSU / MIE Drone Competition   (Team 4)  
Capdeville
Richards
Vaccaro
 Cairns
53  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 1)  
Talsma
van der Veen
Laporte
 Black
54  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 2)  
Ralph
Nygaard
Pineda
 Black
55  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 3)  
Huismann
Haefeli
Haffner
 Miller, Dan
56  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 4)  
Birkle
Bishop
Donelson
 Amende
57  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 5)  
Chelgren
Smith, J.
Harrell
 Amendola
58  MSU / MIE Battlebot Competition (Team 6)  
Landers
Taylor
Gagne
 Shankwitz

 Statistics: Here's  as summary of project requests for the class of 173 students

 

Project with the most #1 picks:
NASA @19 #1s,
Bearproof Composter @14 #1s,
HPV @ 12 #1s, and
FAA & Crosscut both with 11 #1 picks.

Projects with the most #1 - #4 choices:
Bearproof Composter @ 46,
Drone Competition 37,
FAA @36, and
Battlebots at 33.

Team Placement results
92/173 students got #1 Pick = 53.7% ... over 1/2 the class were assigned to their #1 choice
51/173 received their #2 Pick = 29.5%    ... 83.2% were assigned to either #1 or #2 pick
20/173 were placed on their #1 Pick = 11.6% ... 94.1% were placed on their # 1, 2, or 3 choice
9/173 were assigned their #4 Pick  = 5.2% ... 100% recieve one of their top 4 picks!