That's mechanical engineering. My program requires three quarters of "senior project" which entails finding a problem, designing a solution, building and testing your solution and finally giving a 15-25 minute report/speech on the whole process. Due to my poor planning, this senior project is all I need to get my ME degree. The three quarters have to be successive, so I will be at school all year. That's okay though, I still need a couple classes for my bs in math, and a minor in business (which is likely worthless).
So I need some ideas for my senior project. I ant something that is going to challenge me and make me learn some things, but also not be overwhelming. Some examples of things Oberon students have done in the past are a small engine dyno, a mini mars rover for the ASME competition this year, an improved table saw design, a football snapper etc.
Some things that I have thought about are turbocharging my car (department head said this would have to be done as designing a manifold for optimal flow, and I would need to have a way to measure VE and compare before and after). This will likely not be my project. Another idea was a rear strut brace. I can measure chassis strain with multiply placed strain gages and can log them with a very fancy Fluke meter. Right now this idea is at the top of my list, but I am afraid it will not be challenging enough. I have also flirted with the idea of building a small jet turbine engine. It sounds very difficult, but isn't all that bad. All I would really have to design is the fuel supply system, the oil system, the flame tube, the combustion chamber and th layout of all of the pieces. This is second on my list, but money is holding it back. The last idea I have is to design a putter. I golf all of the time, and I think it would be really fuckng cool to make a putter that I could use for years. The problem here is that it would likely be too easy. My prof said that to make it work I would have to design and build some ellaborate testing system. This project is also unlikely.
Anyways, there's the jist of it. I would love to hear any ideas that you guys have. Something e30 related would be cool too, but there's notmuch that hasn't been done.
Also, forgive any typos, this was posted from my phone and I don't want to proof it.
So I need some ideas for my senior project. I ant something that is going to challenge me and make me learn some things, but also not be overwhelming. Some examples of things Oberon students have done in the past are a small engine dyno, a mini mars rover for the ASME competition this year, an improved table saw design, a football snapper etc.
Some things that I have thought about are turbocharging my car (department head said this would have to be done as designing a manifold for optimal flow, and I would need to have a way to measure VE and compare before and after). This will likely not be my project. Another idea was a rear strut brace. I can measure chassis strain with multiply placed strain gages and can log them with a very fancy Fluke meter. Right now this idea is at the top of my list, but I am afraid it will not be challenging enough. I have also flirted with the idea of building a small jet turbine engine. It sounds very difficult, but isn't all that bad. All I would really have to design is the fuel supply system, the oil system, the flame tube, the combustion chamber and th layout of all of the pieces. This is second on my list, but money is holding it back. The last idea I have is to design a putter. I golf all of the time, and I think it would be really fuckng cool to make a putter that I could use for years. The problem here is that it would likely be too easy. My prof said that to make it work I would have to design and build some ellaborate testing system. This project is also unlikely.
Anyways, there's the jist of it. I would love to hear any ideas that you guys have. Something e30 related would be cool too, but there's notmuch that hasn't been done.
Also, forgive any typos, this was posted from my phone and I don't want to proof it.
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