Senior Engineering Design Project
Timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
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October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
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October 19, 2024Concept validation
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
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December 17, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
Initial project proposal.
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October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
Initial high-level design with preliminary analysis indicating feasibility.
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October 19, 2024Concept validation
Key components of the design are analyzed and/or tested.
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
The detailed design is complete.
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
Demonstration of a working prototype.
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December 7, 2024Final Prototype
Final prototype is working and fully teseted.
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December 14, 2024Design Report
Final design report with complete design documents, technical manual, and user's manual.
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December 17, 2024Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Civil engineering Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Hardware product designSkills
mechanical drawings engineering design process solidworks (cad)Bob Jones University senior engineering students do a solo capstone design project where they design a product or system, from preliminary design to pre-production prototype. These projects are in five areas: aerospace, civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical.
Learners
1. Design report including a detailed design with analysis and simulation results.
2. Design documents (electrical schematics, SolidWorks mechanical drawings, software listings, etc. depending on the project)
3. Typically a prototype device.
As with any academic project, the results are not guaranteed. The quality of the resulting design varies widely from student to student and project to project, but the goal is usually a working pre-production prototype. We work diligently to vet projects and match students to maximize the chance of success.
Project timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
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October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
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October 19, 2024Concept validation
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
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December 17, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
Initial project proposal.
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October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
Initial high-level design with preliminary analysis indicating feasibility.
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October 19, 2024Concept validation
Key components of the design are analyzed and/or tested.
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
The detailed design is complete.
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
Demonstration of a working prototype.
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December 7, 2024Final Prototype
Final prototype is working and fully teseted.
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December 14, 2024Design Report
Final design report with complete design documents, technical manual, and user's manual.
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December 17, 2024Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Recent examples from each discipline:
Electrical: Battery backup aquarium air pump
Mechanical: Ambidextrous school desk design
Computer: GSP-enabled wireless pet collar
Aerospace: airfoil for landing wheel spinup
Civil: Improved bell siphon design
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Are you willing to fund the materials required to build the prototype, if required for this project?
Will you be available for online reviews of each milestone?
Timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
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October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
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October 19, 2024Concept validation
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
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December 17, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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August 28, 2024Experience start
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September 17, 2024Design Proposal
Initial project proposal.
-
October 1, 2024Preliminary analysis and initial design
Initial high-level design with preliminary analysis indicating feasibility.
-
October 19, 2024Concept validation
Key components of the design are analyzed and/or tested.
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November 2, 2024Detailed Design
The detailed design is complete.
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November 19, 2024Initial Prototype
Demonstration of a working prototype.
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December 7, 2024Final Prototype
Final prototype is working and fully teseted.
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December 14, 2024Design Report
Final design report with complete design documents, technical manual, and user's manual.
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December 17, 2024Experience end