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Manufacturing Design Engineering Capstone

DEN496A/B
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National University
National University
San Diego, California, United States
Brian Epp
Brian Epp
Associate Director of Workforce Education
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Timeline
  • February 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • May 4, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Hardware product design
Skills
solidworks matlab autocad
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from National University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of a three-month capstone course, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in the BS in Manufacturing Design Engineering program acquire the theoretical foundations, hands-on experience, and teaming skills required for effective conceptual, logistical, developmental, and interdisciplinary design of complex engineering devices, product life cycles, and engineering systems through integration of state-of-the-art computer-aided tools, concurrent engineering standards, and simulation modeling techniques.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
15 learners
Project
240 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization. Some examples of final project deliverables might include:

  • Written report with findings and recommendations
  • Oral presentation
  • 3D printed prototypes
  • Detailed drawings prepared using SolidWorks
  • Product Quality analysis
  • Estimated time and costs to build a prototype
Project timeline
  • February 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • May 4, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Combine knowledge and practices needed to work on engineering projects that require innovative and interdisciplinary skills
  • Utilize product reliability and design optimization concepts in engineering applications
  • Apply state-of-the-art computer-aided engineering tools and engineering graphics techniques and methodologies
  • Integrate engineering project management standards for efficient and competitive design of engineering products and processes
  • Apply the concepts of engineering experiment design and analysis
  • Analyze human factors, ergonomics, and safety issues as part of the requirements for design of engineering systems, products, and services
  • Analyze a production problem and design and/or develop a manufacturing system

A few examples of projects completed during the last five years include:

  • Child’s Adjustable Prosthetic Leg
  • Hand Prosthesis with Multiple Approaches
  • Buckle Pro: Child Car Seat Safety Belt Apparatus
  • Sentribot- Autonomous/manual security small robot
  • Experimental Mobile Support Platform for Additive Manufacturing
  • Portabelt: Low Cost 3D Printer Conveyor
  • Cooling Solutions for Turbocharged Vehicle
  • Minimalistic Truck Canopy w/Proprietary Mounting Designs
  • Epic Bumpers Incorporated: Off-Road Truck Bumper
  • Development of Volkswagen Mk4 Oval Floor Mat Adapter Clip (MOFMAC)
  • HALO-GX: Designing the Future of VTOL Aircraft
  • Increasing Aircraft Safety and Performance: STOL Kits
  • Increasing Bicycle Efficiency Through Coasting
  • Renewable Energy of the Future
  • PuzzleKey Ergonomic Keyboard
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a meeting with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Collaborate to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between your company and the university by Jan. 26, 2024.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

Provide all relevant information/data as needed for the project during the 1st week of class.

Provide students with any materials needed to execute product design at no cost to the student.

When applicable, Employer will take point to contact 3rd party suppliers to obtain data needed by student teams.

Please provide the email addresses of team members available to support students during the project work. If you are comfortable sharing phone numbers, that would be appreciated as well.