Capstone Design—Recent Capstone Projects

Capstone Design—Recent Capstone Projects

ME Capstone Design Recent Projects

Industrial Projects in the Oil and Gas Field

  • “Subsea Multi-pipe Separator Design” FMC Technologies, 2015-16
  • “Elastomer Characterization” Cameron, 2015-16
  • “Manley Valve Redesign” Cook Compression, 2015-16
  • “Zero Force Vibration Fixture Design” Ranger Gauge Systems, 2015-16
  • “Evaluation of a Super-Efficient Regulator for a BOP” NOV, 2014-15
  • Development and Testing of an Encoder Loss Protection Code” NOV, 2014-15
  • “Upgrade and Automate a Tensile Testing Machine to Provide Tensile and Fatigue Data for Elastomers” NOV, 2014-2015.
  • “Design and Prototype a Remotely Controlled Mechanism for Operating a Choke Throttle Valve” FMC, 2014-15
  • “Design and Evaluation of a Torque-Limiting Device for an Internal Bypass Cement Manifold” Slumberger, 2014-15
  • “Evaluation of Elastomer Materials under Various Temperatures and Pressures” Cameron, 2014-15

Other Industrially Sponsored Projects

  • "Design of Improved Tool Kit Frames" Siemens Energy, 2015-16
  • "Design of a 100-Ton Turbine Jack Stand Tooling Kit" Siemens Energy, 2015-16
  • “Noise Control in the Neutral Buoyance Lab” Oceaneering Space Systems, 2015-16
  • Thermocuff I and II” Kowa, 2015-16
  • “Camless, One-Cylinder Engine” Lockheed Martin, 2014-15
  • “Development of Low-Cost Arctic Instrumentation and Measurement System as Part of an Interdisciplinary Project” NASA, 2014-15

Projects with Academic Sponsors

  • “Deployable Boom I and II” UH Smart Materials Laboratory, 2015-16
  • “3-D Printer Vending Machine I and II” UH Department of ME, 2015-16
  • “Levitating Locomotive Demonstration” UH Department of ME, 2015-16
  • “STEM Demonstrations” UH Department of ME, 2014-15

Student Initiated Projects

  • “Carbon Fiber Electric Motorcycle” 2015-16
  • “Inverted Pendulum” 2015-16
  • “Quadcopter I, II, III, IV, V, and VI” 2015-16
  • “Quadcopter I and II” 2014-15
  • “Design Fabrication and Testing of a Ground Effect Aircraft” 2014-15
  • “Design Fabrication and Testing of a Vertical Transportation Device” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Can Crusher I, II and III” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Device to Help in Transporting Heavy Loads to and from Automobile Trunks” 2014-15
  • “An Improved Beer Brewing System” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Portable Cooling Device” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Improved Method for Removing a Spare Tie Mounted under a Truck” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Device to Measure Homan Power Output” 2014-15

Student Design Competitions

  • Formula SAE, 2015-16
  • ASME Student Design Competition, 2014-15
  • Shell Eco-Marathon, 2013-14

Projects for the Undergraduate Classes

  • “Thermocouple Lab Experiment” 2015-16
  • “Class Demonstration for Solid Mechanics” 2015-16
  • “ Heat Exchanger Evaluation Rig – An Experiment for MECE 4371” 2014-15

Alternative Energy Projects

  • “Algorithm Controlled Solar Tracker” 2015-16
  • “Solar Still I and II” 2015-16
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Electricity Generating Kite” 2014-15
  • “Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Mobil Fog-Collector” 2014-15
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