Engineering Senior Project Idea

[rdh009]

I have to come up with a project idea to bring to my Mechanical Engineering Senior Design class. Anyone have any suggestions on projects or where to look?

[Apoc]

For my Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project, a group of us worked together to make a mechanical fish. It was a difficult but doable project, and nothing was cooler than having it actually work in the wave pool after all our effort. It had a number of fun mechanical engineering issues to work out, from the buoyancy to the pumps to the remote control (we had an Electrical Engineer on the team to help for that part).

I highly recommend it!

[Isura]

I programmed some small robots to play soccer (computer eng final year project). There is also mechanical engineering involved in the motion of the bots. Look up "robosoccer" for more info.

[TheSalche]

Either of you two top posters at UIUC by any chance?

[edtost]

Two of my friends that graduated last year as MAE's designed/built a rocket engine.