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Brigham Young University Capstone Program
BYU & College of
Engineering & Technology
Capstone Overview
Design Capabilities
Examples of Past Capstone
Projects
Becoming a Capstone
Project Sponsor
Outline
Brigham Young University Overview
• Established in 1875 • One of the largest private universities in the USA • 33,000 students
• From 120 Nations & all 50 U.S. States • Over 75% of students speak a foreign language • 80 different languages taught
• 3,500 engineering students
Ira A. Fulton College Engineering & Technology
Engineering Departments • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Electrical & Computer Eng. • Mechanical Engineering
School of Technology • Construction Management • Facilities & Property Management • Industrial Design • Information Technology • Manufacturing Engineering Technology • Technology & Engineering Education
What is Capstone?
• Two-semester (8 month) design course • Projects provided by industrial sponsors • Projects include both design and build elements • Senior engineering & technology students • Multidisciplinary teams
• ME, MET, EE, ChemE, and others • Teams learn to use a structured design approach
BYU Capstone Organization
• Students allocate 8-10 a.m. each day (M-F) • Typical team size: 5-6 students • Each team has a faculty coach • 2 Instructors • 1 External Relations Manager • 1 Administrative assistant • 2 TA’s & secretaries
BYU Capstone History
• Capstone began at BYU in 1990 • 673 sponsored projects to date
• 32 sponsored projects every year • Over 225 different companies/organizations • 14 countries • 27 different states (USA)
• Provided design education & experience to more than 3,500 students
BYU Capstone Project Locations
BYU Capstone Sponsors
Capstone Program Objectives
• Desire to learn • Understanding of
manufacturing processes • Ability to develop appropriate
solutions • Creative and consistent
design capability • Willingness to consider
alternatives • Able to understand the
relationship of design and analysis (modeling)
• Understand the quality process
• Broad view of engineering disciplines
• Good understanding of the engineering process
• Grasp the value of working with hardware
• Appreciate the value and complexities of the manufacturing enterprise
• Excellent communication skills
• Skilled and effective in team settings
Emphasis in Capstone
• Students work in teams & performance evaluated in teams • Students create project schedule and track progress • Students hold weekly team meetings • Students communicate regularly with sponsor
• Provide weekly progress reports • Weekly teleconferences
• Student teams learn to work with others to get job done • Industrial sponsors, vendors, university staff, etc.
• Regular design reviews & presentations • Teach students to present their work both formally and informally
Capstone Learning Environment
• Team interaction • Class is not “business as usual” • Nearly all class assignments relate directly to projects and their
“Deliverables” or reports • Student project teams work with “Liaison Engineer” from sponsoring
company
Selected Lecture Topics
• Identifying customer needs • Functional Specifications • Project Planning • Concept Generation • Concept Selection • Design Questions & Prototypes • Design Reviews • F117 Stealth Fighter Case study • Industrial Design/engineering • DFM/DFA and real projects • Engineering Documentation
• Case Study: Wright Brothers • FMEA: Managing risk • Robust Design • Financial justification of projects • Entrepreneurship and product dev. • Integrity and Ethics in Engineering design • Principles of Contract Law • The Importance of Engineering Drawings • Intellectual Property and Patents • Product development and Globalization • Engineering education & the real world
Capstone Resources
• Structured design methodology with 25 years experience • Intellectual property granted to sponsor • Student project teams have access to:
• Engineering analysis • NASTRAN, ANSYS, FLUENT, ADINA, Pro/MECHANICA, MATLAB,
OptdesX, ProModel • Engineering fabrication
• Machining, CNC, rapid prototyping, EDM, plastics, composites, metal forming, casting, welding, water jet & laser cutting
• Engineering laboratories • MEMS, combustion, experimental and computational fluid
dynamics, wind tunnels, automation, microscopy, and material testing
• Super computer
Capstone Benefits
• Real-world work experience for students • Progress made on mid to back burner projects • Sponsors benefit from real work on real projects from student teams • Industry sponsors retain all intellectual property • Sponsors evaluate students and students evaluate sponsors for
potential employment
The Best Type of Capstone Projects
• Design, build and test • Mid-to-back-burner • 600-800 project engineering
hours
• Project types: • New or improved product prototypes • Process machines • Tooling and gauging • Test machines • Semi-automation • Process optimization
Becoming a Capstone Sponsor
1. Generate possible projects ideas 2. Submit project ideas (Deadline: End-June 2015) capstone.byu.edu
BYU will work with you to find a good project match 3. Sign and return Capstone Sponsor Agreement 4. Make arrangements to pay educational grant of US$20K 5. A Capstone Team and Faculty Coach will be assigned to your project
2014-2015 Project Sponsors
Air Force Research Laboratories Autoliv BD Medical Systems Blendtec Boeing Burr Oak Tool Zodiac Aerospace Complete Speech Edwards LifeSciences GE Healthcare GE Oil & Gas Icon Health & Fitness John Deere Power Systems Los Alamos National Labs National Oilwell Varco Intelliserv Paylock Savsu Technologies Tata Chemicals NA Union Pacific Railroad US Synthetic Corp Water for One Vegetronix BYU ME Mars Rover BYU ME Super Mileage BYU ME Baja SAE
2014-2015 Project Descriptions • Double the Flying Time of Tube-‐launched Unmanned Aerial • Vehicle Automobile Airbag Burn Hole • Test Stand IV Drip Chamber Monitor and Control • Blender Motor Dynamometer Test Stand • Integrated Fiberglass filler process for the 787 Horizontal Stabilizer • Flexible CNC Drill Tooling for 777 & 787 Carbon Fiber Composite • Ribs Fin Transfer Cart for HVAC Coil Assembly • Design and Build of Solar Power SoluMon for Manufacuturing Facility • Airplane Galley Quick Connect FiQngs • Speech Therapy Sensor Redesign • Test Apparatus for Measuring Temperature in Radiofrequency Cardiac
AblaMon • AutomaMon of UltraFit Tray Assembly • Visual and HapMc OrientaMon Indicators for a Mobile C-‐Arm • Improved Hydraulic Connector Technology for Subsea Oil and Gas
ApplicaMons
2014-2015 Project Descriptions (continued) • Automated Powder Coat Hook Loading and Un-‐loading System • Simulated Cylinder Pressure Loading for Valve Train Test Stand • Lightweight Fluid Transfer Vessel • Improved Powder CoaMng Process for Filter Frames • High-‐speed Telemetry Coax InspecMon Tool • High-‐speed Telemetry DemonstraMon Kit • Electromechanical Parking Boot Redesign • Solar Ice Maker • Waste Water PurificaMon and Recovery Process • Mobile Top-‐of-‐Rail FricMon Modifier Wind Shroud Design • Aerodynamic Side Skirts and Underbody for Railroad Grain Car • Improved Cooling Efficiency for Refrigerated Box Car • Automated Bearing Brazing Machine • Submersible Water Pump for Solar-‐powered Water Wells in Developing
Countries • University Mars Rover Challenge • BYU ME Supermileage • BYU ME Mini Baja • Open-‐source Hardware Motorized Wheelchair for toddlers
Questions?
Find us: capstone.byu.edu
or thru the BYU Mechanical Engineering Department on social media:
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