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  • July 5, 2025

ME Capstone Design

Capstone Design Course Website for The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech

Schedule – Fall 2022

Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME 4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements. Studios are on M 12:30-2:25pm in IC #103 and mixed labs on W 12:30-3:15pm.

Important Deadlines:

  • 8/24 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to form groups on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
  • 8/26 at 5:00 pm: DEADLINE to submit your own project idea on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
  • 8/27 at 5:00pm:  DEADLINE to submit bids for projects (sponsored as well as your own project) https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
Week Day/Date Studio Discussion Topics Links & Deliverable(s)
0 Pre-class activity  How to form teams?
  • Introduce yourself on the MS Teams Chat channel
  • Set up your teams and check out currently available projects online.
  • Check How-to Guide for Project Marketplace.
  • Flow-Chart for Week #1 Activities
1 8/22 @ 12:30pm Course Intro + Sponsored Projects’ Pitches (Needs GT Login to access OneDrive)
  • Visit Project Marketplace to review and submit projects. (How-To Guide)
8/22 @1:25pm Social Mixer
8/24 @12:30pm Course Introduction Continued (Slides)
  • Meeting in GTMI (also known as Callaway Manufacturing Research Center) Auditorium
8/24 @ 1:00pm Faculty “meet and greet” and Team Formation
8/24 @ 5:00pm – Deadline to form teams
8/26 @ 5:00pm – Deadline to submit your own project idea
8/27 @ 5:00pm – Deadline to submit bids online
2 8/29 0. Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides)
1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides)
2. Market Research and Prior Art (Slides | Video)
  • Project/Faculty Assignments to Teams
8/31 Lab meeting
  • Team organization & Section policies
  • Problem Statement and Organization [More Details]
3 9/5 Institute Holiday (Labor Day)
9/7 Lab meeting
  • User needs, Specifications, Codes, and Standards [More Details]
4 9/12 Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides)
3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process (Slides | Video)
4. Industrial Design/Human Factors (Slides)
9/14 Lab meeting
  • Market Research & Prior Art Report [More Details]
  • Preliminary Ideation report [More Details]
5 9/19

5. Prototyping (Slides)

6. Analysis (Slides | Video)

9/21 Lab meeting
  • Presentation and Report #1
6 9/26 7. Sustainability (Dr. Bras’ Slides | Dr. Simmons’ Slides)
8. Societal Impact Assessment (Slides | Video); SIA outline; SIA Template; Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis
9/28 Lab meeting
  • Discussion/Feedback on Report #1
7 10/3

Announcement and Plan for Expo / Effective Communication (Slides)

9. IP Overview and Patents (Slides | STEP Patent #1 | STEP Patent #2)

10.  Video Presentation (Slides | Video)

  • Expo Registration Opens
  • Capstone Expo Judging Rubric
10/5 Lab meeting
  • Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details]
8 10/10

11. Intraprenurship

12. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video)

13. Expo video Preview Session
Reference 1-min video from Spring 2022

  • Teams submit a 1-minute video of their project problem/background on CANVAS (ME4182 | ME/ECE4723)
  • Submitted Videos LINK
10/12 Lab meeting
  • Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details]
9 10/17 Fall Break
  • Expo Registration Ends
10/19 Lab meeting
  • Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis [More Details]
10 10/24 No Lecture
10/26 Lab meeting
  • Presentation and Report #2
11 10/31 No Lecture
11/2 Lab meeting
  • Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details]
12 11/7 No Lecture
11/9 Lab meeting
  • Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
13 11/14 No Lecture
11/16 Lab meeting
  • Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
14 11/21 No Lecture
11/23 Thanksgiving Break
  •  N/A
15 11/28 No Lecture
  • Expo Poster Feedback – Teams submit a draft poster for feedback. Submit on CANVAS (For ME | For InterD)
11/30 Lab meeting
  • Final class presentations in the Lab
16 12/4 –
  • Submit the expo video and poster by 5:00 pm
12/5 Capstone Design Expo
12/9 –
  • Final Report and Fabrication Package

*Individual section instructors have latitude on deliverables, timing, and grading. The preceding information is a set of general guidelines.

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Contacts:

Name Title Role Email
Amit Jariwala Director of Design and Innovation Lead studio discussions, sponsor engagement, and oversee Expo amit.jariwala@gatech.edu
Terrence Pleasant Graduate Teaching Assistant Design consulting, provide past best practices tpleasant0@gatech.edu
Jacob Blevins Lab & Facilities Coordinator Equipment library, mechatronics consulting jacob.blevins@me.gatech.edu
Jacob Tompkins Mech. Engr. – III Machining consulting jt217@gatech.edu
Shannon Watts Admin Professional – III Process Reimbursements shannon.watts@me.gatech.edu

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