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  • May 11, 2025

ME Capstone Design

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

Schedule – Summer 2021

Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements. Studios are on M/W 5-6:15 pm and mixed labs on T/R 12:30-2:40 pm. All studios will be held on MS Teams at this link: http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/studio

Important Deadlines:

  • 5/18 at 11:59pm: DEADLINE to form groups and submit your own project idea on http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
  • 5/19 at 8:00pm:  DEADLINE to submit bids for projects (sponsored as well as your own project) http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
Week Day/Date Studio Topics/Slides Lab & Deliverable(s)
0 Pre-class activity How to form teams?
  • Complete pre-course survey on CANVAS
  • Introduce yourself to find team members on Piazza
  • Review Syllabus
1 Monday
17-May

Slides | Video

Course Intro: Jiao/Jariwala

  • Set up your teams and check out currently available projects online.
    • Check How-to Guide for Project Marketplace
Tuesday  18-May Slides | Video
  • Project pitch by sponsors
  • Project Discussions, Student Introduction & Team Formation
  • Deadline to form groups & submit project ideas online
Wednesday
19-May

Link to join

User Needs, Design Specifications, etc (Video)

  • Deadline to submit project bids
Thursday 20-May

Link for Dr. Jiao’s Lab

Link for Dr. Jariwala’s Lab

  • Problem Statement and Organization [More Details]
2 Monday
24-May
Market Research and Prior Art Search (Video)
  • User needs and Prior Art analysis [More Details]
Wednesday
26-May
Ideation & Concept Generation (Video)
3 Monday
31-May
Institute Holiday (Memorial Day)
  • Ideation and Market Research report [More Details]
Wednesday
2-Jun
Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards   (Video)
FMEA Template
Course Team Formation Survey
4 Monday
7-Jun
Prototyping (Video)
Supplemental Information:1700 Animated Linkages
  • Market Research Results, Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis [More Details]
Wednesday
9-Jun
Industrial Design / Human Factors  (Video)
 (5 Monday
14-Jun

Attend The Path to a Patent interactive workshop with USPTO Experts by the library. REGISTER here


Intellectual Property Overview Slides

  • Feasibility analyses and preliminary CAD
Wednesday
16-Jun
Engineering Analysis  (Video)
6 Monday
21-Jun
Sustainability (Video)
  • Report #1 and Presentation (due on 6/24)
Wednesday
23-Jun
Societal Impact Assessment SIA outline; SIA Template (Video);  (Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis
7 Monday
28-Jun
  • Expo Plan
  • Posters, and Presentation Basics (Video)
  • Videos (Video Recording)

Capstone Expo Judging Rubric

  • Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
Wednesday
30-Jun
No Lectures
8 Monday
5-Jul
Institute Holiday
  • Expo Registration. Review Expo Info here. 
  • Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
Wednesday
7-Jul

Expo video Preview Session (all teams share 1-minute video of their project problem/background with the class). Submit here.

Submitted Videos for Review

Feedback Form | Feedback Response

9 Monday
12-Jul
No Lectures
  • Discuss your IP plan prior to public disclosure
  • Attend a session on how to file Provisional Patent by the Library. Register here
  • Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details]
Wednesday
14-Jul
No Lectures
10 Monday
19-Jul
Expo Poster Feedback Session (all teams share a draft poster with the class). Submit here. 
  • Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
Wednesday
21-Jul
No Lectures
11 Monday
26-Jul
Expo Virtual Platform Demo Upload Expo Materials online
  • Submit expo video and poster before 11:59 on Monday
  • Final class presentations in Lab at 12:30pm
Tuesday
27-Jul
Capstone Design Mini-Expo starting at 4:00pm
Friday
30-Jul
N/A
  • Final Report and Fabrication Package

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

Peer Evaluation Form

Contacts:
Roger Jiao
Lead Faculty
rjiao@gatech.edu

Amit Jariwala
Director of Design and Innovation
amit.jariwala@gatech.edu

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