Undergraduate capstone projects  

Capstone projects are the highlight of many undergraduate engineering students’ educations, because they allow senior students with an opportunity to work in teams to tackle real world applied research and design projects for sponsoring clients.  Scroll down to see how you can sponsor a project.

2013 Projects are complete and their websites are available for viewing

• Urban Electric Vehicle for Efficient Green Transportation for Shell EcoMarathon Competition in Houston, TX, April 4-7, 2013
• Application of Magnetorheologic Fluid in a Bicycle Suspension System
  
• Insulin Dosimeter for Pets Using Apple Products
  
• Shareview - Deep Blue Intention (this project will not have a website due to intellectual property safeguards)
• Transformer Condition Assessment - Arizona Public Service
• Beagleboard Redesign (website not available)
• Geological Data Transmitter
• Ionization Breakdown of CO2 Vehicle Emissions
  
• Reduction of Harmonic Distortion in Off Grid Power Systems
  
• Radio Inter-module Communication Testing - Cobham Aerospace

2012 Project websites document the projects we had for last academic year.  The second project won a competition between the three Arizona universities.  Congratulations to those team members!

• Universally-Designed Audiovisual Control System (Joint Project with Mechanical Engineering) 
• Demonstration Model for an Aortic Aneurysm Medical Intervention Device (Joint Project with Mechanical Engineering)
• Urban Eco-friendly Vehicle (Joint Project with Mechanical Engineering) 
• Motor Controller for Electric Vehicles 
• Footstep Detector for Border Protection 
• Analog/Digital Guitar Amplifier with Effects

WE NEED PROJECTS for Fall 2013 by September 1st.  Consider helping educate students by providing a challenging project.  See how below!

Scope of work

Projects are initiated in the fall semester and concluded in early May. Student teams present their work at the college’s annual UndergraduateResearch and Design symposium, scheduled for April 25, 2014. If appropriate, the team may also deliver a prototype, design plans, or a completed product.

Get involved, sponsor a team

As a company, member of the community, or individual, we look to you to help propose projects. Your proposals give students a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity on problems you would like to see addressed, while fostering relationships with potential employees.

A brief description, including the knowledge and skills needed of the proposed project is due on September 1. You will be notified if your project is chosen in late September.

Projects should include opportunities for students to:

• learn and apply new technical or interdisciplinary skills
• analyze and make trade-offs
•  incorporate contemporary issues
• apply project management methods

Sponsor commitment details

As a sponsor, you:

• must be committed to providing a learning experience and be willing to communicate on a regular and timely basis with your student team
• are asked to fund the direct costs of the project that include material and manufacturing costs, specialized software, hardware or equipment costs, and student travel expenses
• are encouraged to make tax-deductible donations to our Senior Design Foundation Fund, which is used to enhance our Design4Practice program and finance a limited number of non-commercial capstone projects (e.g. a community service projects or design competitions)

Contact

If you or your organization desires to have a team of NAU seniors work on your project, please contact:

David R. Scott
Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Phone: 928-523-3162