The Mechanical Engineering Department is the largest department at Cal Poly with more than 1,250 undergraduates and is ranked as the second-best undergraduate focused mechanical engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Reports.
The curriculum shares a common philosophy that real engineering work requires not only a solid understanding of theory but also hands-on experiences and skills to finish the job. With state-of-the-art laboratories, student clubs and organizations, and machine shops, the program effectively combines theory and practical application to prepare students for careers in a wide variety of industries and graduate school.
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Senior Projects from 2017
Low-Cost Jetting System; Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Carson B. Bush, Daly Sombat, and Charles J. Kleeman
Device to Standardize Leaflet Droop Testing, Mark Butler, Daniel Lussier, and Kyle Timm
Introduction to ME 128: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer Activity, Nikhitha Saraswathi Byragani, Nicholas Hanson Loey, and Daniel Armas Miranda
Vortexing Off A Common Suction Header, Ryan J. Caceres, Brett R. Langlois, and Brian H. Greenberg
JFS Turbine Engine for Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Department, Dorian Capps and Zoe Kai Tuggle
Blend It Wine Blending Distribution System, Connor Clarry, Russell Temple, and Matt Moren
THV Leaflet Gripping Fixture, Final Project Report, Jacob Charles Cope, Marcus Benjamin Azevedo, and Christopher Allen McWilliams
Additive Manufacturing Part Failure Detection, Angel Coria Jr, Shaunessy Grant, and Jacob Whipple
Micro-SPI Sediment Profile Imaging Micro-Inspector, Andrew P. Corvin, Caleb T. Davies, and Matt R. Ferrari
Maize Mill Senior Project, Jose Ignacio Delgado, Wesley C. Curtis, and Charles Steese
Soft Target for Advanced Emergency Braking System Daimler Trucks, Kurt C. Ebert, Kolter Knapp, and Esgar Pulido
Carbon Fiber Monocoque Chassis Platform for Formula SAE and Formula SAE Electric Race Cars, Ford Eimon, Michael Gonzalez, Michal Kramarz, Nathan Powell, and Kevin Ziemann
Self-Powered Ankle Prosthetic, Corina M. Espelien, Kelsey Pietzsch, and Anna Sullivan
Yeager Multi-Function Tool QL+, Osiel Flores-Hernandez, Carter Wilson, David Wright, and Mitchell Jackson
Putter Design - Kronos Golf, Joey Gavin, Eric Hanaman, and Alex Bartlett
Leading Edge Boundary Layer Suction Device for the Cal Poly Rolling Road Wind Tunnel, Daniel C. Glover, Liam M. Madden, and Robert J. Cabri
Additive Manufacturing for Post-Processing, Nathan D. Goodwin and Andrew Furmidge
Deep Well Pump Seal, Peter M. Gordon, Matt C. Johnson, and Dylan A. Smith
Swanton Pacific Railroad - Track Maintainer Upgrades, Jakob Graf and Dustin Platt
Small-Scale Intelligent Vehicle Design Platform, Christopher Grant, Jay Miley, and Evan Phillips
Medium Duty Gas-Turbine Engine Blade Removal Tool, Elliott James Greb, Jacob Thomas Syage, and Kellen Thomas Field
Development of an Insulated Solar Electric Cooker (ISEC) with Thermal Storage for Use in Developing World Countries, Amanda Gyokery, Spencer W. Davis, and Kyle Henry Smit
WheelieKing Trainer Project Report, Harold Hall III, Nathaniel Fox, and Thomas Niemisto
X-Beam Alignment System, Whittaker Ian Hamill, Joseph Michael Falcao, and Robert Kim-Yan Tam
Animated Otto-Langen Atmospheric Engine, Keiran M. Hansen, Lance Hodgson, Rachel A. Jakob, and Chris J. Splees