Introduction
The School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University takes pride in it's ability to graduate engineers who can rigorously design products, and then take the results through to physical working prototypes. To this end students are required to do a senior project for a local sponsor. These projects typically result in production equipment, test equipment, or new product designs. The teams are made up of students from multiple disciplines, chosen to ensure project success.
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Older Projects
- 5 of the 12 projects were patented or resulted in trade secrets
- The total cost for all materials was $160K
Senior Project of the year
1995 Solar Boat Team
1996 Design of an automated Dispensing Machine
1997 Automated Key Tag Machine
1998 Sorting / Indexing Device
1999 Vibration Table for Life Testing
2000
2001 Modular Vacuum Bakeout Station
2002 Altitude / Decompression Test Chamber
2003 Fabric Cutting Press
2004 Pallet Inspection and Designation Machinery
2005 Dash Support Tube Panel Machining Center
2006
2007
2008
2009
1996 Design of an automated Dispensing Machine
1997 Automated Key Tag Machine
1998 Sorting / Indexing Device
1999 Vibration Table for Life Testing
2000
2001 Modular Vacuum Bakeout Station
2002 Altitude / Decompression Test Chamber
2003 Fabric Cutting Press
2004 Pallet Inspection and Designation Machinery
2005 Dash Support Tube Panel Machining Center
2006
2007
2008
2009
Senior Project Sponsor


