ME 4243 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I (3)

Prereq.: ECON 2030 , ME 2212 , ME 4244 , senior standing in the College of Engineering and credit or registration in ME 3633 , ME 3752 , ME 4183 and ME 4433 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Design project will be selected and approved (to be completed in ME 4202); project feasibility study and outline of the design project will be completed; design methodology, optimization, product reliability and liability, economics, use of ASME codes and professional ethics.