The BSSE curriculum culminates with the senior design project. Systems Engineering students carry out capstone projects in interdisciplinary or SEGR-only teams to solve challenging real world problems over two semesters. Some examples of recent projects completed by Systems Engineering students are listed below.
2022 Spring Expo
- Twin-Screw Pump Wear Testing
- Ultrasonic Probe Transducer Encoding Device
- Solid Particle Erosion
- Design of a Modular Mechanical Data Acquisition System for Assembly Stations
- Operations Re-Engineering
- LUNA_COMP3: NASA Lunabotics Competition 2022
- Advanced Nuclear Reactor Digital Twin
- Transportation Infrastructure Perception Data Fusion and Detection Using AI Technology
2021 Fall Expo
- Sustainable Alternatives to Fiber Optic Cable Disposal
- Re-design of a Frame Rail De-Nesting Operation
- Design of Water Reclamation System for Fabric Care Reliability Lab
- Optimization of Bi-Fold Flow Cell
- Design for a Small Parts Stocking and Replenishment System
- Design of a Product Test Lab
2021 Spring Expo
- Load Profiles of Customer Classes and Feeder Voltage Profiles
- NASA Robotic Mining Competition
- Optimization Study for Off Loading the Shearon Harris Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Using Transportable Aging and Disposal (TAD) Canisters Phase II
- Electric Motor Design Software
- Experimental 3D Printing for Optimization of Rapid Prototyping
- Situational Awareness Sensor Deployment for Special Operations Forces
- Optimization of Facility Layout Design via Feedback Loop Between Physical and Psychophysical Criteria Using Virtual Reality
- Transportation Infrastructure Perception and Data Fusion
2020 Fall Expo
- Baggage Handling Load Balancing and System Optimization II
- Design for Implementation of AGVs in the Deere-Hitachi Factory
- VR Approach to Facility Layout Planning
2020 Spring Expo (optional due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Fall Expo
- Analysis of Water Cooled Chiller Test Data For Engineering InsightsUsing the SAS System
- Habitual Layout Design Driven by Psychophysical Criteria using Virtual Reality
- Research & Development of Material Tracking System for Fabricated Parts
2019 Spring Expo
- Charlotte Airport Checked Baggage Inspection System Optimization
- Warehouse Material Workflow Optimization
- Manufacturing's Spare Inventory Process
- Warehouse Space Optimization
- Process Optimization for Sulfur Seal Production