MER 486 - Senior Competition Design

Course Units: 1

(Winter; Staff) Students participating at the level of senior designer and/or system design lead on a departmentally approved engineering design competition team (e.g. SAE Aero, SAE Baja, ASME Human Powered Vehicle). The student must have senior standing. The student’s specific design responsibilities must be approved by the team’s faculty adviser prior to registration. Weekly meetings with faculty advisors are required, as is travel to and participation in the design competition. Registration requires approval of the selected team’s faculty adviser who will grade the student. Corequisite(s): Students must also register for MER 311 and MER 333, plus senior standing in Mechanical Engineering.