Creative Engineering Projects: Inspiring Ideas for Final Year Projects

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This discussion focuses on innovative engineering project ideas for final year students, emphasizing practical solutions to community needs. Notable examples include a blinking light system created by an African student to deter lions from attacking cattle, a gravity-powered light for off-grid areas, and the Kiffy, a unique urban tricycle design. These projects highlight the importance of identifying local challenges and applying engineering skills to develop effective solutions.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic knowledge of mechanical engineering principles
  • Experience with tools such as lathe, CNC turning and milling machines
  • Understanding of pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Familiarity with project proposal development
NEXT STEPS
  • Research community needs assessment techniques
  • Explore design principles for low-cost lighting solutions
  • Investigate urban mobility solutions and bicycle design
  • Learn about prototyping and testing mechanical systems
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Engineering students, aspiring inventors, and anyone interested in developing practical solutions to real-world problems through creative engineering projects.

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Hello!
I'm new here and I really need help from you guys.
I'm an engineering student and need to do project proposal for my final year project. We have 6 month to do the proposal and I cannot think of any idea.
I have experience in using
-Lathe
-CNC Turning and Milling
-Milling machine
-Drilling
-Welding
-Pneumatic and hydraulics.

Any idea will do. I really do need your idea. :bow:
 
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Look around you for some need in your community and then see if you can build something satisfy it.

One African student saw a need to protect the village cattle from lions attacking at night. He developed a blinking light
system from old car parts and mounted it on the corral fencing. The lions watched and stayed away thinking there was
someone there.

http://ewasolions.org/lion-lights-a-young-kenyans-invention-may-save-lions/

Another college student came up with a gravity light for places where there's no electricity. The home owner raises the weight and let's it drop. It in turn turns a small generator which powers the light. It's not real bright but bright enough to read.

http://gravitylight.org

Lastly, a European inventor cam up with a novel urban bike design called the kiffy. It's a trike with wheels in front and a storage rack for carrying things.

http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/vehicles/cycles/kiffy-folding-tricycle/
 
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jedishrfu said:
Look around you for some need in your community and then see if you can build something satisfy it.

One African student saw a need to protect the village cattle from lions attacking at night. He developed a blinking light
system from old car parts and mounted it on the corral fencing. The lions watched and stayed away thinking there was
someone there.

http://ewasolions.org/lion-lights-a-young-kenyans-invention-may-save-lions/

Another college student came up with a gravity light for places where there's no electricity. The home owner raises the weight and let's it drop. It in turn turns a small generator which powers the light. It's not real bright but bright enough to read.

http://gravitylight.org

Lastly, a European inventor cam up with a novel urban bike design called the kiffy. It's a trike with wheels in front and a storage rack for carrying things.

http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/vehicles/cycles/kiffy-folding-tricycle/

Thanks!
I'll try cram my brain. ;)
 

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