The goal of the the senior design experience is for the students to use the skills and tools they have developed in the previous three years to design and build a product. Because our program is interdisciplinary, the project integrates aspects from both mechanical and electrical engineering. The result is often referred to as smart products, or intelligent products - these are products that make their own choices based on information they obtain from sensors.

Current Project : Go Kart - The LC Racer

Currently, the senior design project is to construct a two passenger Go Kart

Three Dimensional Printer

A 3D printer is a device which can print a three dimensional object. Like a conventional printer, the head of the printer moves in two dimensions and deposits an "ink". In this case the "ink" is a thermal plastic. The plastic is laid down in a thin layer. After one layer is deposited, then the printer head moves up and deposits a second layer. This process repeats until the object is complete. If you would like to learn more about 3D printing, the following site may be interesting; Makerbot.

DIGILENT DESIGN COMPETITION

The Loras students took first place at the Regional Digilent Design Competition

JANUARY TERM COURSES

The Engineering department offers two exciting hands on courses during Loras' January term. These are Mechatronics & Smart Product Design and Manufacturing Processes & Design. These courses are open to all majors and give students the opportunity to learn about robotics and molding!