Mechanical Engineering + Environmental Science
Build a solar water heater
Make a flat-plate collector from black tubing and measure how much heat it captures.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
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62 Engineering projects
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Automobile Engineering · Powertrain
Model a four-stroke engine
Build a card-and-syringe model that shows intake, compression, power and exhaust.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Civil Engineering · Transportation
Study traffic flow at a junction
Count vehicles at a busy junction and propose better signal timing.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Environmental Engineering + Environmental Science
Design a composting system for a housing society
Measure a society's wet waste and design composters sized to handle it.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- 250–500
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Chemistry
Study corrosion protection for steel
Compare paint, oil, zinc coating and sacrificial protection on steel in salt water.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- 250–500
Electrical Engineering + Environmental Science
Generate electricity from a bicycle
Couple a DC motor to a bicycle wheel and measure the power a person can produce.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
Computer Engineering · Digital Logic
Implement a traffic light controller on an FPGA or simulator
Design a four-way junction controller as a finite state machine and simulate it.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Aerospace Engineering + Physics
Measure the thrust of a water rocket
Build a static test stand and measure thrust against time for different water fills.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Electrical Engineering · Generators
Make a hand-crank emergency torch
Build a torch that stores hand-cranked energy in a capacitor and lights an LED.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Mechatronics and Robotics + Robotics, IoT and Hardware
Design a maze-solving robot
Build a robot that explores a maze with wall sensors and then runs the shortest path.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 2,500–5,000
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Physics
Compare insulation materials for a cool box
Wrap identical cups in different materials and find which keeps water hot or ice cold longest.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemical Engineering + Mechanical Engineering
Study heat exchanger effectiveness
Build a tube-in-tube heat exchanger and compare parallel and counter flow.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Biomedical Engineering · Biomechanics
Build a prosthetic hand model
Make a string-tendon hand from card and straws that grips objects.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Agri-business and Food Science
Design a solar dryer for farm produce
Build a cabinet dryer and compare its drying time and quality with open sun drying.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- 500–1,000
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