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Mechanical engineering Project Ideas

In the field of mechanical engineering, we have a vast range of topics to select from. At present, companies and governments are dealing with two issues. First, is about global warming and the other is about competition.

For both these issues, mechanical engineers can contribute a lot. For example, to improve the competitiveness of the organization, you can build automation tools or robots which can help the company to improve its efficiency and similarly for global warming, you can bring some news ideas to either save energy or generate it without doing harm to nature.

The biggest positive about these is that solutions to both these issues are going to come from mechanical. This is the reason, I always recommend students to select topics which are related to either robotics or renewable energy.

I myself tried to find all the latest topics from around the world and write about them to give you some more insight into what's happening around.

Robotics 

Robotics Projects Robotics would be a good choice in mechanical projects: Robots are very attractive in comparison to other projects and if everything goes well they will make you win.
Mechanical Projects related to Robotics

Though I  have written a separate post about robotics here as a starting point I would like to share all important links in this section. Using given links you can enhance your knowledge before building your own machines.

Solar Energy Projects 

Topics based on solar energy is one of my favorite in mechanical engineering because despite its easy to understand working and concept, work based on this energy is very useful and effective for our future energy needs.

Concept: Generally they work on this concept:

Solar Energy --> Solar Panel --> Electricity --> Machine(Grinder, Juicer, Mobile Charger, Bag, etc.) or Storage(Battery)
Solar Energy--> Heat--> Cooking, Boiling, Water Filter, etc.

The important thing to consider in your assignment is that how you can improve its efficiency either for boiling purposes or for heating. For eg.  Recently discussed Spherical cell concentrate more sunlight at one place and therefore generates more power similarly scientist have found out that nano solar cells are more flexible and more efficient than any other cell available.

Solar Compressor:
You can build something which gets its power from Sun Energy. For e.g., power your AC of a small room using a compressor that gets its power from panels.Such as Solar Powered Air Conditioner
In this example, it is a small room. Half-ton capacity will be sufficient. You will need at least kWh/24 hours. This may require 10 to 12 square meter panel plus battery and inverter.
Books on Solar Energy (pdf): 
Solar
Solar2

Hovercraft
Hovercraft Project

Hovercraft definition by wiki: click here
It would be awesome if you design a hovercar using tools of your house.

How to Build my own Hovercraft?


Engines 

Stirling Engine :
Mechanical engineering Stirling Engine Projects


Video and Complete Explanation of Stirling Engine

Stirling Engine Mini RC Car: We had discussed both Stirling Engine and Remote control cars in two separate posts. In this post, we will combine these two technologies.

Sun Powered Stirling Engine Generator:

Windmill Projects:
Concept Diagram of Windmill

We all know how we can generate electricity using windmills with the help of its revolution energy and turbines. I have tried to list out some other important stuff we can do using this energy. Though I have written independent articles only on windmill projects but the sky is the limit for what you can do with this energy. In my opinion, if anything which can produce rotational energy instantly is wind energy and mini projects can be built and tested using a small room fan. With all these benefits, I will recommend you to give it a chance. In any mechanical projects science fair competition, you can give a demonstration using the fan.


Wind Mill Water Pump :
How to build a windmill pump?

Related links :

Wind Mill Power Generation System
Wind turbine kites

Wind-Powered Drip Irrigation System
Wind Mill Pump

Remote Control Cars
Building Fast Remote Control Cars
RC Control Computer Cars

Related links :
Demolition RC Car
RCC
Hydrogen cell operated remote control car
Computer-controlled car

Projects based on trains
Steam engines 
These engines are powered by steam and building them will help you to understand the concept and working of steam engines. Almost all mechanical engineers study about them in their introductory class of engines itself. Though steam engines are the most ancient engines, it is still one of the most widely used engines. Thermal power plants are one of such use. Nowadays, due to the problem of global warming, we should find a way to produce steam using renewable sources of energy.A couple of renewable steam engines, I discussed on this blog are Solar Powered steam engine and Solar Turbine Generator.

The most exciting thing about this engine is that we can still view its most raw form as a steam engine powered trains.

Related:
Homemade Steam Engine
The steam engine powered bicycle

These engines are powered by steam and will help you to understand the concepts behind steam engines : Maglev Trains
Propeller Monorail

More :
3D Solar Cells: Very Effective Design of a solar cell. Used to enhance the efficiency of Solar Cell Significantly.

Hydraulic Car Lift: Its Details with fluid and how we can use it to lift the car.
Power Generation using Footsteps: Piezoelectric techniques used to convert the energy of our footsteps in electricity.
Stair climbing Hand Cart: Handcart which would help you carry heavy materials upstairs.
Car Monitoring System
Highway Wind Turbines: Simple demonstration of how to use wind turbines at the divider of the road to generate electricity.
Power generation using Railway Tracks: See how we can use a Variable capacitor for generating electricity. If implemented as expected, this is going to the revolution in the field of renewable energy.
Stirling Engine Mini RC Car
Nitro Cars: Cars powered by methane and nitromethane.
Fruit Picking Robot: Picking fruit from the garden is always a difficult task. Can you imagine how much easier it would become if Machines start to do this job for us? If yes, then this post will help you understand its parts and mechanism.
Soccer Playing Mini robots: I have seen robots football championship of machines in many science fairs organized in colleges around the world where mechanical engineering graduates participate with their amazing machines.Though this is an old topic I still consider it sharing to bring it in your notice.
Produce fuel using sunlight: Produce synthetic gas using CO2, oxygen, and water.
Pedal Powered Water Filter: Filter water throughout the year, day or noon using the simple concept of evaporation and condensation.
Pedal Powered Juicer Grinder
Light Weight Floating Wind Turbine: Whenever we think about the wind turbines, the first picture comes to our mind is of big farmland with a large turbine. Light Weight turbine is completely opposite of that and not only that, it floats on water too.
Biogas Powered Water Heater 
Bicycle Powered Cell Phone Charger: Have you thought about charging your cell phone using your cycle. This idea would discuss all that.
The steam engine powered Bicycle: Whenever we thought about steam engines, the first thought comes to our mind is a train engine, but have you ever thought of steam engine powered by cycle?
Mechanical Sprayer: Spray pesticides using human energy instead of fossil fuel or electricity.
Mechanical Creeper for Disable Person: This idea is one of my favorites because we never think of difficulties faced by differently-abled people while working below the cars. This project will help understand his or her situation effectively.
Waste Management Machine
Water Powered Generator
Air Exchanger Ventilation System
Fuzzy logic approach for Traffic signals control of an isolated intersection( Report in PDF)
Synchromesh gear

Latest Projects:

Formula One Racing Car
Formula One Racing Car: Students of Amity University, Noida manufactured a car which can make anyone proud. It weighs around 340 kg including driver and its top speed is 105km/hr.  More Info

Protective Gloves: Another topic which I have seen recently is electric gloves which can be used by girls for their protection. They are easy to wear and protect the wearer by giving an electric shock.

More :
CAD Project Ideas & Catia  (Design Engineers Topics)
Thermal Engineering Projects
HydroPower Topics 
Aeronautical Projects 
Design and Development of Smoke flow Visualization system
Tricycle powered by pedal and electricity
Design and fabrication of Sub Marine
Generate Electricity from Dance Floor
Human Power Harvesting
Hydraulic Regenerative Braking System
Mini Bio-Gas Fuel Turbine
Power generation using footsteps
mini homemade wood lathe machine
Perpetual Motion Machine 
Pedal-powered refrigerator
Jaipur Foot
Automatic Car Parking 
Self Balancing Cycles and Unicycles
IE Engine
Electronic Fuel Injection
Study of Cooling Tower
Air Compressed Cars 
Air Bike 
Mini Scooter 
Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle
Escalator Compatible Wheel Chair
Fuel Energizer
Automobiles Engineering Projects
RC Helicopter
Carbon Solar Cells
Autonomous aerial vehicle
Build Electric Two-Wheeler Bike
Biogas Powered Vehicle
Non-Conventional Energy 
Manual Pump
Cogeneration 
Kinematic Project
Bicycle Sprayer 
Personal Flying Machines: This project is recently published in all the media publishing houses where they have shown the image of a person flying on the lake with the help of a flying machine.

Solar Object Lifting Jack: It is a motorized electronic lifting jack that is powered by solar energy.

Air compressor at home:

Paddle powered mobile charger: It is based on the dynamo chain concept. We have been using dynamo in bicycles for years. The best part about this is, mobile charger kits are available at online stores. You can learn the whole concept by purchasing a kit online and by disassembling it. 

22 comments :

CG said...

@Dhaval @Ravi Ranjan @vinod @neha Hope you all get my reply.

emer o'neill said...

Hello everybody,

I am a fifth year architectural student and I am looking for engineers to help me design production machinery required for a hemp farm. Basically I need an machine that does everything separates the seeds from the stalk, the fibre from the hurds. I would like the seeds then to be crushed and the oil produced to be bottled.

SO do you fancy a challenge, do you want to get involved if so then please email me at emer.oneill@hotmail.co.uk.

thank you

Emer O'Neill

Unknown said...

hello sir.......
this is avishek banerjee...
i want few nice mechanical projects (not robotics) .
it would be better if the project is better than average(3rd year level).It can include a bit of electronics.plz do mail it to me as soon as possible..
thanking you.

Unknown said...

sir iam santhosh doing diploma in mechanical engg plz send me some mechanical projects whose major propotion should related to mechanical i need it imediatly i need it as soon as possible

mahesh said...

HAI..
im a final year B.E student.please do give some ideas for mechanical projects

CG said...

@Guru @ Karthik I hope you both got my mail.

CG said...

@Vikas its ok! @Deepak hope you both got your mails...

CG said...

@Zunair @Kiran @Harendra I hope you got your mails.....

Anonymous said...

Hi CG,i am Sunil currently in pre final year chemical engineering.i request you to throw some light on important topics within my domain.

My id: sunilgm@ymail.com

waiting for your words..

regards.

CG said...

@Ashok @Nidhish hope you both got my mail. and Nidhish there is no need to write 6 comments in a row.Even though I publish few comments but I read each and every comment and always reply.

Kiran k.m said...

Hello sir...., could u plz help m by giving ideas related to latest mechanical projects plz sir....! Leave the suggestions to m email i.d: kirank.m31990@gmail.com

Manu Prakash said...

Thanks a lot sir.....

Thank you for your ideas.....

Actually I was thinking about one of the ideas you told.... Seawater desalination plant using hydraulic pressurizer at one end and solar/wind power suction unit at the other end..... using reverse osmosis technique...... How about the feasibility of the idea?
Is it possible to create such a huge amount of reverse osmotic pressure from such sources, since I read that reverse osmosis and the desalination plant requires huge pressure....

Any way thanks again for the ideas and thanks for replying fast

CG said...

@viswakanth.....Salt water can be used as alternate fuel because as Kanzius (inventor) claimed under the right conditions, salt water can burn at high temperatures.Read more about his story at http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/salt-water-fuel.htm
For more details you need to give me your mail id.

Unknown said...

I am palanivel dng 3rd year mech ...... I need of some projects ... So some ideas give me pls .. My mail id palani.vel700@gmail.com. So pls send any mechanical projects work ideas

raj said...

Sir i am a final year student of dem pls suggest me so me idea...this is my email ravin_rooney@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

hey I.m.8 th sem.mechanical engineering students pls giive me idea about.project this.is my email id
savaliyakartik157@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Hello sir, i am mechanical student from last year.sir i don't have proper idea about the project.sir please give me new idea about the new project.Thank you...
Please sir email me at pateldm1960@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Sir, i am a fourth year mechanical engineering student. Can you please give me some ideas for my project study or any innovative ideas that requires low cost to make it. Thank you..amariylia1303@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Sir, i am a fourth year mechanical engineering student. Can you please give me some ideas for my project study or any innovative ideas that requires low cost to make it. Thank you..amariylia1303@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Hello Sir, I am mechanical Final year student. I didn't go for any project before this. please suggest me some mechanical related project topic so that I can submit it .. denaldf99@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Respected sir.
I am the student of B.E mechanical engineering. Will you please guide me by giving some ideas on project topics. Pneumatic or hydraulic project.
My mail I'd:- mjangle93@gmail.com

SRC_Admin said...

Sir I am final year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Student and I want to make a project on CAD. But do not understand what to build. Please help me and suggest any idea.
My email id is bhuneshwarkaushik@gmail.com