4th Year Capstone Projects (MAAE 4907)

The Capstone design project course (i.e. courses labelled MAAE4907) is created to foster teamwork, communication, technical skill development and design work.

2024-2025 Capstone Results

Steps to complete BEFORE registration:

Step 1: Review your audit to determine if you are eligible:

MECHANICAL
– MATH 3705 & ECOR 3800 completed
– MECH 3002 completed

AEROSPACE A,B,C STREAMS
– MATH 3705 & ECOR 3800 completed
– AERO 3002 completed

AEROSPACE D STREAM
– MATH 3705 & ECOR 3800 completed
– AERO 3841 completed

BIOMEDICAL-MECHANICAL
– MATH 3705 & ECOR 3800 completed
– MAAE 2101, MAAE 3202 and MECH 3710 completed
– Concurrent registration in MECH 4210

SREE B STREAM
– MATH 3705 & ECOR 3800 completed
– MAAE 2300 and MAAE 2400 completed

If not eligible and you would like to speak with the undergraduate advisor email maeadvising@carleton.ca to book an appointment.

Step 2:

If eligible, submit your project preferences based on the project descriptions found below. Contact the lead engineers if you have any specific questions.

The project selection portal will be available here and will go live on Monday May 4^th at 10:00am.

If a student chooses the same Capstone Project for all their preferences, they will NOT be assigned to that project.

If one of your project choices is MAAE 4907X, please be prepared to include your Team Name and a Project Description (a description of the problem your team would like to solve, the primary goal of the project, and include any relevant background to the problem that helps the reader understand the context of the problem).

Step 3:

Project assignments will be made by the capstone coordinator for all those who have submitted their selections by June 1. Your audit will then be reviewed and if you are eligible, you will receive an email indicating which project you have been assigned to within 2 weeks. Please note that while we do our best to accommodate preferences, first choices cannot be guaranteed. We strongly encourage you to carefully select your second and third preferences. If you have not submitted your selection before June 1 some projects may be full and they will be removed from the selection list. Project selections submitted after June 1 will be reviewed again on July 1 and August 1.

Step 4:

Once you have received your project assignment, you will be asked to provide proof of completion of these safety training courses to our admin assistant, Noreen Chalmers. Please do not submit proof until you have been assigned to a project.

WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
FED Student Health and Safety Training (In Brightspace, use the Discover button and search “FED Equipment, Shop and Lab Training Portal” – one of the modules listed is the FED Health & Safety Training)
Basic Shop Training (In Brightspace, use the Discover button and search “FED Equipment, Shop and Lab Training Portal” – – one of the modules listed is the Basic Shop Training )

Step 5:

Once reviewed, you will receive an auto email from �Ӱ�ԭ��’s registration system informing you that departmental permission has been granted for the course.

Don’t forget to REGISTER.

Please ensure you have successfully completed or are already registered in MECH 4003, AERO 4003, AERO 4842, MECH 4013 or SREE 4001.

Your general questions may be directed towards the Capstone Coordinator, Prof. Steve Ulrich, or towards Noreen Chalmers

26-27 Projects Tentative
MAAE 4907 A Advanced Aircraft Design (AAD) Project Manager: Prof. J. Laliberté
MAAE 4907 I Automated Biomed Lab Equipment (ABLE) Project Manager: Prof. A. Harris
MAAE 4907 C Blended Wing Body (UAV) Project Manager: Prof. M. El Sayed
MAAE 4907 K Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Capstone Project Project Manager: Prof. J. Duquette
MAAE 4907 F CU Blended Wing Body Gas Turbine Engine (CUB-GT) Project Manager: Prof. H. Saari
MAAE 4907 V Lunar CUlture (LUCU) Project Manager: Prof. H. Frei
MAAE 4907 N Micro Flapping-Wing Flyer (MFWF) Project Manager: Prof. F. Khouli
MAAE 4907 B Satellite Design Project (SDP) Project Manager: Prof. B. Burlton
MAAE 4907 M Sustainable Energy Systems Portfolio (SESP) Project Manager: Prof. T. Kaya
MAAE 4907 S Whale Achoo and Gesundheit Project Manager: Prof. R. Irani
MAAE 4907 G High Altitude Sounding Rocket (HASR) Project Manager: Prof. P. Waghmare
MAAE 4907 J Project Manager: Prof. M. Ahmadi
MAAE 4907 O Bioinspired Environmentally-Friendly Aerial Vehicle (BEFAV) Project Manager: Prof. J. Rocha
MAAE 4907 R Metal Powder Power Plant (MP3) Project Manager: Prof. R. Kholghy
MAAE 4907 X Capstone Project Project Manager: Prof. E. Cyr and Prof. L. Kostiuk

The MAE Capstone Project-Marking Guidelines are provided to Lead Engineers and students involved in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design Projects as guidance to carry out and interpret performance evaluations on the projects.

Application
To apply for a small project with a team of 4-8 students, a MAE faculty member must be found and subsequently, a proposal must be prepared and submitted to the capstone committee no later than September 30, 2026 The proposal shall include objectives, scope of work, stream/specialization of the students involved, space requirement, environment/safety, and budget consideration (external support committed as there is no department funding provided). The proposal will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Will a P.Eng. lead the project? Will the project have a design focus? Will the project allow an open-ended philosophy in the early stage of the project? Will it expose the students to a large group setting? (In this regard, it is important to discuss with other project managers to seek an opportunity to participate in their group meetings) Is there a budget requirement? If so, was the funding secured? Will the project evolve into a large Capstone project? In what time frame? Other considerations. The date of submission must be observed to avoid redundant registrations.

Application

To apply for a small project with a team of 4-8 students, a MAE faculty member must be found and subsequently, a proposal must be prepared and submitted to the capstone committee no later than September 30, 2026 The proposal shall include objectives, scope of work, stream/specialization of the students involved, space requirement, environment/safety, and budget consideration (external support committed as there is no department funding provided). The proposal will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Will a P.Eng. lead the project?
Will the project have a design focus?
Will the project allow an open-ended philosophy in the early stage of the project?
Will it expose the students to a large group setting? (In this regard, it is important to discuss with other project managers to seek an opportunity to participate in their group meetings)
Is there a budget requirement? If so, was the funding secured?
Will the project evolve into a large Capstone project? In what time frame?
Other considerations.

The date of submission must be observed to avoid redundant registrations.

You may also contact the department via the MAE Contact Form.