Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon’s Mechanical Engineering Students Create Product Designs to Assist Elderly

May 7, 2009

Contact: Chriss Swaney
Carnegie Mellon University
412.268.5776

Event: Carnegie Mellon University's mechanical engineering students will showcase a cache of new product prototypes designed to help elder lifestyles. Some of the novel designs include a sensor-enhanced walking cane and a more functional table top for wheelchairs.

The Senior MechE Capstone Design Project class challenges students to select a product to study, conduct extensive market research and build several physical prototypes using sophisticated computer modeling, according to Levent Burak Kara, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

For additional information about the student projects and the capstone course, please see http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/lkara/24441Expoflyer2009.pdf.

When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, May 7.

Where: University Center Commons, 5000 Forbes Ave., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213.