Posted By: News Editor
April 28, 2021
Ben Overby
boverby2@murraystate.edu
A team of six students in Senior Design I and II spent the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters designing and building the E-vehicle, a two-person off-road vehicle with a 17-horsepower electric engine.
School of Engineering Chair Danny Claiborne said he finds and allocates funds for all senior design projects. With other faculty members, Claiborne also approves funds for projects based on seniors’ proposals.
“The School of Engineering has been successful in building several types of vehicles in the past,” Claiborne said. “The Engineering Physics students have participated in a gas-operated Baja buggy for many years. The Electromechanical Engineering Technology students have participated in a hydraulic bicycle competition and have won that competition at the national level two times. This is the first e-vehicle attempted by the School of Engineering, and I am very excited about the success of the se