ME2011 SCHEDULE, FALL 2009

Version: (Schedule will change throughout the semester, check back often)

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MONDAY LECTURE
WEDNESDAY LAB
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Sep-07

Labor Day Sep-09
No class (work on assignment [A101] )
1 Sep-14 *Course intro
*Index card structures
Due: About You [A101]
Sep-16 *Card structures, *Dissection skills
Due: (1) Card tower[A102], Bring tools [A801]
2 Sep-21 *Sketching for engineers

Sep-23 *Invention critique, *Robot kits distributed, *Tolerance exercise
Due: (1) Engineering graphics [A103], (2) Invention drawing [A104], (3) Platform buckling analysis [A105], (4) Bring tools [A802]
3 Sep-28

*How to give an oral presentation
*Intro to Pro/ENGINEER
*Pro/E demo I

Sep-30

*Presentation topics, *DC motors


Due: (1) Pencil dissection [A106], (2) Resume [A107], (3) Motor pre-lab [A133], (4) Bring tools [A803]
4 Oct-05 *Engineering graphics I
*Pro/E demo II
Oct-07 *Oral presentations (Maroon group)
Due: (1) Notebook check 1 [N01], (2) Oral presentation (Maroon) [A108], or Pro/E tutorial (Gold) [A109]
5 Oct-12

*Engineering graphics II
*Engineering experiments and documentation (Excel, Documenting expts, Beam bending)

Oct-14 *Oral presentations (Gold group)
Due: (1) Oral presentation (Gold) [A108], or Pro/E tutorial (Maroon) [A109]
6 Oct-19 * Engineering graphics quiz
*Robot project intro
*Intro to Arduino + demo

Oct-21 *Tip-A-Can project
Due: (1) Beam bending [A110], (2) Patent search [A113]
7 Oct-26 *Intro to programming
*Arduino programming
*Project planning
Oct-28 *Tip-A-Can review, *Concept sketch review, *Arduino programming, *Distribute data acq (Maroon)
Due: (1) Tip-A-Can [A112], (2) Preliminary concept sketches [A114], (3) Soldering [A130] (4) Install LabView [A135]
8 Nov-02

*Electronics I
*Schematics
*Robot show video
(Shop safety video, 4:30-5:30, RapH 100)

Nov-04

*Mechanisms


Due: (1) LED flasher [A115], (2) Pro/E: Chapt 1-3 [A116], (3) Gantt chart [A119], (4) Mechanisms pre-lab [A134]
9 Nov-09 *Design process
*Electronics II
*Arduino demos
(Robot Store)
Nov-11

*Robot progress crit, *Bi-directional circuit, *Distribute data acq (Gold)


Due: (1) Motor/LED/switch [A117], (2) Motor schematic [A131], (3) Robot concept drawing [A118], (4) Data acq [A132] (Maroon)
10 Nov-16 *Arduino demos
*Controlling motors
*Pro/E demo III
(Robot Store)
Nov-18 *Subsystem show and tell
Due: (1) Pro/E: Chapt 4 [A120], (2) Pro/E Balance [A121], (3) Robot subsystem [A122]
11 Nov-23

*How to Write Good
*Machine Elements (Transmissions, Bearings, Shafts)
(Robot Store)


Due: Notebook check 2 [N02]

Nov-25 * No lab. Optional robot help session, Room 388 MechE MechE
Due: (1) Data acq [A132] (Gold)
12 Nov-30 *Engineering Ethics
(Robot Store)
Dec-02

* No lab. Optional help session in 388 MechE


Due: (1) Pro/E: Chapt 8-9 [A123], (2) Robot schematic [A124]

13 Dec-07 *Guest speaker
*Advanced Pro/E
*Engineering Innovation
*IDEO product development movie
(Robot store)
Dec-09 *Robot previews, *TA evaluations
Due: Robot preview [A125]
14 Dec-14

Robot Show! ( McNamara Alumni Center, 2-5 PM)


Due: Robot plus robot documents plus Portfolio [A126] plus notebook.

Dec-16 Equipment return
2:30pm-4:30pm
Location TBA
Due: Project Wrapup [A127]

Notes: * Click on links for lecture notes. * Lectures and labs start promptly at 2:30 pm, end at 4:25 PM.