| Week | Tuesday Lecture | Lab Tuesday & Wednesday | Thursday Lecture | Lab Thursday & Friday |
Week 0
9/26-9/27 | | |
Course Intro | Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
AutoCAD
Lab HW1 |
Week 1
9/30 – 10/4 |
Clock Project
Analysis
Physics Review
Session
Location: Center 216 Date: Wednesday, 10/2/13 Time: 6:00 to 8:00pm | Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
AutoCAD
Lab HW1
|
Clock Project
Design
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro
Lab HW2 |
Week 2
10/7 – 10/11 |
Hand Sketching | Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro
Lab HW2 |
Robot Contest Intro
DFM Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture) |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Week 3
10/14 – 10/18 |
Creativity
Sketching Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture)
| Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Energy Analysis |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Team Intro. & Concept Gen.
Lab HW4
|
Week 4
10/21 – 10/25
|
Teamwork | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Team Intro. & Concept Gen.
Lab HW4 |
Intro to Inventor
- Parts - |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW5 |
Week 5
10/28 – 11/1 |
Free Body Diagrams (FBDs) | Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW5 |
Inventor
- Assemblies -
Degrees of Freedom |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Week 6
11/4 – 11/8 |
Mechanical Advantage
FBD HW Due at beginning of Lecture | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Midterm
Midterm Topics
Midterm review: Tuesday, 11/5/13, 7:00pm-8:20pm Center 216
| Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Demo Powered Part
Lab HW7
|
Week 7
11/11 – 11/15 |
Machine Design Case Studies
Clock Bearing Analysis due at beginning of lecture (assignment has been canceled) | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Demo Powered Part
Lab HW7 |
Dimensioning | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Score 3 Points
Lab HW8
|
Week 8
11/18 – 11/22 |
Individual Robot Analysis | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Score 9 Points
(negative/defensive count points too)
Lab HW8 |
Technical Presentations and Animations
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beet the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9
|
Week 9
11/25 – 11/29 |
Machine Design Case Studies | Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beet the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
|
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Week 10
12/2 – 12/6 |
Research in Robotics
Extra Credit Car on a Hill due at begining of lecture | Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
Contest Instructions
Dimensioning Assignment due at Beginning of Lecture. See Dimensioning Tutorial.
Individual Robot Analysis (15% of course grade)
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
| Finals |
Final Peer Review due Sunday 12/8 | Logistics of Finishing MAE3 | Robot Contest
Wed 12/11
11:30am-2:30pm |
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