Welcome to E79!

The Systems Engineering approach will be taught using underwater robotics as a teaching vehicle. Mechanical, thermal, and electrical systems of the robots will be modeled, constructed, analyzed, designed, and controlled using the systems engineering approach. 

• There are a total of 13 practicums with sections beginning on Wednesday of the 1st week of class

• Each practicum will have a Pre-lab google form submission. This is your entry ticket, and you will not be allowed to begin your practicum until your submission is in place. You may submit it anytime before the practicum.  1 point will be deducted if the Prelab is not completed before the Practicum start time.

  • • • P1A (8/28 - 8/30) Pre-lab is here

      • P1B (9/4 - 9/6) Pre-lab is here

      • P1C (9/11 - 9/13) Pre-lab is here

      • P2A (9/18 - 9/20) Pre-lab is here

      • P2B  (9/25 - 9/27) Pre-lab is here

      • P2C  (10/2 - 10/4) Pre-lab is here

      • P2D (10/9 - 10/11) Pre-lab is here

      • P3A  (10/16 - 10/18) Pre-lab is  here

      • P4A  (11/6 - 11/8)   Pre-lab is here

      • P4B (11/13 - 11/15) Pre-lab is here

      • P5A/B  (11/20 - 11/22) Pre-lab is here

      • P5C  (12/4 - 12/6) Pre-lab is here

• Each practicum will last 2.5 hours and will be done in teams of 2 students. You will choose your partner during the 1st practicum.

• Each team must upload a practicum submission sheet (one per team) at the end of each practicum.

• Each student will be initially awarded 5 point out of 5 for participating with full effort. Points may be deducted for various reasons:

  • • • -1 arriving late (-1 point for up to 10 min, -2 for up to 30 min, -4 for up to 1 hr, -5 for more than 1 hr)

      • -1 not doing prelab before Practicum start time

      • -3 not letting partner do any of the work

      • -1 arriving unprepared

      • -1 not giving full effort (-1 point per hour of low effort)

      • -5 participating in dangerous behavior

      • -5 missing practicum without an excused absence

• All students will be required to purchase a parts kit for $25. This kit fee must be paid before your 1st practicum. This fee can be waived in cases of financial hardship. Course instructors will not know about waiver requests. 

  • • • Kit Fee payment can be made here

      • Kit Fee waiver request can be made here

• If you are unable to attend your practicum section, a swap request for another section may be submitted. This request must be submitted by 5pm on the Friday before the week of the desired switch. This option is intended for rare, unavoidable conflicts that meet the criteria of excused absences. Filling out this form DOES NOT GUARANTEE that instructors will grant you permission to swap your practicum time.

  • • • Practicum swap request can be made here

Safety Rules in E79:

Every student must follow these rules without exception. Failure to do so will result in point deductions up to 5 points. 

General rules:

·       No eating or drinking in lab. If necessary you may leave lab, wash your hands, eat and/or drink outside the lab, wash your hands, return to lab.

·       Know the location of fire extinguisher, eye wash, safety shower and quickest escape route.

·       Notify instructor immediately after any injury, fire, spills or breakage.

·       Clean lab bench and turn off equipment before leaving. Leave the bench power on.

·       Electricity and water DO NOT MIX –a lot of water is involved in E79 – be mindful at all times.

Proper attire:

·       Closed-toe shoes

·       Short sleeves preferred, rolled-up long sleeves acceptable

·       Long pants

·       No dangling jewelry – rings, bracelets, necklaces or earrings

·       Loose clothing must be secured away from work (including hoody draw strings)

·       Long hair pulled back and secured

·       For field experiences:

o   Location-appropriate footwear and clothing

o   Appropriate PPE (including floatation devices for boats)

o   Sunscreen

o   Hydration

Chemical safety: epoxies and CA (CyanoAcrylate aka superglue)

·       Safety goggles

·       Gloves

·       If procedure emits fumes, then must be done in a fume hood or out of doors away from buildings

Soldering:

·       Iron must be turned off when not in your hand.

·       Use recently soaked sponge. Use spray bottle to moisten. Never use sink or water fountain.

·       Use fume extractor: fume from rosin in solder is a respiratory irritant.

·       Wash hands after handling solder – solder is 40% lead.  Skin contact is harmless, but ingestion can occur with unwashed hands when eating, drinking, or smoking.

HMC is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and support for all students. Students with a disability (including mental health, chronic or temporary medical conditions) who may need accommodations in order to fully participate in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Accessible Education at access@g.hmc.edu to request accommodations. Students from the other Claremont Colleges should contact their home college's Accessible Education officer.