Calendar | Design and Manufacturing I | Mechanical Engineering

Course calendar.
SES #	LECTURE CONTENTS	LAB ACTIVITies	KEY DATES
1	Course introduction, contest overview	Explore kit and contest
2	Problem definition and design	Explore kit and contest
3	Actuators - DC motors, servomotors, pneumatics	Build a simple car and preliminary strategy	HW 1 out
4	Creating CAD components 1	Build a simple car and preliminary strategy
5	Creating CAD components 2	Design concept
6	Mechanisms (2D kinematic analysis)	Design of most critical module	HW 1 due HW 2 out
7	Creating CAD assemblies	Design of most critical module
8	Mechanisms (synthesis of 4 bar mechanisms)	Fabrication of most critical module
9	Creating CAD assemblies 2	Fabrication of most critical module	HW 2 due
10	Quiz 1	Fabrication of most critical module	Quiz 1 due
11	Creating CAD drawings	Fabrication of most critical module
12	Gears - basics, terminology, involute curve	Demonstration of most critical module	HW 3 out
13	Gears - strength, gear trains	Demonstration of most critical module
14	Microcontrollers	Integration of design
15	Lab time	Integration of design
16	Sensors	Demonstration of integrated machine	HW 3 due
17	Lab time	Demonstration of integrated machine
18	Belts / chains / cams	Design iteration
19	Quiz 2	Design iteration	Quiz 2 due
20	Lab time	Fabrication of improved machine
21	Optimization	Demonstration of improved machine
22	Professional ethics	Demonstration of improved machine	HW 4 out
23	Review of festivity procedures	Final refinements Design Festivity at Johnson Rink in the evening (First round after 1 day, and finals after 2 days)
24	A review of this year's machines	Debriefs with section Locker cleanup and recycling
25	Course summary / feedback	Debriefs with section Locker cleanup and recycling	HW 4 due