| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Class overview Introduction to engineering and the design process, engineering drawing, sketching, back of the envelope calculations | |
| 2 |
Basic design analysis Free body diagrams, Newton's laws | |
| 3 |
Electronics and water: two great tastes that don't taste so great together… Exploration with instrumentation | |
| 4 | Hydrostatics, pressure and water proofing | |
| 5 | Holiday - no lecture | Lab notebook review 1 |
| 6 | Design brainstorming, project ideas, Solidworks repository development | |
| 7 |
Motors and electronics Guest lecturer: Prof. Steven Leeb, MIT Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | |
| 8 |
Design analysis, error estimation, data presentation Propulsion: power vs. thrust and efficiency | |
| 9 | Engineering ethics and using your best judgment |
Ethics position paper due Lab notebook review 2 |
| 10 |
Communicating engineering design Promoting your ideas/inventions | |
| 11 |
Exploration on the Moon: mission planning for EVA and geology, part 1 Guest lecturer: Prof. Dava Newman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics | Solidworks parts due |
| 12 |
Exploration adventure part 2 Guest lecturer: Prof. Dava Newman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics | |
| 13 | Student presentations: in-class design review |
Parts list due Oral team presentations |
| 14 | Design iterations, recalculations | |
| 15 | Cool robots and bomb disposal |
Technical report 1 due Lab notebook review 3 |
| 16 | Bio-robots, gecko feet, and cool stuff! | |
| 17 | Engineering and society | |
| 18 | Guest lecture | |
| 19 | Pool testing at the Z-Center |
Engineering problem review paper due Lab notebook review 4 |
| 20 | Engineering at MIT: choice of majors | |
| 21 | No class, optional Boston Harbor Day trip + lunch | |
| 22 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Steve Dubowsky, MIT Mechanical Engineering, mobile robots | |
| 23 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Sangbae Kim, MIT Mechanical Engineering, bioinspired design | Lab notebook review 5 |
| 24 | Engineering after MIT: grad school, consulting, FE exam, professional engineers certification, internships | |
| 25 | Guest lecturer: Dr. Sheri White, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, underwater exploration | Technical report 2 due |
| 26 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Jeff Hoffman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics, aerospace engineering design | Final poster due |
| 27 | Final student poster presentations | Turn in lab notebooks |
| 28 | Lab clean up, evaluations |