- Due to the project-based nature of this class and the challenges associated with expensive machinery, it is highly probable and predictable that some schedule shifting will occur. Check the course website for revisions.
- All assignments due at 10 am (other than demos and in-class activities, which should be ready at 1:30 pm sharp for the start of class unless otherwise specified)
- Items in bold are deliverables that past students have reported were more time-consuming than average … your mileage may vary
Grading Website (by invitation only)
| D | Date | Class | Assignment Due | |
| T | 24-Jan |
Welcome: Intro, Safety, Syllabus, Cantilevers, Bottle Opener Intro Handouts: |
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| R | 26-Jan | Schedule Office Hours | ||
| F | 27-Jan | Laser Cutting | Hello Blog Post and get safety goggles (adopt a pair or from the campus bookstore) | |
| T | 31-Jan |
Handout: |
Cantilever PSET | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 3-Feb | Bottle Opener Demos, Windlass work | Demo Bottle Opener | |
| T | 7-Feb | Windlass work | Bottle Opener Blog Post | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| Strong Joints Blog Post | ||||
| F | 10-Feb | Mechanisms, Windlass Work | Mechanisms | |
| T | 14-Feb |
Handouts: Gears & motors in-class activity, Building Strong LEGO Structures, LEGO Racer Assignment |
Blog Commenting | |
| F | 17-Feb | Demo Windlass, Lego racer work | Demo Windlass | |
| T | 21-Feb | No class: Monday schedule | Windlass Blog Post | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 24-Feb | [No class] | ||
| T | 28-Feb | |||
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 3-Mar | Sensors & Actuators | ||
| T | 7-Mar |
Feedback & Control |
Real-World Feedback & Control Systems Blog Post Arduino Intro Part 2 |
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| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 10-Mar | Feedback & Control work | Feedback & Control Part 1 Blog Post | |
| T | 14-Mar | Feedback & Control work | ||
| F | 17-Mar | CSC Visit | Final Project Readings & Blog Post | |
| T | 21-Mar | Feedback & Control work | Reflection on CSC trip | |
| 3D Printing | ||||
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| F | 24-Mar | Feedback & Control work | MATLAB intro Blog Post | |
| T | 28-Mar | Spring break! | ||
| F | 31-Mar | |||
| T | 4-Apr | Initial Final Project Pitch, SciBorgs | Final Project Initial Pitch (due in class) | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 7-Apr | Develop project idea, MATLAB | ||
| T | 11-Apr | Detailed Proposal, Thermal Systems 1 | Blog Commenting | |
| Final Project Detailed Proposal (due in class) | ||||
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Final Project Update Blog Post MATLAB Assignment |
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| F | 14-Apr | Begin Prototype, Thermal Systems 2 |
Reflection on Feedback Blog Post |
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| T | 18-Apr | Continue to build prototype | Final Project Update Blog Post | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 21-Apr | CSC Pilot Day | Final Project Pilot Day (due in class) | |
| T | 25-Apr | Refine/rebuild prototype | Final Project Update Blog Post | |
| Blog Commenting | ||||
| F | 28-Apr | In-class exhibition & refinement, poster draft | Final Project In-Class Exhibition & Poster Draft (due in class) | |
| M | 1-May | Final Project Poster | ||
| T | 2-May | Public Exhibition | Public Exhibition (due in class) | |
| W | 10-May | Final Project Blog Post | ||
