SENIOR DESIGN SCHEDULE (1 semester protocol)

By Laurence G. Hassebrook

4-12-05

 

Week

Topic

Additional Comment

1

Blue Sky Brain Storming: Refined Brainstorming with Design Constraints based on plausibility, market, student capabilities and performance criterion.

Class participation: Class as a whole performs brainstorming sessions.

 

Task 1: Students provide refined list with criteria for selection.

 

2

Social Impact Issues: safety, environmental, sustainability, affects on society, ethics.

Technical Impact Issues: Manufacturing, distribution, pricing and marketability issues.

Class participation: Class discusses impact of various technologies

Task X: special project to use class effort to assist in creating a technology matrix for robot group. (thanks!)

 

Task 2: Students provide impact statements of refined list. Class takes Myer Briggs Test (not graded)

2-8-05

 

 

 

2-10-05

Design Theory: Comparison of engineering design with scientific method, “thinking about thinking”, levels of design and general discussion on the design process.

Task 3: Students gather information on their intended projects.

 

Task 3B: Students prepare 2 page whitepaper for Approval by Industrial Adjuncts and Class review.

2-15-04

Prepare a proposal

Task 4: Students divide into groups and decide upon project for preprosal

2-24-05

Begin the schematic level design and begin Part Acquisition of most likely components

Task 5: Decide on most probably components, order free samples and acquisition components

3-3-05

 

 

3-10-05

Build and demonstrate a component of the project.

Task 7: Construct and demonstrate a component of the project.

3-17-05

BUILD PROJECT

 

3-24-05

BUILD PROJECT

Task 6: Finish Full Proposal and submit for evaluation

3-31-05

BUILD PROJECT

 

4-5-05

4-7-05

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Task 8: Evaluate Team progress on Timeline and milestone status.

4-12-05

4-14-05

TEST PROJECT

 

4-19-05

4-21-05

Class Presentations team progress evaluations

 

Class presentations

AND

Task 9: Evaluate Team progress on Timeline and milestone status. Implement and demonstrate project.

4-26-05

4-28-05

4-29-05

Prototype Performance Evaluation

 

Present at Senior Design Competition

(25% of grade)Prototype Performance Measurement and analysis.

 

(25% of grade) Project demonstration of operation.

 

Task 10: Compete in Senior Design or other competition

Turn in entire Notebook for evaluation.

5-4-05

Final Reports Due

Iterate and turn in Final Report