SENIOR DESIGN SCHEDULE (1 semester protocol)
By Laurence G. Hassebrook
4-12-05
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Week |
Topic |
Additional Comment |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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2-15-04 |
Prepare a proposal |
Task 4: Students divide into groups and decide upon project for preprosal |
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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 |
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3-3-05 |
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3-10-05 |
Build and demonstrate a component of the project. |
Task 7: Construct and demonstrate a component of the project. |
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3-17-05 |
BUILD PROJECT |
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3-24-05 |
BUILD PROJECT |
Task 6: Finish Full Proposal and submit for evaluation |
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3-31-05 |
BUILD PROJECT |
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4-5-05 4-7-05 |
SYSTEM INTEGRATION |
Task 8: Evaluate Team progress on Timeline and milestone status. |
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4-12-05 4-14-05 |
TEST PROJECT |
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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. |
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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. |
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5-4-05 |
Final Reports Due |
Iterate and turn in Final Report |