Design Process Topics

• Concurrent Engineering and The Design Process (lecture and reading on TritonEd)
• Creativity and Concept Generation (lecture and reading on TritonEd)
  • Functional Requirements, Solution Neutral Environment, Conceptual Breakthroughs 
• Pugh Charts, Risk Reduction, and Gantt Charts (review robot project assignments)
• Teamwork:
  • Teamwork -- McGourty and Meuse extract, (reading on TritonEd)
  • The Creative Priority -- Hirschberg Extract, (reading on TritonEd)
  • Reflections from MAE156A student (reading on TritonEd)

Application of Analysis to Design

• Clock Analysis: methods for avoiding mistakes (review analysis and report guidelines)
• Possible Clock Quiz Questions
• Sketching, 3D Spatial Visualization (reading on TritonEd)
• Energy Analysis – Know all parts of team and individual!
  • Make sure you know which robot kit components have high energy, power, force, and torque
• Free Body Diagrams and Linear Slides
• Example FBD Questions
• Degrees Of Freedom 
• Moment Visualization 
• Bearings and Exact Constraint Design 
• Gear reduction & mechanical advantage 
  • Gear Ratios
  • Gear Info
  • Power Transmissions
• Dimensioning (as covered in lecture and assignment)

Reference

• Course Handouts
• Physics
• Machine Design
• Lectures posted in class Schedule