| Week |
Tuesday Lecture |
Lab Tuesday & Wednesday |
Thursday Lecture |
Lab Thursday & Friday |
Week 0
9/22-9/23
|
|
|
Course Intro
N&M |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW1 |
Week 1
9/26-9/30
|
Clock Project
Design
N
Physics Review
Session
TBD |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW1
|
Clock Project
Analysis
N
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro / AutoCAD
Lab HW2 |
Week 2
10/3 – 10/7 |
Hand Sketching
N
DFM Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture) |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro / AutoCAD
Lab HW2 |
Robot Contest Intro
M
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Week 3
10/10 – 10/14 |
Creativity
N
Sketching Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture)
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Energy Analysis
N |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Team Intro. & Concept Gen.
Lab HW4
|
Week 4
10/17 – 10/21
|
Teamwork
N&M |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Team Intro. & Concept Gen.
Lab HW4 |
Inventor
and
3D Printing
- Parts -
M |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW5 |
Week 5
10/24 – 10/28 |
Free Body Diagrams (FBDs)
FBD Handout
N |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW5 |
Inventor Assemblies
and
Dimensioning
M
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Week 6
10/31 – 11/4
|
Mechanical Advantage
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Degrees of Freedom
and Bearings
FBD HW Due at beginning of Lecture
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Lab HW7
|
Week 7
11/7 – 11/11 |
Midterm
Midterm Topics
Midterm review: TBD |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Lab HW7 |
Gear and Car Design
Extra Credit:
- Chopsticks
- Derivation
N
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
(Fri. Veterans Day)
Score 3 Points
Lab HW8
|
Week 8
11/14 – 11/18 |
Individual Robot Analysis
M |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Score 3 Points
Lab HW8 |
Linkages and
Mechanism Design
M
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beat the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9
|
Week 9
11/21 – 11/25 |
Technical Presentations and Animations
N |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beat the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
|
Thanksgiving Holiday
|
Week 10
11/28 – 12/2
|
Research in Robotics
Extra Credit Car on a Hill due at beginning of lecture
N & M |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
Beyond MAE 3
Contest Instructions
Individual Robot Analysis (10% of course grade)
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
| Finals |
Final Peer Review due Sunday before finals week |
Logistics of Finishing MAE3 |
Robot Contest
Wed
12/07/2016
at Main Gym
11:30am-2:30pm |
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