| Week |
Tuesday Lecture |
Lab Tuesday & Wednesday |
Thursday Lecture |
Lab Thursday & Friday |
Week 0
9/27-9/28
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Course Intro
D
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Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW1 |
Week 1
10/1-10/5
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Clock Project
Design
D
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW1
|
Clock Project
Analysis
M |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro / AutoCAD
Lab HW2 |
Week 2
10/8 – 10/12 |
Hand Sketching
D
DFM Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture)
Physics Review
Tues. 5:00pm
EBU II 105
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Shop Intro / AutoCAD
Lab HW2 |
Robot Contest Intro
M&D
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Week 3
10/15 – 10/19 |
Creativity
M
Sketching Extra Credit
(turn in at beginning of lecture)
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Clock Fab and Contest Review
Lab HW3 |
Energy Analysis
M |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Team Intro. & Concept Gen.
Lab HW4
|
Week 4
10/22 – 10/26
|
Teamwork
D
Sketching Assignment |
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
10/29 – 11/2 |
Free Body Diagrams (FBDs)
FBD Handout
(We give this to you in lecture)
M |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Inventor
Lab HW5 |
Dimensioning and tolerancing
D
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Week 6
11/5 – 11/9
|
Degrees of Freedom
and Bearings
D
FBD HW Due at beginning of Lecture
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Robot Risk Reduction
Lab HW6 |
Power Analysis of Transmissions and
Mechanical Advantage
M
Midterm Review with TA Michaels
EBU II 305 6:30-8:30p
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Lab HW7
|
Week 7
11/12 – 11/16 |
Midterm
Midterm Topics
D |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Lab HW7 |
Linkages and
Mechanism Design
M
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Score 1 Points
Lab HW8
|
Week 8
11/19 – 11/23 |
Redesign
Robot Grading
Individual Robot Analysis
M
|
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Score 1 Points
Lab HW8 |
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
|
Week 9
11/26 – 11/30 |
Technical Presentations and Animations
D
Animation Tutorial |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beat the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9 |
Redesign
Trigger Design
Car Analysis
M |
Meet in Design Studio: EBU2-315
Beat the Golem
Meet Lead TA for Robot Analysis
Lab HW9 |
Week 10
12/3 – 12/7
|
Faculty Research
M&D |
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
Beyond MAE 3
Contest Instructions
Physics Post-Quiz
Individual Robot Analysis (10% of course grade)
M&D
TA/Tutor Evaluation Form
|
Meet in Computer Lab: EBU2-239
Oral Present and Section Contest
Lab HW10 |
| Finals |
Final Peer Review due Sunday before finals week
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Logistics of Finishing MAE3 |
Robot Contest
W 12 December
11:30-2:30 pm
at Main Gym
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