Engineering in practice often employs a hybrid of electrical and mechanical design skills.
This laboratory-intensive course takes students already proficient in analog design and microcontroller programming,
and in the first module ties these skills together with microcontroller analog interfacing methods. The second
module consists of a brief treatment of statics and continuum mechanics, and then introduces three-dimensional
solid modeling, additive rapid prototyping, and stress analysis techniques. Students then demonstrate mastery of
electrical and mechanical design skills in the third module design project. Laboratory experiments involving
microcontroller interfacing and computer-aided design complement the lectures. Elective course.
Prerequisite: EE223, EE339, PY208.
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Lecture Schedule
In the following table, the readings and homework are assigned on the day listed and due on the following lesson. The readings are taken from
the custom-printed class textbook unless otherwise noted.
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# |
Date |
Title |
Module 1: Project Management |
1 |
16 Jan |
Course administration,
Syllabus |
2 |
17 |
|
3 |
22 |
|
4 |
23 |
|
5 |
24 |
Graded Review #1: CDR Draft
|
6 |
29 |
|
7 |
30 |
|
8 |
31 |
Graded Review #2: CDR Due |
Module
2: Microcontrollers |
9 |
5 |
|
10 |
6 |
|
11 |
7 |
|
12 |
12 |
|
13 |
13 |
|
14 |
14 |
Graded Review #3 |
15 |
19 |
|
16 |
20 |
|
17 |
21 |
|
18 |
26 |
|
19 |
27 |
|
20 |
28 |
Graded Review #4 |
Module
3: Project Management (usually Solid Modeling) |
21 |
5 Mar |
|
22 |
6 |
|
23 |
7 |
|
24 |
12 |
|
25 |
13 |
|
26 |
14 |
Graded Review #5 (just before spring break) |
27 |
26 |
|
28 |
27 |
|
29 |
28 |
Graded Review #6 |
Battle
of the Rockets, 29-31 March |
Module
4: Project Management |
30 |
2 Apr |
Comp time for 48 hours at competition |
31 |
3 |
Clean rocket/flight systems, rover for window
display |
32 |
4 |
Comp time for 48 hours at competition |
33 |
11 |
(FTX on T, W-is-a-M) Comp time for 48 hours at
competition |
34 |
16 |
Solidworks |
35 |
17 |
Solidworks |
36 |
18 |
Solidworks |
37 |
23 |
Solidworks |
38 |
24 |
Solidworks |
39 |
25 |
Solidworks |
40 |
30 |
Entrepreneurship |
41 |
1 May |
Entrepreneurship |
42 |
2 |
Admin |
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Documents
Graded Review Complete these and email to me
by midnight before the day of the graded review.
Timeline The timeline will need to be updated
at each graded review if milestone dates change.
Parts Order Form Example of parts order form. Be sure
to check that your parts are in stock.
Peer Review At midterms and again at the end of
the course you'll have a chance to rate your classmates work
ethic.
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