| Week |
Tuesday Lecture |
Thursday Lecture |
Section and Other Activities |
Week 0
9/28-9/29
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Intro to Mechanical Design & Mechatronics
Assignment: HW#0 Pre-Assignment,
Pre-quiz (handed out in class)
Lectures: Lecture_00A, Lecture_00B |
No section |
Week 1
10/2 - 10/6 |
Sensors and Measurements
Lecture: Lecture_01.pdf |
Actuators. (DC motors)
Due: Pre-quiz take home worksheet
Assignment: Homework 1
Lectures: Lecture_02.pdf, Lecture_notes.pdf
Resources: odefun.m, motor_sim.m |
Section: Electronics & Sensors Intro (Chris Cassidy)
Meet in EBU2-311
Assignment: Section_1_challenge.pdf (Due in section 2)
Due: Pre-lab section
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Week 2
10/9 - 10/13 |
DC Motors continued
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Power transmission systems
Due: Homework 1
Assignment: Homework 2
Lectures:
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Section: Motor electronics and driving (Steve Roberts)
Assignment: Section_2_challenge.pdf
Due: Section 1 challenge
Meet in EBU2-311
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Week 3
10/16 - 10/20
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Transmission dynamics, timing belts, and intro to bearings
Lectures: Lecture_05.pdf
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Bearings (cont.) and rotary motion
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Section: Bearing layout and friction
Assignment: Section_3_lab.pdf
Due: Section 2 challenge
Meet in EBU2-311
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Week 4
10/23 - 10/27 |
Optimization challenge
Lecture: Lecture_07.pdf
Assignment: Optimization challenge task 1 (Due in class 10/31/2017)
Due: Homework 3, at 5PM in 311
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Actuators in machines + solenoid overview
Lecture:
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Section: Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31 |
Week 5
10/30 - 11/3
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Design for rapid prototyping
Lecture: Lecture_09.pdf
Due: Optimization challenge task 1
Announce sponsored projects
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Frictional Elements & Brake system
Lecture:
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Section: Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31
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Week 6
11/6 - 11/10
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Brakes continued &
design review
Lecture: Lecture_11.pdf
Due: Brake design review in class
Announce team Assignments
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Brakes continued + midterm review
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Section: Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31
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Week 7
11/13 - 11/17
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Optimization challenge
Meet in design studio
Due: In class open-loop challenge with crane and brake assembled |
Midterm
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Section: Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31
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Week 8
11/20 - 11/24
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Gears
Lecture: Lecture_13.pdf
Due: 1 page optimization writeup
& kick-off meeting with project sponsor |
Holiday (Thanksgiving)
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Section: Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31
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Week 9
11/27 - 12/1
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Team meetings: Teams 1-7
Lecture: Lecture_14.pdf |
Mini-Lecture -- Fasteners
Lecture: Lecture_15.pdf
Problem Definition Meeting (20 mins): Teams 2,4,6 |
Machine Shop
Meet in EBU2-B31
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Week 10
12/4 - 12/8
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Problem Definition Meeting: Teams 1,3,5,7 |
Mini-Lecture -- Real-world project success
Final team meetings (10 mins): Teams 1-7 |
Risk Reduction Tests |
Finals Week
12/11 - 12/15
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No Class |
Final
8:00 am-10:59 am
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