| WEEK # | TOPICS | Mile Pebbles and Stones |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture 1 Design Process Generating and Creating Ideas Lecture 2 Fundamental Principles | Milepebble 1 a) Get Kit and Locker and Play with kit elements and the table b) Complete Solid Model of the Table |
| 2 | Lecture 3 Linkages Lecture 4 Power Transmission Elements I | Milepebble 2 a) Assemble motors b) 3 Strategies on FRDPARRC c) Preliminary analysis: scoring, power budget... |
| 3 | Lecture 5 Power Transmission Elements II Screws and Gears Lecture 6 Force and Torque Sources | Milestone 1 a) Sketch models and start simple car b) Best Strategy Selected and FRDPARRC |
| 4 | Lecture 7 No lecture! Work on your Machines Lecture 8 Structures | Milepebble 3 a) Appropriate analysis b) Bench level experiments c) 3 Concepts on FRDPARRC sheets |
| 5 | Lecture 9 Structural Interfaces Lecture 10 Bearings | Milestone 2 a) Complete simple car b) Best Concept, FRDPARRC, 1st-order solid model c) All Modules defined |
| 6 | Lecture 11 Control System Lecture 12 Manufacturing | Milepebble 4 a) Work on Most Critical Module (MCM) |
| 7 | Lecture 13 Manufacturing (cont.) Lecture 14 Ethics and Professionalism | Milestone 3 a) Demonstrate Most Critical Module (MCM) |
| 8 | Lectures 15-16 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milepebble 5 a) Begin details on other modules b) Show schedule for rest of semester |
| 9 | Lectures 17-18 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milestone 4 a) All Engineering Complete b) Begin working on other modules |
| 10 | Lectures 19-20 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milepebble 6 a) Build, test, and integrate modules |
| 11 | Lectures 21 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milepebble 7 a) Build, test, and integrate modules |
| 12 | Lectures 22-23 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milestone 5 a) To-Do list, risks, countermeasures and final plan b) Demonstrate good working machine |
| 13 | Lectures 24-25 No lecture! Work on your Machines | Milepebble 8 a) In-class seeding contest, Get T-Shirt! b) Pack and "ship" machine |
| 14 | Lecture 26 Final Contest | Milestone 6 a) Reflection b) Final Contest! |