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17. Applications and Implications

Class Week 17

Lesson17 applications and implications

Review16 wildcard week

Recitation17 assistive technologies

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Assignment Week 16

  • Propose a final project that integrates the range of units covered.

Learning outcome

  • Define the scope of a project
  • Develop a project plan

Student should have

  • what will it do?
  • who has done what beforehand?
  • what materials and components will be required?
  • where will they come from?
  • how much will it cost?
  • The answers to the questions above will allow you to create your BOM, or Bill Of Materials.
    • what parts and systems will be made?
    • what processes will be used?
    • what tasks need to be completed?
    • what questions need to be answered?
    • what is the schedule?
    • how will it be evaluated?

FAQ:Final project requirements?

  • Your project should incorporate 2D and 3D design,
    • additive and subtractive fabrication processes,
    • electronics design and production,
    • microcontroller interfacing and programming,
    • system integration and packaging
  • Where possible, you should make rather than buy
    • the parts of your project
  • Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual
    • mastery of the skills, and be independently operable