Fab Academy 2015
The blow by blow of each weeks challange
principles and practices
Week1: Web design and planning
computer-aided design
Week2: Model something
computer-controlled cutting
Week3: Making a press-fit object
electronics production
Week4: Make a FabISP
3D scanning and printing
Week5: Design and 3D print an object
electronics design
Week6: Draw a board
embedded programming
Week7: Program the board
computer-controlled machining
Week8: Make something big
molding and casting
Week9: Make a mold and cast from it
holiday
Week10: Anything could happen
input devices
Week11: Measure something
output devices
Week12: Add an output to a board board
composites
Week13: Produce a fiber composite part
networking and communications
Week14: Design and build a network
machine design
Week15: Make a machine
interface and application programming
Week16: Design a interface for a input-output device
applications and implications
Week17: Plan and document elements of a final project
invention, intellectual property, and income
Week18: Develop a plan for dissemination of your final project
project development
Week19: Complete your final project
project presentation
Week20: Present your final project