Project Management

Develop a web page that documents progression through the course. Establish a goal for the Final Project

Computer Aided Design

Develop a model using Computer Aided Design software.

Project Management

Develop a press-fit kit using a computer controlled cutter.

Electronics Production

Make the FabISP in-circuit programmer.

3D Scanning and Printing

Develop and 3D print an object that cannot be made subractively AND 3D scan an object

Electronics Design

Redraw the Echo "Hello World" board with the addition of at least 1 button and an LED (with current-limiting resistor, then make it.

Embedded Programming

Read a microcontroller data sheet and program a board to do something with as many different languages and programming environments as possible.

Computer Controlled Machining

Make something BIG.

Molding and Casting

Design a 3D mold, machine it, and cast parts from it.

Input Devices

Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that youve designed and read it

Output Devices

Add an output device to a microcontroller board you've designed and program it to do something

Composites

Design and make a 3D mold (~ft2), and produce a fiber composite part in it

Networking and Communications

Design and build a wired &/or wireless network connecting at least two processors

Mechanical Design

Make a machine, including the end effector. Build the passive parts and operate it manually. Document the group project and your individual contribution.

Interface and Application Programming

Write an application that interfaces with an input &/or output device.

Applications and Implications

Plan and document a final project that integrates the range of units covered: what will it do? who's done what beforehand? what materials and components will be required? where will they come from? how much will it cost? 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? Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual mastery of all of the skills. Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project.

Invention, Intellectual Property and Income

Develop a plan for dissemination of your final project

Project Development

Complete your final project, tracking your progress: what tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain? what has worked? what hasn't? what questions need to be resolved? what will happen when? what have you learned? Documentation during development. Demand- vs supply-side time management. Spiral development.

Project Presentation

document a final project that integrates the range of units covered, answering: what does it do? who's done what beforehand? what did you design? what materials and components were used? where did they come from? how much did they cost? what parts and systems were made? what processes were used? what questions were answered? how was it evaluated? what are the implications? Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual mastery of all of the skills. Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project. Present your final project, weekly assignments, and tutorials