ASSIGNEMENTS
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1. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A- PLAN AND SKETCH A POTENTIAL SEMESTER PROJECT
B- BUILD A PERSONAL SITE IN THE CSS ARCHIVE DESCRIBING YOU AND YOUR FINAL PROJECT
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2. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (FEB 4)
MODEL (DRAW, RENDER, ANIMATE, SIMULATE, ...) A POSSIBLE FINAL PROJECT, AND POST IT ON YOUR CLASS PAGE
3. COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CUTTING (FEB 11)
DESIGN, MAKE, AND DOCUMENT A PRESS-FIT CONSTRUCTION KIT
4. ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION (FEB 18)
MAKE THE FABISP IN-CIRCUIT PROGRAMMER
5. 3D SCANNING AND PRINTING (FEB 25)
* DESIGN AND 3D PRINT AN OBJECT (SMALL, FEW CM) THAT COULD NOT BE MADE SUBTRACTIVELY
* 3D SCAN AN OBJECT (AND OPTIONALLY PRINT IT)
6. ELECTRONICS DESIGN (MAR 4)
REDRAW THE ECHO HELLO-WORLD BOARD
7. EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING (MAR 11)
A- READ A MICROCONTROLLER DATA SHEET
8. COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MACHINING (MAR 18)
MAKE SOMETHING BIG
9. MOLDING AND CASTING (MAR 25)
DESIGN A 3D MOLD, MACHINE IT, AND CAST PARTS FROM IT
10. BREAK (APR 1)
BREAK
11. INPUT DEVICES (APR 8)
MEASURE SOMETHING: ADD A SENSOR TO A MICROCONTROLLER BOARD THAT YOU'VE DESIGNED AND READ IT
12. OUTPUT DEVICES (APR 15)
ADD AN OUTPUT DEVICE TO A MICROCONTROLLER BOARD YOU'VE DESIGNED AND PROGRAM IT TO DO SOMETHING
13. COMPOSITES (APR 22)
DESIGN AND MAKE A 3D MOLD (~FT2), AND PRODUCE A FIBER COMPOSITE PART IN IT
14. NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS (APR 29)
DESIGN AND BUILD A WIRED AND/OR WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTING AT LEAST TWO PROCESSORS
15. MECHANICAL DESIGN, MACHINE DESIGN (MAY 6)
MAKE A MACHINE, INCLUDING THE END EFFECTOR /// BUILD THE PASSIVE PARTS AND OPERATE IT MANUALLY /// DOCUMENT THE GROUP PROJECT AND YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION
16. INTERFACE AND APPLICATION PROGRAMMING (MAY 13)
MODEL (DRAW, RENDER, ANIMATE, SIMULATE, ...) A POSSIBLE FINAL PROJECT, AND POST IT ON YOUR CLASS PAGE
17. APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS (MAY 20)
WRITE AN APPLICATION THAT INTERFACES WITH AN INPUT AND/OR OUTPUT DEVICE
18. INVENTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND INCOME (MAY 27)
DEVELOP A PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION OF YOUR FINAL PROJECT
19. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (JUN 3)
COMPLETE YOUR FINAL PROJECT, TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS
20. PROJECT PRESENTATION (JUN 10)"
DOCUMENT A FINAL PROJECT THAT INTEGRATES THE RANGE OF UNITS COVERED, ANSWERING W'S