Assignments

Week 1
Week 1. Project Management

This week covers signing the agreement, a git tutorial, and creating a personal website.

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Week 2
Week 2. Computer Aided design

This week focuses on evaluating 2D and 3D software, modeling processes, and image/video compression.

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Week 3
Week 3. Computer controlled cutting

This week covers lab safety, lasercutter characterization, a parametric kit design, and vinyl cutting.

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Week 4
Week 4. Embedded programming

This week covers embedded workflows, microcontroller programming, and protocol implementation.

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Week 5
Week 5. 3D Scanning and printing

This week covers 3D printer testing, printing, scanning, and exploring its capabilities.

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Week 6
Week 6. Electronics design

This week covers observing microcontroller circuits and designing a development board with EDA tools.

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Week 7
Week 7. Computer controlled machining

This week covers lab safety, testing CNC parameters, and designing and milling a large project.

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Week 8
Week 8. Electronics production

This week covers PCB production rules, documenting workflows, and testing a microcontroller development board.

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Week 9
Week 9. Molding and casting

This week covers testing molding materials, comparing mold production methods, and designing and casting a part.

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Week 10
Week 10. Output devices

This week covers measuring output device power, documenting results, and programming an output device on a microcontroller board.

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Week 11
Week 11. Mechanical design & machine design

This week involves designing, building, and automating a machine as a group, with individual contributions documented.

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Week 12
Week 12. Input devices

This week covers probing input signals and adding a sensor to a microcontroller board.

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Week 13
Week 13. Networking and communications

This week covers messaging between projects and designing network nodes with input/output devices.

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Week 14
Week 14. Interface and application programming

This week covers comparing tools and writing an embedded board application.

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Week 15
Week 15. Wildcard week

This week involves creating a unique project with a digital process, documenting the workflow, materials, and including all necessary files.

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Week 16
Week 16. Applications and implications

This week involves proposing a final project with integrated design, fabrication, and electronics.

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Week 17
Week 17. Invention, intellectual property and income

This week involves preparing a dissemination plan, summary slide, and video for my website.

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Week 18
Week 18. Project development

This week involves documenting your final project, creating a summary slide, video, and webpage with design files and the BOM.

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