Weekly Assignments

Project Management

Week 1

Task: Set up a personal website using version control with Git.

Computer-Aided Design

Week 02

Task: Model, render, and animate a possible final project using 2D and 3D software, while documenting the process with optimized images and compressed videos.

Laser & Vinyl Cutting

Week 03

Task: Characterize the laser cutter as a group, then individually design and cut a parametric construction kit and create a project using the vinyl cutter.

Embedded Programming

Week 04

Task:Program a microcontroller to manage local I/O devices while establishing a remote wired or wireless communication link.

3D Scanning and Printing

Week 05

Task: Design and 3D print an additive object that cannot be made subtractively, and scan a physical object to digitize its 3D mesh.

Electronics Design

Week 06

Task: Designing and documenting an electronic board from scratch using KiCad — covering schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, and error checking.

Computer-Controlled Machining

Week 07

Task:Design, mill, and assemble "something big" using a CNC router, demonstrating 2D design development and effective CAM toolpath workflows.

Electronics Production

Week 08

Task: Make and test a microcontroller development board that you designed.

Input Devices

Week 09

Task: Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it.

Output Devices

Week 10

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

Week 11

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Mechanical Design, Machine Design

Week 12

Task: Actuate and automate your machine and document your individual contribution.

Moulding and Casting

Week 13

Task:Design a mold around the process you'll be using, produce it with a smooth surface finish that does not show the production process toolpath, and use it to cast parts.

Interface and Application Programming

Week 14

Task:Write an application for the embedded board that you made. that interfaces a user with an input and/or output device(s).

System Integration

Week 15

Task:Design and document the system integration for your final project.

Wildcard Week

Week 16

Task:Use any digital fabrication technique to create something new that is not done in the previous weeks.

Applications and Implications, Project Development

Week 17

Task:Plan a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered.

Week 18

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Week 19

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