SES # | TOPICS | LABS |
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1 |
Class overview Introduction to engineering and the design process, engineering drawing, sketching, back of the envelope calculations |
Introduction to the OETL (PDF) Solid Works tutorial Machine shop skills and safety (PDF) |
2 |
Basic design analysis Free body diagrams, Newton's laws | |
3 |
Electronics and water: two great tastes that don't taste so great together… Exploration with instrumentation |
Light banks (PDF) (Courtesy of Kate Thompson. Used with permission.) Electronics Assembly (PDF) (Courtesy of Kate Thompson. Used with permission.) Solid Works tutorials/parts library |
4 | Hydrostatics, pressure and water proofing | |
5 | Holiday - no lecture |
Instrumentation panels introduction and construction (PDF) Information on sensors (PDF) |
6 | Design brainstorming, project ideas, Solidworks repository development | |
7 |
Motors and electronics Guest lecturer: Prof. Steve Leeb, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
Waterproof sensors/lights Design brainstorming |
8 |
Design analysis, error estimation, data presentation Propulsion: power vs. thrust and efficiency | |
9 | Engineering ethics and using your best judgment |
Motor building and testing Team development and brainstorming |
10 |
Communicating engineering design Promoting your ideas/inventions | |
11 |
Exploration on the Moon: mission planning for EVA and geology, part 1 Guest lecturer: Prof. Dava Newman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics |
Testing sensors in lab Design analysis Brainstorming! |
12 |
Exploration adventure part 2 Guest lecturer: Prof. Dava Newman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics | |
13 | Student presentations: in-class design review |
Build Revise analysis Parts list submission |
14 | Design iterations, recalculations | |
15 | Cool robots and bomb disposal | Build, build, build! |
16 | Bio-Robots, Gecko feet, and cool stuff! | |
17 | Engineering and society |
Dunk-test vehicle (Pool) Complete electronics |
18 | Guest lecture | |
19 | Pool testing at the Z-Center |
Troubleshoot Data analysis from dunk test (Pool) and/or field test at Sailing pavilion (River) |
20 | Engineering at MIT: things to think about... choice of majors | |
21 | No class, optional Boston Harbor Day trip + lunch | Off site testing (River) |
22 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Steve Dubowsky, MIT Mechanical Engineering, mobile robots | |
23 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Sangbae Kim, MIT Mechanical Engineering, bioinspired design | Off site testing (TBA) |
24 | Engineering after MIT: things to think about... grad school, consulting, FE exam, professional engineers certification, internships | |
25 | Guest lecturer: Dr. Sheri White, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, underwater exploration |
Further data analysis (PDF) Design review poster preparation |
26 | Guest lecturer: Prof. Jeff Hoffman, MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics, aerospace engineering design | |
27 | Final student poster presentations | |
28 | Lab clean up, evaluations |
Pool Testing Photos
Videos
River Testing Photos
Video