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TA: Sam Lee, aq3483@wayne.edu, Office hours: 12:00-1:00 on M, T, W & Thu (Room 3114 Engineering)

Final Contest: Thursday, December 17 at 6:00 pm

 

Weekly Activities

 

Weekly reports are due every Monday before 5:00 pm.

They must be posted on your individual webpage.

The last Web Report is Report 10

 

NOTE: Quiz 10: Tuesday, November 24 at 6:00pm

 

Quizzes 11 & 12 are individual effort:

Quiz 11:   Summarize/organize the Engineering Disciplines surveys available at: Engineering Disciplines. (at least 150 words for each discipline). Hardcopy solution is due in class on Thursday, December 3, at  6:00 pm.

 

Quiz 12: Select and analyze one of the following Engineering Ethics case studies: Inside Tool and Die; Health in the Workplace; Waste Disposal; [at least two single-spaced pages (font size 12)].  Read and summarize the Code of Ethics of the National Society of Professional Engineers and include it in your report. Hardcopy solution is due in class on Thursday, December 10, at  6:00 pm.

 

 Final Project 

100 points total (25% of final grade)

75 points max for design originality, robot robustness & successful demonstration

25 points max for the (on-line) report

Project report should discuss the various designs attempted, failures and successes, details of the adopted design, description of hardware (bracing, gearing ratios, etc.) and software (NQC program must be included with ample documentation and discussion). The contributions of various team members should be documented (who did what …). Add to your report pictures, close-ups and (if possible) a video clip of your robot in action. The report is to be posted on-line.

Final Contest Date: Thursday, December 17

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

All teams must return their kits* (with all parts SORTED) on Thursday, December 17 (between 7:30 p.m. and 8:20 p.m.) Allow about 15 minutes for the TA to inspect your kit. No grades will be assigned to all team members whose kit is not received (in its original condition) by this date.

 

Complete the Team Evaluation Questionnaire and email it to Prof. Hassoun before 5:00 pm on Friday, December 18.

 

Final (Individual) Report is due (posted on-line) Saturday, December 19 (BEFORE 5:00 pm, No Late Submission!!)

 

* Kits MUST be SORTED as shown in the following figures in order for final grades to be assigned. No exceptions!

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Top tray

Inside

Tray 1

Tray 2

Tray 3

 

 

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Guide to creating a student webpage (via telnet)

Guide to creating a student webpage (via ftp)

 

Midterm Project

100 points total (20% of final grade)

75 points max for design/implementation/demonstration (Team effort)

25 points max for the (on-line) report (Individual effort)

Project report should discuss the various designs attempted, failures and successes, details of the adopted design, description of hardware (bracing, gearing ratios, etc.) and software (NQC program must be included with ample documentation and discussion). Add to your report pictures, close-ups and a video clip of your robot in action. Each team member is supposed to write his/her own report (only pictures and video clips could be shared). Copying from other team members is considered cheating! The report must be posted on-line.

 

Midterm project demonstrations: Thursday, October 29 (starting at 6:00 pm)

On-line Report due date: Sunday, November 1 (before 5:00 pm)

The contributions of various team members should be documented (by every student). EACH student must complete the Team Evaluation Questionnaire and email it to Prof. Hassoun on Sunday, November 1 (before 5:00 pm).