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  • March 28, 2023

ME Capstone Design

Capstone Design Course Website for The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech

Schedule – Fall 2020

Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME 4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements.

Week #DateContent & SpeakerReference Links/Lab Deliverables
08/11 & 8/12Town-hall DiscussionsVideo here: https://bluejeans.com/s/KRerhNfl8ct
8/16Start-of-Semester Survey on CANVAS:
ME Only
Interdisciplinary
Flow-Chart for Week #1 activities
18/17 @ 12:30pmCourse Intro + Sponsored Projects' Pitch Session (Slides) - Video RecordingVisit Project Marketplace to review and submit projects. (How To Guide)
8/17 @1:25pmSocial MixerReview Faculty Preferences
8/19 @12:30pmCourse Introduction Continued (Slides)Video Recording
Q/A logs from live Lab Discussion
8/19 @ 1:30pmFaculty "meet and greet' and Team FormationForm your group on Project Marketplace website
28/24 - Common Studio0. Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides)
1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides)
2. Market Research and Prior Art (Slides)
Project/Faculty Assignments to Teams
Video Recording
Q/A Logs from Live Studio Session
8/26 - Lab meetingTeam organization & Section policiesProblem Statement
38/31 - Common StudioStudio Announcements/Introductions (Slides)
3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process (Slides)
4. Industrial Design/Human Factors (Slides)
Video Recording
Q/A Logs from Live Studio Session
9/2 - Lab meeting-User needs, stakeholders, prior art analysis
49/7 - Labor DayInstitute Holiday
9/9 - Lab meeting-Ideation, ID, Human Factors
59/14 - Common Studio5. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides)
6. Prototyping (Slides)
Video Recording
Q/A Logs from Live Studio Session
Q/A from Prototyping
9/16 - Lab meeting-Presentation & Report #1
69/21 - Career FairStudio cancelled
9/23 - Lab meeting-Feedback on Report #1
Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis (FMEA Template)
79/28 - Common Studio7. Sustainability (Slides)
8. Societal Impact Assessment (Slides); SIA outline; SIA Template; Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis
Video Recording
9/30 - Lab meeting-Preliminary design and feasibility analysis
810/5 - Common Studio9. Analysis (Slides)
10. Expo Plan (Slides), Effective Communication (Slides for Poster) and Video (Slides)
Video Recording
10/7 - Lab meeting-Sustainability and Societal Impacts analysis
910/12 - Common Studio @12:30pm
10/12 - Common Studio @1:30pm
11. IP Overview and Patents (Slides)
12. Expo video Preview Session (all teams share 1-minute video of their project problem/background with the class)
Notes from Studio
1-min video from class
DEADLINE to register for the expo
10/14 - Lab meeting-Analysis Scoping
1010/19 - Optional Lab meeting
Watch video on Industrial Product Development - case study on how products are designed and released at Milwaukee Tools-
10/21- Lab meeting-Presentation and Report #2
1110/26 - Optional Lab meeting-
10/28 - Lab meeting-Feedback on Report #2
Engineering analyses, CAE and prototyping
1211/2 - Optional Lab meeting-
11/4 - Lab meeting-Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update
1311/9 - Optional Lab meeting-
11/11 - Lab meeting-Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update
1411/16 - Common Studio

2:25pm-3:00pm: Virtual Expo Platform Trial
13. Expo Poster Feedback Session (all teams share a draft poster with the class).
2:25pm-3:00pm: Virtual Expo Platform Trial
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11/18 - Lab meeting-Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update
1511/23 @ 12:30pmFinal Presentation to faculty
11/23 @ 3:30pmVirtual Capstone Design Expo
1612/1-Final report and Fab Package Due

*Individual section instructors have latitude on deliverables, timing, and grading. The preceding information is a set of general guidelines.

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Contacts:
Ken Cunefare
Lead Faculty
ken.cunefare@me.gatech.edu

Amit Jariwala
Director of Design and Innovation
amit.jariwala@gatech.edu

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