Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME 4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements. Studios are on M 12:30-2:25pm in IC #103 and mixed labs on W 12:30-3:15pm.
Important Deadlines:
- 8/24 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to form groups on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 8/26 at 5:00 pm: DEADLINE to submit your own project idea on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 8/27 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to submit bids for projects (sponsored as well as your own project) https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
| Week | Day/Date | Studio Discussion Topics | Links & Deliverable(s) |
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| 0 | Pre-class activity | How to form teams? |
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| 1 | 8/22 @ 12:30pm | Course Intro + Sponsored Projects’ Pitches (Needs GT Login to access OneDrive) |
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| 8/22 @1:25pm | Social Mixer | ||
| 8/24 @12:30pm | Course Introduction Continued (Slides) |
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| 8/24 @ 1:00pm | Faculty “meet and greet” and Team Formation | ||
| 8/24 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to form teams | |
| 8/26 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit your own project idea | |
| 8/27 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit bids online | |
| 2 | 8/29 | 0. Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides) 1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides) 2. Market Research and Prior Art (Slides | Video) |
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| 8/31 | Lab meeting |
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| 3 | 9/5 | Institute Holiday (Labor Day) | |
| 9/7 | Lab meeting |
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| 4 | 9/12 | Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides) 3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process (Slides | Video) 4. Industrial Design/Human Factors (Slides) |
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| 9/14 | Lab meeting |
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| 5 | 9/19 |
5. Prototyping (Slides) |
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| 9/21 | Lab meeting | ||
| 6 | 9/26 | 7. Sustainability (Slides) 8. Societal Impact Assessment (Slides | Video); SIA outline; SIA Template; Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis |
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| 9/28 | Lab meeting |
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| 7 | 10/3 |
Announcement and Plan for Expo (Slides) 9. IP Overview and Patents (Slides) 10. Effective Communication (Slides) |
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| 10/5 | Lab meeting |
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| 8 | 10/10 |
12. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video) 13. Expo video Preview Session |
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| 10/12 | Lab meeting |
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| 9 | 10/17 | Fall Break | |
| 10/19 | Lab meeting |
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| 10 | 10/24 | No Lecture | |
| 10/26 | Lab meeting | ||
| 11 | 10/31 | No Lecture | |
| 11/2 | Lab meeting |
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| 12 | 11/7 | Class Social | |
| 11/9 | Lab meeting |
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| 13 | 11/14 | No Lecture | |
| 11/16 | Lab meeting |
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| 14 | 11/21 | No Lecture | |
| 11/23 | Thanksgiving Break |
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| 15 | 11/28 | Expo Poster Feedback Session (all teams share a draft poster with the class). Submit on CANVAS (For ME | For InterD) | |
| 11/30 | Lab meeting |
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| 16 | 12/5 | No Lecture |
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| 12/6 | Capstone Design Expo | ||
| 12/9 |
*Individual section instructors have latitude on deliverables, timing, and grading. The preceding information is a set of general guidelines.
Contacts:
| Name | Title | Role | |
| Amit Jariwala | Director of Design and Innovation | Lead studio discussions, sponsor engagement, and oversee Expo | amit.jariwala@gatech.edu |
| Terrence Pleasant | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Design consulting, provide past best practices | tpleasant0@gatech.edu |
| Jacob Blevins | Lab & Facilities Coordinator | Equipment library, mechatronics consulting | jacob.blevins@me.gatech.edu |
| Jacob Tompkins | Mech. Engr. – III | Machining consulting | jt217@gatech.edu |
| Shannon Watts | Admin Professional – III | Process Reimbursements | shannon.watts@me.gatech.edu |