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:
- 8/23 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to form groups on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 8/25 at 5:00 pm: DEADLINE to submit your own project idea on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 8/26 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pre-class activity | Review Flow-Chart for Week #1 Activities Review How to Form Teams | – Introduce yourself on the MS Teams Chat channel – Check out available projects on Projects Marketplace online. – See this How-to Guide for Project Marketplace. |
| 1 | |||
| 8/21 @ 12:30pm | Course Intro + Sponsored Projects’ Pitches (Needs GT Login to access OneDrive) | Visit Project Marketplace to review and submit projects. (How-To Guide) | |
| 8/23 @12:30pm | Course Introduction Continued (Slides) Faculty “meet and greet”, Team Formation | Meeting in Student Success Center Press A&B | |
| 8/23 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to form teams | |
| 8/25 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit your own project idea | |
| 8/26 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit bids online | |
| 2 | 8/28 | Studio Announcements (Slides) 1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides) 2. Self Study: Market Research and Prior Art (Slides | Video) | Project/Faculty Assignments to Teams |
| 8/30 | Lab meeting | Team organization & Section policies Problem Statement and Organization [More Details] | |
| 3 | 9/4 | Institute Holiday (Labor Day) | |
| 9/6 | Lab meeting | User needs, Specifications, Codes, and Standards [More Details] | |
| 4 | 9/11 | 3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process by Dr. Linsey (Slides) 4. Industrial Design by Prof. Li (Slides) 5. Human Factors by Dr. Sprigle (Slides) | |
| 9/13 | Lab meeting | Market Research & Prior Art Report [More Details] Preliminary Ideation Report [More Details] | |
| 5 | 9/18 | Announcement and Plan for Expo 6. Prototyping [slides] 7. Feedback/Critiques [slides] | Expo Registration Opens Capstone Expo Judging Rubric |
| 9/20 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #1 | |
| 6 | 9/25 | 8. Effective Communication (Dr. Fennell) | – |
| 9/27 | Lab meeting | Discussion/Feedback on Report #1 | |
| 7 | 10/2 | 9. Sustainability (Dr. Bras’ Slides | Dr. Simmons’ Slides) 10. Societal Impact Assessment (Slides | Video); SIA outline; SIA Template; Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis | – |
| 10/4 | Lab meeting | Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details] | |
| 8 | 10/9 | Fall Break | – |
| 10/11 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 9 | 10/16 | 11. Industry Talk on hardware Prototyping 12. IP Overview and Patents (Slides | STEP Patent #1 | STEP Patent #2) | Teams submit a 1-minute video of their project problem/background on CANVAS [More Details] (ME4182 | InterD). Submitted Videos LINK Expo Registration Ends |
| 10/18 | Lab meeting | Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis [More Details] | |
| 10 | 10/23 | 13. Self Study: Engineering Analysis (Slides | Video) 14. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video) | |
| 10/25 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #2 | |
| 11 | 10/30 | No Lecture | |
| 11/1 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 12 | 11/6 | No Lecture | |
| 11/8 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 13 | 11/13 | No Lecture | |
| 11/15 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 14 | 11/20 | No Lecture | |
| 11/22 | Thanksgiving Break | N/A | |
| 15 | 11/27 | No Lecture | Expo Poster Feedback – Teams submit a draft poster for feedback. Submit on CANVAS (For ME | For InterD) |
| 11/29 | Lab meeting | Final class presentations in the Lab | |
| 12/1 | – | Submit the expo video and poster by 5:00 pm | |
| 16 | 12/4 | Capstone Design Expo | |
| 12/8 | – | Final Report and Fabrication Package |
*Individual lab 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 Instructor | Lead faculty, sponsor engagement | amit.jariwala[at]gatech.edu |
| Christian Sims | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Design consulting, provide past best practices | csims65[at]gatech.edu |
| Jacob Blevins | Lab & Facilities Coordinator, co-instructor | Equipment library, mechatronics consulting | jacob.blevins[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Ashley Andrews | Mech. Engr. – III, co-instructor | Machining Mall Liason | ashley.andrews[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Jacob Tompkins | Mech. Engr. – III | Machining consulting | jt217[at]gatech.edu |
| Kinsey Herrin | Sr. Research Scientist | Biomed device consultant | Kinsey.herrin[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Kyle French | Senior Engineer | Electronics Lab Lead | kyle.french[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Andrea Dominguez | Program Support Coordinator | Process Reimbursements | Andrea.Dominguez[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Nichelle Compton | Events Coordinator – II | Expo Logistics | nichelle.compton[at]me.gatech.edu |