Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements. Studios are on M 12:30-2:25pm in CULC #152 and mixed labs on W 12:30-3:15pm.
| 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 | 1/10 @ 12:30pm | Course Intro (Slides)+ Sponsored Projects’ Pitch Session (Videos) |
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| 1/10 @1:25pm | Social Mixer |
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| 1/12 @12:30pm | Course Introduction Continued (Slides) |
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| 1/12 @ 1:15pm | Faculty “meet and greet” and Team Formation |
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| 1/12 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to form teams | |
| 1/14 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit your own project idea | |
| 1/15 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit bids online | |
| 2 | 1/17 | Institute Holiday (MLK Day) |
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| 1/19 | Lab meeting |
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| 3 | 1/24 | 0. Studio Announcements/Introductions (Slides) 1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides|Video) 2. Market Research and Prior Art (Slides|Video) |
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| 1/26 | Lab meeting |
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| 4 | 1/31 |
3. Ideation & Concept Generation (Slides | Video) 3.1 In-class review of Ideation/Creativity (Slides) |
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| 2/2 | Lab meeting |
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| 5 | 2/7 |
5. Sustainability (Slides) 5.2 Sustainable Design Case Studies (Slides) |
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| 2/9 | Lab meeting | ||
| 6 | 2/14 |
7. Effective Communication (Slides) |
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| 2/16 | Lab meeting |
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| 7 | 2/21 |
9. Prototyping | Plan for Expo (Slides) 10. Video Presentation (Slides | Video) 11. IP Overview and Patents (Slides | STEP Patent #1 | STEP Patent #2) |
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| 2/23 | Lab meeting |
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| 8 | 2/28 |
SUBMIT 1-minute Problem Statement video on CANVAS ME | InterD by 5:00 pm Reference 1-min video from Fall 2021 SELF-STUDY: 12. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video) |
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| 3/2 | Lab meeting |
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| 9 | 3/7 | 13. Intrapreneurship/Starting a Company | |
| 3/9 | Lab meeting |
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| 10 | 3/14 | No Lecture | |
| 3/16 | Lab meeting | ||
| 11 | 3/21 | No Lecture – Spring break | |
| 3/23 | No Lecture – Spring Break | ||
| 12 | 3/28 | No Lecture | |
| 3/30 | Lab meeting |
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| 13 | 4/4 | No Lecture | |
| 4/6 | Lab meeting |
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| 14 | 4/11 | No Lecture | |
| 4/13 | Lab meeting |
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| 15 | 4/18 |
Expo Poster Feedback Session (all teams share a draft poster with the class). Submit on CANVAS |
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| 4/20 | Lab meeting |
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| 16 | 4/25 | Final class presentations in Lab (check with your assigned faculty instructor) |
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| 4/26 | Capstone Design Expo (review FAQ here) | ||
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4/29
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*Individual section instructors have latitude on deliverables, timing, and grading. The preceding information is a set of general guidelines.
Contacts:
Amit Jariwala
Director of Design and Innovation
amit.jariwala@gatech.edu