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 CULC #152 and mixed labs on W 12:30-3:15pm. All studios and labs for week #1 will be held in Exhibiton Hall – Midtown Combined Room.
Important Deadlines:
- 1/10 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to form groups on http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 1/12 at 5:00 pm: DEADLINE to submit your own project idea on http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 1/13 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to submit bids for projects (sponsored as well as your own project) http://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 | |||
| 1/8 @ 12:30pm | Course Intro + Sponsored Projects’ Pitches (Needs GT Login to access OneDrive) | – Meeting in Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom – Visit Project Marketplace to review and submit projects. (How-To Guide) | |
| 1/10 @12:30pm | Course Introduction Continued (Slides) Faculty “meet and greet”, Team Formation | – Meeting in Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom | |
| 1/10 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to form teams | |
| 1/12 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit your own project idea | |
| 1/13 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit bids online | |
| 2 | 1/15 | Institute Holiday (MLK Day) – Self Study: Market Research and Prior Art (Slides | Video) | Project/Faculty Assignments to Teams on 1/16 |
| 1/17 | Lab meeting | – Team organization & Section policies – Problem Statement and Organization [More Details] | |
| 3 | 1/22 | Studio Announcements (Slides) | PE Licensing User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides) | |
| 1/24 | Lab meeting | User needs, Specifications, Codes, and Standards [More Details] | |
| 4 | 1/29 | 3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process by Dr. Linsey (Slides) 4. Industrial Design and 5. Human Factors by Prof. Li (Slides) | |
| 1/31 | Lab meeting | – Market Research & Prior Art Report [More Details] – Preliminary Ideation Report [More Details] | |
| 5 | 2/5 | Announcement for Expo 6. Effective Communication (Dr. Fennell’s Slides | Audience Avatars) | Expo Registration Opens | How To guide Capstone Expo Judging Rubric |
| 2/7 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #1 | |
| 6 | 2/12 | 7. Prototyping and 8. Feedback/Critiques [slides] | – |
| 2/14 | Lab meeting | Discussion/Feedback on Report #1 | |
| 7 | 2/19 | 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 | Teams submit a 1-minute video of their project problem/background on CANVAS (ME4182 | InterD). Submitted Videos LINK |
| 2/21 | Lab meeting | Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details] | |
| 8 | 2/26 | 11. Self Study: Engineering Analysis (Slides | Video) 12. Self Study: Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video) | – |
| 2/28 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 9 | 3/4 | 13. IP Overview and Patents (Slides | STEP Patent #1 | STEP Patent #2) AI – Patents and Copyright Article | – |
| 3/6 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 10 | 3/11 | No Lecture | |
| 3/13 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #2 | |
| 11 | 3/18 | No Lecture – Spring Break | |
| 3/20 | No Lab meeting – Spring Break | – | |
| 12 | 3/25 | Ethics in Engineering | |
| 3/27 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 13 | 4/1 | No Lecture | |
| 4/3 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 14 | 4/8 | No Lecture | |
| 4/10 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 15 | 4/15 | No Lecture | Expo Poster Feedback – Teams submit a draft poster for feedback. Submit on CANVAS (For ME | For InterD) |
| 4/17 | Lab meeting | Final class presentations in the Lab | |
| 4/22 | – | Submit the expo video and poster by 5:00 pm. Guidance Document | |
| 16 | 4/23 | Capstone Design Expo | |
| 4/26 | – | 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 |