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 #144 and mixed labs on W 12:30-3:15pm. All studios and labs for week #1 will be held in Exhibition Hall – Midtown Combined Room.
Important Deadlines:
- 1/14 at 5:00pm: DEADLINE to form groups on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 1/16 at 5:00 pm: DEADLINE to submit your own project idea on https://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 1/17 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 | |||
| 1/12 @ 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) | |
| 1/14 @12:30pm | Course Introduction Continued (Slides) Faculty “meet and greet”, Team Formation | – Meeting in Exhibition Hall Midtown Ballroom | |
| 1/14 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to form teams | |
| 1/16 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit your own project idea | |
| 1/17 @ 5:00pm | – | Deadline to submit bids online | |
| 2 | 1/19 | Institute Holiday Self-Study L1. User Needs, Design Specifications, etc. (Slides) Self-Study L2. Market Research (Slides | Video) and Patents/Prior Art (Slides | Video) | Project/Faculty Assignments to Teams on 1/20 |
| 1/21 | Lab meeting | – Team organization & Section policies; Problem Statement and Organization [More Details] | |
| 3 | 1/26 | – Studio Announcements (Slides) L3. Ideation, Concept Generation, Design Process (Slides | Video) W1. Workshop on User Needs and Design Specification W2. Workshop on Team Charter and Expectation Management (Slides) | |
| 1/28 | Lab meeting | Stakeholder engagement strategy, user needs, Specifications, Codes, and Standards [More Details] | |
| 4 | 2/2 | L4. Industrial Design by Prof. Li (Slides) L5. Effective Communication (Slides | Report Avatar) W3. Workshop on Ideation (Slides) | – Submit Team Charter on CANVAS |
| 2/4 | Lab meeting | – Market Research & Prior Art Report [More Details] – Preliminary Ideation Report [More Details] | |
| 5 | 2/9 | Announcement for Expo (Slides) L6. Human Factors by Dr. Sprigle (Slides) W4. Workshop on presentations and video script (Slides | Expo Avatars) | Expo Registration Opens | How To guide Capstone Expo Judging Rubric |
| 2/11 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #1 | |
| 6 | 2/16 | L7. Prototyping [slides] L8. Feedback/Critiques W5. Workshop on Prototyping & Testing Strategy (with Marty, Jake, Daniel, Derek, Megan, Ashley, and Clint) | Peer-Evaluation #1 DUE |
| 2/18 | Lab meeting | Discussion/Feedback on Report #1 | |
| 7 | 2/23 | L9. Engineering Analysis (Slides) L10. Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards W6. Workshop on Analysis Strategy – References: – Engineering Analysis (Slides | Video) – Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Slides | Video) | Teams submit a 1-minute Expo Teaser Video on CANVAS. Submitted Videos LINK |
| 2/25 | Lab meeting | Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details] | |
| 8 | 3/2 | L11. Sustainability (Dr. Bras’ Slides | Dr. Simmons’ Slides) L12. Societal Impact Assessment (Slides | Video); SIA outline; SIA Template; Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis W7. Workshop on alignment with UNSDG | – |
| 3/4 | Lab meeting | Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis [More Details] | |
| 9 | 3/9 | L13. PE Licensing & Fabrication Package Tips W8. Do’s and Don’ts for the Course & Expo | Alumni Panel W9. Curating your Professional Profile [Slides | Sample] Self-Study: Podcast on Technical Drawings | – |
| 3/11 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 10 | 3/16 | L14. IP Overview and Patents (Slides | STEP Patent #1 | STEP Patent #2 | AI – Patents and Copyrights ) W10. Workshop on drafting IP claims/strategy | |
| 3/18 | Lab meeting | Presentation and Report #2 | |
| 11 | 3/23 | No Lecture – Spring Break | Peer-Evaluation #2 DUE |
| 3/25 | No Lab meeting – Spring Break | – | |
| 12 | 3/30 | No Lecture | |
| 4/1 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 13 | 4/6 | No Lecture | |
| 4/8 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD, and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 14 | 4/13 | No Lecture | |
| 4/15 | Lab meeting | Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details] | |
| 15 | 4/20 | No Lecture | Expo Poster Feedback – Teams submit a draft poster for feedback. Submit on CANVAS |
| 4/22 | Lab meeting | Final class presentations in the Lab | |
| 4/27 | – | Submit the expo video and poster by 5:00 pm. Guidance Document | |
| 16 | 4/28 | Capstone Design Expo | |
| 5/1 | – | Final Report and Fabrication Package Submit final Team Peer-Eval and deliverables online |
*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 |
| Derek Coffsky | Graduate Teaching Assistant (ME4723) | Design consulting, provide past best practices | dcoffsky3[at]gatech.edu |
| Daniel Webber | Graduate Teaching Assistant (ME4182) | Design consulting, provide past best practices | dwebber9[at]gatech.edu |
| Megan Darling | Lab & Facilities Coordinator | Equipment library, mechatronics consulting | megan.darling[at]me.gatech.edu |
| Ashley Andrews | Research Engineer | 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 |
| Jaeda Bennett | Program and Operations Manager | Process Prototyping Awards, NDAs | jbennett311[at]gatech.edu |
| Nichelle Compton | Events Coordinator – II | Expo Logistics | nichelle.compton[at]me.gatech.edu |