Schedule – Summer 2022

Students in Mechanical Engineering are required to take ME 4182 or ME4723 to meet their Capstone Design Course requirements. Studios are on M/W 5-6:15 pm and mixed labs on T/R 12:30-2:40 pm.

Important Deadlines:

5/17 at 11:59pm: DEADLINE to form groups and submit your own project idea on http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
5/18 at 8:00pm: DEADLINE to submit bids for projects (sponsored as well as your own project) http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace

Week	Day/Date	Studio Topics/Slides	Lab & Deliverable(s)
0	Pre-class activity	How to form teams?	Introduce yourself to find team members on MS Teams Channel Review Syllabus
1	Monday 16-May	Slides \| Course Intro: Dr. Jiao	Set up your teams and check out currently available projects online. Check How-to Guide for Project Marketplace
	Tuesday 17-May	Slides	Project pitch by sponsors Project Discussions, Student Introduction & Team Formation Deadline to form groups & submit project ideas online
	Wednesday 18-May	User Needs, Design Specifications, etc (Video)	Deadline to submit project bids
	Thursday 19-May		Problem Statement and Organization [More Details]
2	Monday 23-May	Market Research and Prior Art Search (Video)	User needs and Prior Art analysis [More Details]
2	Wednesday 25-May	Ideation & Concept Generation (Video)	User needs and Prior Art analysis [More Details]
3	Monday 30-May	Institute Holiday (Memorial Day)	Ideation and Market Research report [More Details]
3	Wednesday 1-Jun	Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Video) FMEA Template Course Team Formation Survey	Ideation and Market Research report [More Details]
4	Monday 6-Jun	Prototyping (Video) Supplemental Information:1700 Animated Linkages	Market Research Results, Relevant codes, standards, and risk analysis [More Details]
4	Wednesday 8-Jun	Industrial Design / Human Factors (Video)
(5	Monday 13-Jun	Intellectual Property Overview Slides	Feasibility analyses and preliminary CAD
(5	Wednesday 15-Jun	Engineering Analysis (Video)	Feasibility analyses and preliminary CAD
6	Monday 20-Jun	Sustainability (Video)	Report #1 and Presentation (due on 6/24)
6	Wednesday 22-Jun	Societal Impact Assessment SIA outline ; SIA Template (Video); (Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis	Report #1 and Presentation (due on 6/24)
7	Monday 27-Jun	Expo Plan Posters, and Presentation Basics (Video) Videos (Video Recording) Capstone Expo Judging Rubric	Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
7	Wednesday 29-Jun	No Lectures
8	Monday 4-Jul	Institute Holiday	Expo Registration. Review Expo Info here. Engineering analyses, CAD and prototyping update [More Details]
8	Wednesday 6-Jul	No Lectures Expo video Preview Assignment (all teams share a 1-minute video of their project problem/background with the class). Submit on CANVAS. Submitted Videos from the past semester for reference
9	Monday 11-Jul	No Lectures	Discuss your IP plan prior to public disclosure Engineering feasibility analyses, CAD update [More Details]
9	Wednesday 13-Jul	No Lectures
10	Monday 18-Jul	No Lectures	Submit draft poster on CANVAS by 19th July Expo Poster and draft final presentation Feedback session
10	Wednesday 20-Jul	No Lectures
11	Monday 25-Jul	Upload expo video and poster online before 11:59 on Monday	Final class presentations in Lab at 12:30 pm
	Tuesday 26-Jul	Capstone Design Mini-Expo starting at 4:00 pm	Final class presentations in Lab at 12:30 pm
	Friday 29-Jul	N/A	Final Report and Fabrication Package

*Individual section instructors have latitude on deliverables, timing, and grading. The preceding information is a set of general guidelines.

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Contacts:
Roger Jiao
Lead Faculty
rjiao@gatech.edu

Luis Rosa
Graduate Teaching Assistant
lrosa3@gatech.edu

Amit Jariwala
Director of Design and Innovation
amit.jariwala@gatech.edu