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 in Klaus #1447
Important Deadlines:
- 5/16 at 11:59pm: DEADLINE to form groups and submit your own project idea on http://mecapstone.gatech.edu/marketplace
- 5/17 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) |
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| 0 | Pre-class activity | How to form teams? |
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| 1 | Monday 15-May |
Slides | Course Introduction |
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| Tuesday 16-May | Slides |
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| Wednesday 17-May |
User Needs, Design Specifications, etc (Video) |
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| Thursday 18-May |
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| 2 | Monday 22-May |
Market Research and Prior Art Search (Video) |
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| Wednesday 24-May |
Ideation & Concept Generation (Video) | ||
| 3 | Monday 29-May |
Institute Holiday (Memorial Day) |
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| Wednesday 31-May |
Risk, Liability, Codes & Standards (Video) FMEA Template |
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| 4 | Monday 5-Jun |
Prototyping (Video) Supplemental Information:1700 Animated Linkages |
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| Wednesday 7-Jun |
Industrial Design / Human Factors (Video) | ||
| 5 | Monday 12-Jun |
Intellectual Property Overview Slides |
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| Wednesday 14-Jun |
Engineering Analysis (Video) | ||
| 6 | Monday 19-Jun |
Institute Holiday |
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| Wednesday 21-Jun |
Capstone Expo Judging Rubric |
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| 7 | Monday 26-Jun |
Sustainability (Video) |
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| Wednesday 28-Jun |
Societal Impact Assessment SIA outline; SIA Template (Video); (Methodological Sheets for Social Life Cycle Analysis | ||
| 8 | Monday 3-Jul |
Institute Holiday |
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| Wednesday 5-Jul |
No Lectures | ||
| 9 | Monday 10-Jul |
No Lectures |
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| Wednesday 12-Jul |
No Lectures | ||
| 10 | Monday 17-Jul |
No Lectures |
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| Wednesday 19-Jul |
No Lectures | ||
| 11 | Monday 24-Jul |
Upload expo video and poster online before 11:59 on Monday |
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| Tuesday 25-Jul |
Capstone Design Mini-Expo starting at 4:00 pm | ||
| Friday 28-Jul |
N/A |
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*Individual section 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 studio discussions, sponsor engagement, and oversee Expo | amit.jariwala@gatech.edu |
| Hasanain Karim | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Design consulting, provide past best practices | hkgt@gatech.edu |
| Jacob Blevins | Lab & Facilities Coordinator, co-instructor | Equipment library, mechatronics consulting | jacob.blevins@me.gatech.edu |
| Ashley Andrews | Mech. Engr. – III, co-instructor | Machining Mall Liason | ashley.andrews@me.gatech.edu |
| Jacob Tompkins | Mech. Engr. – III | Machining consulting | jt217@gatech.edu |
| Kinsey Herrin | Sr. Research Scientist | Biomed device consultant | Kinsey.herrin@me.gatech.edu |
| Andrea Dominguez | Program Support Coordinator | Process Reimbursements | Andrea.Dominguez@me.gatech.edu |
| Nichelle Compton | Events Coordinator – II | Expo Logistics | nichelle.compton@me.gatech.edu |