AME 30362 – Design Methodology

Fall 2009

Student Resource Site

 

Course Administration Information:

 

Course Policy

 

Updated Class Schedule – As of 10/20/09 – NOTE CHANGE TO EXAMINATION DATE

 

Group Member Contact Information – Class netIDs

 

Quiz (Oct. 8, 2009) Sample answers

 

Projects:

 

P1 – Customer Needs

                  Project Handout

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  Proposed Second Generation Mechatronic Football Rules

                  Project Team Assignments

                  Potential Customers

                  First Generation Mechatronic Football Game Rules – Spring 2009

 

P2 – Product Assessment

                  Project Handout

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  Peer Assessment Form

                  Project Team Assignments

                  Design Studio Use Guidelines

                  EMAIL – additional information: 9/8/09

                  EMAIL – submission details: 9/16/09

                  EMAIL – Peer assessment question: 9/16/09

 

                  Selected Group Project Reports:

                  Group 1

                  Group 2

                  Group 3

                  Group 4

                  Group 6

 

P3 – Product Requirements – Multiple phase project

                  Project Handout – NOTE: Phase I due date changed to Oct. 1

 

Supporting Information:

Phase I – Comments on Reports

                  Phase II – Project Team Assignments

                  Phase II – Peer Review Form – Due Thurs., Nov. 5, 2009

 

                  Phase III – Team Reports from Phase II

                  Group 1

                  Group 2

                  Group 3

                  Group 4

                  Group 5

                  Group 6

                  Group 7

                  Group 8

                  Group 9

                  Group 10

 

P4 – Conceptual Design and Prototyping – Due Oct. 29, 2009

                  Project Handout

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  Project Team Assignments

                  Peer Review Form – Due Thurs., Oct. 29, 2009

                  Project Submission Guidelines                 

 

P5 – Conceptual Design and Trade Study – Due Nov. 17, 2009

                  Project Handout

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  Sensor Test Data (acceleration files and videos)

                  Sensor photo and simple data processing example

                 

P6 – Computer Aided Engineering – Due Dec. 3, 2009

                  Project Handout – note small change to project memo requirements made on 11/9/09

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  ProMechanica Tutorial

                 

P7 – Prototyping  tools certification – B19 – Due Dec. 12, 2009

                  Project Handout

 

                  Supporting Information:

                  Shop Guidelines and Part Drawings

                  Assigned weeks for Design Studio Shop Experience

                  EMAIL – additional information: 9/8/09

 

P8 – Reading or Sketching – Student Option  - Due Dec. 1, 2009

                  Project Handouts:

                  Sketching Option

                  Readings Option

                 

Lesson Information:

 

Lesson 1: Aug. 25, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    -   Handout

 

Lesson 2: Aug. 27, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    -   Handout

                  Supporting Information:

                  Link to Dubberly Design Office: http://www.dubberly.com/

                 

Lesson 3: Sept. 1, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    -   Handout

 

Lesson 4: Sept. 3, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    -   Handout

 

Lesson 5: Sept. 8, 2009

                  Feedback – Closing the loop - Full Size    -   Handout

 

Lesson 6: Sept. 10, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    -   Handout

                  Supporting Information:

 

Lesson 7: Sept. 15, 2009

                  Feedback – Closing the loop - Full Size    -  Handout

 

Lesson 8: Sept. 17, 2009 – Guest Presentation

                  Mr. John Kinney and Mr. Stephen Hansen - GE

 

Lesson 9: Sept. 22, 2009 – Guest Presentation

                  Mr. John Gleason – A Better View Strategic Consulting

                  Prof. Paul Down – Art, Art History and Design – Industrial Design

 

Lesson 10: Sept. 24, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

                  Supporting Information:

                  http://www.us-robotics.us/

                  http://www.us-robotics.us/reports/CCC Report.pdf

                  http://www.eepybird.com/

                  http://www.pacificbiosciences.com/

                  http://www.pacificbiosciences.com/video_lg.html

 

Lesson 11: Sept. 29, 2009

Feedback – Closing the loop – Handout

Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 12: Oct. 1, 2009

                  Presentation – Complete Lesson 11

 

Lesson 13: Oct. 6, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 14: Oct. 8, 2009

                  Quiz – In class

                  Closed book and closed notes

 

Lesson 15: Oct. 13, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

                  Supporting Information:

                  Link to Sp2008 Senior Design Projects – Sample prototypes

 

Lesson 16: Oct. 15, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 17: Oct. 27, 2009

                  No Handout – Class notes

                  Supporting Information:

                  Engineering Economics – Example problems

                  FE Exam – Engineering Economics Data Sheets

 

Lesson 18: Oct. 29, 2009

                  No Handout – Class notes

 

Lesson 19: Nov. 3, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 20: Nov. 5, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 21: Nov. 10, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 22: Nov. 12, 2009

                  Presentation - Full Size    - Handout

 

Lesson 23: Nov. 17, 2009

                  Presentation – Full Size  - Handout

 

Lesson 24: Nov. 19, 2009 – Guest Presentation – Intellectual Property

                  Mr. Timothy Flanagan, Associate Vice President and Counsel, University of Notre Dame

                  Presentation – Full Size

 

Lesson 25: Nov. 24, 2009

                  Presentation – Full Size  - Handout

                  Supporting Information

                  FE Exam Preparation Material – Engineering Ethics

                  ASME Code of Ethics of Engineers

                  ASME Criteria for Interpretation of the Canons

                  NSPE Board of Ethical Review – Case No. 08-10

 

Lesson 26: Dec. 1, 2009 – Guest Presentation – Engineering Project Planning and Management

                  Supporting Information

 

Lesson 27: Dec. 3, 2009

                  Examination – In-class

                  Closed book and notes

                  Bring a calculator

Will focus on topics, issues, methods and problems addressed in lectures, readings and projects since the Quiz but will also include issues that thread through the entire course and thus may have been introduced prior to the Quiz.

 

Lesson 28: Dec. 8, 2009

                  Presentation

                  Supporting material

 

Lesson 29: Dec. 10, 2009

                  Presentation

                  Supporting material

 

Other Information:

 

Employment Opportunities:

The following information is provided without endorsement or verification of authenticity. You may find it useful as you pursue employment.

                  AeroVironment

                  DMC, Inc.

                  PhD program in Bioastronautics

 

Special elective course opportunities in Design: Spring 2009

 

Other interesting websites related to design or the course projects:

 

http://technology.todaysbigthing.com/2009/08/25

 

A new design process at Ford – From Business Week

 

CNN Posting – ÒCan Design Change the World