Lab |
Topic |
Description |
1 |
Chip Flipper 1 |
Teams build a device to flip a poker chip
over |
2 |
Chip Flipper 1 improvement |
Improve model based on metrics for
number of assembly steps, simplicity of processes and part counts |
3 |
Chip Flipper 2 |
Teams build a device to stack a pile of
poker chips |
4 |
Chip Flipper 3 |
Teams build a device to collate poker
chips of different colors |
5 |
Design Show |
Team presentation of work to the
instructor |
6 |
Spud Gun |
Pairs create a math model of a "spud gun" |
7 |
Slingshot |
Pairs design a "MONDO slingshot" using
numerical integration to determine the number of rubber bands in the
slingshot. |
8 |
Parasheet |
Pairs predict "parasheet
descent" times using formulas in an Excel spreadsheet |
9 |
Matrices and Matlab |
Pairs write a program that solves Ax
= b for x when matrices A and b are given and where A is square
matrix and b is a column vector |
10 |
Rocket Project Teams |
Select teams to own project parts: 1) the rocket
launch, 2) deployment of a digital camera and 3)reentry of camera taking pictures
every second |
11 |
Rocket Project |
Team roles and organization + Ideas
and sketches |
12 |
Rocket Project |
Design-build-test cycle .... Proto 1 |
13 |
Rocket Project |
Professional engineer review and
consulting .... Proto 2 |
14 |
Rocket Project |
Design-build-test cycle …. Proto 3 |
15 |
Rocket Project |
Launch/deployment/reentry team
integration .... initial launch |
16 |
Rocket Launch |
Team presentation of work and
notebooks + final live launch performances |