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Course Information
PowerPoint Presentations
Laboratory Experiments
Write-ups
- Lab 1A — Introduction to Microsoft Office
- Lab 1B — Introduction to 3D Printing
- Lab 1C — Mousetrap Vehicle Competition
- Lab 2 — Hot Air Balloon Competition
- Lab 3 — Product Evaluation (Sensors) (Sections Y2 & Y3 Only)
- Lab 3 — Product Evaluation and Quality Improvement (Section Y1 Only)
- Lab 4 — Introduction to LabVIEW
- Lab 5 — Digital Logic
- Lab 6 — Model Shop Session
- Lab 7 — Electronic Filters (Section Y2 Only)
- Lab 7 — Renewable Energy Competition (Sections Y1 & Y3 Only)
- Lab 8 — Biomedical Forensics (Section Y3 Only)
- Lab 8 — Lemon Car Competition (Sections Y1 & Y2 Only)
- Lab 9 — Model Shop Session
- Lab 10 — Boom Construction Competition
- Lab 11 — Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation Competition
- Lab 11 — Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation Competition (Sensors) (Section Y3 Only)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Lab 1A&1B — Software for Engineers
- Lab 1C — Mousetrap Vehicle Competition
- Lab 2 — Hot Air Balloon Competition
- Lab 3 — Product Evaluation (Sensors) (EV3) (Sections Y2 & Y3 Only)
- Lab 3 — Product Evaluation & Quality Improvement (Section Y1 Only)
- Lab 4 — Introduction to LabVIEW
- Lab 5 — Digital Logic
- Lab 6 — Model Shop Session
- Lab 7 — Electronic Filters (Section Y2 Only)
- Lab 7 — Renewable Energy Competition (Sections Y1 & Y3 Only)
- Lab 8 — Biomedical Forensics (Section Y3 Only)
- Lab 8 — Lemon Car Competition (Sections Y1 & Y2 Only)
- Lab 9 — Model Shop Session
- Lab 10 — Boom Construction Competition
- Lab 11 — Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation Competition
- Lab 11 — Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation Competition (Sensors) (Section Y3 Only)
Semester-Long Design Project
Project Information
Please read the RFP for your project carefully. Any deviation from these specifications must be approved by your recitation professor.
- Introduction to the Semester-Long Design Projects
- Summer 2017 Project Configurations
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
- Bomb Disarming Robot (BDR)
- Mars Rover Robot (MRR)
- Retrieval and Delivery System (RDS)
- Security Infiltration Drone (SID)
- Subterranean Infiltrator & Fortune Retriever (SIFR)
- Supermarket Logistics System (SLS)
- Search & Recovery Robot (SRR)
- Open Lab Rules
Project Submission
Help & How-Tos
- 3D Printing Extra Credit
- 3D Printing Makerbot Guide
- Teamwork Agreement Instructions
- Microsoft Project Summary Sheet
- Microsoft Project Student Guide Presentation
- Sensors (EV3)
- Sensors Tutorial
- Sensors Training
- AutoCAD Skill Builder
- Lego Digital Designer Skill Builder
- How to plan the schedule and calculate costs for a project
- I2E Kit Components
- Price list for Lego parts for robot projects
- How to Show Cost Data in Presentations
- Digital Multi-Meters Guidelines
Help & How-Tos
Technical Writing
- What Is It?
- Your Audience and Purpose
- Introduction
- Lab Report Format
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Active and Passive Voice
- Creating a Logical Argument
- Descriptions - Mechanism and Process
- Writing Numbers, Units of Measure, and Equations
- Graphics in Technical Reports
- Writing Software Documentation
- How to Write an Effective Resume
- Persuasion
- Team Authoring Strategies
- Editing
- Punctuation
- The Use of Articles
WC Presentations
Sample Work
This section contains two imaginary labs and typical submissions that would be associated with them.
Regular Lab
Competition Lab
Design Project
This section is still under construction. Sample SLDP documents will be posted as they become available.
Technical Presentations
Archived Pages
Pages kept for historical purposes can be found in The Archive.
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