Engineering Design Project ME 243, Spring 2009: Schedule

Weekly Reporting Instructions from TA Dustin House

Teams:
Advised by Webster:
Advised by Barnett:
1. NASA Rocketry Contest/VU Aerospace Club
2. VUSE Center for Intellegent Mechatronics
3. NASA Nuclear Simulation
4. Medical and Electromechanical Design Lab
5. NASA-MSFC Lunar Exploration
6. Northrop Grumman-Remotec Robots
7. Nissan North America
8. Denso Manufacturing
9. Lexmark, Inc.
10. Beyond6Sigma/VU Welding Automation Lab/NASA
11. Society of Automotive Engineers/VU Motorsports
12. Gibson Guitar


Tentative schedule, and is subject to change at any time.
Week Class Dates Material Handouts
Items Due*
1 Th 1/8
Introduction - Everyone must attend
Weekly Time Sheet,
Weekly Accomplishments,
Staffing Chart

2 T 1/13
Th 1/15
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 1-3 and 7-9 in order, at 15 minute intervals
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 4-6 and 10-12 in order, at 15 minute intervals


3 T 1/20
Th 1/22
Work Week - Meetings with instructors may be requested as desired


4 T 1/27
Th 1/29
Presentations - Teams 1,7,2,8 - Everyone must attend
Presentations - Teams 3,9,4,10 - Everyone must attend



5 T 2/3
Th 2/5
Presentations - Teams 5,11,6,12 - Everyone must attend
Barnett Lecture on Engineering Design Proposals - Everyone must attend


6 T 2/10
Th 2/12
Work Week - Meetings with instructors may be requested as desired

7
T 2/17
Th 2/19
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 1-3 and 7-9 in order, at 15 minute intervals
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 4-6 and 10-12 in order, at 15 minute intervals


8 T 2/24
Th 2/26
Work Week - Meetings with instructors may be requested if desired Design Jury Ballot
Discussion of Ballot
 
9 T 3/3
Th 3/5
Spring Break - No scheduled meetings


10 T 3/10
Th 3/12
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 1-3 and 7-9 in order, at 15 minute intervals
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 4-6 and 10-12 in order, at 15 minute intervals
Design proposal instructions

11 T 3/17
Th 3/19
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 1-3 and 7-9 in order, at 15 minute intervals
Meetings With Chief Engineers. Teams 4-6 and 10-12 in order, at 15 minute intervals




12 T 3/24
Th 3/26
Ethics Lecture - Everyone must attend
Discussion of Design Day, The Design Jury, Poster Requirements, etc. - Everyone must attend

Design Proposal Due 3/25
13 T 3/31
Th 4/2
Full Presentations - Teams 1,7,2 - Everyone must attend
Full Presentations - Teams 8,3,9 - Everyone must attend
Handouts on end of semester

14
T 4/7
Th 4/9
Full Presentations - Teams 4,10,5 - Everyone must attend
Full Presentations - Teams 11,6,12 - Everyone must attend


15
T 4/14
Th 4/16
2 Minute Drills - Teams 1,7,2,8,3,9 - Everyone must attend
2 Minute Drills - Teams 4,10,5,11,6,12 - Everyone must attend
Final report format

16
T 4/21
DESIGN DAY


17
TBA


Final Project Report Due

* These do not include normal weekly reports, which are due every week