Office: Room 437
The text that has been used for the last few years is, "Product Design and Development, Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger, McGraw - Hill Inc. We are using the 3rd edition this year. The text is also used for the Mechanical Engineering Capstone Program and has a lot of valuable resource material for project management. It can be purchased in the bookstore in the ME section and I understand that paperback versions are available on the internet. The text is not mandatory, but if you plan on being involved in project management in your career, it is an excellent resource.
For Winter 2008, all sections of EE 490
will meet together on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. in
room 256
ECEn 490 integrates a challenging senior design project with a simulation of an industrial workplace environment.
The students will learn a structured design methodology similar to what most engineers use in the actual workplace.
The students will work in teams, and each team will be responsible for defining, scheduling, completing, and documenting their project.
Each project is expected to develop a website to communicate the progress of their project. This website should contain the latest versions of the project control documents, and progress reports.
Grades will be based on the results of 1. The team performance, 2. The actual execution of the project, 3. The quality of the project documentation, and 4. Written and oral presentations. There will be four written documents associated with the class plus three oral presentations. These are to be done as a team, and the team will be graded as a group.
Complete a substantial design project and learn new technical skills.
Learn to use a structured design process to take your design from concept to final prototype.
Learn to function as part of an engineering team.
Learn and practice written and oral communication and presentation skills.
Work in a design environment with real-world design constraints.
The lectures will be focused on the design processes associated with completing a Senior Project. We will have several types of projects represented in the class. The lectures are intended to parallel the actual technology development that will be taking place during the semester, but may not align exactly with each project.
Most of the homework assignments will focus on the delivery of key information needed to complete the design process.
· Produce three control documents and a Final Report; namely,
o A Functional Specification for your project,
o A Concept Generation & Selection Document, (CG&S)
o and Project Plan/Schedule.
A few brief written assignments and possible quiz on the class materials
Recent Postings
Class instruction and follow-up notes can be found in the Downloads section of the website. Look there for up-to-date information and instruction.
I have added the letter to the team leaders highlighting their responsibilities.
If you would like to see an example of a CG&S Document that scored a “5” look in wetnet_concept.
Electronic
copies of the lectures and course handouts may be obtained on the website. Current information that is available is
highlighted below. Click on the links
below for access.
Winter 2008_Schedule –All reading assignments are from Ulrich and Eppinger unless noted.
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Other Assignments |
Addition resources |
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Tues, Jan 8 |
Chapter 1 |
Determine team membership |
Functional Specification Description |
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Thurs, Jan 10 |
Chapter 3 |
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Tues Jan 15 |
Chapter 2 |
*Teamwork Assignment Sheets due via email. *Team Website up |
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Thurs. Jan 17 |
Chapter 4 |
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Tues Jan 22 |
Chapter 5 |
Turn in the 5 critical product specifications for your project. |
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Thurs Jan 24 |
Chapter 6 |
10 concept fragments for your project next class |
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Tues Jan 29 |
Chapter 7 |
Functional Specification Document due |
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Thurs Jan 31 |
Class notes |
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Tues Feb 5 |
First Design Reviews |
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Thurs Feb 7 |
First Design Reviews Continued |
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Concept Generation and Selection Doc due |
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Tues Feb 12 |
Chapter 16 |
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Schedule example 1 |
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Thurs Feb 14 |
Chapter 12 |
Submit a copy of your schedule task list |
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Thurs Feb 21 |
Class notes |
Project Schedule due |
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Tues Feb 26 |
Chapter 15 |
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Thurs Feb 28 |
Product quality Robust Design |
Chapter 11 & 13 |
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Tues Mar 4 |
Class notes |
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Tues Mar 11 |
2nd Design Reviews |
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Thurs Mar 13 |
2nd Design Reviews-cont |
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Mar 18-April 15 |
Open for team meetings, technical instruction, consulting, etc. |
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Tues April 15 |
Final Reports and presentations, (last day of class) |
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Sample final reports |
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April 18-23 |
Finals, Presentations, Reports |
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Final Reports due |
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