ME471 - Winter 2007 Calendar (final copy)
Dr. Greg Kremer, Ohio University, Mechanical Engineering
Team Pages , Project Page , Machine Shop and Safety Page
Anonymous feedback form

Bboard

 Monday

Tuesday (10-11)

Wednesday

Thursday (10-11)

Friday (10-12)

   Jan

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No Class today, but please review the following materials.
We will discuss them in the individual team meetings.


ME470 Review:
 Instructor Reflection Report
 Russ Tipton Comments

Summary of student feedback on course outcomes and other items [Scott Wallace]

 

ME471 Overview:   
* Syllabus

* Liebert Project Table

Design Methods Info (html) & 'Demonstration' assignment (pdf)

Design Process Demonstration (Notes from 2006 discussions with students)

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam reminder

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Individual Team Meetings:
Teams should meet in STKR 103 at the indicated time.  It will be helpful if those scheduled for the 10AM start are able to come at 10AM rather than 10:10AM. 

10 AM: Sembilanagon
10:30 AM: ACC

Teams - Conflict Resolution

 

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Individual Team Meetings:
Teams should meet in STKR 103 at the indicated time.  It will be helpful if those scheduled for the 10AM start are able to come at 10AM rather than 10:10AM. 

10 AM: HRP
10:30 AM: Goonies
11:00 AM Sunken Boat
11:30 AM MeCat

Teams - Conflict Resolution

 

 

 

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9
 (Entire Class to attend)

Status Reports

Presentation order
Sembilanagon

ACC
HRP
Goonies
Sunken Boat
MeCat

 

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(Entire Class to attend)
Status Reports
continued (as needed)

Purchasing Guidelines for $1000 spending account

Resources for design methods "demonstration assignments"

Introduction to Design Methods & Value Engineering


Heuristics

Design Methods Overview and checklist (pdf)

Pareto Analysis (pdf)

Design For Safety

* Overview

* Example Presentation

* Hazards Checklist

* Textbook info

* Domestic Product Failure Case Studies

Mock-Ups & Prototypes

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Professional Skills Performance Reviews

Performance Review - Input from Advisory Board

Professional Skills form for student input (WORD Copy)

Student reflections at end of ME470 (2005) on "good engineer"

Leadership Presentation
(pdf) (html)
 

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)

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Resources for job hunting

 Company Evaluation Spreadsheet (Excel)

 Company Evaluation Description and guidelines (pdf)

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FMEA Overview  (pdf)

Design Analysis & Vendor Supplied Item Selection (pdf)

FEA Overview (pdf)
  *FEA Checklist (pdf)

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Individual Team Meetings

[Informal Status Report from each team member - focus on key actions over the past week and prioritized plans for next week]

10:10 AM Sunken Boat
10:35 AM MeCat

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Individual Team Meetings
[Informal Status Report from each team member - focus on key actions over the past week and prioritized plans for next week]
10:10 AM: Goonies
10:35 AM: HRP
11:10 AM: ACC
11:35 AM Sembilanagon

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FMEA Expectations

*FMEA Worksheet (xls)

 

DFMA Expectations
> DFMA_MIT
> Machining
> Fixtures and Jigs
> Assembly

 

 

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Dynamic Performance Simulations, including info on motors/engines and batteries. [Dr. Iz]

By noon, teams should email Dr. Kremer a file containing:
> an updated Business Opportunity Statement (with project scope),
> an updated statement of specifications for the refined project, and
> a sketch/CAD image of the current design along with a basic description

Optional - teams may also suggest desired review areas or discussion topics

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Advisory Board Meetings

9:15-10 AM, STKR 107: Athens County Choppers

10:05-10:35 AM, STKR 103: Hocking River Pirates

10:35-11:05 AM, STKR 103: Sunken Boat

11:10-11:40 AM, STKR 103: The Goonies

11:40-12:15, STKR 103: MeCAT

12:15-12:55 PM, STKR 103: Sembilanagon

 

 Feb

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 30

FMEA and Heuristics Reviews

  Sunken Boat,
  Goonies,
  MeCAT

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FMEA and Heuristics Reviews

  Hocking River Pirates

  Athens County Choppers

  Sembilanagon

 

 

 2

10-11 AM - team time (Review professional skills as a team and identify additions or corrections and prepare consensus weighting factors, prepare for discussion of team decisions, or work in lab or on other project tasks)

[Dr Kremer will be attending the Founders Day Convocation 10-11]

 

11-12: Full Class discussion - More on professional skills, scheduling, and the upcoming decision presentations.  (Each task group may be asked to talk about a decision they are working on)

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 6
DFMA/VE & DFS Application Discussion

  Sunken Boat
  Goonies
  MeCAT

 

Prepare Summary Sheets for each of these methods prior to the reviews

> email me an e-copy or bring them to class so we can project them for all to see

 

 

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DFMA/VE & DFS Application Discussion

  Hocking River Pirates

  Athens Cty Choppers

  Sembilanagon

 

Prepare Summary Sheets for each of these methods prior to the reviews

> email me an e-copy or bring them to class so we can project them for all to see

 

Due by end of day: identify additions or corrections to the professional skills rating form and provide consensus weighting factors or allowable ranges for your team

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"Formal" Decision Presentations to entire Class
  Hocking River Pirates

  MeCAT

  Sunken Boat
  Goonies
  Athens County Choppers

  Sembilanagon

Decision Quality Rubric

Decision Report Outlines  due from all task groups

(these outlines should form a base for Section 7.0 of the final design report - all students should significantly contribute to at least one decision report.  Identify primary report authors in the outlines.)

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Analysis Review
  Hocking River Pirates

  Athens County Choppers

  Sembilanagon

 

Each team presents in detail in written form some aspect of analysis (FEA, simulation, failure theory&FOS,...) for feedback and discussion.  > Must clearly show the process being followed, in reference to the analysis checklists.

>Send me an e-copy or bring one to class so we can project the work for all to see.

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 15
Analysis Review

  Sunken Boat
  Goonies
  MeCAT

 

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"Formal" Decision Presentations to entire Class

  Athens County Choppers

  Sembilanagon

  MeCAT

  Hocking River Pirates

  Sunken Boat
  Goonies



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 20 -
Status Report and Critical Path Reviews - All teams make a Status Report presentation and link the action items to a critical path.

 

Reminder:

Project Planning Presentation from Fall Quarter

 

[Send info to Advisory Board for additional feedback]

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Mock up and prototype Application Discussion - All Teams

 

Prepare a Summary Sheet prior to the reviews

 

 23 - (10-11 in 103, after 11 in 011)

Draft decision reports due in class - Please include an outline of section 7.0 and arrange the decision reports in the context of that outline.  If you provide a draft of the entire section 7.0 you will receive feedback on it. 

 

> I will meet with each team for a quick discussion of the draft reports (teams should explain their approach to writing the report and their status - how satisfied they are with the current draft.  Quality of effort for the draft is graded as part of the overall report grade.

10:10  (103)  Hocking River Pirates

10:25  (103) MeCAT

10:40  (103) Sunken Boat

11:00  (252)  Athens County Choppers

11:15  (252) Sembilanagon

11:30  (252) Goonies

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Team review meetings - DFMA

  Sunken Boat
  Goonies
  MeCAT

 

Team: Prepare Summary Sheet for system-level DFMA  .


Each team member:
ME471 Individual DFMA Expectations.

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Team review meetings - DFMA

  Hocking River Pirates

  Athens County Choppers

  Sembilanagon

 

Team: Prepare Summary Sheet for system-level DFMA  .


Each team member:
ME471 Individual DFMA Expectations.

 2 - (10-11 in 103, after 11 in 011)

Dr. Kremer is out of town, but we will have Manufacturing-related Activities during class

> Welding Video?

> Dr. Iz - discussion of Jigs and fixtures

 

> Individual team discussions with machine shop personnel - in 011

 

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Performance review forms due by 7AM

 

Final version of Prof Skills list (Excel)

 

Optional Rating Form

(Excel)

 

Hand in design notebooks on the day of your presentation this week for grading

 

PR: 1-3 PM

 

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Leadership Team Review - Refined Design Presentation ("Formal"):

Sembilanagon

Athens County Choppers

 

Example Presentation 2005

 

Performance reviews this week through exam week

Performance Review Process and instructions

 

Schedule time with Dr. Kremer for individual performance review meeting (~10 minutes) this week or next.  Available time blocks indicated as PR.

 

PR: 1-3 PM

 

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PR: 1-3 PM

 

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Leadership Team Review - Refined Design Presentation ("Formal"):

Goonies
MeCAT

 

PR: 1-3 PM

 

 

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 Leadership Team Review - Refined Design Presentation("Formal"):

Sunken Boat

Hocking River Pirates

 

PR: 1-3 PM

 

Exam Week - Exam Period Monday March 12th, 8-10AM

Individual ME471 Reflection Reports due by end of exam period (course outcomes and design methods)

 

Monday: PR: 8-10 AM, 1-5 PM, Tuesday: PR: 9-11 AM

 

Final Design Report Through Section 7.0 Due by end of Exam Period (Monday )

  • Includes updated versions of sections 1-6 based on earlier feedback and required updates to specifications and other sections

Graded copies of design reports

The Goonies In-process Design Report

Team Sunken Boat In-process Design Report (original submission)

      Sunken Boat Resubmission

Athens County Choppers In-process Design Report

Hocking River Pirates In-process Design Report

MeCAT In-process Design Report (original submission)

     MeCAT Resubmission

The Sembilanagon In-process Design Report

ME472 Fall 2006 Calendar

ME472 Spring 2007 Calendar

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