Engineering Design & Presentation – Robotics

Course: Engineering Design and Presentation

Wk1/2: Engineering Documentation

• Class norms/procedures/rules

• Safety Procedures/Guidelines

• Waste Management/ Hazardous Materials

• Tool and Equipment Handling and Maintenance

• Documenting Process

• Engineering Notebook for Projects

• ]Maintaining a Design Portfolio

The Design Process

• Steps of the Design Process

Wk3: All About Me & Career Paths in Engineering 

• Exploration & Research

• Ethics

• Job Prospects

• Roles

• Diversity in the Workplace

Wk4: Professionalism and Employability Skills 

• Gantt/PERTT Chart

• Time Management

• Collaboration in a Group

Wk5-Wk8: Cardboard Project (Include warm-ups/questions of the day/discussions about the following topics)

• Professional Attire

• Written and Oral Communication Skills

• Responsibility and Dependability

Wk1: Spatial Awareness and Sketching

• Line Conventions

• Multiview Projection

• Pictorials

• Dimensioning

Wk2: Robot Mechanics

• Newton’s Laws

• 6 Simple Machines

Wk3: Robot Mechanics

• CAD

• Forces and torques

• Statics (force & torque balance)

• Gear/Gear Ratios

Wk4: Gear Box Activity

• Demonstrate knowledge of motors, gears, gear ratios, and gear trains used in the robotic systems.

Wk5-Wk8: Robot Assembly and Stability

• Best practices

• Center of Gravity

• Wheel alignment

• Support Polygon

• Cable Management

Fall CCA

Wk1: Technical Drawings 

• CAD

• ANSI Dimensions

• Section and Auxiliary Views

• Advanced Dimensioning

Wk2-Wk4: IKEA style project

• CAD

• Assembly/Working Drawings

• Bill of Materials

Wk5-Wk7: Automated Systems and Sensors

• Pseudocode

• Coding Syntax

• Sensors

Wk8-Wk10: Elevator Project

• Use computers to manipulate a robotic or automated system, describe feedback control                                          loops used to provide     information

• Describe types and functions of sensors used in robotic systems.

Professional Prototyping and Project Development 

• Project Management

• Following Established Criteria

• Maintaining a Project Schedule

• Production Planning

• Professional Communication

Spring CCA

Required Project:

• “All About Me & My Future” + Career Research Presentation

• Relevant Safety Exams/Hands-On Demonstrations

• Create a Gantt Chart  and/or PERTT Chart

• Team-Building Project (i.e. Cardboard Stool Project)

• Project Presentation

Required Project:

• Create a 3D multiview projection of a gear with dimensions in SolidWorks (i.e. ANSI format)

• Team-Building Project (i.e. Gear Box Activity, Tug-of-War Robots, Weight-lifting Robots)

Required Project:

• IKEA style professional drawing swap (WIP)

• Project Presentation

• Team-Building Project (i.e. Autonomous Elevator (including shaft) as well as incorporation of gears and ratios) Integrate soldering.

• Project Presentation

Required Project:

• Authentic Engineering Project (i.e. NASA Land Rover Project (part autonomous and should include financial cost breakdown).  Should incorporate 3D printing and CNC.

• Create a prototype in SolidWorks 

• Project Presentation

Employability Skills

Cycle 1:

-Professionalism

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

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- Job Seeking Skills

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-Communication Skills

-Self Management Skill

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Cycle 4:

-Civic and Social Responsibility

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