SYLLABUS
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| Spring 2016 Syllabus |
Summary of the course segments:
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W.1-4
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The first three weeks will be spent learning basic 3D design skills. We will use Autodesk inventor to design individual parts and assemble them into more complex structures. This segment will be capped by an introduction to dynamic constraints, which allow the simulation of motion processes. Howard Kaplan of the USF Advanced Visualization Center will give a presentation discussing 3D printing. The center has a makerbot-farm, which will be used by the students. Students will receive hands-on training with the printers and begin printing first objects.
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W.5
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In week 5 all students will present their mechanical design component in a short video using their Inventor simulation on their laptop. The designs will be evaluated by the instructors and tudents will be given feedback if necessary to further improve their designs for the project.
We will also start exploring the Arduino and basic electronic circuits necessary for the MAKE projects. |
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W.5-10
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Weeks 5-10 will be used to learn the basic skills required to build electronic control systems. All projects will have a mechanical component and a electronic control component involving microcontroller controls, motors, switches, LEDs etc.... This part of the course will focus on getting hands-on experience with programming the Arduino platform, building essential electronic circuits connected to the Arduino outputs and inputs, and the implementation of motorized actuators for driving the mechanical components.
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W.11
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In week 11 all students will present the design of their electronic and control set-ups. The class and the instructors will grade the designs. At this point the project needs to be fully designed. The remaining weeks of the semester will be used to translate the project into reality and to get ready for the final presentation.
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W.11-16
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The final weeks of MAKE will focus on guiding the students towards successful completion of their projects. In parallel we will discuss some more advanced concepts with regard to 3D design and Arduino control systems such as the use of processor interrupts.
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W.16
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At the end of the semester all students will present their projects. A video and an Instructable will be submitted in fulfillment of the final deliverable requirement.
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