Design Project 2008

Project instruction: PDF

Sign up: Form your project team first, 4-5 people per group is required.  Sign up outside of Rm. 096.

Preliminary design:

Each group must submit a set of preliminary design drawings and supporting calculations to Mrs Gesualdi on the 7th north floor of Barus Holley, by 5 pm Monday, April 21.

Appendix of the Project instruction for preliminary design is posted here.

NOT NECESSARY - BRING FINAL DESIGNS TO DESIGN CONTEST Each group must submit a set of final design drawings and supporting calculations to Mrs Gesualdi on the 7th north floor of Barus Holley, by 5 pm Monday, April 28.

Manufacturing:

Sign up for Manufacturing time slots by April 18.

Dates: April 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008. The thrower must be manufactured during the two week period; every student must spend at least two (half) days, from 12pm to 4pm, per week for manufacturing.  Students must get four signatures on the TA's signature sheet (to be provided) for the reserved days of manufacturing the thrower, and attach it to the final design drawing to be submitted to the final contest. Ten groups may do the manufacturing on any day from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. A target will be available for practice test after 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm on the reserved days.

Location: Prince Lab

Contest:

Sign up: Each group must fill sign up for the Project Contest time slot on the sheet posted outside of Rm. 096 (Giancarlo Lab - site of EN 4 labs) April 28, 2008.  Each group needs to provide a team name and names of each member.

Dates: The design contest will take place, for two teams in parallel, in Prince Lab on Monday, May 5, from 8:30am-4:30 pm. Each design team must sign up for 1/2 hour time slots throughout the day (10 min presentation and 15 min throwing contest).