Spring 2009 ME 481

Laboratory Week #1

Final Design Presentations

Mechanical EngineeringCalifornia Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo

ME481 Senior Design Project

Spring 2009 ME 481

Outline

Two- vs. Three-Quarter ScheduleGeneral PlanDesign Presentation – Dry RunCritical Design ReviewEthics Start-UpSenior Exit Exam (Two-Quarter)Questions

Spring 2009 ME 481

Two-Quarter Schedule

If you are on the two-quarter schedule, this is your last quarter

You must build AND test this quarterGet and stay busy!You must have taken ME 463 by the time

you get outYou are excused from the in-lab group

activities for ME 481

Spring 2009 ME 481

Two-Quarter Schedule

You must schedule a weekly group meeting with your lab advisor

You give your Final Design Presentation here at Cal Poly on Wednesday (need to sign up for a time)

You travel to your sponsor’s next week for a Critical Design Review

Your Final Design Report is due this Friday at 5 p.m.

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Three-Quarter Schedule

Your Final Design Presentation at Cal Poly is next Wednesday (4/8) – need to sign up for a time

Final Design Report is due Friday of third week at 5 p.m.

Critical Design Review at sponsor’s during fourth week

Spring 2009 ME481

For Both Groups

You are expected to attend all design presentations given by the teams in your lab section at Cal Poly

See respective syllabi at www.calpoly.edu/~fowen/me428 for deliverables’ due dates

Spring 2009 ME 481

General Plan (3-Qtr)

We shall meet labs on Mondays to cover issues in engineering ethics

Wednesdays are for weekly meetings with your lab advisors

Spring 2009 ME 481

Critical Design Review

Make sure your travel forms are current for your trip

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Ethics Start-Up

Familiarize yourself with the Code of Ethics of ASME and NSPE (National Association of Professional Engineers)http://files.asme.org/ASMEORG/Governance/3675.pdf http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html

There are two main assignments:Team Project – Case Study (20% of ME 481 grade) Individual Report – Ethics Memo (15% of ME 481 grade)

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Very Important!

Two-quarter students: Senior Exit Exam: Thursday, 23 April, 6-9

p.m., 10-221, 222, 223 Counts 15% of ME 481 grade Lab advisors will hand out FE manuals for

you to study with

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Questions?