".... good news...we were actually able to deploy the Seeker on a real life mission we had
on Tuesday. This mission was a search warrant for armed robbery suspects, and presented
a perfect opportunity for the deployment of the Seeker. The way the apartment was set up,
the front door, was facing away from us in an alcove, so we could not see the subjects as
they exited. I ran the Seeker up to the area of the front door, this meant negotiating a couple
of curbs and a concrete step in front of the apartment. I turned the seeker to face the open
front door and was able to provide real time information on what was happening. Once all of
the subjects had exited the apartment, I drove the Seeker into the apartment and was able
to clear all of the rooms prior to our entry. This is exactly what we wanted this product to do.
Our team management were extremely impressed with the ability of the bot...so was I ! ..."
Detective James Aguilar
Marion County Meth Strike Force (Project sponsor in 2008-09)
“ … I absolutely enjoyed working with the team--they were the most respectful professional
bunch of guys I have ever worked with. And hard working! No doubt they worked their tails
off for hours on end...and it was so exciting for us to see all that they had
accomplished. Plus they always kept us informed of the progress which was really great
and much appreciated. I can't recommend your team highly enough. They were absolutely
outstanding to work with.” … “ Let me know if it would be okay to work with you again next
year--we're certainly up for it if you are. :) “
Cyndi Groth
Oregon Resident (Project Sponsor in 2009-10)
Capstone Design
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing
Engineering
IE/ME 497
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What will happen in this class
You will design, implement, test, and revise as
necessary, a solution to a real-world engineering
design problem!
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MIME Capstone Design
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• Course Overview (Parmigiani)
• Purpose of Capstone Design
• Key Personnel
• The Design Process
• Course Structure
• Syllabus Items
• Petition Process (Parmigiani)
• Communication Inventory (Robinson)
• Break
• Project & Team Assignment Process (Funk)
• IP & NDAs (Funk)
• Project Descriptions (Funk, Paasch, Parmigiani)
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Purpose of Capstone Design
• Enable you to apply your knowledge―technical and
nontechnical―to a real-world design problem and get
real-world experience.
• Refine your communication skills for professional
success
• Satisfy University and ABET accreditation requirements
• Solve a problem for the project sponsor
• Prepare you for whatever you choose to do after
graduation
• Graduate School
• Practitioner
• ?
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Course Overview
Key Personnel
Each project will have associated with it:
• Course Instructor (Parmigiani, Funk, or Paasch)
• MIME Advisor (MIME faculty or graduate student)
• Sponsor Mentor
• Student Team
MIME Communications Coordinator
(Tracy Ann Robinson)
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• Assists w/design, implementation, delivery, and evaluation
of communication-related course content
• Available for student support and consultation
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Course Overview
Key Personnel
Course Instructors
(Parmigiani: ME, general, Funk: IME, Paasch: ME, SAE)
Supervisors of all projects: We “run” MIME Product & Process
Design Engineering
• Obtain course projects
• Grade some assignments
• Assign course grades
• Have final approval on all aspects of projects
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Course Overview
Key Personnel
MIME Advisors (MIME faculty or graduate students)
Senior engineers in MIME Product & Process Design
Engineering (Technical consultants)
Every project will have an MIME advisor
• Provide required approval for some project changes
• May provide materials/facilities for implementation and testing
• Grade some assignments
• Should be consulted weekly during Fall and Winter terms
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Course Overview
Key Personnel
Sponsor Mentors (from industry, government, non-profits,
university, individuals, student organizations, …)*
Customers of MIME Product & Process Design Engineering
•Provide details on project requirements
•Provide materials/facilities for implementation and testing
•Must approve all changes in requirements and deliverables
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Course Overview
Key Personnel
Student Team (You!)
Engineers of MIME Product & Process Design Engineering
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• Responsible for successful completion of project
• Must resolve any and all project issues that arise
▪ Meeting all design and course requirements
▪ Staying on schedule and on budget
▪ Managing vendors
▪ Managing team dynamics
▪ Scheduling meetings with other key personnel
• What if things happen beyond your control
• Contact course instructor
• Petition!
•Solve a technical problem and manage a project
* Technical and non-technical skills will be required *
(e.g., don’t design something in fall term that you can’t implement
in 5 weeks in winter term!)
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Course Overview
The Design Process
Successful completion of design projects follow a well-established
procedure. Details vary, but the fundamental process is as follows:
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Identify customer needs.
Perform background research / benchmarking.
Generate project goals and performance specs.
Generate a list of potential solutions.
Analyze these solutions and select the most viable.
Complete a detailed design.
Implement and test the design.
To help you succeed and to allow better evaluation of your work,
we use this procedure as the MIME Capstone Design template.
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Your course grades for fall and winter are based on
1. How well the design process is followed
2. How well the design meets requirements
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
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• Basic implementation of design process.
• Firm deadlines & a fixed length of time to complete projects.
• Course Assignments
• Evaluate your work
• Help you follow design process
• Provide communication with faculty advisor and sponsor mentor
• Help you succeed!
* Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
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• Teams
• 3 students / team, typically
• Assigned, but preferences considered (unless IP retained)
• Projects
• All are “real” (i.e. sponsors have a need for the result)
• Assigned, but preferences considered (unless IP retained)
• Details of team and project assignment process given later today
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
4
Oral
Rep.1
Status
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• Status Meetings (1-6)
• One-on-one meetings between team and instructor
• Focus on progress on specific steps of the design process and
specific course deliverables
• Held during normal class-meeting time
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* Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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• Progress Reports
• Individual Oral PowerPoint presentations
• Send slides to sponsor mentor and MIME advisor
• Each team member presents at least once
• Template provided
• Topics keyed to steps in design process & critical aspects of project
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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6
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• Background Report
• Written report, template provided
• Individual assignment
• Content
• Customer needs (House of Quality CRs)
• Background Research / Benchmarking
• Graded by MIME Advisor.
Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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6
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• Preliminary Proposal
• Written report, template provided
• Team assignment
• Content
• Project Goals and Performance Specs (HoQ ERs)
• Describe Potential Solutions, Select most Viable
• Graded by MIME Advisor
Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus
School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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6
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8
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• Final Proposal
• Written report, template provided
• Team assignment
• Content
• Complete detailed “paper” design
• Implementation & Testing Plan
• Graded by MIME Advisor
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
4
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
5
6
7
8
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Back..
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• Evaluation 1
• Team meeting with instructor
• Scored based on extent to which the initial implementation (build)
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is complete and ready to test
• Evaluated by Instructor for team grade
• 25% of winter term grade
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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• Final Presentation
• Team presentation.
• Content
• Entire project experience
• Suitable for general audience
• 10-15 min. presentation
• Graded by instructor and peers
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
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• Final Report
• Written report, template provided
• Team assignment
• Content
• Implementation and testing results
• Complete written record of project
• Graded by MIME Advisor
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Course Overview
Course Structure
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
RESEARCH & DESIGN
1
2
Teams,
Projects
3
4
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
5
6
7
8
Oral
Rep.2
Status
Mtg.2
Back..
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• Evaluation 2
• Team meeting with instructor
• Scored based on extent to which design meets requirements
• Evaluated by Instructor for team grade.
• 25% of winter term grade
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Course Overview
Syllabus
• Course Grading
• Fall Term, 1000 points
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Oral Report: 100
House of Quality: 100
Engineering Notebook / Memo: 100
Background Report: 200
Preliminary Proposal: 200
Final Proposal: 200
Individual Contribution: 100
Winter Term, 1000 points
• Engineering Notebook / Memo: 100
• Final Presentation: 100
• Evaluation One: 250
• Evaluation Two: 250
• Final Report: 200
• Individual Contribution: 100
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Course Overview
Syllabus
•Project Manager
• Single point of contact for team
• Responsible for spring-term Engr Expo display
• Machining Lab Certification
• You must be certified to work in the MIME shop
• Lack of certification is not an excuse!
• See Brian Jensen to get certified
• Graf Hall Workspace
• Limited workspace available (first-come, first-served)
• Must keep clean and neat!
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Course Overview
Syllabus
• Attendance Policy
• Attendance required at instructor-scheduled class and team meetings
• Sign-in sheet will be used
• Only sign for yourself
• Only sign-in if you attend the entire class/meeting
• Two absences permitted w/o penalty;
• Every absence > 2 lowers course grade by 1/3 letter grade
(e.g. A to A- to B+ to B)
•
See syllabus for details
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Petition Process
Overview
Sometimes unexpected negative things happen that are
beyond the teams control …
… how are things kept fair?
… Petitions!
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Petition Process
Overview
• An approved petition can change any course requirement
• Common petitions:
• Changes to HoQ
• Changes to Due Dates
• Outcome of a petition is
• Approve
• Approve w/ penalty*
• Refuse
• Petition process is powerful, but students must be proactive!
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• A petition form is provided …
* Penalty is at the discretion of the instructor. A common guideline is 10% per week
of delay (e.g. change TP in week 3 of winter term = 30% deduction)
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Petition Process
Petition Form
MIME Senior Project Petition
The purpose of this form to provide a means for students to request a change in course or project
requirements. Such changes may drastically change the final results of the project and studentsÕ
course grade. Please give careful consideration to your com ments.
Project: ____________________________________________________________________
Team Members (Printed name, Signature, and Date)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Request: Describe (i) What the requested change is, (ii) Why it is being made, (iii) How it will affect the
project, (iv) What fault or negligence rests with the student team, (v) Why the change wasnÕtmade
earlier.
Attach additional sheets as required.
Faculty Ad visor Comme nts (please sign and date, add additional pages as reqÕd):
Sponsor Mentor Comments (please sign and date, add additional pages as reqÕd):
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Course Instructor Decision:
___ Ap prove, no penalty
___ Ap prove, w/ penalty
___ Refuse
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Petition Process
Procedure
• Fall Term
• Petition form not required for HoQ changes
(just get approval signatures, including instructor)
• For other changes, submit form to instructor
• Winter Term
• Petition required for all changes
• Submit form to instructor
(If petition involves HoQ, must have approvals)
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Petition Process
Criteria for Decision
Approve and waive penalty
• No significant fault / negligence due to student team
• Scope of project remains appropriate for Capstone Design
• Original intent of project remains intact
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Petition Process
Criteria for Decision
Approve and impose penalty
• Some fault / negligence due to student team
• Scope of project remains appropriate for Capstone Design
(HoQ)
• Sufficient time remains to complete other deliverables
(due date)
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• Original intent of project remains intact
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Criteria for Decision
Refuse
• Scope of project would become inappropriate
• Original intent of project fundamentally changed
• Inappropriate effect
(e.g. attempt to circumvent testing failure)
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Petition Process
Examples
Project is to construct a wheeled, human-propelled, vehicle
for close study of plants in remote areas. Project requirement
is that the vehicle can be disassembled and transported by one
person over long distances and rough terrain. In week 5 of
winter term, team asks that this requirement be dropped
because it is "unrealistic".
Approve & waive penalty?
Approve & impose penalty?
Refuse?
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Petition Process
Examples
Project requires data to be sampled at 100,000 Hz. Project
Sponsor assures team that a device (well beyond project budget)
is available to do this. Students list 100,000 Hz sampling rate as
ER. In mid-winter term sponsor says he made an error and device
only samples at 25,000 Hz. Students request change in ER.
Approve & waive penalty?
Approve & impose penalty?
Refuse?
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Petition Process
Examples
Project requires specialized machining done at a machine shop
recommended by sponsor. Students contact machine shop in
early December and schedule machining for 1 week before E1.
All is well until 2 weeks before E1, when machine shop delays
machining until after scheduled E1. Students request 1 week
extension to E1 due date.
Approve & waive penalty?
Approve & impose penalty?
Refuse?
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Petition Process
Examples
Students require approval of the sponsor board to test their
design. In week 4 of winter term, they request an extension
to the E1 due date. They are unable to obtain board
approval in time. They claim this is because communication
with the board is impossible since the board will not meet
again until after the current due date. They only meet once a
month.
Approve & waive penalty?
Approve & impose penalty?
Refuse?
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School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering
Petition Process
Examples
Students construct a drive mechanism for their project
using V belts. During testing it becomes evident that a
chain and sprockets are needed. Students have no funding
remaining to buy sprockets, ask sponsor for more funding
(change in ER: budget). Sponsor agrees to increase in budget.
Approve & waive penalty?
Approve & impose penalty?
Refuse?
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Fall Term Deliverables
Communication Inventory
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• Available on course Blackboard site
INDSTR ENGR ANALYSIS & DESIGN (IE_497_X001_F2011)
• Purpose
• A self assessment and goal-setting exercise
• Help students focus on their engr. communication skills
• Email
• Written reports
• Oral reports
• Information for capstone design instructors & MIME to use in
designing a communication curriculum for the school.
• Due Thursday, September 29 in 102 DB drop box
• 35 course-point penalty if not submitted on time.
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