Capstone Design
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing
Engineering
IE/ME 498
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MIME Capstone Design
• Welcome Back
• Traylor Brothers Inc.
• Break
• Course Schedule (Parmigiani)
• Petition Process Review
• Team Charter Review
• Mid-Course Writing Goals
• Status Meetings
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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
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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..
Rep.
Status
Mtg.3
Prelim.
Prop.
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10
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
Final
Pres.
Oral
Rep.3
Status
Mtg.4
Final
Prop.
Status
Mtg.5
Eval. 1
Status
Mtg.6
Eval. 2
&
Final
Rep.
• 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
4
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
5
6
7
8
Oral
Rep.2
Status
Mtg.2
Back..
Rep.
Status
Mtg.3
Prelim.
Prop.
9
10
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
Final
Pres.
Oral
Rep.3
Status
Mtg.4
Status
Mtg.5
Eval. 1
Status
Mtg.6
Final
Prop.
Eval. 2
&
Final
Rep.
• Evaluation 1
• Team meeting with instructor (time and location TBD with
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instructor)
Scored based on extent to which the initial implementation (build)
is complete and ready to test. Given the time, should be able to
run test in instructor’s presence.
Evaluated by Instructor for team grade
25% of winter term grade
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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4
5
6
7
8
Oral
Rep.2
Status
Mtg.2
Back..
Rep.
Status
Mtg.3
Prelim.
Prop.
9
10
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
Final
Pres.
Oral
Rep.3
Status
Mtg.4
Final
Prop.
Status
Mtg.5
Eval. 1
Status
Mtg.6
Eval. 2
&
Final
Rep.
• Final Presentation
• Team presentation.
• Content
• Entire project experience
• Suitable for general audience
• 10-15 min. presentation
• Graded by instructor and peers
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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4
5
6
7
8
Oral
Rep.2
Status
Mtg.2
Back..
Rep.
Status
Mtg.3
Prelim.
Prop.
9
10
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
Final
Pres.
Oral
Rep.3
Status
Mtg.4
Status
Mtg.5
Final
Prop.
Eval. 1
Status
Mtg.6
Eval. 2
&
Final
Rep.
• Final Report
• Written report, template provided
• Team assignment
• Content
• Implementation and testing results
• Complete written record of project
• 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
4
Oral
Rep.1
Status
Mtg.1
5
6
7
8
Oral
Rep.2
Status
Mtg.2
Back..
Rep.
Status
Mtg.3
Prelim.
Prop.
9
10
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
Final
Pres.
Oral
Rep.3
Status
Mtg.4
Status
Mtg.5
Eval. 1
Status
Mtg.6
Final
Prop.
Eval. 2
&
Final
Rep.
• Evaluation 2
• Team meeting with instructor (time and location TBD with
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instructor)
Scored based on extent to which design meets requirements
Evaluated by Instructor for team grade. Criterion: convince a
skeptical instructor that the tests have been passed.
25% of winter term grade
Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus
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Winter Term Deliverables / Evaluations
Show syllabus schedule
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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
• Due to factor(s) beyond team’s control.
• Team took appropriate and timely action to correct
• 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
• Team’s reaction may have been delayed or (at least initially)
inappropriate.
• Scope of project remains appropriate for Capstone Design
(HoQ)
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• Sufficient time remains to complete other deliverables
(due date)
• Original intent of project remains intact
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Criteria for Decision
Refuse
•Cause of problem was within team’s control.
• Team did not take appropriate and timely
response.
•Scope of project would become inappropriate
• Original intent of project fundamentally changed
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• Inappropriate effect
(e.g. attempt to circumvent testing failure)
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Team Charter
The purpose of a team charter is to:
• Identify the Project Manager
• Define the team’s goals& strategies to achieve them
• Identify the team’s strengths and potential weaknesses
• Specify strategies for overcoming challenges that may arise
• Formalize and document team members’ agreements and
commitments
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• Guidelines & Template on web site
• Bring revised charter to Status Meeting 4
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Mid-Course Writing Goals
Review
The purpose of this mid-course goals review is to:
• Help you re-focus on communication content of Capstone
Design
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Provide guidance in assessing your progress on the goals
you set in your CCI.
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As you begin the second half of MIME Capstone Design,
allow you the choice of
(a) Recommitting to your CCI goals as originally written.
(b) Refining your original goals to make them more specific
and achievable.
(c) Setting entirely different goals for the second half of
MIME Capstone Design.
• Assignment available on course web site
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Status Meetings
• Status Meeting Schedule: Same as last term but
Tuesday meetings move to Monday, Thursday to
Wednesday. (Except Status Meeting 4: “Monday” meetings on 1st
Wednesday of term, Wednesday Meetings on 2nd Wednesday of term.)
• Come to meeting prepared to discuss the following
• Status Meeting 4: Implementation plan, design
changes, revised team charter (bring copy of
charter)
• Status Meeting 5: Readiness for Evaluation 1
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• Status Meeting 6: Readiness for Evaluation 2
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