Engineering Design I ME EN 4000

Yong Lin Kong ME EN 4000 yong.kong@utah.edu Engineering Design I ME EN 4000 JTB 130 Spring 2018 MWF 11:50 AM-12:40 PM. Instructor Dr. Yong Lin Kong Office MEK 1543 E-mail yong.kong@utah.edu Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM and other times by appointments. Teaching Assistant Hamid Basaeri Office MEB 2240 E-mail h.basaeri@utah.edu Office Hours: Monday, Friday 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and other times by appointments. Course Overview ME 4000 is the first of two courses in the ME Capstone Design series (ME EN 4000, 4010). During ME EN 4000 and 4010, teams of three to five students complete a design project under the mentorship of a faculty advisor. The material covered in class will teach students the basics of the design process including problem definition, customer requirements, design specifications, concept generation, concept selection, prototyping, design refinement, product architecture, and planning. Over the course of the semester, students develop their projects through preliminary and detailed design phases, including proof-of-concept testing. Course materials: All course materials will be available on CANVAS. Prerequisites: C- or better in ME EN 3000 & ME EN 3210 & ME EN 3300 & ME EN 3650 & ME EN 3700 & Full Major status in Mechanical Engineering. Course Objectives The following are the objectives for the Capstone Design Sequence (ME EN 4000, 4010). objectives in italic are particularly relevant for ME 4000: The Solve a complex design challenge by following standard design process. Create, analyze, and document a design using CAD tools and other appropriate analytical methods. Formulate design objectives, constraints, functions, and metrics. Create and evaluate design concept alternatives. Construct and test a proof-of-concept prototype. Manage a design project scope, schedule and budget. Prepare detailed design drawings according to ASME standards. Present design process and prototype testing results to peers and the teaching team. Create and present an engineered product that meets objectives and specifications. Write a detailed report summarizing preliminary and detailed design phases. Attendance Class attendance is required for all interactive assignment sessions and student-led presentation sessions to receive full credits of the components. 1

Grading The grading scheme consists of Assignments 35% Midterm exam 25% Project Report 20% Project Presentation 20% Letter grades will be assigned as follows: A 93-100% A- 85-92% B+ 79-84% B 71-78% B- 63-70% C+ 55-62% C 50-54% C- 40-49% D 30-39% E 20-29% Assignments Students will complete several written assignments throughout the semester. Assignments are designed to stimulate discussions on the lecture materials, to provide an opportunity of team work and to assess students understanding of the class materials. The same assignment grades will be given to all team members, except in cases where documented evidence is provided that a team member was not contributing equally to the assignment. For assignment 1 to assignment 6 students are required to first complete the assignment individually prior to attending the Interactive Assignment Class. In the interactive class session, students will participate and discuss the completed individual draft with their team. Each team will then write one finalized assignment as a result of the discussions and attach all the individual draft in the submissions to the instructor. Assignment 7 to assignment 10 are project milestone reports where the team submit the draft demonstrating the completion of a particular section of the project report to the instructor, teaching assistant and their advisors. The report must also detail every member s individual contributions of the week and reviewed by all the team members and their advisors. Assignment 11 is a bonus assignment where students are encouraged to attend the Department of Mechanical Engineering Design Day on April 19, 2018 and complete the bonus assignment individually. Textbooks No textbook is required in the course. All materials assessed will be covered by the class lecture notes. Midterm Exam A midterm exam will be held on February 23rd in the class to assess the student s understanding of the class materials. 2

Final Project Report Project report provides documentation of the capstone project design process completed in ME 4000. The report will also contain a summary of detail of individual s contribution. An individual student s grade will be adjusted if there is a significant difference as reflected in the report, the feedback from the team members, instructors and the faculty advisors. Final Project Presentation The final project presentation will be held on the last two weeks of classes (sign-ups will be posted on Canvas). Teams present their preliminary design work and proof-of-concept testing results to the teaching team and their peers. All students must attend and participate in all sessions. Late Policy All assignments are submitted and due at the beginning of the class as noted in the course schedule. Late assignment will not be accepted. Important Note If your teammates, advisor, and instructor determine that you have not participated in your team s project, you will receive a failing grade for the class. Class Fee & Project Expenses A class fee of $75 is used to support student projects in ME EN 4000 ($25 goes to the machine shop, and $50 is placed in the student s team project account). All project material purchases must be made by submitting a Purchase Order Request form (available on the ME Department website, http://mech.utah.edu/resources/office-forms/ to Marjan Esmaeili (MEK 1549, marjan.esmaeili@utah.edu). There will be no reimbursements for this class. If students wish to purchase materials exceeding their project budget, they may request additional support from their faculty advisor, or seek outside donations. Course Policies This course will follow all ME Department policies, available at: http://regulations.utah.edu/ academics/6-400.php. The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services (CDS), 162 Olpin Union Building, 801-581-5020. CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations. All written information in this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the CDS. Course Schedule The preliminary course schedule is as followed. Please see Canvas for any schedule update. 3

Week Class Date Day Topic Due Dates 1 1 8-Jan Monday Course introductions and overview 2 10-Jan Wednesday Working in a team; Invited talk: Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund 3 12-Jan Friday Interactive Assignment 1: Past projects review & team formation 2 15-Jan Monday No class: Martin Luther King's Day 4 17-Jan Wednesday Introduction to design; product development processes Assignment 1 5 19-Jan Friday Product planning & project management; technical writing 3 6 22-Jan Monday Interactive Assignment 2: Planning 7 24-Jan Wednesday Identifying customer needs Assignment 2 8 26-Jan Friday Interactive Assignment 3: Customer needs 4 9 29-Jan Monday Product specifications; concept generation 10 31-Jan Wednesday Concept generation, selection & testing Assignment 3 11 2-Feb Friday Interactive Assignment 4: Specifications 5 12 5-Feb Monday Product architecture Assignment 4 13 7-Feb Wednesday Prototyping 14 9-Feb Friday Interactive Assignment 5: Critical functional prototype planning 6 15 12-Feb Monday Design for manufacturing and sustainability Assignment 5 16 14-Feb Wednesday Interactive Assignment 6: Product architecture 17 16-Feb Friday Product development economics 7 19-Feb Monday No class: President's Day 18 21-Feb Wednesday Test Plans & midterm overview Assignment 6 19 23-Feb Friday Midterm exam 8 20 26-Feb Monday Report writing workshop and midterm review 21 28-Feb Wednesday Critical functional prototypes 22 2-Mar Friday Critical functional prototypes Assignement 7 9 23 5-Mar Monday Critical functional prototypes 24 7-Mar Wednesday Critical functional prototypes 25 9-Mar Friday Critical functional prototypes Assignement 8 10 26 12-Mar Monday Critical functional prototypes 27 14-Mar Wednesday Critical functional prototypes 28 16-Mar Friday Critical functional prototypes Assignment 9 11 19-Mar Monday Spring break 21-Mar Wednesday Spring break 23-Mar Friday Spring break 12 30 26-Mar Monday Critical functional prototypes 31 28-Mar Wednesday Critical functional prototypes 32 30-Mar Friday Critical functional prototypes Assignment 10 13 33 2-Apr Monday Presentations workshop 34 4-Apr Wednesday Critical functional prototypes 35 6-Apr Friday Critical functional prototypes Final Report 14 36 9-Apr Monday Final Presentation 37 11-Apr Wednesday Final Presentation 38 13-Apr Friday Final Presentation 15 39 16-Apr Monday Final Presentation 40 18-Apr Wednesday Final Presentation 41 20-Apr Friday Final Presentation Assignment 11 16 42 23-Apr Monday Class review and wrap up

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING GUIDELINES https://www.coe.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/faculty/semester_guidelines.pdf Spring Semester 2018 Appeals Procedures See the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, located in the Class Schedule or on the UofU Web site for more details Appeals of Grades and other Academic Actions If a student believes that an academic action is arbitrary or capricious he/she should discuss the action with the involved faculty member and attempt to resolve. If unable to resolve, the student may appeal the action in accordance with the following procedure: 1. Appeal to Department Chair (in writing) within 40 business days; chair must notify student of a decision within 15 days. If faculty member or student disagrees with decision, then, 2. Appeal to Academic Appeals Committee (see http://www.coe.utah.edu/current-undergrad/appeal.php for members of committee). See II Section D, Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities for details on Academic Appeals Committee hearings. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. If you need accommodations in a class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the instructor and to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union, 581-5020 (V/TDD) to make arrangements for accommodations. All written information in a course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services. Adding Classes Please read carefully: All classes must be added within the FIRST TEN academic days of the term (deadline: Friday, January 19). Late adds will be allowed January 20-29, requiring only the instructor s signature. Any request to add a class after January 29 will require signatures from the instructor, department, and Dean, and need to be accompanied by a petition letter to the Dean's office. A $50 FEE WILL BE ASSESSED BY THE REGISTRAR S OFFICE FOR ADDING CLASSES AFTER January 29. *** Withdrawal Procedures See the Class Schedule or web for more details ** Please note the difference between the terms drop and withdraw. Drop implies that the student will not be held financially responsible and a W will not be listed on the transcript. Withdraw means that a W will appear on the student s transcript and tuition will be charged. ** Drop Period No Penalty Students may DROP any class without penalty or permission during the FIRST TEN academic days of the term (Friday, January 19). Withdrawal from Full Term Length Classes Students may WITHDRAW from classes without professor s permission until Friday, March 2, 2018. Between January 20 and March 2, a W will appear on the transcript AND tuition will be charged. Refer to Class Schedule, Tuition and Fees for tuition information. Withdrawal from Session I & Session II See the web page for details: http://registrar.utah.edu/academic-calendars/spring2018.php Withdrawals after March 2 will only be granted due to compelling, nonacademic emergencies. A petition and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Dean s Office, 1602 Warnock Engineering Building. Petitions must be received before the last day of classes (Tuesday, April 24, 2018). Repeating Courses When a College of Engineering class is taken more than once, only the grade for the second attempt is counted. Grades of W, I, or V on the student s record count as having taken the class. Departments enforce these guidelines for other courses as well (e.g., math, physics biology, chemistry). Attempts of courses taken at transfer institutions count as one attempt. This means a student may take the course only one time at the University of Utah. Courses taken at the University of Utah may not be taken a second time at another institution. If a second attempt is needed, it must be at the University of Utah. Please work with your department advisor to determine the value of repeating courses. Students should note that anyone who takes a required class twice and does not have a satisfactory grade the second time may not be able to graduate. It is the responsibility of the student to work with the department of their major to determine how this policy applies in extenuating circumstances.