The IDC at Cambridge Dr. Peter Long Cambridge University Engineering Department

2 The IDC at Cambridge Background IDC Integrated Design Project (IDP) Today Future?

Cambridge University Engineering Department 3 Background ( ) People –Prof. Harry West, MIT –Prof. Masashi Shimizu, Titech –Prof. Herbert Birkhofer, Darmstadt –Ken Wallace (CUED) Changes to the Course Requirement for a new 2nd Year Project

Cambridge University Engineering Department 4 Integrated Design Project (IDP) Build on the success of IDC Multi-Disciplinary –Mechanical –Electronics –Software Approx. 300 students/year (16 weeks) Assessed

Cambridge University Engineering Department 5 The IDP Based on Mobile Factory Robot Engineering Materials Analogue/Digital Electronics –Sensors (switches,force, etc) –Motor control Micro Controller Software C++ (Pascal)

Cambridge University Engineering Department 6 IDP - Process & Timetable 4 Competitions/year 15+ teams of 6 students –Sub-teams of 2 students (Mechanical, Electronics, Software) 4 Week Projects (Nominally 50hrs) –Design 2 weeks (review) –Construction 2 Weeks –Trial/Competition & Report

Cambridge University Engineering Department 7 Tasks Handling Sensing Sorting Control

Cambridge University Engineering Department 8 IDC 2001 Completed IDP course Submission of a Conceptual IDC design 4 day IDC Style workshop & competition

Cambridge University Engineering Department 9 Future IDP (CUED) - being reviewed –Enhanced –Student Knowledge Software CAD ‘Lego Mindstorm’ IDC ….

Cambridge University Engineering Department 10 Thanks NHK Titech/MIT OSAKA

Cambridge University Engineering Department IDC IDC continued However Course change from –your strengths relative to competitors Weaknesses –your weaknesses relative to competitor