Spring 2009 ME 481 Laboratory Week #1 Final Design Presentations Mechanical Engineering California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo ME481 Senior Design Project

Spring 2009 ME 481 Outline  Two- vs. Three-Quarter Schedule  General Plan  Design Presentation – Dry Run  Critical Design Review  Ethics Start-Up  Senior 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 quarter  Get and stay busy!  You must have taken ME 463 by the time you get out  You 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.

Spring 2009 ME 481 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 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

Spring 2009 ME 481 Ethics Start-Up  Familiarize yourself with the Code of Ethics of ASME and NSPE (National Association of Professional Engineers)    There are two main assignments:  Team Project – Case Study (20% of ME 481 grade)  Individual Report – Ethics Memo (15% of ME 481 grade)

Spring 2009 ME 481 Very Important! Two-quarter students:  Senior Exit Exam: Thursday, 23 April, 6-9 p.m., , 222, 223  Counts 15% of ME 481 grade  Lab advisors will hand out FE manuals for you to study with

Spring 2009 ME 481 Questions?