1. March 23, 2015 39 Days to Demo Day Syllabus
Oral 3 feedback- teams and attendance
Demo Day Requirements/Prep
Tee Shirts
Final Report

2. ME 4973 Syllabus

3. Results: strong driver for grades
ME 4972 (Fall)
ME 4972 (Spring)
Communication
40%
20%
Written Reports
Oral Presentations
Professional Performance*
Effort/Attendance
Commitments
Technical Performance*
Techncial Performance*
30%
Problem Solving
Creativity
Results
Project Evaluation*
Demo Day
* includes faculty, instructors and sponsor feedback

4. Oral 3 Team Grades
Team progress and relevant results presented

5. Oral 3 Grades
Individual Grade – presentation skill and contribution

6. Presentation Assessments by Peers
Ave 65% A, 30% B, 5% C

7. Peer Assessment – Last Slide
7. Peer Assessment - clicker
Team is executing to plan (schedule
Presented results look encouraging
High probability they will meet the project objectives
B. Team is having some problems in executing ,but
They know the issues and have a plan to recover.
Moderate probability they will meet project objectives.
C. Team is having serious problems in executing.
No plan to recover
Low probability they will meet project objectives

8. Voting Attendance - Oral 3
Minimum of 10 expected
4 students had 0 votes

9. Preliminary Floor Plan
161 SOE Projects
45 ME Projects
8’ or 6’ tables
Acc Masters
Large/Common
Projects

10. Planning for Demo Day 2 - 30”x40” poster boards
Stands and Adhesive provided
Your job- create and print the posters
EII Lab – 15”x24” printer (work with Steve)
Learning Center – 30” x 40” (all SOE)
Clear the display/content with your sponsor
Verify if you need movers with Tom

11. Good Example

12. Self Aligning Latch for Steel Rails
Team 17:
Arthur Calef
Eze Onuma
Matthew Williston
Sponsor Advisors:
Marty Hardesty
Jerry Piech, PhD
Tadeusz Witczak
Faculty Advisor:
Horea Ilies
Problem Statement
Design a system to position and align the rails of a rotary transfer station and fix them in proper alignment
Construct proof-of-concept model of the device
Toothed Magnetic
Flux Concentrator
Capable of producing both high alignment and braking forces
Variable tangential force generation
Allows for multiple stop positions
Free of moving and contacting parts
Simple to control and activate
Working Principles
Magnetic flux generated by an electromagnet is channeled through steel teeth around a simple circuit
Tangential attractive forces are generated when upper and lower teeth are not perfectly aligned

13. Demo Day Planning/Post Planning
Week of April 13 – pick up poster boards/2 per team/Eng. Office
April 29 – Sponsor disposition on your hardware
Pickup, scrap, save for next team
April 30 – noon to 8:00 Gampel – setup
Your responsibility
Get projects there/unless arrangements made
Computers/monitors
May 1 – Demo Day 9:00 to 4:00 presentations
5:00 out of Gampel to Castleman
May 8 – return all materials

14. Experiments status 3/9

15. “Scientists Dream About Doing Great Things
Tee Shirts - Back
“Scientists Dream About Doing Great Things A
Engineers Do Them” J.Mitchner
“A scientist studies what is An engineer studies what never was” A. Einstein B
“Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world” Isaac Asimov C

16. Tee Shirts - Color

17. Final Report –Presents/documents your final work
Concentrates on your final design/configuration
Include significant analysis results
Summarize your results in charts/graphs
Include Conclusion/recommendations
Appendices:
Theory section
CAD models/blue prints
Multiple analyses
Raw data
Earlier models/configurations
Main Body

18. Final Report Cover Page
Executive Summary – update to reflect final results
Table of Contents
List of Figures/Nomenclature
Project Statement
The Sponsor
Problem definition
Deliverables
Final Results – main body
Summary/Conclusions/recommendations
References
Appendices

19. Main Body Results Results Comparisons Equations, charts and graphs
Models, meshes
Experiment setup
Test matrices
Analyzed data
Comparisons
Analysis to experimental data
Your analysis to reference information

20. Cover Page Format Draft By April 6 One copy to me
One copy to your advisor

21. Your Priorities for Senior Design
1. Execute your project
Achieve results
Meet the project objectives
2. Design and construct a great display –May 1
Don’t embarrass yourself, sponsor, department
Be proud of your work
3. Complete the final report
Document your work
Provide a legacy for future teams

22. Remember
Effort is necessary BUT You are judged on results