• 27 November 2000: The order of presentations will be as follows:

  Wed. Nov. 29, 12 noon - 2 pm:

  Antenna mount group (Andrew corporation)
  Diesel motor pressure sensor group (Navistar)
  Water walking group
  Multi-link suspension group

  If we need more than two hours for these four groups, we will reconvene at 3:30 pm the same day.

  Fri. Dec. 1, 12 noon:

  UPS group

  All presentations will be in 1043 ERF.

• 7 November 2000: There will be a class meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
• 24 October 2000: There will be a class meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 12 noon.
• 3 October 2000: Mid-term projects are due Tuesday, Oct. 10. Mid-term presentations will be made in class on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. We will meet with you and give you feedback on Thursday, Oct. 12, according to the following schedule:
  • 9:00 am UPS group
  • 9:30 am Navistar (diesel motor) group
  • 12:00 pm Andrew Corporation (antenna mount) group
  • 1:00 pm Water-walking machine group
  • 1:30 pm Multi-link rear suspension group
  Presentations on Tuesday will follow the same order as meetings on Thursday.
• 5 September 2000: Next class meeting will be Tuesday Sep. 12.
• 30 August 2000: No class Friday Sep. 1. You may use the time for group meetings if you like.
• 25 August 2000: No class today. No Caterpillar projects yet.
• 24 August 2000: The complete list of Motorola projects is now on the website. This is more detailed than what you received in class!
• Organize a group, choose a project, get the information to the instructors. You have a list of Motorola projects. A list of Caterpillar projects is also expected soon.

Handouts

• Steve Larson of Motorola gave a presentation of several design projects. A complete list of projects with abstracts is here:
  • The first seven pages (PDF, 369 KB)
  • The last three pages (PDF, 4.4MB; this has figures, it's a big file)
  Portions of his Powerpoint presentation are available here. See the instructors for more details on the other projects. They are fairly big files, so don't try to get them over a telephone line!
  • Introduction (PPT, 35 KB)
  • Automotive group, engine controllers (PPT, 339KB)
  • Solder joint, flip chip, connector and harness assembly, PCB leads (PPT, 482KB)
  • Even more (PPT, 2.35MB)
• Sample Design Process (Aug. 30)

• Assignment 0 is to register for the class. Assignment 0a is to acquire a design notebook for use this term.
• Assignment #1: One-page project description. Issued Aug. 30, due Sep. 12.
• Assignment #2: Viewgraph engineering. Issued Oct. 25, due Nov. 7.
  You can also download the three-slide presentation given in class (38KB PDF).