ME 14: Transmission Contest Page

Spring 2014

Key Contest Dates

Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) on May 5, 2014
Summary of Analysis Efforts due on May 13, 2014
Contest day changed to a new date: May 20, 2014
1-2 Page Design Debriefing due on May 22, 2014

Key Documents and Information

Transmission Contest Rules (pdf)
How to Operate the Transmission Contest Apparatus (pdf)
Directory of SolidWorks Files on Testing Apparatus
Zipped Directory of SolidWorks Files on Testing Apparatus
MATLAB Code to simulate key transmission contest physics
PowerPoint on Machine Components for Transmissions

How to Order Parts

One person in your group should send John an email (from your caltech.edu email address) by 5pm on Thursday, May 8 with the following information:

Your name, your group name, and group members
The website you're buying from (McMaster, for most of you)
The part number (and it helps to have a brief description)
The quantities of each
Any additional information needed, such as the length of a part that needs to be cut to size

Important: Any orders or other emails sent to Maria in the last 2 days MUST be resent to John. Maria is out and will not see those emails. Also, we've decided to allow you more space for the transmission. As announced in class, your transmission may be up to 6" wide, 7" tall, and 8" long.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR): Guidelines

Your team will meet with course instructors and T.A.s on May 5 for a 15 minute review of your proposed solution to the transmission contest design problem. The PDR schedule can be found below.
You must present a physical representation of your design. Your presentation packet must include a SolidWorks rendering of your design. It can also include hand-drawn sketches of key components or concepts necessary to understand your design. It could also include a physical "mock-up" of your design made from simple materials such styrofoam, straws, plexiglass, etc.
You must present a summary of the preliminary analysis your team completed up until the PDR time. This can include simulation runs from the provided MATLAB code, your own simulations, analysis of the alignment issues, etc.
the design reviews will occur in the Machine Shop, in the east room (where the 3D printer and laser cutter are located).
You need to organize your materials (drawings, renderings, analyses, and any mock-ups) into a "PDR packet" which you will leave with the instructors at the end of the PDR.
Here is the Grading Scheme that we will use to evaluate your PDR artifacts and discussion.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR): Schedule

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in the Machine Shop (East Room)

Time Review A Review B

2:30 Michael, Aditya, Joaquin Michael Jenson, Aaron Krupp

2:45 Hannah, Laura, Albert Mark, Basith, Tom

3:00 David Addis, Jim Blackwood, Sean Turban Rob, Anup, Navee

3:15 Lee, Eliason, Eweis-LabBolle Tem, Kyu, Melissa

3:30 Thomas Peterson, Omer Subasi Dan Chui, Jalami Williams

3:45 Lo, Nanz, Wang La Ultima Transmission

4:00 Sara Asano, Edward Fouad

Questions and complaints about this web site should be addressed to:

jwb@robotics.caltech.edu

Time	Review A	Review B
2:30	Michael, Aditya, Joaquin	Michael Jenson, Aaron Krupp
2:45	Hannah, Laura, Albert	Mark, Basith, Tom
3:00	David Addis, Jim Blackwood, Sean Turban	Rob, Anup, Navee
3:15	Lee, Eliason, Eweis-LabBolle	Tem, Kyu, Melissa
3:30	Thomas Peterson, Omer Subasi	Dan Chui, Jalami Williams
3:45	Lo, Nanz, Wang	La Ultima Transmission
4:00	Sara Asano, Edward Fouad