ME 442 Senior Project

ME 442 Senior Project Week 9 Dr. Joseph Vignola Pangborn G43, Phone 202-319-6132, vignola@cua.edu Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:40-12:20 AM, Pangborn G43 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00 PM

The Rest of the Semester Welcome back from break

The Rest of the Semester Each team should plan to refine their plane and take it back to the DCRC airfield. I would like each team to refine the design and construction The most important thing to me is for you to redo anything that was done in hast or “because we didn’t have time” All temporary work must me removed. Your plane should match your drawings. Mass and Mass center predicted in SolidWorks should match the predictions

Purchases I need to see the Excel budgets today and everyday I want to be sure we are keeping careful track of all expenses.

The Rest of the Semester Presentations

The Rest of the Semester Presentations I will make a schedule and send it out

The Rest of the Semester Presentations I will make a schedule and send it out I will try to do this by tomorrow.

Things to Purchase DC-RC club uses this model: Hitec X4 Plus AC/DC 4-Port RC Battery Charger for LiPo, LiFe, Li-Ion, NiCD, NiMH Battery charger (We found this ! ) Battery tester Heat gun, iron, and monocoat Tools each team must have their own flight toolbox

First Presentations The first set of Individuals presentations starting next week. Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

First Presentations We will have the first set of Individuals presentations starting next week. Aim for 7 minutes of presentation and focus on design and how the design was translated into a prototype You should have no less that 14 PowerPoint slides There should be figures and all slides Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

What to Include We will have the first set of presentations the second week of class. Talk about: How you made design decisions and show the fabricated result List of design goals for the full plane and each subsystem SAE wants you to should a design evolution Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

What to Include We will have the first set of presentations the second week of class. Talk about: How you made design decisions and show the fabricated result List of design goals for the full plane and each subsystem SAE wants you to should a design evolution Lots of SolidWorks drawings of your plane or subsystem Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

What Not to Include No need to discuss safety issues How you used your time Where you found or purchased items “because Don thought it would work” “because Don had one ” Common knowledge General theory Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Writing & Presentation Issues I have posted my document on writing “Writing issues for engineers”. I consider this a work in progress. There is a “First Draft Check List” in the “Writing issues for engineers” document. Please use after you finish your first draft is assembled for all documents to be turned in for this class. There is a separate section of this documents for presentations

Writing & Presentation Issues Issue 1: Information Rich Title Pages Will the reader or recipient know what it is? Identify your document with a descriptive title and an introductory sentence. Your document must have your name, the date, the assignment, and a title. Get in the habit of using a premade title pages for MS Word and PowerPoint Use mine as a template if you like

Writing & Presentation Issues Issue 2: Separate Different Topics Make sure that your reader can quickly find the section he or she is looking for. If you are covering more then one topic, each topic needs to have a titled section.

Writing & Presentation Issues Issues 1&2 Corollary: Sections Titles Use logical sections and subsections Title each so that so that the content is obvious

Writing & Presentation Issues Issue 2: Will the reader or recipient know what it is? Identify your document with a descriptive title and an introductory sentence.

Color and other embellishments • Color, you can use color but your document but figures should work in B&W if possible. • Hyperlinks, you should use them but the web address must appear in a footnote or the reference section. • Animations, movies and sound files can be helpful but can also be trouble. Be aware that some of your readers will not be able to access them.

Writing & Presentation Issues I have posted my document on writing “Writing issues for engineers”. There is a “First Draft Check List” in the “Writing issues for engineers” document. Please use after you finish your first draft is assembled for all documents to be turned in for this class. There is a separate section of this documents for presentations

Information Rich Title Page Will the reader or recipient know what it is? Identify your document with a descriptive title and an introductory sentence. Your document must have your name, the date, the assignment, and a title. Get in the habit of using a premade title pages for MS Word and PowerPoint Use mine as a template if you like

Separate Different Topics Make sure that your reader can quickly find the section he or she is looking for. If you are covering more then one topic, each topic needs to have a titled section.

Section Titles Use logical sections and subsections Title each so that so that the content is obvious

Section Titles • Use logical sections and subsections • Title each so that so that the content is obvious “Introduction” is not a good subsection title for the introduction “Analysis” is not a good subsection title of the analysis section

Color and other embellishments • Color, you can use color but your document but figures should work in B&W if possible. • Hyperlinks, you should use them but the web address must appear in a footnote or the reference section. • Animations, movies and sound files can be helpful but can also be trouble. Be aware that some of your readers will not be able to access them.

Refine Documentation Each member of the group should be sure that you bring ALL electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings

Documentation Each member of the group should be sure that you bring all electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings Excel budget and receipts Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Documentation Each member of the group should be sure that you bring all electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings Excel budget, must be this version or have this information Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Documentation Each member of the group should be sure that you bring all electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings Excel budget, must be this version or have this information Item(s) Date of purchase Supplier Date received Total cost (items + shipping and anything else) Who’s credit was used Name of the receipt pdf file One line per transaction Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Documentation Please bring all your electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings Excel budget It’s best to use the document that I started Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Documentation Please bring all your electronic files everyday SolidWorks drawings Excel budget It’s best to use the document that I started It’s on the class web page Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Design Support Documents • Gantt chart • A timeline with milestones, component delivery dates, estimated dates of the completions of sub-tasks. This can be a separate Excel document. • 2) Weight and drag budget • A document that lists target, design and as-build weight and location for all components on the plane. Specifically state what are estimates and what was calculated in SolidWorks and what was measured as-built. Include the coordinates of the CGs for all subsystem. The coordinates must be in a defined, single coordinate system and include a figure that shows the plane, coordinate system and centers. This should be in the main MS Word document. Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Design Support Documents 3) Cost budget & parts inventory A list of all component parts you will include in your plane. You should have links to data sheets. The budget should include all planed expenditures and all money spent by your group related to the project. This is can be a summary of a separate Excel spread sheet. You must save all receipts. 4) Toolbox inventory A specific list of all tools, bolts and any other hardware with sized. Do not include this in the Excel document. This should be in the main MS Word document. 5) Safety protocols Read the new School of Engineering Safety document and write a statement that indicates that you have read and will comply with all points of the School of Engineering Safety. This document must be signed by all team members. Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Design Support Documents 3) Cost budget & parts inventory A list of all component parts you will include in your plane. You should have links to data sheets. The budget should include all planed expenditures and all money spent by your group related to the project. This is can be a summary of a separate Excel spread sheet. You must save all receipts. 4) Toolbox inventory A specific list of all tools, bolts and any other hardware with sized. Do not include this in the Excel document. This should be in the main MS Word document. 5) Safety protocols Read the new School of Engineering Safety document and write a statement that indicates that you have read and will comply with all points of the School of Engineering Safety. This document must be signed by all team members. Plus send Ken your SolidWorks Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Group Purchases We need to purchase: charger Charge level indicator Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

SAE Reports Please don’t resubmit last semesters reports Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Materials and Purchasing It is very import that we straighten the budget today Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Materials and Purchasing It is very import that we straighten the budget today

Materials I can cut materials for you to any dimension, exactly to the dimensions you give me.

Expediency Be sure you are making design decisions based on engineering principles. Please don’t Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Materials Ask Ken to bring specific material you need Ken Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Materials and Purchasing It is very import that we straighten the budget today There are problems with the credit card MNEY

Materials and Purchasing It is very import that we straighten the budget today There are problems with the credit card MNEY The card problems include the lost receipts from this class

Materials and Purchasing e-mail Hong right away to schedule time She is nicer that I am and will help you

Flight Testing Jim and Ed want to test Tuesday, Feb 25 That’s 7 days off Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

Flight Testing I’m hoping that Ken will schedule and do the technical inspection and taxi tests with you …and you have to do the taxi test and technical inspection before the flight test I’m still working on this but the big issues is Taken from http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/faybuffington.html

ME 442 Senior Project