Detailed course information for WDDC This document describes what each WDDC student and project group should expect as far as class structure responsibilities deliverables and resources during the term If you have any questions don t hesitate to ask Amos Instructors Amos Winter awinter mit edu PhD Candidate Mechanical Engineering Mario Bollini mbollini mit edu M Lab member and Mechanical Engineer Vecna Amy Smith abs mit edu Senior Lecturer Mechanical Engineering Lecture Tuesday and Thursday 3 00 4 00 PM Room 1 371 Lab TBD 1 Course breakdown The course units are broken into 2 2 5 corresponding to Lecture Lab Homework a Lecture Each student is required to attend the lectures but is allowed to miss two during the semester More than two absences without permission from one of the instructors will result in failing the course Attendance will be taken at each class Students are expected to arrive by 3 00pm Lecture will start at 3 05pm b Lab Each project team will choose its own lab time The team needs to schedule two hours a week to meet with their lab instructor The lab session is an important time to develop your project and get advice from you lab instructor Set aside the same time every week to meet in order to insure everyone can attend c Homework Homework will consist primarily of readings and short assignments to be handed in Assignments will be due one week after being assigned As the semester progresses less homework will be given to allow more time for the project d Grading The course will be graded from A F Lab instructors will assign grades for all students in their section Instructors will collaborate to ensure that there is equitable grading between lab sections Half of the total grade is based on individual work and the other half is based on teamwork Class and lab participation grades are based on both attendance and quality of in class activity The grading breakdown is i Class participation homework 10 ii Strategy presentation 15 iii Concept presentation 15 iv Most Critical Module MCM Presentation 15 v Final presentation and prototype 25 vi Team website 20 Teams progress will be judged largely on presentations given at each project milestone Presentation times will be chosen by the class in order to accommodate everyone s schedule See the syllabus for milestones and the week of each presentation 2 Term project Students will form into lab groups 3 to 5 members plus a lab instructor to work on a project either from the website or proposed by a student for the term While participating in the project each group will have the following responsibilities a Collaboration The project is meant to be a true collaboration between MIT students experts who work in each project field and local wheelchair technicians in developing countries Each team is required to send a weekly update email to both the project mentors and local partners to demonstrate their progress and obtain feedback ideas Mentors and local partners will be assigned to project teams after the teams have been formed b Group meetings Each project group is required to meet once a week for two hours with their lab instructor It is up to the group and lab instructor to choose the best meeting time for all which does not have to be the scheduled class lab time The group is encouraged to pick a time that overlaps with open hours of facilities that might be useful to the project e g the Hobby Shop Edgerton Shop Foundry etc c Deliverables Each group will need to produce the following deliverables i A PowerPoint presentation for the Strategy Concept MCM and Final Presentation milestones ii A Poster and presentation to be presented at the MIT museum on Sat May 8 The poster and presentation should summarize the team s work Teams should also strive to have a prototype finished to show visitors of the museum iii Prototypes A physical solution to each teams MCM will be presented at the MCM presentation For the final presentation a functioning proof of concept prototype is expected For example if a team designs a new wheelchair frame a fully functioning device that demonstrates all the important features of the design and the manufacturability of the product is expected The final project does not have to be a polished refined product but should be usable For teams doing business plans or other projects that do not require hardware a solution to the biggest obstacle of the project is expected at the MCM presentation and a full plan of how to implement the group s work into a local partner workshop is expected at the final presentation The final project should be developed to a point where it can be brought to the developing world and quickly made into a fully functioning prototype for further testing 3 Team websites Each team is required to make a website defining their project introducing the team members and chronicling the development of each milestone The purpose of this requirement is to make all of the technology from WDDC opensource for the rest of the world A website update will be due at each project milestone Summer fellows that continue WDDC projects will be required to update the website corresponding to their project with their summer work Teams websites will be posted on the M Lab website 4 Resources a Monetary The class has a materials budget of approx 4000 Teams will not have a fixed budget as some teams will have to buy more things than others b c d e Anything that costs more than 100 should be cleared with the instructor If you would like to purchase an item you can either i Tell Amos where to buy it ii Buy it yourself and submit your receipt to Joan Hutchins for reimbursement Manufacturing The following manufacturing facilities will be accessible to WDDC students for their group projects i M Lab D Lab workshop E34 Dennis Negle shop manager this shop has many general prototyping tools and materials It also has many materials found in developing countries Dennis has a lot of experience with appropriate technology This shop will be available 24 7 on the conditions that people only use tools on which they are trained and that they work with a partner ii The Edgerton Shop Room 44 023 Mark Belanger shop manager This shop is good for machining and cutting metal parts iii The Hobby Shop Room W31 031 Ken Stone shop manager This shop is good for woodworking and has a waterjet iv The MIT Foundry Room 4 010 Mike Tarkanian shop manager This shop is where to go to get things welded and learn to weld Parts WDDC has multiple