Exploring Sea, Space, & Earth: Fundamentals of Engineering Design

Labs

A list of labs and their associated directions for the course Exploring Sea, Space & Earth: Fundamentals of Engineering Design

Technical Reports

Both of these reports should be well-structured, with introductions, body and conclusions. 

  1. Technical report 1 (PDF): This TR will detail the data obtained from testing the motors. Highlight the pros/cons of the motor/prop combination and present your data for thrust, etc.
  2. Technical report 2: This TR will detail your data collected in the Charles River Basin and Boston Harbor areas.

Oral Presentation

Your team will make a presentation to the class on your design ideas and how you plan to construct your vehicle. This presentation should be made in Powerpoint (MAC/Windows) or Keynote (MAC OS) and a PDF should be printed and posted to the course Web site. Each team member should present some aspect of the design.

CI Reports

Both of these reports should be well-structured, with introductions, body and conclusions. 

  • Review of a current (major) engineering challenge and why it’s important to society today. Stories taken from current news and events, and popular magazines (Popular Science, Science, Nature, Scientific American, New Scientist, Time, US News and World Reports, etc) related to major engineering challenges facing society today. 
  • Ethics position paper (PDF). This position paper will convey your personal opinion relating to the ethical dilemma presented in an assigned reading. You will not be graded on your opinion, but how you convince the reader that your opinion is valid and should be considered. This should be approximately 2 pages

Lab Notebook Review

Each class member is required to keep an up-to-date design notebook throughout the term. It is a good design practice to carefully document the history of your work. Also, notebooks are required in professional practice.

 

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