SCHEDULE: Mobile Earth Base Design for the Space Elevator

Date

Week

Topic (Lecture)

In-Class

Readings Due

Assignments Due

Jan.

 5

Mon

Lecture: Introduction / Project Overview

Intro to Main Project
WWW Overview

 

01 (Assigned)

Jan.

7

Wed

Lecture: Historical Overview of  Interactive Architecture

Readings Overview

See Readings for your Assignments

Individual web pages established

Jan.

9

Fri

Readings Overview

 

01 (Due)

Jan.

12

Mon

Lecture: Mechanical Motions, Kinetics
Lecture:
Modular Robotics

Program Handed Out

 

02 (Assigned)

Jan.

14

Wed

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

Jan.

16

Fri

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Jan.

19

Mon

No Topic Lecture

Review of Exercise 02

 

Jan.

21

Wed

Lecture: How to Design

Working / Desk Criticism

 

 02 (Due)
03 (Assigned)

Jan.

23

Fri

 

 
Review of Exercise 03

03 (Due)
04 (Assigned)

Jan.

26

Mon

Lecture: Interactive Application Design

Working / Desk Criticism
ApplicationDesignNotes

ApplicationDesignWorksheet

Jan

28

Wed

In-Class REVIEW

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

 

30

 

Fri

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

2

Mon

Lecture: Space Manufacturing

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

4

Wed

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

6

Fri

NASA\JPL
and
Griffith Observatory Field Trip

Directions / ETC

 

Feb

9

Mon

Mid-Term Review 01

REQUIREMENTS

04 (Due)

Feb

11

Wed

No Topic Lecture

LAB
Robotics Tutorial:
BS2 Intro/Concepts and Control
LAB Robotics Tutorial:
Electronics Basics

Feb

13

Fri

No Topic Lecture

LAB Robotics Tutorial:
BS Programming
Servo Control

Feb

16

Mon

Lecture: Multi-body
Systems

Working / Desk Criticism

Feb

18

Wed

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

20

Fri

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Feb

23

Mon

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Teleconference Crits

 

Feb

25

Wed

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Teleconference Crits

 

Feb

27

Fri

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Teleconference Crits

 

Mar

2

Mon

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Mar

4

Wed

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Mar

6

Fri

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Mar

9

Mon

No Topic Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

Mar

11

Wed

Final Review

(Last Class Period)

05 (Due)


 

The Parallax BASIC Stamp2 microprocessor will be used with the Board of Education (BOE)”

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

The course is project based and centers on a series of several design exercises successively building upon each other and culminating in the design of a mobile seagoing anchor base to the Space Elevator.

A short criticism of each of the required readings will be expected.  Students will post all assignments on the web. Ability to create 3D CAD models is required.  No prior programming experience is required. Incomplete projects on the due dates will affect your grade.

 

GRADING (Please also see justification breakdown below):

(5%)       Attendance and class participation

(5%)       Reading and criticism of assigned texts

Problem Exercises:

(10%)    01/PowerPoints of Readings (Linked to Blogs)

(10%)     02/Schematic Organization

(10%)     03/Energy Options

(10%)     04/Tower Design

(10%)    05/ Final Presentation