EMA 569 is the second course in the required two semester EMA capstone design sequence. Students are expected to have completed the EMA 469 as well as the bulk of the undergraduate degree requirements. Students will use all knowledge and skills accumulated in their earlier courses plus knowledge and skills gained in EMA 569 to complete the course requirements.

None required, but Ullman is suggested as a resource and is available on reserve. Students may find several texts from earlier courses useful references. They will also find government reports and aerospace standards useful.

Course Objectives: It is the instructor's intention to...

have students develop a particular design solution for problem selected from an instructor chosen problem set (such as aerospace).

have students apply all of their engineering education to solve a particular engineering design problem using the processes and techniques from EMA 469.

allow the students to interact as a team member with other students in a design group as they develop a solution to a particular problem chosen from the instructor specified problem grouping.

expose students to the problems and solution of the other designs being pursued in the class.

Course Outcomes: Students must have the ability to...

use meetings with faculty advisors and other student teams as opportunities to present their work and obtain feedback on their designs.

make design decisions considering the tradeoffs in resulting performance and costs of the various design options.

present written presentations of their progress throughout the semester and of their final design.

complete a particular design through the detailed drawing phase.

The class starts with a manufacturing methods assignment. Each student is given a part to make of an assembly. The assembly is then put together to determine the effect of tolerances and manufacturing errors.

There are few formal lectures in the course. Students first form teams and are told team selection will be their most important decision of the semester. An individual project from a grouped subset of problems (such as aerospace) are selected by each team of students. Each team presents a written problem statement, a Quality Function Deployment, a Product Design Specification, and a formal schedule to follow for the design. (Schedules are updated as necessary throughout the semester.) Formal written and oral reports are required three times during the semester. Informal reports are required at more frequent intervals.

Students meet twice per week for two hours per meeting to work on their design projects. Students should also plan for significant out-of-class time to work on their projects and plan their written and oral presentations.

During each class meeting students are encouraged to seek input from their instructors. One significant piece of input is the marking of drawings as they develop. Students are very much encouraged to get their drawings in front of their instructors often for feedback.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

As the second part of the capstone design experience, EMA 569 addresses most of ABET's supplemental topics, particularly those relating to economics, health and safety and manufacturability. These items are specifically required as part of the Product Design Specification each team completes for its project.

EMA 569 incorporates most of the EMA program objectives, especially those focusing on design, teamwork and the fostering of effective oral and written communication skills.

Thus, EMA 569 is focused to satisfy the EMA program objectives in that it will assist in allowing the student to synthesize her/his fundamental skills via project-focused design, problem-solving, teamwork and written and oral communication. In addition, it encourages the students to make well-informed career choices in EMA via integrated design project analyses and presentations; i.e., aeronautics or astronautics and solid mechanics.