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ENGR 162: Introduction to Engineering Design Section 7

Instructor:

Lloyd R. Harriott

Office:

THN C219

Class Time:

MWF 12:00-12:50pm

Class Location:

MEC 339

Office Hours:

Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 PM

Wednesdays 3-4 PM

Robotics Lab Times:

Tues 10 AM - 12 noon

Wed 1-3 PM

Robotics Lab Location:

Small Hall Basement

Lab TAs:

 Robert Hunter

Amit Talapatra

Books for this Section:

There are no textbooks required for this section beyond

the common ENGR-162 lab books below:

 

Required for common ENGR-162 Lab:

 E-Source Book on Mathcad

and

Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers using Excel

2008 Robot Olympics Videos!

 The web information for this course is best viewed through the Collab interface

Links below will be activated and updated as the course progresses.
Certain links can only be accessed from UVa computers or by authorized users.

Course Organization

Course Memo
Prof. Barker's ENGR-162 webpage
Course Schedule, Assignments, Downloads
Prof. Cabral's ENGR-162 webpage
Pairs for Presentations See Collab Site
Grade Book - See Collab Site
Teams for Robotic Challenges See Collab Site
Discussion Group - see Collab site
Pairs Presentation Description and Requirements

Robotics Competition

 2007Robot Heptathlon Videos
Fall 2008 Competition Rules
2006 Robot Competition Videos!
Design Review Requirements Laborartory Notebooks Preliminary Design Review
Movies of the 2005 Heptathlon
Competition: Team Tasks & Red Team Assignments
Movies of the 2004 Hexathlon
Event Schedule
2008 Robot Olympics Results
Charlottesville FIRST Robotics Team
DARPA Urban Challenge Website
Team Jefferson

Lego Resources

Lego Kits / Downloadable Manuals & Information
Lego Web Links
Example NXT-G Programs
Writing Efficient NXT-G Programs

Prof. Bean's MathCAD Tutorials

MathCAD Tutorial & Tips (.htm)
Curve Fitting in MathCAD (.mcd)
Tutorial on Everyday MathCAD (.mcd)
Programs and Discrete Math in MathCAD (.mcd)

Additional Resources

"How Stuff Works" website
"World of Science" website
"How Things Work" - UVa Prof. Lou Bloomfield's website
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Engineering Library Guide
Wikipedia
Invention and Technology Magazine
NOVA Program on the DARPA Grand Challenge
Five Minute University
Video Demo
The Knack , Engineer
Lego Assembly Line

Fall 2008 Engineering Open House Schedule

Last Updated: September 18, 2008