Course Timeline
Lectures and readings will be posted as the semester progresses. Lab assignment and project checkpoint due dates are also listed here.
| Week | Date | Lecture | Readings | Lab | Project Checkpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class starts on Wednesday | ||||
| 1/18 | Course Introduction | ||||
| 2 | 1/23 | Microcontroller Architecture | 1 2 3 | Group Formation | |
| 1/25 | |||||
| 3 | 1/30 | Inputs and Outputs | 1 | ||
| 2/1 | |||||
| 4 | 2/6 | Introduction to ADC | 1 | LAB 1 DUE | |
| 2/8 | Pulse Width Modulation | 1 | |||
| 5 | 2/13 | DC Motors | 1 | Proposals DUE | |
| 2/15 | Project Proposal Presentations | ||||
| 6 | 2/20 | LAB 2 DUE | |||
| 2/22 | |||||
| 7 | 2/27 | H-Bridges | 1 | Drawings DUE | |
| 2/29 | Progress Presentations | ||||
| 8 | 3/5 | Encoders | 1 | LAB 3 DUE | |
| 3/7 | |||||
| 9 | 3/12 | Force Sensors | 1 | ||
| 3/14 | |||||
| 10 | 3/19 | Harmonic Drives | 1 | LAB 4 DUE | |
| 3/21 | |||||
| 11 | 3/26 | (Spring Break) | |||
| 3/28 | (Spring Break) | ||||
| 12 | 4/2 | Bearings | 1 | Hardware Checkpoint | |
| 4/4 | |||||
| 13 | 4/9 | Progress Presentations | |||
| 4/11 | |||||
| 14 | 4/16 | ||||
| 4/18 | |||||
| 15 | 4/23 | ||||
| 4/25 | |||||
| 16 | 4/30 | Get Ready for Open House | |||
| 5/2 | Final Presentaions |