ENES 100G - Section 0102
GEMSTONE
Introduction to Engineering Design

Wednesdays 11:00 - 11:50 in EGR 2112
Fridays 2:00 - 4:00 in JMP 1202

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Instructor: Kaye L. Brubaker
Office: Engineering Classroom Building (EGR) 1159
Phone: 301-405-1965
Fax: 301-405-2585 (Department Fax -- please advise by phone or email if sending fax)
Email: klbrubak@eng.umd.edu
Office Hours: Mon., Wed. 2:30-4:30 pm; other times by appointment.

Teaching Fellow: Jarriel Cook
Office: J M Patterson Bldg. (JMP) 2102
Phone: 301-405-0391
Email: cookjd@glue.umd.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 12 noon-1:00 pm; Fri 1:00-2:00 pm; other times by appointment.

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Shashank Garg
Office: J M Patterson Bldg. (JMP) 2115
Email: sgarg@glue.umd.edu
Office Hours: Fri. 4:00-9:00 pm

Digital Photos from Wind Tunnel Test Days

The instructor managed to capture four of the tests with digital cameras. Differences in size and quality are due to my inexperience and multiple cameras.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 Team Dante
Thursday, Dec. 11 Windfall: The Flying Turtle
Friday, Dec. 12 Vortechs, Aurora and Tradewinds

Digital Photos from the Assembly Room

Friday, Dec. 5

Texts:

Introduction to Engineering Design, Book 2 ("IED") (Dally, 1997)
GEMSTONE Fall Semester 1997 ENES 100 Supplementary Notes ("Gemstone Supplement")

Assembly Room: JMP 1201

Assembly Room Hours:

Tuesday 6:15pm to 9:15pm
Wednesday 6:15pm to 9:15pm
Thursday 6:15pm to 9:15 pm
Friday 4:00pm to 7:00pm
And
During our Friday and Wednesday class periods. (On Wednesdays, we share the space with another ENES 100G section)

Computer Lab Hours

The ENES 100 Computer Lab is open:
M-F (EXCEPT Wed.) 4-9pm
W 8-11am, 1-9pm
Sat and Sun 11am-3pm. (The door facing biochemistry will be open weekends)

Teams:

Click HERE for lists of Section 102's Design Development & Production Teams

Wind Energy Links:

American Wind Energy Association
Wind Energy Resources, compiled by EcoNet
Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association Good stuff! Discovered and contributed to this page by Windfall: The Flying Turtle.

Other Links:

ENES 100 Home Page
GEMSTONE Home Page

Material Covered

Week Wednesday (1-Hr) Class
Date, Activity, Reading Assigned 		Friday (2-Hr) Class
Date, Activity, Reading Assigned
1 03-Sep
Introduction to ENES 100
Mass lecture in Jimenez 0220 		05-Sep
Getting acquainted; engineering jobs data collection
  • IED, Chapter 1
    • 2 10-Sep (EGR 2112)
    Team formation
  • Engineering Jobs Database Analysis
  • IED, Chapter 11
    		• 12-Sep
    Team Jenga
  • Mini-lecture: Global energy considerations
  • IED, Chapter 12, pp.1-6 (Product Development)
    • 3 17-Sep
    Access to Information -- Engineering & Physical Sciences Library
  • Patent searches
  • VICTOR
  • Other databases
    		• 19-Sep
  • Mini-lecture: Forces & Moments (Free-Body Diagram)
  • Aerodynamics for windmills (Drag and Lift)
  • Mini-lecture: Wind energy conversion (calculating efficiency)
  • Gemstone Supplement, Chapters 1-3
  • Class findings on domestic power supply and demand
    • 4 24-Sept.
  • Discussion: Electricity
  • Group dynamics: Stages of Group Development
    		• 26-Sep
  • Group Dynamics: Task and Maintenance Roles
  • Power transmission
  • Alternating current generators
  • Gemstone Supplement Chapters 4-6
    • 5 01-Oct
  • Semi-Formal Mini-Debate: Other Dimensions of Wind Power
  • Jenga Build-and-Draw (Introduction to Graphic Communication)
    		•  03-Oct
    Engineering Drawing
  • Three-view Orthographic Projection
  • Isometric Pictorial
    Reading:
  • IED Chapter 12, pp.7-20 (Product Development)
  • IED Chapter 5 (Three-View Drawings)
    • 6 08-Oct
    Introduction to Engineering Writing
    Reading:
  • IED Chapter 13 (Technical Reports)
    		• 10-Oct
    CAD Tutorial
    7 15-Oct
    MIDTERM     		17-Oct
    CAD Tutorial
    8 22-Oct
    Midterm Debriefing and Recovery     		24-Oct
    Excel/PowerPoint Tutorial
    Reading:
  • IED Chapter 9 (Microsoft Excel)
  • Chapter 10 (Microsoft PowerPoint)
    • 9 29-Oct
    Tour of Wind Tunnel
    Meet at Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Building     		31-Oct
    Getting Ready to BUILD! Safety Workshop
    CAD, Excel Quizzes
    Optional Midterm Add-on
    10 05-Nov
    Construction/Meetings     		07-Nov
    Preliminary Presentations
    Construction/Meetings     		Written Preliminary Reports Due to Dr. Brubaker Monday, Nov. 10
    11 12-Nov
    Construction/Meetings     		14-Nov
    Construction/Meetings
    12 19-Nov
    Construction/Meetings     		21-Nov
    Construction/Meetings
    13 26-Nov
    Construction/Meetings     		28-Nov
    ** HOLIDAY **
    14 03-Dec
    Construction/Meetings     		05-Dec
    Construction/Meetings
    15 10-Dec
    Product Test Day     		12-Dec
    Product Test Day
    15-Dec Final Exam = Final Reports and Presentations


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    by Kaye Brubaker
    Last Modified 17 December 1997