added 2018 changes

gitbook/computer-aided_design.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Computer-Aided Design
 
-* Model (draw, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible [final project](http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.14/people/), 
-  and post it on your class page with original 2D and 3D files.
+* Model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible [final project](http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.14/people/), 
+  and post it on your class page.
 > Don't rely on a printed document. Check the information for each assignment in this living document each week.
 
 ### Learning outcomes

gitbook/computer-controlled_cutting.md

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ## Laser Cutting
 
 * make lasercutter test part(s), varying slot dimensions using parametric functions, testing your laser kerf & cutting settings (group project)
-* cut something on the vinylcutter
-* design, make, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways
+* cut something on the vinylcutter (individual)
+* design, make, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways (individual)
 
 ### Learning outcomes
 
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Ensure that you have used it in some way during this time and met the objectives
 
 ## FAQ
 
+### What does 'characterise' mean?
+> Answer: 
+1. describe/understand the nature and features (of your particular laser cutter)
+
 ### Can I use the Inkscape clone tool for my pressfit kit?
 > Answer:
 1. No. The clone tool is not a real parametric software.

gitbook/computer-controlled_machining.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Make something [big](http://blog.ted.com/2008/07/15/digitally_fabbe/) (on a CNC
 ### Have you?
 
 * Explained how you made your files for machining (2D or 3D)
-* Shown how you made something BIG (setting up the machine, using fixings, testing joints, adjusting feeds and speeds, depth of cut etc)
+* Shown how you made something BIG (describing setting up the machine, using fixings, testing joints, adjusting feeds and speeds, depth of cut etc)
 * Described problems and how you fixed them
 * Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ photos of final object
 

gitbook/electronics_design.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ _optional: simulate its operation. Measure its operation_
 * Shown your process using words/images/screenshots
 * Explained problems and how you fixed them, including how you worked with design rules for milling (DRC in EagleCad and KiCad)
 * Included original design files (Eagle, KiCad, Inkscape, .cad - whatever)
+* Used the test equipment in your lab to observe the operation of a microcontroller circuit board
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/electronics_production.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * Shown how you made and programmed the board
 * Explained any problems and how you fixed them
 * Included a ‘hero shot’ of your board
+* Characterised the specifications of your PCB production process
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/embedded_networking_and_communications.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Design and build a wired &/or wireless network connecting at least two processor
 * Explained the programming process/es you used.
 * Outlined problems and how you fixed them
 * Included original design files and code
+* Sent a message between two projects
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/embedded_programming.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 * Programmed your board
 * Described the programming process/es you used
 * Included your code
+* Compared the performance and development workflows for other architectures
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/input_devices.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designe
 * Explained the programming process/es you used and how the microcontroller datasheet helped you.
 * Explained problems and how you fixed them
 * Included original design files and code
+* Measured the analog levels and digital signals in an input device
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/interface_and_application_programming.md

@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ Write an application that interfaces with an [input](http://academy.cba.mit.edu/
 
 ## FAQ
 
-### Define ‘cannot be made subtractively’
-> Answer:
-1. That cannot be fabricated with 3 axis limitations OR even if it’s possible to make it, it is too complicated.
+None yet
+

gitbook/machine_unit.md

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Mechanical Design, Machine Design
 
-Make a [machine](http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/machines/science), including the end effector, build the passive parts and operate it manually.
+Design a machine (mechanism + actuation + automation), including the end effector, build the passive parts and operate it manually.
+Plan and make a machine.Document the group project and your individual contribution.
 
 ### Learning outcomes
 
@@ -17,10 +18,11 @@ Make a [machine](http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/machines/science), including the end eff
 * Shown how your team planned and executed the project (Group page)
 * Described problems and how the team solved them (Group page)
 * Listed future development opportunities for this project (Group page)
-* Included your design files, 1 min video (1920x1080 HTML5 MP4) + slide (1920x1080 PNG) (Group page)
+* Included your design files,
+* (optional) 1 min video (1920x1080 HTML5 MP4) + slide (1920x1080 PNG) (Group page)
 
 ## FAQ
 
-### Does we have to design new boards for this?
+### Do we have to design new boards for this?
 > Answers:
 1. No. You can use the gestalt or other existing commercial boards.

gitbook/moulding_and_casting.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 * Shown how you made your mould and cast the parts
 * Described problems and how you fixed them
 * Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ photos of the mould and the final object
+* Reviewed the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials, then made and compared test casts with each of them
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/output_devices.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Add an output device to a microcontroller board you've designed and program it t
 * Explained the programming process/es you used and how the microcontroller datasheet helped you.
 * Outlined problems and how you fixed them
 * Included original design files and code
+* Measured the power consumption of an output device
 
 ## FAQ
 

gitbook/principles_and_practices.md

+# Principles and Practices
+
+## Principles and Practices
+
+* Plan and sketch a potential semester project.
+
+### Learning outcomes
+
+* Communicate an initial project proposal
+
+### Have you?
+
+* described and made a sketch of your final project
+* described what it will do and who will use it
+
+## FAQ
+
+no FAQ available yet

gitbook/project_management.md

+# Project Management
+
+## Project Management
+
+*  Build a personal site describing you and your final project.
+* Upload it to the class archive. Work through a git tutorial.
+
+### Learning outcomes
+
+* Explore and use website development tools
+* Identify and utilise version control protocols
+
+### Have you?
+
+* made a website and described how you did it
+* introduced yourself
+* documented steps for uploading files to archive
+* pushed to the class archive
+
+## FAQ
+
+### Is it OK to use someone else’s template to create my website?
+> Answer:
+1. Yes - acknowledge other people’s work. Show you understand how the template works by describing/changing parts of it.
+
+### Can I store photos and files off the archive?
+> Answer:
+1. No. Photos should be resized and compressed and stored in the archive. See the General Essentials section of the Assessment Doc.
+2. The Global Evaluation team should be able to pull and then assess your work offline.
+
+### What size should my website be?
+> Answer:
+1. In the order of tens of megabytes. Read the General Essentials, compress, resize, etc.

gitbook/wildcard.md

+# Wildcard
+
+## Wildcard
+
+* Design and produce something with a digital fabrication process (incorporating computer-aided design and manufacturing) not covered in another assignment, documenting the requirements that your assignment meets, and including everything necessary to reproduce it. Possibilities include (but are not limited to) composites, textiles,biotechnology, robotics, and cooking.
+
+### Learning outcomes
+
+* Demonstrate workflows used in the chosen process
+* Select and apply suitable materials and processes to create your project.
+
+### Have you?
+
+* Shown how you made your project
+* Described problems and how you fixed them
+* Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ photos of the project
+
+## FAQ
+
+### Can I make the assignment by hand?
+> Answer:
+1. Although there can be manual processing steps, to count as digital fabrication the workflow should pass through design in a computer and some kind of automated output process. So programming the embroidery of circuits would count, but hand-stitching them wouldn't. 
+

json/3d_scanning_and_printing.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             ]
         }
     ], 
-    "version": 2017, 
+    "version": 2018, 
     "unit": "3D Scanning and Printing", 
     "unit_id": "3d_scanning_and_printing"
 }
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json/applications_and_implications.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             ]
         }
     ], 
-    "version": 2017, 
+    "version": 2018, 
     "unit": "Applications and implications", 
     "unit_id": "applications_and_implications"
 }
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json/computer-aided_design.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                 "Shown how you did it with words/images/screenshots", 
                 "Included your original design files"
             ], 
-            "description": "* Model (draw, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible [final project](http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.14/people/), \n  and post it on your class page with original 2D and 3D files.\n> Don't rely on a printed document. Check the information for each assignment in this living document each week.\n", 
+            "description": "* Model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible [final project](http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.14/people/), \n  and post it on your class page.\n> Don't rely on a printed document. Check the information for each assignment in this living document each week.\n", 
             "name": "Computer-Aided Design", 
             "outcomes": [
                 "Evaluate and select 2D and 3D software", 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             ]
         }
     ], 
-    "version": 2017, 
+    "version": 2018, 
     "unit": "Computer-Aided Design", 
     "unit_id": "3d_scanning_and_printing"
 }
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json/computer-controlled_cutting.json

 {
-    "faq": "### Can I use the Inkscape clone tool for my pressfit kit?\n> Answer:\n1. No. The clone tool is not a real parametric software.\n\n### Is it compulsory to design my own file in Vinyl cutting?\n> Answer:\n1. Yes. Or modify existing one, and acknowledge where you found it.", 
+    "faq": "### What does 'characterise' mean?\n> Answer: \n1. describe/understand the nature and features (of your particular laser cutter)\n\n### Can I use the Inkscape clone tool for my pressfit kit?\n> Answer:\n1. No. The clone tool is not a real parametric software.\n\n### Is it compulsory to design my own file in Vinyl cutting?\n> Answer:\n1. Yes. Or modify existing one, and acknowledge where you found it.", 
     "tasks": [
         {
             "checklist": [
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                 "Shown how you made your press-fit kit", 
                 "Included your design files and photos of your finished project"
             ], 
-            "description": "* make lasercutter test part(s), varying slot dimensions using parametric functions, testing your laser kerf & cutting settings (group project)\n* cut something on the vinylcutter\n* design, make, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways\n", 
+            "description": "* make lasercutter test part(s), varying slot dimensions using parametric functions, testing your laser kerf & cutting settings (group project)\n* cut something on the vinylcutter (individual)\n* design, make, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways (individual)\n", 
             "name": "Laser Cutting", 
             "outcomes": [
                 "Demonstrate and describe parametric 2D modelling processes", 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             ]
         }
     ], 
-    "version": 2017, 
+    "version": 2018, 
     "unit": "Computer-Controlled Cutting", 
     "unit_id": "computer_controlled_cutting"
 }
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json/computer-controlled_machining.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         {
             "checklist": [
                 "Explained how you made your files for machining (2D or 3D)", 
-                "Shown how you made something BIG (setting up the machine, using fixings, testing joints, adjusting feeds and speeds, depth of cut etc)", 
+                "Shown how you made something BIG (describing setting up the machine, using fixings, testing joints, adjusting feeds and speeds, depth of cut etc)", 
                 "Described problems and how you fixed them", 
                 "Included your design files and \u2018hero shot\u2019 photos of final object"
             ], 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             ]
         }
     ], 
-    "version": 2017, 
+    "version": 2018, 
     "unit": "Computer controlled machining", 
     "unit_id": "computer-controlled_machining"
 }
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