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Calendar

The calendar shows the schedule of topics, lectures, and readings for the course.

Week# CLASS SESSION 1 CLASS SESSION 2 PROJECT REPORTS & HOMEWORK
1 Registration Day Class 1: Introduction, Logistics, Context, History  2 videos (PDF) Details of deliverables are in Sloan Space Detailed Syllabus Folder
2 Class  2: Assembly in the Small - Step-by-step process -Assembly Motions and Forces DFA video (PDF) Class 3:  Assembly in the Small -Rigid part mating theory & RCC (PDF) Class3: Student project descriptions due
3 Class  4: Key Characteristics (PDF) Class  5:  Mathematical models of assemblies, Feature-based modeling of assemblies (PDF) Class 5: Problem set on rigid part mating due
4 No Class Class  6: Constraint in Assembly-1 (PDF) Class 6: First project report due:
Completely describe the product
5 Class 7: Constraint in Assembly-2 (PDF) Class 8: Variation buildup in assemblies-1 (PDF) Class 8: Problem set on 4x4 matrices due
6 Class 9: Variation buildup in assemblies-2 (required 2 sessions including an hour on homework) (PDF) Class 10: Assembly sequence analysis, algorithms, and software (PDF)
7 Class 11: The Datum Flow Chain-1 (PDF) Class 11: Problem set on tolerances and constraint due
8 Class 12: The Datum Flow Chain-2(PDF) Class 13: more DFC (PDF) Class 13: Problem set on DFCs due
9 Class 14: Assembly in the Large - basic issues, economics, step-by-step process (PDF) Class 15: Product Architecture, flexibility (PDF) Class 15: Second project report due: DFC analysis of your product
10 Class 16: Design for Assembly (PDF) Class17: Assembly System Design (PDF)
11 No Class Class 18: Mid-term presentation of student projects covering first three reports Class 18: Third project report due:
Choreograph each assembly step & DFA
12 Class 19: Assembly in the large: Workstation design issues (PDF) Class 20: AITL System Design Issues: Kinds of assembly lines and equipment, production volume, cycle times (PDF) Class 20: Fourth project report due:
Design a workstation
13 Class 21: Assembly System Design Software and Discrete Event Simulation (PDF) Class 22:  Economic analysis of assembly systems (PDF) Class 22: Fifth project report due:
Create a floor layout
14 Class 23: Show 'n Tell by Students Class 24: 767 Wing Case Study (PDF) Class 24: Sixth project report due:
Economic analysis of this layout and Discrete event simulation
15 Class 25: Student project presentations Student project presentations