ENGR480 Manufacturing Systems Engineering - Spring 2014

Week Date Time Topic
1 Mar 31 10:00 Machining - basic CNC turning
Apr 1 2:00 Lab - CNC Turning
Apr 2 10:00 Machining - CNC turning cycles
Apr 4 10:00 Machining - CNC turning cycles
2 Apr 7 10:00 Machining - CNC boring and threading
Apr 8 2:00 Lab - Advanced CNC Turning
Apr 9 10:00 Part Feeding
Apr 11 10:00 Discrete Motion - pneumatics
3 Apr 14 10:00 Motion Control - stepper motors
Apr 15 2:00 Lab - CNC milling
Apr 16 10:00 Motion Control - LinuxCNC - wiring
Apr 18 10:00 Motion Control - LinuxCNC - configuration
4 Apr 21 10:00 Motion Control - LinuxCNC - programming
Apr 22 2:00 Lab - LinuxCNC linear actuator tuning
Apr 23 10:00 Part Feeding
Apr 25 10:00 Discrete Motion - pneumatics
5 Apr 28 10:00 Discrete Motion - sensors
Apr 29 2:00 Lab - Nelson Irrigation Tour
Apr 30 10:00 Discrete Motion - relay logic
May 2 10:00 Discrete Motion - relay logic
6 May 5 10:00 Discrete Motion - PLC wiring and I/O
May 6 2:00 Lab - Assembly Machine Fabrication
May 7 10:00 Discrete Motion - PLC state machines
May 9 10:00 Discrete Motion - PLC state machines
7 May 12 10:00 Discrete Motion - PLC programming
May 13 2:00 Lab - Assembly Machine Wiring
May 14 10:00 PLC/Motion Controller coordination
May 16 10:00 PLC/Motion Controller coordination
8 May 19 10:00 PLC/motion controller coordination
May 20 2:00 Lab - Assembly Machine Programming
May 21 10:00 Intellectual Property
May 23 10:00 Intellectual Property
9 May 26 Memorial Day - no class
May 27 2:00 Lab - Assembly Machine Testing
May 28 10:00 Philosophy of Automation
May 30 10:00 Philosophy of Automation
10 June 2 10:00 Reports and Memos
June 3 2:00 Lab - Assembly Machine Testing
June 4 10:00 Work in Lab
June 6 10:00 Lab Cleanup (attendance taken)
11 June 9 (Monday) 2:00 Final project demos/Final Quiz