Teams must upload their presentation slides to the D2L dropbox no later than 30 minutes before the start of class (7:45 AM) on the day of their presentation. Note that there is a drop box for each of the presentation dates.
The schedule for presentations is finalized as of Feb 20
Presentation Schedule
We have three classes to schedule 17 presentations. That leaves two classes with 6 presentations, and one class with 5 presentations.
February 26
- Daimler, Fairing test rig
- Hyster, Electric side shift for forklift load
- VMS, Aero package for open wheel race car
- Rogers, Testing device for flexible hydrofoils
- PSAS, CubeSat antenna deployment system
March 5
- 3D Systems, Tooling for rapid prototyping
- Red Band Traps, Manufacturing device for spider mite traps
- Streimer, Fixture for attaching flanges to round ducts
- Etesami, Device for material testing of 3D printed parts
- Daimler, Test track monitoring device
- Intel, Electroactive air mover
March 12
- Intel, Passive cooling of a smart home device
- Intel, Mechanical support structure for flexible screens
- PSU DRC, Adjustable desk
- Hyster, Dynamic inclinometer
- Hunt, Robot treadmill
- Windward, Biomass energy control system
Instructions
Slots for presentations are reserved on a first-come/first-served basis. All requests must be made by email and adhere to the following format.
To sign up for a date, send email to me with this information:
Subject: ME 492: Request for presentation date
- Team name
- First preferred date
- Second preferred date
- Third preferred date
If your subject line is not "ME 492: Request for presentation date", your request will move to the end of the request queue for that day. FYI, the format is to make updating the schedule efficient.
Purpose
The goals of the presentation are to
- Enable teams to learn from each other, and to benefit from the collective ideas of the class;
- Practice making short, focused technical presentations;
- Present concrete ideas and progress;
- Practice constructive critique of each other.
Your presentation should convey concrete information about what you have achieved and your specific plans for solving the most challenging problem(s) ahead. It's OK to be lighthearted and entertaining as long as your presentation is respectful and has engineering substance.
Presentation Format
Your presentation is supported by three slides – no more, no less. Each slide takes no more than 2 minutes. The three slides must address
- Context:
- What is this project about?
- Who is your client?
- What is the primary goal?
- What is your main deliverable?
- Identify the biggest unfinished challenge faced by the team.
- Be specific.
- Focus on a current, significant, unsolved problem.
- Describe how the team plans to solve this challenge. Be specific and include:
- A list of, or better yet images of, design concepts
- Briefly describe the design tools and processes you will use in your analysis
- Do you have any expected results? For example, does one idea look more promising than the rest? Do you have a back-up plan?
You can elaborate on the content listed above so long as you stick to the time constraints and limit of three slides.
Each presentation will be allotted 15 minutes:
3 minutes: Set-up/transition 6 minutes: Presentation (3 slides, 2 minutes each) 6 minutes: Questions
Because of the tight time schedule, it is crucial that your slides are uploaded to D2L 30 minutes before the start of class on the day of your presentation.
Student Roles
All students in the class are expected to be present for all presentations. Evaluation sheets for the presentations will be distributed to everyone present, and collected at the end of the class period.
Each team is divided in half. One half makes the presentation. The other half answers questions. The purpose of this somewhat artificial arrangement is to require all members to participate. Points will be deducted from your presentation score if you do not follow the required format, for example, if one of the team members making the presentation answers a question from the audience.
One team member presents each slide. Two minutes maximum per slide.
After the three slides are presented, the rest of the class will ask questions. The second half of the team answers questions. Each member of the answering team must answer at least one question.
General Advice and Rules
- You will need to practice!
- Slides will be due on D2L 30 minutes before start of class