About
3/6/9/12H, TR 9:30-11:30am, Room E15-235
Techniques for Design and Fabrication is course that focuses on the realistic challenges of designing and building with technology, as well as the basic theory underlying how such systems work. The intent is to provide students with practical skills in electronics, fabrication, mechatronics, and materials selection and production, and is tailored to the requirements of the work done at the Media Lab. Rather than focusing on the low level workings of the tools used, we will point out at practical concerns and underlying rationale that drive the implementation and production of working prototypes and demos.
Grading
50% of the credit will come from the final projects, while the rest comes from class presence, and labs and homeworks. The expectations for the final project will be guided by the segments a student chooses to take. For example, someone taking only mechatronics will have a lower bar to meet than someone taking all segments, and the latter project should touch on more of the segments.
Meeting Times
T-R 9:30-11:30am, Room E15-235
Labs will be held in locations decided by segment instructors.
The location for the analog electronics labs is the Responsive Environments Area (directions).
Class Breakdown
The course is made of 3 segments: Analog/Digital Electronics, Mechtronics, and Materials.
Credits
The course will experimentally be offered as a full 12-credit course (all 3 segments), or any combination of: 6 credits for electronics and 3 credits each for mechatronics and materials. All credit will be H-level.
Requirements
Lab attendance is mandatory for credit. Additionally, a final project is required of all students. Students who take the mini-courses will have to do a final project pertaining to the appropriate segment(s). Students who take the full class will do a final project covering all segments.
Instructors
Sajid Sadi (sajid at MEDIA)
Coordinator, digital electronics, programming for microcontrollers and circuit design
Mark Feldmeier (carboxyl at MIT)
Basic and analog electronics, sensors and signal conditioning
Peter Schmidt (peter at MEDIA)
Fabrication (digital and analog) and mechatronics
Marcelo Coelho (marcelo at MEDIA)
Materials selection and fabrication
Pattie Maes (pattie at MEDIA)
Faculty Supervisor