CS/EE/ME 75, 2010-11 - Course Schedule

CS/EE/ME 75

Organization

Schedule

Team wiki

Public site

Fall 2010

Project GOTChA chart

Goals Design development: work out a clear, coordinated description of all aspects of the design, including architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems (due 23 Nov 2010). Provide support and input as needed for virtual house tour and physical model (SCI-Arc lead; due 7 Jan 2011)

Technical Challenges Bring new team members up to speed quickly Baseline designs for some subsystems not yet in place Integration of SCI-Arc and Caltech activities

Objectives Refine baseline specifications to insure maximum points in competition Provide full capability with net-zero energy consumption for 80th percentile day Provide zero-net energy consumption with reduced capability on worst case day Establish detailed cost and performance metrics for each subsystem Establish performance specifications for each team/subsystem, tied to competition rules Determine cost targets for each team/subsystem to hit $250K target Develop performance models demonstrating that specifications can be met Document all components on team wiki + project manual

Approach Stick to summer 2010 system architecture decisions Use CS/EE/ME 75 course structure to clock progress

Course schedule

Week	Date	Topic	Reading/Activities	Homework
1	27 Sep (MO)	Organizational meeting Reed: Solar Decathlon overview [15 min] Fei: Baseline overview [15 min] Richard: CS/EE/ME 75 organization [20 min] Q&A [5 min]	Submit team preference and scheduling sheets; read SD rules	HW #1: SD competition rules + wiki account creation
2	4 Oct (M)	Project management tools GOTChA chart (RM) Wiki, mailing lists	Team meetings start	HW #2: Team GOTChA charts
3	11 Oct (M)*	System specifications		HW #3: Project specifications
4	18 Oct (M)	System modeling		HW #4: Baseline models
5	25 Oct (M)*	Design review process	Design reviews (midterms)
6	1 Nov (M)	Team presentation
7	8 Nov (M)*	Team presentation
8	15 Nov (M)*	Team presentation		Design review
9	22 Nov (M)	Project review	Building information model, design drawings and project manual due
10	29 Nov (M)	Lessons learned and plans for second term		Project documentation due (end of finals)