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MY4777/MY5777/EE4777/EE5777 Open-source 3-D printing
(Fall 2014)
9:35 am - 10:50 am, TR
Grover C. Dillman Hall 0101
Sep 02, 2014 - Dec 12, 2014
Instructor: User:J.M.Pearce
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to distributed additive manufacturing using open-source 3-D printing. First this course will provide an overview of open-source hardware and technological development in theory and practice. Both the use of software and user communities will be highlighted and demonstrated. Next, the course will detail the design, use and maintenance of the open-source electronics behind the development of self-replicating rapid prototypers. Then the technological evolution of the open-source 3-D printing technology will be covered with a focus on developing innovation for improved performance and materials selection. Each student will build a customized RepRap and the course will cover hardware, firmware, slicing and printer controller software for operating and maintaining the device. Finally the material properties, applications and ramifications of RepRap technology will be discussed.
The course is meant for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Materials Science & Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering, while students in other areas of engineering or science with a strong interest in this topic are also welcomed. Graduate students are expected to complete all coursework assigned to the undergraduates and an in depth project.
Credits: 3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-[0-3]), (3 lecture hours and 0-3 lab hours)
Required Course Material
There is a $500 course fee for this course. This fee will be used to purchase a MOST Delta RepRap kit, tools and filament for you to use during the course. At the end of the course you keep the printer you built and modified. The design will be somewhat like the image above - but note that it is a rapidly evolving technology so by Fall the design will have improved.
Textbook: J.M. Pearce, The Open-Source Lab (Elsevier,2014). Other reading will be handouts in class, on-line reading, and emailed pdfs. See hyperlinks in schedule.
Course Organization
This course will be run as an intense seminar meeting as a group. Students will be expected to read the course material before class and actively participate in discussions. The majority of class time will be spent on projects in a flipped class format. Each student will be responsible for building a RepRap 3-D printer to use to complete the projects. Students will be responsible for giving short presentations on their projects on each sub-topic in front of the class at the end of the semester.
Graduate students will take the same lecture and projects as the undergraduates, however, they will also be expected to complete a significant improvement to the RepRap design by the end of the semester. They will demonstrate their mods for the class.
Grading
Letter Grade Percentage Grade points/credit Rating
A 93% & above 4.00 Excellent
AB 88%â 92% 3.50 Very good
B 82% â 86% 3.00 Good
BC 76%â 81% 2.50 Above average
C 70% â 75% 2.00 Average
CD 65%â 69% 1.50 Below average
D 60%- 64% 1.00 Inferior
F 59% and below 0.00 Failure
I Incomplete; given only when a student is unable to complete a segment of the course because of circumstances beyond the studentâs control. A grade of incomplete may be given only when approved in writing by the department chair or school dean.
X Conditional,with no grade points per credit; given only when the student is at fault in failing to complete a minor segment of a course, but in the judgment of the instructor does not need to repeat the course. It must be made up within the next semester in residence or the grade becomes a failure (F). A (X) grade is computed into the grade point average as a (F) grade.
Grading Policy
Grades will be based on the following:
RepRap build 200
Rock Wall Project 100
Celtic Project 100
Science Equipment Project 200
OSAT Project 200
Big Money Project 200
Total Points 1000
Grad students must also complete an improvement to the RepRap worth 1000 points and be graded out of 2000.
Late Assignments
Deduct 10% per day, up to 5 working days, then 0 grade. Only exception is for documented illness. Missed projects are penalized by the negative square of the percent total.
Course Policies
Appropriate behavior, attendance, participation and collaboration with your peers on group assignments is expected. Collaboration/Plagiarism Rules Collaboration is encouraged on the group project but the individual project and exams must be completed alone. Calculators are allowed for exams but electronic communication devices are prohibited.
University Policies
Academic regulations and procedures are governed by University policy. Academic dishonesty cases will be handled in accordance the University's policies. If you have a disability that could affect your performance in this class or that requires an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please see me as soon as possible so that we can make appropriate arrangements. The Affirmative Action Office has asked that you be made aware of the following: Michigan Technological University complies with all federal and state laws and regulations regarding discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for equal access to education or services at Michigan Tech, please call the Dean of Students Office at 487-2212. For other concerns about discrimination, you may contact your advisor, Chair/Dean of your academic unit, or the Affirmative Programs Office at 487-3310.
Academic Integrity
Affirmative Action
Equal Opportunity Statement
Course Schedule
Please Note: Readings will be updated periodically before we get to the module.
Date Class Class description Assignment
09/02/14 1 Intro to class, big money, grad and build assigned Syllabus, Schedule, M0.1
09/04/14 2** Get kits -Start Building Your 3D Printer! Bring bags/boxes. Start building, M0.2
09/09/14 3** Trouble shoot, solder M0.2
09/11/14 4 RepRap software chain M0.3,M0.4
09/16/14 5 OSH definitions, development, business M1.1
09/18/14 6 OS licenses, legal discussion M1.2
09/23/14 7 Arduino M1.3
09/25/14 8 RepRap show and tell (monster build)/vid for online RepRap built , BRING IT TO CLASS
09/30/14 9 RepRap community, Intro to wiki- Appropedia M2.1-3, Create and populate Appropedia user page including Youtube video
10/02/14 10 OpenSCAD M3.1 Rockwall project assigned
10/07/14 11 Blender/Rockwall project M3.2
10/09/14 12 OpenSCAD show and tell, rock climb M3.3, Rockwall project due
10/14/14 13 Mashup Mashup celtic décor project assigned
10/16/14 14 Mashup project
10/21/14 15 Mashup show and tell Celtic project due
10/23/14 16 OS scientific hardware â lab partners M4.1, M4.2, OSH Science project assigned
10/28/14 17 Science Teams Post lab partners-projects, M4.3
10/30/14 18 Science Teams
11/04/14 19 Science Teams Science prototype due
11/06/14 20 Test prototype, revise
11/11/14 21 Science Show and Tell Science revisions due, with data
11/13/14 22 Open source appropriate technology, choose team M5.1
11/18/14 23 OSAT Teams OSAT project chosen-team, M5.2
11/20/14 24 OSAT Teams Identify need
11/25/14 No School Thanksgiving
11/27/14 No School Thanksgiving
12/02/14 25 OSAT Teams
12/04/14 26 OSAT Show and Tell OSAT final due
12/09/14 27 Big Money Project M6.1
12/11/14 28 Last day â The Future, Money Project and Grad Money Project, Graduate Project Due
Readings and Media
OSL= Open-Source Lab textbook
Module 0: RepRap Build
Watch RepRap video, The RepRap project- Ranellucci
RepRap build OSL Chap. 5, or Delta Build Overview:MOST, 3D4EDU community
Software - Delta Software:MOST, Slicers RepRap Magazine 1, Cura, Slic3r, Skeinforge, RepRapPro Slicer
Printer controllers - Printrun, Repetier-Host
Module 1: Introduction to OSH
OSL Chap. 2 OSH Introduction, Cathedral and Bazaar, Microsoft OSH, OSH intro video, TEDxBoulder - Nathan Seidle (Sparfun)- How Open Hardware will Take Over the World, Lulzbot factory tour and discussion of OSH business by Jeff Moe, The Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil
OSL Chap. 3 OS License OS License, Creative Commons copyright licenses, OS software for GNU-Linux
OSL Chap. 4 OS microcontrollers Arduino Tutorials , Makershed comparison, Jeremy Blum TED talk, Nathan Seidle- SparkFun
Module 2: Community
Free and open repositories of designs
RepRap IRC, RepRap Forums, RepRap Groups, 3D4EDU Forum, 3D4EDU community
Arduino Forum, Arduino google group
Appropedia
Module 3: Open source CAD
OpenSCAD, OpenSCAD manual, [1]
Blender, Using Blender to Model for 3-D printing
FreeCAD
Module 4: OS Science
OSL Chap. 1 examples 3D printable science equipment
OSL Chap. 5
OSL Chap. 6
OSL Chap. 7
Module 5: OSAT
Case for Open Source Appropriate Technology, 3-D Printing of Open Source Appropriate Technologies for Self-Directed Sustainable Development, Open source 3-D printing of OSAT
Recyclebot, Open Source Ecology TED talk,
Module 6: Big Money
The Economist-- A third industrial revolution
Where we go from here - types of OS3DP Open-source metal 3-D printer
Other good watching: First International Workshop on "Low-cost 3D Printing for Science, Education and Sustainable Development, 25. Hopes and Fears, 27. Open Hardware and Arduino, 31. Prehistoric Collections: Digitizing the Leaky collection and interesting perspectives on digital rights and proprietary museum collections, 33. Bringing a CAD model into a physical object: Ranelucci video, 54. The future of 3D printing: Another Ranelucci video.
Jobs
Plastic Bank Internships See:File:MTU-Plastic Bank Internships.pdf
http://www.3dprintingjobs.biz/
http://3dprintingindustry.com/3d-printing-jobs/
Category: MOST
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