coolgadgets

Design & Make Cool Gadgets

Objectives

Participants will learn digital fabrication technologies such as CAD modelling, 3D Printing &Laser Cutting, Electronics and Embedded Programming, which they can then use to design and make cool gadgets & prototypes.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Perform 2D and 3D Computer Aided Designs using CAD Software
Explain the principles of Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing
Operate 3D Printers and customise jobs for 3D Printing
Operate Laser Cutters and configure jobs for Laser Cutting &engraving
Design circuits with common electronics components
Interface an embedded microcontroller board to sensors, motors & displays and program it to achieve a desired outcome
Design and fabricate a functional prototype using 3D Printer and Laser Cutter, interface and program embedded microcontroller board

Course Outline

S/No	Day	Topic
1	Day 1 (am)	Introduction, CAD, 3D modelling & printing
2	Day 1 (pm)	Modelling & Design for Laser Cutting, Mission Brief
3	Day 2 (am)	Introduction to Electronics & Embedded Programming
4	Day 2 (pm)	Monitoring & Controlling the environment
5	Day 3 (am)	Mini-project: Design & Fabrication
6	Day 3 (pm)	Mini-project: Assembly & Testing, Presentatin & Quiz

Assessments

Participants will be assessed on the following:

Ability to design CAD models for 3D printing & laser cutting
Operate a 3D printer & successfully 3D print object that they design
Operate a laser cutter and successfully lasercut & engrave object that they design
Interface simple I/O devices to embedded microcontroller board
Program embedded microcontroller board to work with I/O devices
Design & fabricate a product that integrates 3D printing, laser cutting & embedded microcontroller board

Notes

Worksheet

3D Printing & Laser Cutting worksheet