Austin S Lee

HOW TO MAKE (ALMOST) ANYTHING MAS.863.12

HOW TO MAKE (ALMOST) ANYTHING & THE FAB LAB

This course provides a practical introduction to digital fabrication resources, including CAD/CAM/CAE, NC machining, 3-D printing and scanning, molding and casting, composites, laser and waterjet cutting, PCB design and fabrication; sensors and actuators; mixed-signal instrumentation, embedded processing; wired and wireless communications. Develops an understanding of how these tools work through practice and integration with functional systems. Instructors: Neil Gershenfeld, J. DiFrancesco (from MIT Media Arts and Sciences Fall 2012 MAS 863 course description) To learn more about the Fab Lab visit: fab.cba.mit.edu

FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL.
My ideas for the final project- week1

PRESS-FIT CONSTRUCTION KIT.
Learn how to make something using vinyl cutter and laser cutter - week2

FAB ISP (IN-SYSTEM PROGRAMMER)
Learn how to make a custom PCB - week3

3D SCANNING AND PRINTING.
Learn how to make 3D printed model - week4

ELECTRONICS DESIGN.
Learn how to redraw the echo hello-world board - week5

MOLDING AND CASTING.
Learn how to design a 3D mold, machine it, and cast parts from it - week6

EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING.
Learn how to program a custom board to do something - week7

MAKE SOMETHING BIG.
Learn how to make SOMETHING BIG through computer-controlled machining- week8

INPUT DEVICES.
Learn how to add sensor to a microcontroller board and read it - week9

COMPOSITES.
Learn how to assemble a 3D mold, and lay up a fiber composite part in it - week10

OUTPUT DEVICES.
Learn how to add an output device to a microcontroller board and program it to do something - week11

NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Learn how to build a wired &/or wireless network with at least two nodes - week12

MECHANICAL/MACHINE DESIGN.
Learn how to design or modify a machine and automate the machine - week13

INTERFACE AND APPLICATION PROGRAMMING.
Learn how to write an application that interfaces with an input &/or output device - week14

FINAL PROJECT.
My final project for How To Make (almost) Anything - week15, 16

MAS.863
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