CSC Advanced Composite Cowling Team Milestones

Evan Merritt, Matt Bodwell, Chris Hill, Jesse Morin

(Updated December 8, 2005)

9/13 - Meet with Mick; start to review previous year’s cowling project; get lab safety certifications

Milestone Met.

9/20 - Meet with old group members if possible; talk to infusion expert; general housekeeping

Milestone Met.

9/23 - Meet with Prof. Vel by this date; have basic design sketches done, including attachment points and stiffening       

Milestone Met

9/27 - Work on design matrix (House of Quality, Design/Decision/Summary matrix)

Milestone Met.

9/29 - Determine concepts for modeling; work on modeling simplification - short report

Milestone Met.

10/4 - Have more specific design goals for Prof. Vel; have meeting planned

Milestone Met.

 10/5 - Post initial webpage

Milestone Met.

10/7 - Orders complete for materials

Milestone Met.

11/8 - Work on solid modeling

Milestone Met.

11/22 - Finish final shape for plug

Milestone Met.

11/29 - Finish painting/finishing of plug

Milestone Met.

12/8 - Wax the plug and prep for infusion of mold

Milestone Met.

12/15 - Mid term report

Milestone Met.

12/23 - Mold completed

Milestone Completed Late

1/31 - Discuss and design mechlab experiment (LAB)

Milestone Completed

2/2 - Practice infusion of fairing

Milestone Completed

2/2  Start to assemble experiment (LAB)

Milestone Completed

2/9 - Have Experiment done (LAB)

Milestone Completed

2/18 - Start final fairing

Milestone Completed

2/25 - Have fairing complete

Milestone Completed

3/15 - Start work on Mechlab report (LAB)

Milestone Completed

5/1 - Have final report done

Milestone Completed

5/3 - Setup oral presentation for final report