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Current Status of MDP Activities

The following activities are currently completed or underway. Items notes with a * indicate that this activity is supported by or in collaboration with industry.

• * Development of a "standard prototype" kit for university projects.
• * Development of the use of CAD (Pro/Engineer) for undergraduate design projects. (Teaching material, component libraries, self-help documentation)
• * Investigation of the use of CNC/CAM in design projects. (Waterjet cutting machine purchased at CUED, partially funded by CMI grant.)
• * Development of commercial web based project management software for use in education, (Trialled with IDP student teams.)
• * International and Inter-University trials of management software.
• Development of new design project tasks.
• Development of Linux based resource CD, including
  • Desktop enviroment for engineering students
  • Open source engineering applications
  • Expandable on-line analysis library
  • * Online kit catalogue and associated data
  • * Design support material
• * Trialling the use of commercial software within the open-source Resource CD, where licencing permits.
• Use of the resource CD environment a low cost teaching environment, trialling at CUED.
• Collaboration with other education establishments re. sharing/reuse of existing teaching/project support material.
• Trial of on-line technical support of undergraduate project.
• * Development and trial use of an ARM based microcontroller and development environment for use in mechtronics projects, computing practicals and 4th year/research projects.
• Development of bespoke circuits to support undergraduate projects, e.g. motor controller, data aquisition
• Papers/Presentations inc,
  • CDIO Meeting, Cambridge May 2004.
  • Two papers presented at University Design Symposium, Tokyo August 2004.
  • Two papers presented at the AED conference, Glasgow September 2004.