University of Michigan

ENGR 100-600

Intro to Engineering, Underwater Vehicle Design

Week 1

Announcements
Welcome! We're glad to have you in ENGR 100-600! We're getting the website ready for the Fall 2025 term. Check back a couple days before class starts and there should be some stuff here. :)
Past semesters' websites are linked above so you can look at those if you want to get a feel for how the course is generally run. Note: The Fall 2025 course will look most similar to the Winter 2025 course in terms of weekly work, labs, project assignments, and the ROV Showcase, but there will be some changes (e.g. perhaps some different topics or due dates for assignments). See the note to the right about the Schedule of Topics for the Fall 2025 semester.
No textbooks are required for this course. We will provide all the course material that will be used in the course.
Things to know about ENGR 100-600 Fall 2025
Lecture. There are two lectures per week. Lectures are in person and attendance is required.
Discussion. Discussions are in person, and attendance is required. You must attend the discussion that you are registered for.
Lab. Labs are in person, and attendance is required. You must attend the lab that you are registered for.
ROV Showcase. A mandatory ROV Showcase will take place on Saturday, November 15. If you cannot commit to this showcase, you should not take this section of ENGR 100.
Schedule of Topics. Scroll down to see the schedule of topics for this semester along with due dates for assignments. This schedule is subject to change between now and the start of classes, so maybe don't put these due dates into your calendar quite yet.
Start of the Semester

Our first lecture will be Tuesday, August 26th. Discussions and Labs will meet this week.

Scroll down to the Schedule of Topics for more details!

Professor Office Hours

Coming Soon!

Professor office hours will start after the semester begins, so check back then for times to come see us!

IA Office Hours

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IA office hours will start after the semester begins, so check back then for times to come see us!

Course Essentials

Syllabus

Updated syllabus will be added soon!

Global Flotation Laboratories (GFL) Employee Handbook

Updated handbook will be added soon!

People

Updated course staff list will be added soon!

Technical Content

Updated reference material will be added soon!

Communication Content

Updated resources will be added soon!

The ROV Project

Background Content

Reference material for the technical aspects of the ROV project.


More information will be posted here as we get into the ROV Project!

Project Timeline

Sep 15

Individual Design Proposal

Sep 23

Preliminary Design Review

Sep 29

ROV Design Selection Presentation

Oct 6

Detailed Design Review Presentation

Oct 27

Critical Design Review Presentation

Nov 14

Final Presentation

Nov 15

ROV Showcase at MHL

Dec 3

Innovation Video

Dec 8

Final Report

Schedule of Topics

Week 1

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 1 Due
Lecture1: First Day! Design-Build-Test-Communicate Discussion 1: Intros, audience, emails Lab 1: Orientation & ROVs
Lecture 2: The ROV Project

Week 2

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Labor Day Homework 2 Due
Lecture 3: Intro to ROV Hydrodynamics and Controls Discussion 2: Memo Frontmatter Lab 2: Controls & Hydrodynamics
Lecture 4: The Individual Design Proposal
Tandem Beginning of Term Survey Due

Week 3

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 3 Due
Lecture 5: ROVs in the Real World, Technical Prose, Visuals Discussion 3: Memo Body and IDP Check-In Lab 3: 3D Modeling
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 6: Guest Lecture on Prototyping in the Real World, Hydrodynamic Stability

Week 4

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 4 Due
Individual Design Proposal Due
Lecture 7: Meet Your Team; Visuals, Presentations, Pitching Ideas; CRAP Discussion 4: Combining Ideas Lab 4: 3D Printing and Duderstadt Tour
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 8: ROV Project Design Reviews
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 5

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 5 Due
Lecture 9: ROV Prototype Calculations 3 HOUR LAB
Disc/Lab 5: Preliminary Design Review and Construction Techniques

Go to lab at your regular discussion time.
Your team will be pulled out for your PDR meeting. 		PDR slides ready at start of your lab
Tandem Early Survey Due
Lecture 10: Team Communication Styles and Coming to Consensus
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 6

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 6 Due
ROV Design Selection Presentation Due
Lecture 11: ROV Design Selection Review Discussion 6: Audience analysis: making a case to Justin & your IA Lab 6: ROV Plan and Prep
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 12: Audience Analysis, Work time with DDR slides

Tandem Team Check Due

Week 7

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 7 Due
Detailed Design Review Slides Due
Lecture 13: Giving and receiving feedback in collaborative communication 3 HOUR LAB
Disc/Lab 7: Detailed Design Reviews

Go to lab at your regular discussion time.
Your team will be pulled out for your DDR meeting.
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 14: Formal technical presentations and the Critical Design Review
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 8

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Fall Break!
No discussion because of Fall Break No lab because of Fall Break Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 15: Advanced Presentation Topics, Individual Change Recommendation Memo
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 9

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 8 Due
Individual Change Recommendation Memo Due
Lecture 16: Innovation videos, worktime for CDR slides Discussion 8: CDR Check-in Lab 8: ROV Build
Tandem Mid-Term Performance Review Due
DRAFT Critical Design Review Slides Due
Lecture 17: Work time for CDR slides
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 10

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 9 Due
Critical Design Review Slides Due
Lecture 18: CDR Presentations (the first 6 teams) Discussion 9: Team Check-in Lab 9: ROV Build
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 19: CDR Presentations (the other 6 teams)
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 11

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Homework 10 Due
Lecture 20: ROV Scaling and Handling Risk in Engineering, Final Presention and Report 3 HOUR LAB
Disc/Lab 10: ROV Testing at GFL

Go to lab at your regular discussion time.
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 21: Overview of MHL testing, work time for final presentation and report
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 12

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
DRAFT Final Presentation Due
Lecture 22: Work time for final presentations and final reports 3 HOUR LAB
Disc/Lab 11: ROV Testing at MHL

Go to the MHL in West Hall on Central Campus at your regular discussion time.
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 23: Review of ROV Showcase logistics, work time for final presentation and report
Tandem Team Check Due
Final Presentation Due
Cost Worksheet Due
ROV SHOWCASE

Week 13

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
DRAFT Final Report Due
Lecture 24: ROV Showcase de-brief, reminders for remaining project deliverables Discussion 12: Innovation Video Planning Lab 12: Final testing and video/pictures
Tandem Lesson Due
Lecture 25: Work time for innovation video and final report
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 14

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Lecture 26: Work time for final report and innovation video No discussion because of Thanksgiving Break No lab because of Thanksgiving Break Innovation Video Script and Scene Descriptions Due
Thanksgiving Break!

Week 15

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Lecture 27: ABR Workshop Discussion 13: Work time for final deliverables Lab 13: ROV Tear Down and Finish Documentation
Innovation Video Due
Lecture 28: Course Wrap-up and Watch Innovation Videos
Tandem Team Check Due

Week 16

Lecture

Discussion

Lab

Assignments Due
Last Day of Class! Final Report Due
No lecture, classes are over No discussion, classes are over No lab, classes are over
Tandem End of Term Feedback Survey Due
No lecture, classes are over