Meetings

 All visitors are welcome to the weekly class meetings at the following times and locations:

Regular class meetings (Seminars, Issues):
Tuesdays 2:30 - 3:45pm 325 Whitmore
Thursdays 2:30 - 3:45pm 325 Whitmore
Alternative class meetings (Discussions, Brainstorming):
Tuesdays 5:45 - 7:00pm 202 EE West

Students, grading based on your presence will be counted only for two from these three meetings. Anything more will count as activity.

Directions to meetings can be found here: Penn State Campus Maps

 


January 11, 2000, Whitm.

 Dr. W. Klimkiewicz, Introduction to Penn State HEDS-UP

January 13, 2000, Whitm.

 Dr. W. Klimkiewicz, Tasks Assignments, Discussion

January 18, 2000, Whitm.

Dr. W. Klimkiewicz, Task Assignments Sign-In

Michael Schrader, Presentation G6: "Mars in the Universe"

January 20, 2000, Whitm.

 Dr. W. Klimkiewicz, Program Approach and Organization,

Sources of information for Mars Science Tasks

January 25, 2000, Whitm.

 Dr. W. Klimkiewicz, Program Organization and Schedule

January 27, 2000, Whitm.

 Election of Student Team Leader and Organizational Issues

Joe Fledderman and Gregg O'Marr presentation: "The Surface of Mars"

February 1, 2000, Whitm.

Voting for Student Team Leader - Congratulations to Alysha Holmes

Kevin Sloan presentation: "Water on Mars"

Jean Hsu and Shubh Krishna presentation: "Seasons on Mars"

February 3, 2000, Whitm.

 Alysha Holmes Introduction and Organizational Issues

Christian Feisel and Joseph Yagloski presentation: "Mars Geology and Volcanic Activity"

February 8, 2000, Whitm.

 Nikki Thornton and Brian Sosnowchik: "Biology and Life on Mars"

Carlos Mosquera: "The Atmosphere on Mars" - will continue

February 8, 2000, Learning Factory

Joseph Yagloski, Chad Laufer, Christian Feisel: Learning Factory Safety regulations

February 8, 2000, EE

 Pizza Meeting, Discussion and Brainstorming,

Alsysha Holmes: "HEDS-UP Assignements Explained

February 10, Whitm.

 Mike Jordan and Alysha Holmes: "The Future of Mars - Terraforming"

Ben Webber and David Borowski: "Mars Polar Regions"

February 10, 2000, ARL

David Borowski, Ben Webber: "Resource Production Meeting"

February 15, 2000, Whitm.

Joe Fledderman, Gregg O'Marr, Ben Webber: "Robot Locomotion on Mars" 

Michael W. Graham: "Mars Interest Groups and Outreach"

February 15, 2000, EE

Penn State HEDS-UP Events, Discussion and Brainstorming

February 17, 2000, Whitm.

 Alysha Holmes, Chris Carlins, Joe Fledderman: "Robot Sensing on Mars"

W. Klimkiewicz: Events Assignments

February 22, 2000, Whitm.

 Michael Schrader, Shubh Krishna, Kevin Sloan: "Navigation on Mars"

W.Klimkiewicz: "Locomotion in Perspective", discussion.

February 22, 2000, EE

 Penn State HEDS-UP Events - Tasks Reassignments(?!)

February 24, 2000, Whitm.

 David Borowski, Mike Jordan, Ben Weber: "Resource Production on Mars"

Carlos Mosquera: "Mars Atmosphere" - continuation

Taite Merriman: "Mars Maps"

February 29, 2000, Whitm.

 Michael Schrader: "Mars in the Universe" - continuation

Nikki Thornton, Michael W. Graham, Taite Merriman: "Science Experiments on Mars"

February 29, 2000, EE

Carlos Mosquera, Brian Sosnowchik: "Robot Actuation on Mars"

Joe Fledderman, Ben Webber: "Robotic Mars Experiments" 

March 2, 2000, Whitm.

 Joseph Yagloski, Jean Hsu, Chad Laufer, Christian Feisel: "Model of the Robot"

Chad Laufer: "Preparing for your first Web Page"

Alysha Holmes, Carlos Mosquera: "Final Report to NASA Preparation"

Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Definition and Selection I"

March 7, 2000, Whitm.

Spring Break

March 7, 2000, EE

Spring Break

March 9, 2000

Spring Break

March 14, 2000, Whitm.

 Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Definition and Selection II"

March 14, 2000, EE

 Jean Hsu: "Robot Actuation on Mars" - cont.

Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Definition and Selection III"

March 16, 2000, Whitm.

 Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Definition Selection IV and Task Assignments"

March 21, 2000, Whitm.

Michael Graham: " American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference on April 7-8"

Taite Merriman, Michael Schrader: "Penn State Space Grant Consortium Space Day"

Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Tasks and Mars Mission Design Tasks Assignments"

Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

March 21, 2000, EE

 Mike Jordan, Shubh Krishna: "Penn State HEDS-UP Event on April 29"

 Alysha Holmes, W.Klimkiewicz: "Mars Mission Tasks and Mars Mission Design Tasks Assignments", cont.

Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

March 23, 2000, Whitm.

 ?: "Our Mission Definition - Primary and Backup"

?: "Deployment from the Lander"

Robots Locomotion Discussion.

March 28, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

March 28, 2000, EE

 Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

March 30, 2000, Whitm.

Penn State HEDS-UP Presentation Team selection

Our Trip to NASA - Discussion

Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

April 4, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

April 4, 2000, EE

Working Class: Lander, Rover and Cliffhanger

Initiate Final Design

April 6, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Mission Definition, Power, Experiments on Cliffhanger, Rover and Lander

April 11, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Model, Primary and Backup Power, preparation for Penn State PSU Robotic Event on April 29

April 11, 2000, EE

 Working Class: Trip to Houston, TX and Presentation Team Selection

April 13, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Final Report, Poster, Broshure and Advertising

April 18, 2000, Whitm.

 Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness (15 min.)

Working Class: Final design Issues

April 18, 2000, EE

 Working Class: Final Report to NASA preparations

April 20, 2000, Whitm.

 Trip to Houston update, Working Class: Final Report and Design Issues

April 25, 2000, Whitm.

 Working Class: Mission Animations

April 25, 2000, EE

 Canceled

April 27, 2000, Whitm.

Last Meeting: Trip update, Presentation issues

April 28, 2000, 108 Wartik Lab.

Working Class: Presentation Issues for HEDS-UP Penn State Mars Robotic Day