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Documenting Your Design UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ME 4054W Spring 2012 Prof. David Y.H. Pui Prof. Brad Bohlmann 5TUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Important Due Dates Due Date Deliverable February 9 Project Plan March 1 Draft Problem Definition Chapter* March 27 Draft Design Description Chapter* April 17 Draft Design Evaluation* April 26 Final Design Report* * Design report deliverables include all supporting documents and appendicesUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA What are Some Methods for Documenting Your Work? • Emails, memos • Drawings • Design Notebooks • Shared Documents • Presentations • Google site • Final Report If you don’t “write” it down no one will know what you’ve doneUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Examples of Google SiteUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Examples of Google SiteUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Examples of Google SiteUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Examples of Google SiteUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Examples of Google SiteDesign Notebooks Sample page Do’s •Add a page number and date •Be clear-add notes for calculations and sketches •Be neat and add contact info in case its lost Don’ts •Forget to label the picture-Use descriptions •Explain why you chose that sketch •Take Lecture notes in design notebook •EraseDesign Notebooks Do’s Don’ts - Dates - Names & Titles - Contact Information - Reason for contact - Conversation details - Quote excessively - Ex: “Gary thinks…”General Framework of the Final Design Report Volume I Volume II (Appendices) Volume II Supporting Information Design Description Supporting Docs Problem Definition Supporting Docs Evaluation Supporting DocsFinal Report Outline Volume I. 1. Title Page 2. Executive Summary 3. Problem Definition (Assignment #2) 4. Design Description (Assignment #3) 5. Design Evaluation (Assignment #4) 6. ReferencesUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Final Report Outline Volume II. 1. Problem definition support documents 2. Design description support documents 3. Design evaluation support documentsUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA The Final Report: The Basics • PURPOSE: Enduring record of your project • GOAL: To enable a follow-up group to completely understand and reconstruct your design • FORMAT: Professional (Excellent material, excellent writing) • GUARANTEED READERS: Your advisor and the course coordinatorUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Title Page Example • Layout and font selection is not good: – Picture should not overlap title – Text in bottom half should: • not be italicized • be smaller • in a lighter color (e.g., white or yellow) • Picture is a confusing • Email addresses not neededUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Title Page Example • Good layout • Font sizing is appropriate • Picture does a good job of helping reader understand the context of the report • Students should have “Team members:” header • Student ID numbers should not be includedUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Title Page Example • Good layout • Font sizing and color are appropriate – B&W always works, although colors can make it visually appealing – A well done cover sets the tone, but doesn’t get the grade • The picture of the proposed solution is an excellent choiceUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Executive Summary • How you would describe the project to your CEO in 1-2 pages. Brevity and focus are critical. • What would you tell the Dean of CSE? • Be sure to include the most important results in addition to the project description. Be quantitative. Include quantitative results! “The manufacturing cost (material, labor, and burden) of the concrete pump in production quantities of 1000 is $420.”UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Contributions Pages • Who did what? • List everything you did as an individual (considered in grading) • Hard copies should be signed by each team member (as shown) Sample Contributions PageUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Problem Definition Chapter • Background • Mission Statement • Customer Needs – Identify key customers – VOC Method(s) – Customer Needs Chart – Explanation of Chart Entries • Product Design Specification – Specification Chart – Explanation of Chart Entries Product Design Specification (excerpt) # Need Imp. 1 Veneer press can handle large workpieces 4 2 Veneer press can melt hide glue 5 Customer Needs Chart (excerpt) Need # Metric Imp. Unit Marginal Value Ideal Value 1 Panel width 4 mm 300-635 150-720 1 Panel length 4 mm 900-1900 300-2000UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Design Overview Chapter • "Walk the reader through" your final design • Refer to lots of figures • Create context for following chapters Sample annotated figureUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Concept Generation & Selection Chapter • Briefly review concept generation process • Show key example concepts • Present selection chart • Explain selection rankings Sample Concept Selection Chart (Excerpt) Criteria Wt Factor Clamp Dead weight Surface flatness 25 5 5 Loading time 15 5 4 … Total score 100 470 465 Rank 1 2UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Design Description Chapter • Present models • Show analyses (and their results) • Document experiments & experimental prototyping • Review testing of final product • Compare final specifications to design goals • Include: – Cost Analysis – Environmental Impact Assessment – Relevant regulations (UL, ANSI, etc.) Should be the longest chapterUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Conclusions & Recommendations Chapter • Summarize important results • Assess your final design (strengths & limitations) • Where should product go from here? • Reflect on design processUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Figures • Number each figure • Add a descriptive caption • Ensure plot axes are readable • Ensure graphics are clear Figure 9.13. Candidate worst-stressed points at junction of beam with frame.UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Figures • Caption below all figures • Use callouts to highlight important features • Use detail/section views when needed • Refer to figure within text • Make sure figures are clear and easy to understand • Reference in appendices GuidelinesUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Equations • Define all variables and include units (as necessary) • Number equations • Reference the equation number GuidelinesUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA References • List articles, books, data sheets, URLs, etc. used in your project • Citing by author name suggested Durfee, W., “How to Design Good”, Journal of Good Engineering


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