Weekly Progress Reports (see sidebar), the Gantt chart, and this Project Management page should be printed out before meetings with the sponsor and instructor.
All team members should be able to explain all items on the progress report.
Place a "*" at the beginning of the title of the active week Progress Report (see * in sidebar).
Project Objectives
Concisely list and prioritize the project objectives and constraints
High Priority Objectives
A stand alone test fixture that detects and measures force applied to each individual device under test (DUT) by the SLK
Second Priority Objectives
Dummy DUT (size: 35mm x 35mm) that is able to generate and measure heat
Other Constraints and Issues
Must be universal
Various SLK head layouts exist, must be able to test future design iterations as well
Tolerance of ±1 lb when measuring force
All SLK heads must engage with the test fixture
Must be able to screw into the bottom of the Eclipse
WOW Design Solution
Devices that are ready to ship to customer with minor/no alterations needed
This includes a proper bill of materials (BOM) and functional device
Machining will be done through outsourcing
Risk Reduction Strategy
List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.
Strong research into various design solutions
Choosing the proper sensor to best solve the problem
S beam Load cells vs. button load cell
Extremely high accuracy, high price
Less than desirable accuracy, much cheaper (any way to increase that accuracy?)
Proper Free Body Diagrams (FBDs) and static analysis to ensure that initial ideas have merit behind them
Subsequent FEA analysis of basic models as a proof of concept
Choosing the proper material and thickness with acceptable factor of safety (FOS)
Prototyping test setup
buying sensor and performing tests
use of force diagrams
Intermediate Milestones
Identifying meaningful intermediate milestones is a critical for effective project management. Together with your sponsor identify such milestones, and specify specific performance requirements you aim to meet at each milestone.
Putting in work to do research and come to meetings well prepared with possible questions and insight
Having a design ready for prototyping