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
Generate a net positive lift through flapping motion
Second Priority Objectives
Generate more lift than weight/payload
Operate mechanism with single rotary motor
Other Constraints and Issues
WOW Design Solution
Achieve proper lift and control for low speed flight and ability to perch.
Risk Reduction Strategy
List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.
Research trap
Complication of design
Weight
Functionality
Perching ?
Rotating Wing?
Fatigue
Constant cyclical loading
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.
Initial Prototypes (Weeks 1-4)
Material Selection (Weeks 4-6)
FEA (Weeks 4-6)
Design Finalization and Testing (Weeks 6-9)
Final Design Review (Weeks 9-10)
Final Report and Deliverables (Week 10)