Final Report: Engineering Development Phase Technical Proposal (Dr. Haggerty, Kip)

Proposal requirements

• Maximum number of pages: 15 (including everything in outline)
• Minimum font size in text: 12-point
• Minimum font size in visuals: 10-point
• Minimum margin size: one inch for all margins for body of document

Outline

1. Cover Sheet (include an interesting picture or depiction of solution)
2. Final Product Concept
   1. Identification and significance of the opportunity
      • Include key product elevator pitch elements:
        • Who it is for
        • What it does Realistic Constraints
        • Why it is needed
        • What differentiates this product
   2. Proposed product concept
   3. Technical objectives, functionality, and/or use cases for final product
3. Proposed Full Product Development Plan
   1. Key tasks to turn prototype into salable product
   2. Approximate calendar schedule to complete final product design and development
      • No labor or cost estimates
      • Include assumptions
4. Prototype Demonstration
   1. Prototype design
   2. Final prototype parts list and cost
   3. Acceptance testing and prototype demonstration results summary
   4. Lessons learned
      • What you learned in the first phase
      • That would be helpful for future projects or for any follow-on to this project
   5. Significant changes to concept due to prototype issues, testing and lessons learned
5. Prototype Technical Objectives and Constraints (Message is how prototype supports final product development)
   1. Technical objectives, functionality, and/or use cases (for demonstrated prototype)
   2. Key Realistic Constraints (for demonstrated prototype)
   3. Standards Usage (for demonstrated prototype)
   4. Safety (for demonstrated prototype)
6. Key Personnel (correct and update to end of semester, i.e. if graduating, put in past tense)
   1. Name
   2. Education
   3. Bio and relevant experience
   4. Role(s) and contributions on prototype development
7. References and related work (if any)
   • Where idea(s) came from
   • Joint projects with design experience courses
   • etc.