April 20, 2015 – 11 Days to Demo Day Syllabus Tom Status Oral 4 comments Final Report Comments End of Semester Survey

ME 4973 Syllabus

Oral 4 Comments Practice your presentation Know what you want to say Keep to the schedule – not rushed Don’t stumble Don’t read the charts

Oral 4 Comments Plotting data. a) Unreadable scales, especially from Ansys results b) Missing axis labels, missing units c) Not explaining the axes d) Using Excel "smooth" plots.

Final Report Review Status

Final Report Draft Comments My comments – pages/# Cover Page - May 2015 (remove “Draft”) Check Tenses No “will”, “will be” in final report No Schedule - the work is completed what you delivery is important, not how you got there Don’t reference Demo Day Need Summary and Conclusions/Recommendations

Final Report Draft Comments All figures/tables need: A number A title Cite in body of text “figure 5 shows…” Reference figs/tables specifically by number in the text Do not use “the chart below..” Number sections in body consistent with TOC

Final Report Draft Comments Formatting Don’t let tables split between 2 pages Watch where the titles fall Know the difference between a figure and a table Significant figures 9253.658537 !!!

Final Report –Presents/documents your final work Concentrates on your final design/configuration Include significant analysis results Summarize your results in charts/graphs Include Conclusion/recommendations Appendices: Theory section CAD models/blue prints Multiple analyses Raw data Earlier models/configurations Main Body

Final Report Cover Page Executive Summary – update to reflect final results Table of Contents List of Figures/Nomenclature Project Statement The Sponsor Problem definition Deliverables Final Results – main body Summary/Conclusions/recommendations References Appendices

Main Body Results Results Comparisons Equations, charts and graphs Models, meshes Experiment setup Test matrices Analyzed data Comparisons Analysis to experimental data Your analysis to reference information

End of Semester Communication 20% Written Reports Oral Presentations ME 4973 (Spring)   Communication 20% Written Reports Oral Presentations Professional Performance* Effort/Attendance Commitments Techncial Performance* 30% Problem Solving Results Project Evaluation* Demo Day

End of Semester Senior Design 2015 Status Week of April 13   Senior Design 2015 Status Week of April 13 Pick up poster boards/2 per team/Eng. Office 29-Apr Sponsor disposition on your hardware Pickup, scrap, save for next team 30-Apr noon to 8:00 pm @ Gampel – setup 1-May Demo Day 9:00 to 4:00 presentations 5:00 out of Gampel to Castleman 6-May Final report - 1 color copy and in your folder 8-May All electronic file completed \\meseniordesign\2014 Return all materials Break down rig (scrapped) – motors, sensors to Tom Boxes on Tables for sponsor pick up No liquids!!

Hardware Deposition – April 29 Send to Tom and I Copy in your folder

Start Moving Material to Team Folder 1   11 21 31 41 2 12 22 32 42 3 13 23 33 43 4 14 24 34 44 5 15 25 35 45 6 16 26 36 7 17 27 37 8 18 28 38 9 19 29 39 10 20 30 40 Pictures videos Demo Day Posters

Your Priorities for Senior Design 1. Execute (complete)( your project Achieve results Meet the project objectives 2. Design and construct a great display –May 1 Don’t embarrass yourself, sponsor, department Be proud of your work 3. Complete the final report Document your work Provide a legacy for future teams

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Remember Effort is necessary BUT You are judged on results