1. Refine Preliminary Design

2. Schedule Week 9 - Refine Preliminary Design Week 10 – Test/Evaluate Design Week 11 – Continue Final Design, Fabrication Updates Week 12 – Edit Final Report & Presentation, Final Testing & Re-design Week 13 – Thanksgiving Week 14 – Polish Report / Practice Presentation Week 15 – Present, Deliver Report and Product

3. Refine Preliminary Design Keep your designs as simple as possible Constantly consult with the shop professionals Discuss as an entire team Managers - Make sure everyone is included in discussions and everyone has a task when you break-out Even if you don’t have your materials yet, there is always something that can be done

4. Ordering Is your ordering on schedule? Are you getting confirmations and tracking info? Orders can be placed outside of lab time Keep track of your costs Don’t exceed your budget of $200/team. Let me know if you think you might run into issues. Keep track of your “Bill of materials”

5. Example Bill of Materials

6. Testing and Fabrication Testing What feature(s) will you be testing? How will they be tested? How will you report the results of your testing? Fabrication You will need to include step-by-step fabrication instructions in your report. Preferably, write these in advance and create your prototype from them.

7. Final Deliverables Product Presentation – 10-12 minutes Report All due during your final presentation during the last week of classes See posted rubrics and example on lab moodle site, notes from Prof. Grossenbacher’s lectures, and examples in the project archive on the main website