1. email: e.mail@uah.edu Project Title (as descriptive as possible) Group Members CPE495-01 Computer Engineering Design I Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Alabama in Huntsville

2. 2CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville The Team List all team members, their interests, expertise and role in the proposed project. List all team members, their interests, expertise and role in the proposed project.

3. 3CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville The Need Describe the need or opportunity Describe the need or opportunity Lack of the proposed device/software, or Lack of the proposed device/software, or New enabling technology that can make existing devices smaller, lighter, faster, more power efficient, less obtrusive, better user interface, … New enabling technology that can make existing devices smaller, lighter, faster, more power efficient, less obtrusive, better user interface, … Who is affected and who will benefit? Who is affected and who will benefit? Slide title should describe “the need” Slide title should describe “the need”

4. 4CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville BIG PICTURE A picture worth of thousand words that explains the whole project A picture worth of thousand words that explains the whole project Slide title should be also descriptive, not “big picture” Slide title should be also descriptive, not “big picture” ?

5. 5CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Marketing Requirements Describe (as precisely as possible) marketing requirements from your sponsor Describe (as precisely as possible) marketing requirements from your sponsor If you don’t have a sponsor, provide marketing requirements by conducting interviews with possible customers If you don’t have a sponsor, provide marketing requirements by conducting interviews with possible customers

6. 6CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Engineering Requirements Describe (as precisely as possible) engineering requirements and associate them with marketing requirements from previous slide as described in class and in your textbook Describe (as precisely as possible) engineering requirements and associate them with marketing requirements from previous slide as described in class and in your textbook

7. 7CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Survey: Market & Competition Describe state of the market Describe state of the market List the main players in the field and competitors List the main players in the field and competitors Compare and contrast value propositions of each product (high performance, low price, specific features, etc.) Compare and contrast value propositions of each product (high performance, low price, specific features, etc.) What is comparative advantage of your product? What is comparative advantage of your product?

8. 8CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Survey: Existing Projects Describe briefly existing research projects relevant to your research Describe briefly existing research projects relevant to your research University, student, and other projects University, student, and other projects For each project describe the relevance For each project describe the relevance

9. 9CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Survey: Journal Papers Describe briefly the most important journal papers in the field of your project Describe briefly the most important journal papers in the field of your project For each paper describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project For each paper describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project Provide full reference in IEEE format Provide full reference in IEEE format F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” IEEE Trans. on Senior Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2009, pp. 15-20. F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” IEEE Trans. on Senior Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2009, pp. 15-20. Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases

10. 10CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Survey: Conference Papers Describe briefly the most important conference papers in the field of your project Describe briefly the most important conference papers in the field of your project For each paper describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project For each paper describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project Provide full reference in IEEE format Provide full reference in IEEE format F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” Proc. 1 st Annual Conf. on Senior Design, October 2009, pp. 950-953. F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” Proc. 1 st Annual Conf. on Senior Design, October 2009, pp. 950-953. Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases

11. 11CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Survey: Patents Describe briefly the most important patents in the field of your project Describe briefly the most important patents in the field of your project For each patent describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project For each patent describe briefly the main accomplishments and the relevance to your project Provide full reference: Provide full reference: F. Author, S. Author, Patent Title, Patent Number, October 2009. F. Author, S. Author, Patent Title, Patent Number, October 2009. Sources: US PTO web site, Google Patent, … Sources: US PTO web site, Google Patent, …

12. 12CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Proposed approach Describe briefly the solution and the proposed approach Describe briefly the solution and the proposed approach

13. 13CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Innovation What is innovative in your approach? What is innovative in your approach?

14. 14CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Alternative approaches Describe briefly alternative approaches to implementation Describe briefly alternative approaches to implementation Compare and analyze alternative approaches Compare and analyze alternative approaches The Engineering Tradeoff Analysis The Engineering Tradeoff Analysis Use “The House of Quality” approach as described in your textbook Use “The House of Quality” approach as described in your textbook

15. 15CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Project Summary Slides 3-13 in a single-paragraph summary Slides 3-13 in a single-paragraph summary Present the slide but describe it only with one sentence during presentation (already described) Present the slide but describe it only with one sentence during presentation (already described)

16. 16CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville System Design: Functional Decomposition Describe the functionality of all system components as described in class Describe the functionality of all system components as described in class Chapter 5 of the Textbook Chapter 5 of the Textbook

17. 17CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville System Design: Behavior Model Describe system behavior Describe system behavior Chapter 6 of the Textbook Chapter 6 of the Textbook

18. 18CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Testing Describe in detail how do you plan to test the system Describe in detail how do you plan to test the system Chapter 7 of the Textbook Chapter 7 of the Textbook

19. 19CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville The Work Breakdown Structure Provide a hierarchical breakdown of the tasks and deliverables Provide a hierarchical breakdown of the tasks and deliverables Chapter 10 of the Textbook Chapter 10 of the Textbook

20. 20CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville The Project Timeline Gantt Chart Gantt Chart Chapter 10 of the Textbook Chapter 10 of the Textbook Network Diagram Network Diagram Could be a part of Gantt chart Could be a part of Gantt chart Determine the critical path and its duration Determine the critical path and its duration

21. 21CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Cost Estimation What hardware, software, services, and other material do you need for your project? What hardware, software, services, and other material do you need for your project? Itemized price and expenses Itemized price and expenses Development effort (Labor) expressed in worker- hours Development effort (Labor) expressed in worker- hours

22. 22CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville Deliverables Provide deliverables of your project, for example Provide deliverables of your project, for example hardware, hardware, software, software, report, etc. report, etc.