Project Title as descriptive as possible Group Members
Project Title (as descriptive as possible) Group Members CPE 495 -01 Computer Engineering Design I Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Alabama in Huntsville email: e. mail@uah. edu
The Team n List all team members, their interests, expertise and role in the proposed project. CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 2
The Need n Describe the need or opportunity Lack of the proposed device/software, or n New enabling technology that can make existing devices smaller, lighter, faster, more power efficient, less obtrusive, better user interface, … n Who is affected and who will benefit? n Slide title should describe “the need” n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 3
BIG PICTURE n A picture worth of thousand words that explains the whole project n Slide title should be also descriptive, not “big picture” ? CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 4
Marketing Requirements n Describe (as precisely as possible) marketing requirements from your sponsor n If you don’t have a sponsor, provide marketing requirements by conducting interviews with possible customers CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 5
Engineering Requirements n Describe (as precisely as possible) engineering requirements and associate them with marketing requirements from previous slide as described in class and in your textbook CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 6
Survey: Market & Competition Describe state of the market n List the main players in the field and competitors n Compare and contrast value propositions of each product (high performance, low price, specific features, etc. ) n What is comparative advantage of your product? n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 7
Survey: Existing Projects n Describe briefly existing research projects relevant to your research University, student, and other projects n For each project describe the relevance n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 8
Survey: Journal Papers n 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 n Provide full reference in IEEE format n n F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title, ” IEEE Trans. on Senior Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2009, pp. 15 -20. n Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 9
Survey: Conference Papers n 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 n Provide full reference in IEEE format n n F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title, ” Proc. 1 st Annual Conf. on Senior Design, October 2009, pp. 950 -953. n Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific Databases CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 10
Survey: Patents n 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 n Provide full reference: n n F. Author, S. Author, Patent Title, Patent Number, October 2009. n Sources: US PTO web site, Google Patent, … CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 11
Proposed approach n Describe briefly the solution and the proposed approach CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 12
Innovation n What is innovative in your approach? CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 13
Alternative approaches Describe briefly alternative approaches to implementation n Compare and analyze alternative approaches n The Engineering Tradeoff Analysis n Use “The House of Quality” approach as described in your textbook n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 14
Project Summary n Slides 3 -13 in a single-paragraph summary n Present the slide but describe it only with one sentence during presentation (already described) CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 15
System Design: Functional Decomposition n Describe the functionality of all system components as described in class n Chapter 5 of the Textbook CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 16
System Design: Behavior Model n Describe system behavior n Chapter 6 of the Textbook CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 17
Testing n Describe in detail how do you plan to test the system n Chapter 7 of the Textbook CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 18
The Work Breakdown Structure n Provide a hierarchical breakdown of the tasks and deliverables n Chapter 10 of the Textbook CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 19
The Project Timeline n Gantt Chart n n Network Diagram n n Chapter 10 of the Textbook Could be a part of Gantt chart Determine the critical path and its duration CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 20
Cost Estimation n What hardware, software, services, and other material do you need for your project? Itemized price and expenses n Development effort (Labor) expressed in workerhours n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 21
Deliverables n Provide deliverables of your project, for example hardware, n software, n report, etc. n CPE 496 Project proposal template, Group 0 x, UAHuntsville 22
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