ME 2110:Final Report Preparation

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

James Potter

Dr. Jeffrey Donnell

Overview

• Requirements and Recommendations (summarized from Dr. Donnell’s lectures):

– Final Report

– Final Presentation

• Q & A

2ME 2110: Final Report Preparation

Final Report

• See Dr. Donnell’s “Final Reports” lecture

• No more than 10 pages of text

• Figures extremely important

• Only include a design or planning tool if it helps you explain a new point

• Submit a final report draft!

3ME 2110: Final Report Preparation

Final Report: Content

• Define problem/goal

• Present your system in detail

• Describe performance

– Results from competition

– Score from technical judges

• Evaluate and analyze machine performance

– Identify key design decisions that led to performance

– Compare actual performance to predicted performance

– What could have been done differently to drastically improve performance of the machine?

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Final Report: Figures and Tables

Height[cm]

Width [cm]

Depth [cm]

Cube 1 10 10 10

Cube 2 20 20 20

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Table 1: Cube dimensions

“The cube, shown in Figure 1, has 6 sides, and a volume equal to …”

“Table 1 shows the dimensions of two cubes …”

In the text:

Figure 1: Cube

Width

Height

Depth

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Extension sub-assembly

Rat-whacking sub-assembly

(deployed)

Net

Scoop

Drawer

tracks

Dowel

arms

Mousetrap

Final Report: Figure Labels

Final Report: Figure Labels

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Large Solenoid

Metal drawer

tracks

String attached to DC

motor to retract tracks

Large DC Motor

24”

16”Wood machine

frame

Insect collection sub-

assembly mounting

location

Extension Sub-assembly

Final Report: Figure Labels

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Rat Whacking Sub-assembly

Mousetraps

Wooden

Dowel Arms

Washers

(Weights)

Wood Spacer

String

Solenoid trigger

w/string

20”

Final Report: Final Machine

• Described system must be machine that appears in the contest

– Do not describe machine version 1.0 in the text, then give results for machine version 2.0

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Presentation: General Tips

• Figures most helpful for describing machine

– In an instruction manual, do you prefer looking at a diagram, or reading through text?

• Font size

• Backgrounds …

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Presentation: General Tips

• Figures most helpful for describing machine

– In an instruction manual, do you prefer looking at a diagram, or reading through text?

• Font size

• Backgrounds …

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Presentation: General Tips

• Figures most helpful for describing machine

– In an instruction manual, do you prefer looking at a diagram, or reading through text?

• Font size

• Backgrounds …

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Presentation: General Tips

• Figures most helpful for describing machine

– In an instruction manual, do you prefer looking at a diagram, or reading through text?

• Font size

• Backgrounds …

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Presentation: General Tips

• Figures most helpful for describing machine

– In an instruction manual, do you prefer looking at a diagram, or reading through text?

• Font size

• Backgrounds …

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Q & A

• Final reports/presentations

• Final competition

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End of Presentation

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