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Project TitleProject Title(as descriptive as (as descriptive as

possible)possible)Group MembersGroup Members

CPE495-01 Computer Engineering CPE495-01 Computer Engineering Design IDesign I

Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Alabama in HuntsvilleThe University of Alabama in Huntsville

2CPE496 Project proposal template, Group 0x, UAHuntsville

The TeamThe Team

List all team members, their List all team members, their interests, expertise and role in the interests, expertise and role in the proposed project. proposed project.


The NeedThe Need

Describe the need or opportunityDescribe the need or opportunity Lack of the proposed device/software, orLack of the proposed device/software, or New enabling technology that can make New enabling technology that can make

existing devices smaller, lighter, faster, existing devices smaller, lighter, faster, more power efficient, less obtrusive, better more power efficient, less obtrusive, better user interface, …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”


BIG PICTUREBIG PICTURE A picture worth of thousand words that A picture worth of thousand words that

explains the whole projectexplains the whole project Slide title should be also descriptive, not “big Slide title should be also descriptive, not “big

picture”picture”

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Marketing RequirementsMarketing Requirements

Describe (as precisely as possible) Describe (as precisely as possible) marketing requirements from your marketing requirements from your sponsorsponsor If you don’t have a sponsor, provide If you don’t have a sponsor, provide

marketing requirements by conducting marketing requirements by conducting interviews with possible customersinterviews with possible customers


Engineering Engineering RequirementsRequirements

Describe (as precisely as possible) Describe (as precisely as possible) engineering requirements and engineering requirements and associate them with marketing associate them with marketing requirements from previous slide as requirements from previous slide as described in class and in your described in class and in your textbook textbook


Survey: Market & Survey: Market & CompetitionCompetition

Describe state of the marketDescribe state of the market List the main players in the field and List the main players in the field and

competitorscompetitors Compare and contrast value Compare and contrast value

propositions of each product (high propositions of each product (high performance, low price, specific performance, low price, specific features, etc.)features, etc.)

What is comparative advantage of What is comparative advantage of your product?your product?


Survey: Existing ProjectsSurvey: Existing Projects

Describe briefly existing research Describe briefly existing research projects relevant to your researchprojects relevant to your research University, student, and other projectsUniversity, student, and other projects For each project describe the relevanceFor each project describe the relevance


Survey: Journal PapersSurvey: Journal Papers

Describe briefly the most important Describe briefly the most important journal papers in the field of your projectjournal papers in the field of your project For each paper describe briefly the main For each paper describe briefly the main

accomplishments and the relevance to your accomplishments and the relevance to your projectproject

Provide full reference in IEEE formatProvide full reference in IEEE format F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” IEEE Trans. IEEE Trans.

on Senior Designon Senior Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2009, pp. , Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2009, pp. 15-20. 15-20.

Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific DatabasesScientific Databases


Survey: Conference Survey: Conference PapersPapers

Describe briefly the most important Describe briefly the most important conference papers in the field of your conference papers in the field of your projectproject For each paper describe briefly the main For each paper describe briefly the main

accomplishments and the relevance to your accomplishments and the relevance to your projectproject

Provide full reference in IEEE formatProvide full reference in IEEE format F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” F. Author, S. Author, “Paper Title,” Proc. 1Proc. 1stst Annual Annual

Conf. on Senior DesignConf. on Senior Design, October 2009, pp. 950-953. , October 2009, pp. 950-953.

Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Sources: IEEE Explore, Google Scholar, Scientific DatabasesScientific Databases


Survey: PatentsSurvey: Patents

Describe briefly the most important Describe briefly the most important patents in the field of your projectpatents in the field of your project For each patent describe briefly the For each patent describe briefly the

main accomplishments and the main accomplishments and the relevance to your projectrelevance to your project

Provide full reference:Provide full reference: F. Author, S. Author, F. Author, S. Author, Patent Title, Patent Title, Patent Patent

Number, October 2009. Number, October 2009.

Sources: US PTO web site, Google Sources: US PTO web site, Google Patent, …Patent, …


Proposed approachProposed approach

Describe briefly the solution and the Describe briefly the solution and the proposed approachproposed approach


InnovationInnovation

What is innovative in your approach?What is innovative in your approach?


Alternative approachesAlternative approaches

Describe briefly alternative Describe briefly alternative approaches to implementationapproaches to implementation

Compare and analyze alternative Compare and analyze alternative approaches approaches The Engineering Tradeoff Analysis The Engineering Tradeoff Analysis Use “The House of Quality” approach as Use “The House of Quality” approach as

described in your textbookdescribed in your textbook


Project SummaryProject Summary

Slides 3-13 in a single-paragraph Slides 3-13 in a single-paragraph summarysummary Present the slide but describe it only Present the slide but describe it only

with one sentence during presentation with one sentence during presentation (already described)(already described)


System Design: Functional System Design: Functional DecompositionDecomposition

Describe the functionality of all Describe the functionality of all system components as described in system components as described in classclass Chapter 5 of the TextbookChapter 5 of the Textbook


System Design: Behavior System Design: Behavior Model Model

Describe system behaviorDescribe system behavior Chapter 6 of the TextbookChapter 6 of the Textbook


Testing Testing

Describe in detail how do you plan to Describe in detail how do you plan to test the system test the system Chapter 7 of the TextbookChapter 7 of the Textbook


The Work Breakdown The Work Breakdown Structure Structure

Provide a hierarchical breakdown of Provide a hierarchical breakdown of the tasks and deliverablesthe tasks and deliverables Chapter 10 of the TextbookChapter 10 of the Textbook


The Project Timeline The Project Timeline

Gantt ChartGantt Chart Chapter 10 of the TextbookChapter 10 of the Textbook

Network DiagramNetwork Diagram Could be a part of Gantt chartCould be a part of Gantt chart

Determine the critical path and its Determine the critical path and its durationduration


Cost EstimationCost Estimation

What hardware, software, services, What hardware, software, services, and other material do you need for and other material do you need for your project?your project? Itemized price and expenses Itemized price and expenses Development effort (Labor) expressed Development effort (Labor) expressed

in worker-hoursin worker-hours


DeliverablesDeliverables

Provide deliverables of your project, Provide deliverables of your project, for examplefor example hardware, hardware, software, software, report, etc.report, etc.

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