The Technical Report must have a title page, table of contents, labeled chapters/sections (that include the introduction and the topics listed below), and an appendix. Teams are expected to have the technical report free of spelling and grammatical errors, and must use figures appropriately. The Report must be a minimum of 10 pages (not including title page, table of contents, and Appendix) and must address the following criteria:
• The Design Process:
o Design Synthesis
- What was the intent of your design
o Design Representation
- Discuss the different preliminary ideas and illustrate each preliminary design.
- Discuss final design concept and discuss how they fulfill each criteria.
- Discuss the assembly procedure and reference technical drawings in the Appendix
o Design Analysis
- Briefly illustrate any "analysis" your team conducted to prove your preliminary concepts.
o Design Evaluation
- What was your team's decision matrix?
- Was there a PDR conducted? Was there a CDR conducted?
- Out of all the preliminary design concepts listed in Design Representation, discuss how and why your team decided to go forward with your final design?
• The Manufacturing Process oManufacturing Planning
- What were some steps involved to prepare construction of your vehicle?
o Manufacturing Execution
- Describe all the steps that were used to construct your project•Effectively use figures were appropriate.
- Elaborate on any challenges that were faced throughout the project.
• The Appendix oAppendix A: Project Management
- Clearly show documentation of your group's structure
- Include a time table (Gantt Chart or any other project management timeline)
- Discuss the grading criteria or Legend used when creating a Design Matrix.