EE400D DOCUMENTATION INSTRUCTIONAL SERIESCRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW

PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW

• The purpose of the CDR is to present all the work, research, and documentation that was initially presented in the PDR, along with other documentation that was determined to be needed.

• The CDR should represent all parts of the design.

• The next phase of the project should be implementation of these designs, not further design.

PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES

• Power Point Presentation

• 20 minute maximum duration

• Each person in the group should present their own work.

• Be familiar with the material, do not reed it from the overhead or from a sheet of paper

• Speak clearly, with authority, and eloquently

• Practice the presentation to ensure all topics are covered in the time allotted.

• Other?

CDR OUTLINE• Title Page/Executive Summary

• Project Work Breakdown Structure (Who is doing what?)

• Project Objectives

• Preferred Design with Illustrations

• Alternative Designs

• System Design

• System Block Diagram(s), with Summary of Major Project Features (Specifications)

• Design Solutions

• Experiements

• Trade-off Studies, Models, and Rapid Prototyping

• What you did to arrive at Design Solutions for System, Subsystem, and Components

• Computer Simulations including Solidworks, Simulink, Multisim, Matlab, LabVEIW, etc

• Do experimental results and observations meet Design Requirements?

• Systems/Subsystem Design

• Electronics

• Interface Definations

• Breadboard(s), Fritzing, Schematics, PCB Layout

• Software – Specifications, Psedo-code, or flowchart, C++

• Hardware – 3D Models and prototype prints

• Resource Reports (Project Models and Prototype Prints)

• Verification Test Plans

• System and Subsystem, Hardware and Software

• Project Status

• Resource Reports (Mass, Power)

• Updated Cost

• Schedule Status – Fabrication

• Project Percent completion and/or Burn Down Diagram

CDR: TITLE PAGE/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Project Work Breakdown Structure (Who is doing what?)

• Project Objectives

• Preferred Design with Illustrations

• Alternative Designs

CDR: TITLE PAGE EXAMPLE

CDR: PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Clearly state project objective(s)

CDR: PROJECT OBJECTIVE EXAMPLE

CDR: PREFERRED DESIGN

• Detail Preferred Design

• Outline Alternative Designs

CDR: PREFERRED DESIGN EXAMPLES

CDR: ALTERNATIVE DESIGN EXAMPLES

CDR: SYSTEM DESIGN

• System Block Diagram(s), with Summary of Major Project Features (Specifications)

• More Alternative Design Solutions if applicable.

CDR: SYSTEM DESIGNSystem Block Diagram Example

CDR: SYSTEM DESIGN

• Summary of Major Project Features (Specifications) Example

CDR: EXPERIMENTS

• System, Subsystem, Component Design Solutions

• Results of your experiments that helped determine project design.

• Computer Simulations

CDR: EXPERIMENTS

System, Subsystem, Components Example

CDR: EXPERIMENTS

• Computer Simulations Example

CDR: EXPERIMENTS

• Experiment Observations Vs. Design Requirements Example

CDR: SUBSYSTEM DESIGN

• Electronics

• Interface Definitions

• Breadboards, Fritzing Diagram, Schematics, PCB Layout

• Software

• Specifications, Pseudo-Code, Flowchart

• Hardware

• 3D Models and Prototype Prints

CDR: SUBSYSTEM DESIGN

• Electronics: Interface Definitions Example

CDR: SUBSYSTEM DESIGN

• Breadboard/Fritzing/Schematics/PCB Layout Examples

CDR: SUBSYSTEM DESIGN

• Software Example

CDR: SUBSYSTEM DESIGN

• Hardware Examples

CDR: VERIFICATION TEST PLANS

• System and Subsystem, Hardware and Software

• Detailed plans on verification of finalized systems.

CDR: VERIFICATION TEST PLANS

• Test Plan Examples

CDR: PROJECT STATUS

• Used to track the progress of the project to date, and allow for timely completion of the project by the end of the semester.

• Resource Reports

• Mass

• Power

• Updated Cost

• Schedule Status

• Project Percent Completion/Burn Down Diagram

CDR: PROJECT STATUS

• Resource Report Examples

CDR: PROJECT STATUS

• Schedule Status Example

CDR: PROJECT STATUS

• Updated Cost Example