Welcome !

1. Welcome ! • Capstone Design Lab is a newer 4 credit course specifically aimed to give you industry design exposure in a design team atmosphere • The course requires 3 major deliverables for Design Teams • Design Project Report • Design Project Prototype • Design Project Presentation to Faculty

2. Welcome ! • Course Objectives: • Design Project Report • Design Project Prototype • Design Project Presentation to Faculty

3. Welcome ! • Capstone Design Lab is a newer 4 credit course specifically aimed to give you industry design exposure in a design team atmosphere • The course also has several individual student deliverables • Two Exams (but no final exam) • Ten Project Labs (some aspects are team based)

4. Team Introduction, Roles, Brainstorming • Objectives for Tonight • Divide Lab section into project teams of 4, 5 or 6 students, max 2 teams/lab (note some lab sections may only support a single project team) • Each team member introduces themselves by verbalizing their strengths, expertise and experience • Record and set team member strengths, resources, availability • Setup operating mechanisms, periodic meeting times • Exchange contact information • Assign project roles (defined herein) as an operating framework • Identify 3 potential projects for your team Electronic or Paper version of required template slides due at Lab End

5. Team Introduction, Roles, Brainstorming • Deliverables • Powerpoint slide set (fill in the template slides) which captures above objectives including …. • Minimum 3 Additional Powerpoint slides describing 3 potential projects including the following information: • Basic Product Description • Key Features and/or Operating Modes • Key Differentiating Performances • Basic Block Diagram including External Interfaces, User Interfaces and Power Source(s) • Justify: Why is this a good project for your team?

6. Project Team Roles • LPI: Lead Project Integrator • LSD: Lead System Designer • LPM: Lead Presentation Manager • LRM: Lead Report Manager • LMM: Lead Manufacturing Manager In limited cases, 2 students may take 1 role or 1 student may take on 2 of the above roles

7. Roles to Define & Assign • Lead Project Integrator (LPI): • Owns the MS Excel Project Plan documents • Tracks and reports progress to project plan • Owns weekly progress reports to TA • Owns Logistics and communication of ALL team meetings • Keeps Team Attendance at all meetings • Owns the Block Diagram Assignments and oversees Design Partitioning • Integrates Block design plans • Tracks expenditures to budget • Helps LMM procure prototype components • Keeps a secondary backup of ALL major project deliverable files • Identifies contingencies for problems incl team members MIA

8. Roles to Define & Assign • Lead System Designer (LSD): • Owns the overall product requirements and data sheet • Owns the MS Excel Product Requirements document including negotiating and documenting the flowdown of requirements to design block level • Owns the Block Diagram Implementation and Design Partitioning • Reviews for Completeness ALL Block-Block Interface Requirements • Helps integrate and populate Detailed Block design plans including DFM • Has primary responsibility for the Safety & Compliance Features in the product • Owns project level verification and validation plan • Owns capture and documentation of all verification results • Owns the MS Word Product User Manual document

9. Roles to Define & Assign • Lead Presentation Manager (LPM): • Owns the master MS PPT Presentation slide set for team • Keeps backup copy of master slide set and integrates weekly progress submissions from ALL team members • Defines and sets ALL slide formats in template form including • Logos • Font sizes & font styles, • Colors • Header/footers • Slide backgrounds • Rev controls • Responsible for good visibility of slide presentation • Integrates pictures incl schematics, digital photos, animations and other non-PPT file types • Checks presentation content against master checklist and communicates gaps • Responsible for time allocations and controls during final presentation • Submits CD and paper copies for all Preliminary Presentations P1-P4 and Final Presentation

10. Roles to Define & Assign • Lead Report Manager (LPM): • Owns the master MS Word Project Report file for team • Keeps backup copy of master report and integrates weekly progress submissions from ALL team members • Defines within guidelines, report flow including chapter numbering, subchapter numbering, sub-sub chapter numbering, etc. • Defines and sets ALL report formats in template form including • Logos • Font sizes & font styles • Colors • Header/footers and chaptering • Rev controls • Responsible for good visibility and proper spelling in report • Responsible for integrating data sheets as needed • Integrates pictures incl schematics, digital photos, block diagrams and other non-WORD file types • Checks report content against master checklist and communicates gaps • Submits final file on CD and printed paper copy of Final Project Report

11. Roles to Define & Assign • Lead Manufacturing Mgr (LMM): • Owns and documents the product overall assembly and test levels • Owns master prototype & product parts lists including integration of design block parts lists • Owns procurement of prototype components including identification of long lead components • Defines the product and prototyping technologies • Owns any required assembly drawings • Owns the overall prototype mechanical and electrical assembly • Owns the overall PCB layout strategy including Block to PCB mapping, PCB tools, PCB design drawings, and PCB procurement • Owns the PCB assembly including any special tools, soldering, wire-wrapping, drilling, and glueing.