ME102 FINAL DESIGN PROJECT PROPOSAL



PROPOSAL  AND PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

1) The Single-Spaced, Word-Processed, Printed Proposal Should:

Have a cover sheet with:
Introduction and Executive Summary
Give a brief introduction - Sell It
Executive Summary - Write this last - Concise all important items below into a one-paragraph Executive Summary.

Existing Design Description of Product or Toy
What specific problem it solves and by what function(s) (Product)
It's purpose and age group it is designed for and how it functions (toy)

Problem Statement
What problems are occurring
Why the design change is needed

Solution Design Description
List, in separate numbered paragraphs, the specific design change(s) (Give Overall Approximate Dimensions)
How specifically your design change(s) solve the problem

Other Specifications
  • Will your project be created in SolidWorks or Pro/E?
  • What are the Units?
  • Which specific components are to be analyzed with FEA
  • Which components will be animated (Physical Dynamics/Animator)
  • A Component List of the Components in Table Format - Including Fasteners
    •  In the table, specify which components will be purchased and which will be manufactured
    • For Manufactured Components:
      • The manufacturing process (Cast, Mold, Forged, Mill, Lathe, Welded, Sheetmetal)
      •  The types of CAD features (excluding rounds and chamfers)  to you plan to use (extrusions, holes, patterns, sweeps, blends/lofts, helical sweeps, surfaces, sheetmetal, weldments)
Conclusion
Sell it Again in a short paragraph

2) Sketches and/or Pictures: