ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report

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Project Advisors:
Advisor 1<Email 1> Advisor 2<Email 2>

Course Advisor:
Prof. D. S. Cochran

ECE405
Revision 1.2

August 20, 2018

ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table 1. Document Revision History

Revision Date Reason for Revision Change(s)

Number Date Add explanation

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 5

Abstract 5

1 Problem Statement 5
1.1 Literature Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 State Customer-Defined Constraints and Given Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 State Customer Need(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Define Use Case(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.5 System Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.6 Interface Requirements and Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Conceptual Designs 7
2.1 Product System Design Decomposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Conceptual Design Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Evaluation of Design Alternatives 9

3.1 Criteria for Selection and Testing Among Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Design Alternatives Validation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4 Detailed Design 10
4.1 Design Description and Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 Analysis and Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5 Cost 11
5.1 Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 Cost Estimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report LIST OF FIGURES

6 Risk Mitigation, Design FMEA, and Test Plan 12

6.1 Risk Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.2 Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 Test Plan for Selected Design Alternative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.1 Verification Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.2 Validation Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3.3 Test Apparatus for Each Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.4 Test Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.5 Test Results (Second Semester) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.5.1 Verification Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.5.2 Validation Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

7 Project Plan and Timeline 14

Conclusions and Lessons Learned 15

References 16

Appendices 17

A. Product System Design Decomposition 17

B. Design Drawings/Schematics 18

C. Proof of Material Purchases 19

D. Other 20

List of Tables
1 Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

List of Figures
1 Example of a system boundary diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Conceptual Design Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report List of Acronyms

List of Acronyms
CSD Collective System Design. 5

FMEA Failure Mode Effects Analysis. 3, 12

FR Functional Requirement. 5

PS Physical Solution. 5

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 1 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Acknowledgments
Here is a sample for how to use acronyms. "Defining a Functional Requirement (FR) and a
Physical Solution (PS) provides a language for system design. This language is an important
aspect of Collective System Design (CSD)."

Abstract
1 Problem Statement
What is the problem that you are solving and what do you expect the project to accomplish?

1.1 Literature Survey

Review the Current Literature regarding your Problem Statement and Project Description. What
have other people / companies done with respect to your problem statement and description?
Provide at least five references.

1.2 State Customer-Defined Constraints and Given Requirements

Determine the Constraints and Given Parameters. A constraint or given parameter affects the
selection of all or most of the Functional Requirements and Physical Solutions (PSs) / Design
Parameters that your design uses. (i.e., weight, cost, size)

1.3 State Customer Need(s)

Define Customers and Customer Needs. Who are the customers and what are their needs?
Consider both internal and external customers. Internal customers are the users of the product
while external customers are within the company(ies) developing, selling, and distributing the
product.

1.4 Define Use Case(s)

Develop Use Cases that define the actions or steps taken by an individual to interact with your
system. Who will operate the system and what must they be able to accomplish?

1.5 System Boundary

Define the System Boundary with respect to your project. The system boundary distinguishes
between what you can control and what your system must interface with (i.e., can’t control, but
assume to be provided). Poorly defined interfaces are the number one reason for system failure!

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 1 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Define the information that is passed across the system boundary for each of the interfaces.
See Fig. 1.

Figure 1. Example of a system boundary diagram

1.6 Interface Requirements and Definition

Define the interfaces that exist between items both inside and outside of your system boundary.
What information is passed between these entities?

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 2 CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS

2 Conceptual Designs
Please provide a brief overview of your conceptual designs. How many conceptual designs do
you have, and what makes them different from one another?

2.1 Product System Design Decomposition

Translate Customer Needs to your design’s Functional Requirements (FRs). A Functional Re-
quirement establishes the design specification (i.e., what the system / product must be able to
achieve) based on loosely defined Customer Needs (CNs) - (i.e., "easy to use"). An FR should
have a measurable outcome (FRm).
Develop your high-level (to level 3) design decomposition. This is the process of taking high-
level FRs and defining detailed PSs in a way that the design is predictable and the sequence
and dependencies in hardware/software module implementation is known. Your knowledge of
the sequence of module implementation is the consequence of applying Design Axiom 1: The
Independence Axiom to Maintain Independence of the Functional Requirements.

2.2 Conceptual Design Alternatives

Develop Conceptual Design Alternatives (i.e., different Physical Solutions (PSs) / Design Vari-
ables / Design Parameters (DPs) to achieve the same FR (i.e., a solution-neutral requirement
specification).

Conceptual Design Analysis may be based on (can use any combination of these ap-
proaches but a minimum of 2 are required):

• Conceptual Design Analysis based on the Product System Design Decomposition

For each FR defined, there exists the possibility for alternative solutions (thus the potential
for alternative conceptual designs. Based on the physical solution, the lower level func-
tional requirements may vary. The way to represent these solutions with their differing
branches is shown in Fig. 2.

• Pugh Concept Selection Matrix Use the FRs from decomposition as the evaluation crite-
ria. This method is good for a broad assessment of the design alternatives. The drawback
can be that the weighting criteria is subjective and results can often be biased.

• Process Capability - the drawback is that it requires time to build a detailed model (i.e.,
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), solid model, etc.)
and/or physical test to verify whether alternative PS1a, PS1b... PS1n is the best solution
to FR1.1 A capable process is the Consequence of applying Design Axiom 2: The In-
formation Axiom to Minimize the Information Content (i.e., select design with the highest
probability of success).
1
Suh, Nam P. Complexity: Theory and Applications. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2005. Print.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 2 CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS

FR1
Provide propulsion for
aerial drone

PS1a
Combustion engine

PS1b
Brushless motor

PS1c
Brushed motor
Alt. a Alt. c
Alt. b

FR11a FR12a FR11b FR12b FR11c FR12c

Provide suitable Provide fuel for Size motor properly Control brushless Size motor properly Control brushed
conversion of energy engine for intended motor via pulse width for intended motor via analog
for propulsion application modulation application voltage adjustment

PS11a PS12a PS11b PS12b PS11c PS12c

Prop driven design Onboard fuel tank Motor selection chart Electronic Speed Watts/lb calculation Brushed DC motor
Controller (ESC) controller

Figure 2. Conceptual Design Alternatives

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 3 EVALUATION OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

3 Evaluation of Design Alternatives

Please provide an overview for how the conceptual designs were evaluated. How was the
criteria chosen? What methods were used to select the best design?

3.1 Criteria for Selection and Testing Among Alternatives

What criteria are used to evaluate the various conceptual designs? This criteria could include
factors such as cost, ease of fabrication, etc...

3.2 Design Alternatives Validation Plan

What are the measures that your customer will use to evaluate your design? Does your design
alternatives meet these measures? These measures should be defined in your decomposition.
For example, a certain tolerance or strength may be required by the customer. In addition, you
may determine additional requirements that are key to validating your design.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 4 DETAILED DESIGN

4 Detailed Design
This section should include the following:full and complete analysis, all calculations, and evalu-
ation. All figures must be computer generated.

4.1 Design Description and Drawings

Provide a detailed description of the chosen conceptual design. This section should include the
necessary computer generated drawings to understand your design (i.e CAD drawings, circuit
diagrams, etc...)

4.2 Analysis and Calculations

Provide the necessary analysis and calculations to detail how the design functions. This analy-
sis should include both the mechanical and electrical calculations if applicable.

4.3 Evaluation
Provide a summary of the design evaluation. Why are you confident the design will meet the
customer’s requirements? State the key design equations that you will use to evaluate your
design.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 5 COST

5 Cost
Provide an overview of the budget provided to you by your industry sponsor.

5.1 Bill of Materials

Define the Bill of Materials (primary emphasis here is to know what parts must go into your
design).

5.2 Cost Estimate

Based on the Bill of Materials, estimate the total cost to build your design. Relate this estimate
to the sponsor provided budget.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report
6 RISK MITIGATION, DESIGN FMEA, AND TEST PLAN

6 Risk Mitigation, Design FMEA, and Test Plan

Provide an overview of why risk assessments are necessary. Explain what tools you used to
understand and mitigate the risks associated with your design.

6.1 Risk Mitigation

Develop a Risk Management Plan to help understand the potential risks along with a corre-
sponding mitigation plan.

6.2 Design FMEA

Provide a failure modes and effects analysis for your design. The analysis will show the differ-
ent ways in which your design could fail (failure modes), and the corresponding severity and
likelihood of each risk.

6.3 Test Plan for Selected Design Alternative

Explain why developing a test plan is an important step to product design?

6.3.1 Verification Tests

Provide a test plan for verifying your design. This test plan should include the required mea-
surements and the units of measure.

6.3.2 Validation Tests

Provide a test plan for validating your design. This test plan should include the required mea-
surements and the units of measure.

6.3.3 Test Apparatus for Each Test

What equipment/setup is required to complete the various tests defined above?

6.4 Test Schedule

Define when each test will be completed and in what order.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report
6 RISK MITIGATION, DESIGN FMEA, AND TEST PLAN

6.5 Test Results (Second Semester)

In the second semester, the above test plans will be completed according to your test schedule.
The results should be included in your final report for next semester. This section can be
commented out for semester one.

6.5.1 Verification Results

What were the results of completing your verification test plan?

6.5.2 Validation Results

What were the results of completing your validation test plan?

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 7 PROJECT PLAN AND TIMELINE

7 Project Plan and Timeline

• Develop your design and development schedule that includes both semesters.

• Define all activities leading up to key Milestones and Milestone Presentations.

• Define the date you will order materials prior to the conclusion of semester 1. Include in
your report’s appendix the receipts from ordering material (reference the BOM).

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 7 PROJECT PLAN AND TIMELINE

Conclusions and Lessons Learned

Reflect on the design process and your final design. What lessons did you learn throughout the
process? If you had to redo the whole process, is there anything you would do differently?

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report 7 PROJECT PLAN AND TIMELINE

References
Use the OverLeaf Primer to understand the different ways to format the references.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report A. PRODUCT SYSTEM DESIGN DECOMPOSITION

A. Product System Design Decomposition

Provide a complete design decomposition. If the different branches relate to different parts of
the product design (i.e safety, electrical subsystem, mechanical subsystem, etc...), please label
those to show at a high level an overview of your decomposition.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report B. DESIGN DRAWINGS/SCHEMATICS

B. Design Drawings/Schematics
Please provide necessary drawings and schematics here. These should include both the me-
chanical and electrical figures if applicable.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report C. PROOF OF MATERIAL PURCHASES

C. Proof of Material Purchases

Please provide a copy of your receipt(s) for the purchase of the items on your bill of materials.

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ECE405:Senior Design 1 Final Report D. OTHER

D. Other

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