Section 3: Conceptual design (start this section in the first week, update thereafter) Customer interviews Who are potential customers, list of interviewees, raw results from each interview Customer needs Distill interviews into properly formulated needs. List, extend and expand customer needs. Explain sources, interviews. Prioritize needs. Specifications Translation of needs to technical terms. Metrics, ideal values and acceptable ranges (without presuming a solution - as shown in class) Concept generation Exploration of the design space: brainstorming session results, morphological chart, benchmarking of existing designs. At least 5x5 concepts + brief description Sketches can be scanned, but try to type as much as possible. If you must scan, make sure it is legible- pictures and words. Example figure Below is an example of a good plot. No gridlines, no double figure outlines, readable text, labeled axes and title, and clear experimental data point markers. Figure 1: Figure Title Include figure description and importance (how did the figure help you in your design process?). Figures could be morph charts, Gantt charts, decision matrix, dependency chart, presentation slides, part drawings, CAD models.
Section 3: Conceptual design (start this section in the first week, update thereafter) Customer interviews Who are potential customers, list of interviewees, raw results from each interview Customer needs Distill interviews into properly formulated needs. List, extend and expand customer needs. Explain sources, interviews. Prioritize needs. Specifications Translation of needs to technical terms. Metrics, ideal values and acceptable ranges (without presuming a solution - as shown in class) Concept generation Exploration of the design space: brainstorming session results, morphological chart, benchmarking of existing designs. At least 5x5 concepts + brief description Sketches can be scanned, but try to type as much as possible. If you must scan, make sure it is legible- pictures and words. Example figure Below is an example of a good plot. No gridlines, no double figure outlines, readable text, labeled axes and title, and clear experimental data point markers. Figure 1: Figure Title Include figure description and importance (how did the figure help you in your design process?). Figures could be morph charts, Gantt charts, decision matrix, dependency chart, presentation slides, part drawings, CAD models.
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