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| <h1>RFP*: Modular Field Treasure Hunt</h1>
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| <p>*<b> RFP</b> is an acronym for <i>Request For Proposal</i>. Internationally,
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| RFPs are called ITTs, an acronym for <i>Invitation To Tender</i>. Companies and
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| governmental agencies use RFPs to solicit new business.</p>
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| <h2>INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW</h2>
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| <p>While being a part of the summer research program at Polytechnic University,
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| a group of students perused through the archives of the General Engineering
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| Department. Amidst record upon record of old lab reports and project material,
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| a treasure map was found. The map indicates that the location of
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| a precious treasure is in an area where no human being has ever heard of or
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| been to. Since Polytechnic University wants to use the recovered treasure to
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| fund more EG research and development, the school has issued an RFP for the
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| development of a cost-effective autonomous robot that will retrieve the treasure.</p>
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| <p>According to the description on the treasure map, the design of the treasure
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| chest is a mystery. It is known that there are three key holes in the chest. The
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| description goes on to say that opening the box at certain locations with each
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| key will reveal different amounts of gold. There are three different keys to
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| open the treasure box. Thus, if the robot chooses not to bring the keys back,
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| there won't be any value gained from the treasure.</p>
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| <h2>SPECIFICATIONS</h2>
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| <p>Design a robot using MLCad as your primary design tool. Your team must build
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| a model of your design using the materials provided. A Mindstorms program that
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| will direct the robot's movements must be created. A cost estimate of the
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| robot's components must be provided. All revisions to the original design must
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| be recorded and explained. This includes technical design drawings, as well as
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| cost estimates. All revisions to the Mindstorms program must be recorded and
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| explained.</p>
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| <p>The robot must be able to move autonomously over a pre-selected route,
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| retrieve the treasure box and then return to Polytechnic University. Students
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| are allowed to assist their robot in retrieval of the treasure chest, as long
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| as a part of the robot is overhanging the tile where the chest can be found at
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| the start of the simulation. For extra credit, the keys have to be delivered to
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| the specified locations (listed below) to earn more points. The robot must fit
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| in a start area that is 25cm long by 25cm wide. There is no height restriction.
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| These specifications <i>must</i> be met for final commissioning. </p>
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| <p>Projectile (catapult, slingshot) designs are not allowed.</p>
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| <p>The robot must be fully autonomous, and therefore cannot be touched by any
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| person during testing. Please refer to the course syllabus for all due
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| dates.</p>
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| <p>The robot must return to Polytechnic University for the robot to
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| successfully complete the project.</p>
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| <p><b>Note:</b> Any student who attempts to alter the course in any way, shape,
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| or fashion (this includes lifting a tile to inspect its design) must meet with
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| the Course Director to explain your attempt at academic dishonesty.</p>
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| <h3>ROUTE CHOICES</h3>
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| <p>Route 1: The robot must activate and travel across the Moving Ramp.</p>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Treasure1.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 1: Modular Treasure Hunt Route 1</p>
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| <p>Route 2: The robot must traverse the Metallic Tunnel.</p>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Treasure2.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 2: Modular Treasure Hunt Route 2</p>
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| <h3>Extra Credit</h3>
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| <p>Extra credit will be awarded to students who build a robot that retrieves
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| keys and drop them off at the proper location. The point breakdown for any
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| extra credit is outlined in the EG1004 Grading Policy.</p>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Treasure3.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 3: Modular treasure hunt navigation field (Location of
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| the keys)</p>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Treasure4.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 4: Modular Treasure Hunt Navigation Field (Location of
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| the keys)</p>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Treasure5.gif]][[Image:Treasure6.gif]][[Image:Treasure7.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 5: Drop-off locations for the keys</p>
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| <p>Extra credit will also be awarded if you cross the Black Sea or if you travel
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| across the Moving Ramp.</p>
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| <p>If you would like to design your own route, you may ask your instructor for
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| permission.</p>
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| <p>Creativity and innovation are always rewarded. Original designs will receive
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| extra credit.</p>
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| <h2>MICROSOFT PROJECT</h2>
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| <p>Your team must create a time management plan using Microsoft Project (MS
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| Project). You can learn Microsoft Project by doing the [[MS Project Skill Builder]]
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| contained elsewhere in this manual. This plan must include all tasks related to the
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| project. Each task must be named, assigned duration
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| <b><font color=red>and</font></b> assigned to a specific person (or people).
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| You must begin your work by creating an MS Project plan. Follow your project
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| plan throughout the semester. If the team falls behind schedule, explain the
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| reasons for the delays when you present your progress reports, list the steps
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| being taken to get the project back on track, and create
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| a revised MS Project plan.</p>
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| <p>For help in planning your project, review the page called
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| [[How to plan the schedule and calculate costs for a project]] in the section
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| called <i>Material to help you with the project</i> elsewhere in this manual.</p>
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| <p>There should be at least twenty tasks/subtasks and three Milestones.
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| Milestones should be noted with the duration of "0day". Moreover, the
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| copy picture function included in MS Project Software should be used instead of
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| the print screen function of the computer.</p>
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| <h2>DRAWINGS</h2>
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| <p>A command of <b>MLCad</b> is necessary for you to complete the drawings
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| required for this project. Use MLCad to create four drawings of your robot:
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| front, top, most detailed side, and a drawing of your gear trains. Sensors,
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| motors, and gears must be included in each drawing. All parts used in the robot
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| must be referred to using the part number found in the price list. </p>
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| <p>Each revision of your design must be documented. This is done by saving the
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| old side view drawing, and assigning a revision number to the new drawing.</p>
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| <h4 style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'>NXT Parts</h4>
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| <p>Since NXT is a very recent technology upgrade to Mindstorms, the NXT parts
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| have not been fully reviewed for inclusion in the "official" parts
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| library for MLCad. There are unofficial versions of the parts available for use
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| in MLCad. You can download the parts using the following links:</p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>Watch this space for links</li>
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| </ul>
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| <p align=center>[[Image:Modular6.gif]]</p>
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| <p class=caption>Figure 6: Sample isometric image from MLCad (without part numbers)</p>
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| <h2>MATERIALS</h2>
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| <p>The following materials will be provided:</p>
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| <ol>
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| <li>Mindstorms NXT part kit</li>
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| <li>One NXT</li>
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| <li>Sensors</li>
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| <li>Motors</li>
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| </ol>
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| <p>Additional materials can be supplied by your TA.</p>
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| <h2>COST ESTIMATE</h2>
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| <p>Once a robot design is complete, a cost estimate must be generated that
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| specifies the cost of all the materials and labor required for the construction
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| of your design. Tabulate this cost information clearly in an Excel spreadsheet,
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| using the materials cost list provided. You can get help in calculating the cost
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| by reviewing the page called [[How to plan the schedule and calculate costs for a project]]
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| in the section called <i>Material to help you with the project</i> elsewhere in
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| this manual. The costs for the parts can be found on the page
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| [[https://egmanual.poly.edu/images/b/bc/Legoprice.pdf|Price list for Lego parts for robot projects]]
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| in the <i>Material to help you with the project</i> section elsewhere in this manual.</p>
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| <p><b>Note: You should only use the materials contained in the
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| [[https://egmanual.poly.edu/images/b/bc/Legoprice.pdf|Price list for Lego parts for robot projects]].
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| If you want to use other parts, get permission from your faculty member to do so,
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| and also to determine the cost of the parts you want to use that are not in this
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| price list.</b></p>
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| <p>Have all the materials and parts used categorized in different groups instead
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| of including individual parts. Make sure to include the units of each part used
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| in a group and total them up for that individual group. Moreover, the cost of
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| labor should be included. You can get help on the labor cost by reading the page
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| [[How to plan the schedule and calculate costs for a project]] in the section
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| called <i>Material to help you with the project</i> elsewhere in this manual.</p>
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| <h2>MILESTONES</h2>
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| <p>As you work on your project, you will be required to present periodic reports
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| on your progress. We call these Milestones. All the items assigned in each
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| Milestone are called deliverables. These deliverables often consist of a
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| combination of written submissions, presentations, and demonstrations.</p>
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| <h3>Milestone 1</h3>
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| <p>Prepare a preliminary sketch of your design, a cost estimate, and an MS
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| Project plan. Also, indicate which route you plan to follow from the start line
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| to the treasure chest.</p>
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| <p><b><i>Look Ahead:</i> What tasks do you plan between now and Milestone
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| 2?</b></p>
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| <p><b>Milestone 1 Deliverables:</b> A presentation. Include the
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| preliminary sketch, cost estimate, and MS Project plan. Include a brief
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| description of the robot, the route to be followed, and any special features and
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| benefits of your design.</p>
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| <p><i><b>Note:</b> Whenever you revise your drawing(s), your cost
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| estimate, or your MS Project plan, you must include the initial drawing, the
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| initial cost estimate, or the initial MS Project plan, <b>in addition to</b> the
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| revision.</i></p>
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| <h3>Milestone 2</h3>
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| <p>Using MLCad, prepare four views of your latest design:
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| front, top, most detailed side, and an isometric drawing. Create an MLCad
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| drawing of your gear trains. Complete your latest Mindstorms program and your
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| latest MS Project plan reflecting any schedule changes. Finally, calculate a
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| revised cost estimate. A signed Component Testing Form must be submitted to your
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| Recitation TA.</p>
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| <p><b><i>Look Ahead:</i></b><i> What tasks do you plan between now and Milestone
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| 3?</i></p>
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| <p><b>Milestone 2 Deliverables:</b> A copy of your presentation slides
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| that includes four views of your design using MLCad: front, top, most detailed
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| side, and an isometric drawing; an MLCad drawing of your gear trains; your
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| Mindstorms program; a revised cost estimate; your revised MS Project plan; and
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| your signed Component Testing Form.</p>
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| <p><i><b>Note:</b> Whenever you revise your drawing(s), your cost
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| estimate, or your MS Project plan, you must include the initial drawing, the
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| initial cost estimate, or the initial MS Project plan, <b>in addition to</b> the
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| revision.</i></p>
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| <h3>Milestone 3</h3>
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| <p>Using MLCad, prepare four views of your latest design:
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| front, top, most detailed side, and an isometric drawing. Create an MLCad
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| drawing of your gear trains. Complete your latest Mindstorms program and your
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| latest MS Project plan reflecting any schedule changes. Finally, calculate a
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| revised cost estimate. </p>
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| <p><b><i>Look ahead:</i></b><i> What tasks do you plan between now and the
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| completion of the project?</i></p>
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| <p><b>Milestone 3 Deliverables:</b> A copy of your presentation slides that
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| includes four views of your design using MLCad: front, top, most detailed side,
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| and an isometric drawing; an MLCad drawing of your gear trains; your Mindstorms
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| program; a revised cost estimate; and your revised MS Project plan.</p>
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| <p><i><b>Note:</b> Whenever you revise your drawing(s), your cost
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| estimate, or your MS Project plan, you must include the initial drawing, the
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| initial cost estimate, or the initial MS Project plan, <b>in addition to</b> the
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| revision.</i></p>
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| <h2>FINAL PRESENTATION</h2>
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| <p>The exact specifications for your
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| final presentation will be provided by your instructor. Some of these
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| requirements will be: the features and benefits of your design, project
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| specifications, all drawings, Mindstorms programs, cost estimates, and your
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| completed MS Project. Ideally, commissioning should take place before the Final
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| Presentation. If, for some reason, you were not commissioned, then you may do so
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| after the presentation. A signed <b>Commissioning Statement</b> must be included
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| with your final presentation materials.</p>
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| <h3>Final Submission</h3>
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| <p>Your project should be submitted as a folder containing the following deliverables:</p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>Component testing statement</li>
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| <li>Commissioning statement</li>
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| <li>Hardcopy and CD containing:</li>
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| <ul type="square">
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| <li>Final presentation</li>
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| <li>Cover page and table of appendices.</li>
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| <li>Appendices:</li>
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| <ul type="disc">
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| <li>Final Mindstorms program</li>
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| <li>Initial sketch</li>
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| <li>All the drawings of your final design</li>
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| <li>Video</li>
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| <li>Final MS Project Schedule</li>
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| <li>Final Cost estimate</li>
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| <li>Resume(s)</li>
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| </ul>
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| </ul>
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| </ul>
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| <h2>EARLY ACCEPTANCE</h2>
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| <p>If you complete your project one week early, you are eligible for a bonus
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| that will be added to your final semester-long project grade. You must submit
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| all deliverables by 5PM one week before your section is scheduled to present
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| (see syllabus for exact date). To commission early, all required information on | |
| the form titled [[Media:Early.doc|Project Submission Form]], found on the
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| EG web site, must be approved, accepted, and signed by a TA. The deliverables
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| received early are the ones you will use in your presentation. No adjustments to
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| the deliverables commissioned will be accepted.</p>
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| <h2>LIQUIDATED DAMAGES</h2>
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| <p>If you do not complete all your deliverables and do not commission during the
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| Final Presentation, you will incur liquidated damages as defined in the
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| grading policy.</p>
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