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This wiki is intended to allow quick collaborative editing of sections of our senior design CDR (seeing as how we are so late in getting started). Please select a section and begin.

Due Date: Monday, April 9th @ 1pm

Status Icons: use these icons to indicate the status of the pages (use them on this page)

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	Moderately Complete, needs a bit of work	:2:
	Nearing Completion, just clean up	:3:
	Complete	:done:
	Needs Urgent Attention	:alert:

Download the PDR here.

We need to go through and reference things from the sections of the CDR to references. We might also consider splitting the references off to a bibliography section, seeing as how we forgot to do that the first time around.

Update the logo to read “BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES“

Edit and include pictures, esp. in the assembly section ← pictures are uploaded

Matthew needs to get his resume

Critical Design Review

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“At the Critical Design Review (CDR), the entire project to date might be presented, to include the results of building and testing prototypes. If the test results warrant, a recommendation for actions to be taken in order to move the production phase might be made.”

Title Page - A title page provides identifying material and helps orient readers to report contents. It should be neat and free from clutter. Balance and symmetry are also important. As a minimum, the title page should include the project title, the names of key members of the design team, and the date. The title itself should reflect the specific nature of the project.

Abstract - Approximately a one-page summary of the entire report. This recapitulation may appear as an “Executive Summary.”

Table of Contents - The Table of Contents includes the specific titles and initial page numbers of all the major report sections specified below.

List of Illustrations - List figure numbers, titles, and page numbers in order. Figures include drawings, sketches, graphs, flowcharts, and other graphical information. Each illustration should have a neatly lettered title.

List of Tables - List the numbers and titles of all tables and their page numbers in order. Include spreadsheet presentation of expenditures, time tables, experimental results, and other tabular information in this section.

Symbol List - Define each symbol used in your report in one or two lines. Give units for all symbols. Put the basic symbols in alphabetical order – English alphabet first; Greek alphabet second. Place subscripts in a separate section after the basic symbols in the same alphabetical sequence under the heading “Subscripts.” Numerical subscripts follow any alphabetical subscripts.

Glossary

Introduction - The Introduction provides appropriate background information. Among other things, it should establish the motivation for the project, and it should provide a smooth transition into the Project Description.

Project Description

Work Accomplished - Describe the work leading up to the date of the report. In both the PDR and the CDR, this summary of what has taken place should provide the reader with information about key activities and decisions from project inception to the present. This means that readers of any given report should not have to review previous reports in order to have a clear picture of the project.

Conclusions - This is an itemized account of the main points of the report. In the PDR, you should select the best design alternative and explain why it is best. In the CDR, your conclusion(s) should focus on the decision to proceed to the production phase. Among other things, this section of the CDR should address projected production costs. All conclusions should be supported by appropriate details elsewhere in the report. Keep in mind the appropriate use of appendices and annexes as presented in paragraph 15 below.

Recommendations - In the PDR, recommendations should address actions to be taken as the “best” design(s) move into the construction and test phase. In the CDR, recommendations should focus on future actions relative to proceeding with production. In either case, this section should contain detailed and assembly drawings of the device as modified to include improvements and correct deficiencies. These drawings should communicate sufficient information to support the next phase of the project, whether that is prototype construction or full production.

References - Documentation meets your moral obligation to give credit where credit is due. It lets your reader know who was the originator of an idea or expression and where his or her work can be found. Also, systematic documentation makes it easy for your reader to research your subject further. It is virtually inconceivable that an engineering design review can be presented without a substantial number of references to material, which was originated by others. Starting in the Introduction, material from other sources should be identified by placing a reference number in parentheses after that material. Reference numbers should run consecutively through the entire report, and each should have a corresponding source citation in the References section. Consult an appropriate style manual or technical report handbook concerning formats for constructing these citations.

Bibliography

Appendices and Annexes - Appendices and Annexes have become increasingly important in modern report practices. The primary concern in shifting some material out of the body of the document is “reader ease.” Readers frequently want to extract the principal points of a report with a minimum expenditure of time and energy. Appending some materials that might otherwise overburden the body of a report becomes an increasingly important consideration as document size grows.

Instructional Documents (provided by the instructors)

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