Project Report Guidelines - WPI Stinger Labs

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2. ORDER OF CONTENTS IN THE REPORT
The contents must be as follows, in the order listed.
A. Title Page: There must be a title page, as the first page, containing the title of project, your
name(s) listed alphabetically, group number, and the date submitted. The title block information
may not exceed 4" wide by 2" high centered in the upper third of the title page. The rest of the
page must be blank.
B. Executive Summary: (See below for description)
C. Table of Contents:
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... #
2. Goal Statement ..................................................................................................... #
3. Task Specifications .............................................................................................. #
4. Workspace Setup.................................................................................................. #
5. Gripper Design ..................................................................................................... #
6. Programming ........................................................................................................ #
7. Results and Discussion ......................................................................................... #
8. Conclusions .......................................................................................................... #
9. Bibliography......................................................................................................... #
10. Appendices ........................................................................................................... #
11. CD/DVD .................................................................................... inside front cover
D. Introduction: This serves to define the original problem statement as given and sets the scene for
what follows.
E. Goal Statement: This is a clear, concise restatement describing what you set out to do in your
project.
F. Task Specifications: This is a clearly stated list of performance specifications, which, in your
judgment, are both necessary and possible in order to achieve the stated goal.
G. Workspace Setup: This section should describe the workspace of your workcell. Subsections
should include a discussion on design, fabrication, and assembly of your fixtures, and your
workspace layout including where you placed your fixtures and why. What parts do you have?
H. Gripper Design: This section should describe your gripper and include discussion on the design,
fabrication, and use. Were their multiple iterations in your design? Did you perform any necessary
calculations? How does your gripper interact with the parts/fixtures in the workspace?
I. Programming: This section should describe the programming aspect of your project. Did you use
on-line programming, off-line programming, or both and why? Provide a flow chart of your
program layout.
J. Results and Discussion: This section clearly describes your final results, design, or other
accomplishments.
K. Conclusions: This section is important from an academic standpoint, though it probably would
not appear in a professional report in industry. Here you describe what you learned in this project,
what pitfalls you encountered, and what gains or insights you made. This is a valuable aid to us in