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2 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
3 planning future projects to improve the educational experience. Tell us if this exercise was of value to you or not, and how it could be improved. This is required! L. Bibliography: contains all references used in report listed by author, title, and publisher. M. Appendices: An appendix means an "add-on". This is the repository for all data or information that are useful but would otherwise interrupt the flow of the report if included in its body. Examples of items belonging in the appendix are: computer programs or extensive printouts, catalog information, mathematical proofs or derivations, extensive test data, etc. Do not put individual illustrations that are germane to the design discussion in the appendix! They should be in the body of the report and be discussed there. Reference must also be made in the report to all material that is in the appendices. If it is not referenced or discussed, it should not be there! It is then just filler! N. CD/DVD/USB Flash Memory: If required, must be securely protected in an appropriate case, jacket, or sleeve, which is attached to the inside front cover. O. Executive Summary: Though this appears first in the report, it must actually be written last, because an executive summary is intended to summarize the results of the project. It must clearly and concisely (in 1/2 to 1 page maximum) describe what you set out to do and what you did. It is not just a restatement of the problem. It is a summary of your results and accomplishments. Thus, it cannot be written until the report is finished. 3. REPORT COVER The report cover must contain mechanical fasteners through punched holes. It may not be a 3-ring binder, or pinch binder of either metal or plastic. If transparent, the title page should be visible through it. If not transparent, it must have a stick-on label with your name, project title, date, and course number. This type of project report cover is available in the WPI Bookstore at low cost. Any color is acceptable. 4. PAPER Paper used in the report must meet the following specifications: A. All hand written formulae, mathematical derivations, etc. must be on unlined white paper 8-1/2" x 11" B. Hand drawn diagrams, plots, and sketches can be on heavyweight quadrille pad lined paper or on “green” graph paper, 8-1/2" x 11" (available at WPI Bookstore). C. All mechanical drawings must be on white bond paper or plotter paper of either 8-1/2" x 11" or 11" x 17" size Z-folded to 8-1/2" x 11" [see Z-folding]. (available at WPI bookstore). D. All computer printouts may be on standard line-printer paper or on "thesis" computer paper, and pages must be 8-1/2" x 11" (see Z-folding). 5. ARRANGING OF SHEETS IN REPORT A. All pages must be inserted to be read from either the bottom of the report or the right side! Illustrations reading from the left side will be ignored. B. All sheets must be provided with a blank left margin of sufficient width to prevent any written information from being captured (hidden) in the binding. C. No sheet may protrude beyond the report cover, and all sheets must be trimmed or Z-folded to 8- 1/2" x 11" and be uniformly bound. D. "Z-folding": All sheets larger than 8-1/2 x 11" must be Z-folded to allow easy unfolding. See a sample report for an example of a proper Z-fold. A proper Z-fold will expose the right 11" edge of
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