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A group assignment for students in a systems problem course during spring 2004. The objective is to build and test an aircraft and competition system over a two-week period. Students must submit weekly reports and participate in a validation and system acceptance review. Deliverables include build reports and system acceptance presentations.
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Spring 2004
Handed out: Thursday, 15 April 2004 Answers due: Build I Report: Thursday, 22 April 2004, 5:00 p.m. System Acceptance Presentation: Friday, 23 April 2004 Build II Report: Thursday 29 April 2004, 5:00 p.m.
Objectives At the end of this systems problem you should be able to:
Discussion Time to build! You have now completed the conceptualization and design phases of your competition system. Now it is time to implement your designs. You will have two (2) weeks to build and test your aircraft and competition procedures. You will report weekly on your progress. And you will participate in a validation and system acceptance review.
Assignment This is a group assignment. Build and test your aircraft and competition system. A record of your building and testing process and progress is required. Two (2) weekly reports are due for this assignment. The first is due 5 p.m. Thursday 22 April 2004 and the second is due 5 p.m. Thursday 29 April 2004. A pro forma for the weekly report contents will be provided in Microsoft World format. Your weekly reports must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. A validation and system acceptance review is also required. A pro forma for the system acceptance review will be provided in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Validation and system acceptance presentations will take place on Friday 23 April 2004. Sign up times for the validation and system acceptance review will be posted.
Deliverables
Build Reports : A brief outline of the build report pro forma follows below:
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I. Build: goals, manufacturing procedures, schedule, time estimates and actuals, status II. Test: goals, procedures, schedule, time estimates and actuals, status III. Training: goals, procedures, schedule, time estimates and actuals, status IV. System performance against predicted goals. Appendix A. Build Log B. Test Log
Validation and System Acceptance Review : Three or four slides are required for the system acceptance review. You are expected to present the predicted performance of your system, the configuration of your system (product, people, procedures). You must present a three view of your final aircraft design. You must document and justify any production changes that differ from your initial design.
Original: CPColeman, Spring 2001 Modified: GBarter, CEJohnson, PWYoung, CPColeman, Spring 2002 CPColeman, OdeWeck, PWYoung, JPixley, Spring 2003 CPColeman, Spring 2004
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