1 ) Cite the display 2 ) State the Name or Objective of the display
3 ) Call out the labeled features 4 ) Explain the display
How does it work? (for devices) What does [this] mean for the
project or customer?
How to Describe a Figure [Running text
from previous pages…..]
Figure 9.3 is a concept drawing of an air powered catapult. It is
used to hurl tennis balls
to the scoring zone of the design tournament field. The tennis
balls are initially placed on a
launch plate, which is connected to a hinge by two lever arms. Two
pneumatic actuators are
attached to these arms and are anchored to a base plate. Hoses
connect these actuators to a T-
Valve, which is connected to an air reservoir through a solenoid
valve. The solenoid valve is
connected to a controller box, which is not shown. To fire this
catapult, the controller sends a
signal to the solenoid valve. The valve opens to allow a burst of
pressurized air to flow from the
reservoir to the pneumatic actuators. The actuators extend, thereby
forcing the lower arms and
platform upward. This motion hurls the tennis ball towards the
target. The advantage of this
design is that it is reliable and easy to fabricate. The
disadvantage of the design is that it is
difficult to aim, so it seldom scores points.
Figure 9.3. Air Powered Catapult
Figure 9.4 presents another concept
drawing of a device for the
ME 2110 Skee-Ball
contest. [Further text discussion
begins here.]
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Abstracts An academic account of completed work, commonly limited
to 250 words. Complete, but not detailed. Reports facts and results
Discussion and explanation are avoided References and figure
citations are avoided Abstracts typically are composed of these
statements, with one or two
sentences used for each:
Motivation and Problem Goal Solutions (or solution methods) Results
(or Findings) Conclusions Future Work when appropriate (other
takeaway points, as required)
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Summaries
A business-oriented description of a project, with an action
recommendation Often treated as if it were the report itself
Usually multiple paragraphs: Paragraphs limited to roughly 5
sentences Each paragraph describes one headed section of the
report
Complete but lightly detailed
Presents an agenda for action
Components (typical)
Solution Methods Result
Analysis or Assessment Recommendation
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Report Introductions
Motivation / Need Describe the need and / or customer’s
requirements
Background Describe existing system(s) and previous related work
Indicate what problems remain to be solved
Goal Define the Issue / Problem that your work address Define the
Goal / Solution and its novelty
Organization Define what your project addressed
Define what order your report presents the project and its
results
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Motivation / Need Background (I) Background (II) Problems to solve
Goal Solution Organization
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