THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT BRIEF

Binoy Perumpalath
20 March 2004

Aim

To design a lab equipment for the BSc.Marine Sports Technology students.

Objectives

•    To help students understand the ‘righting arm’ theory and stability diagram.
•    To demonstrate the effect that an increase in the ‘height of centre of gravity’ (KG) on stability.
•    Show how the change in KG can be predicted.
•    To analyze the Effect on stability with different hull shapes using stability diagram.

Key Tasks

•    Project schedule

•    Initial project ideas

•    Project selection and evaluation.

•    Project budget and risk

•    Market research and analysis

•    Technical research and analysis

•    Product Design Specification

•    Concept development

•    Concept selection and evaluation

•    Project Presentation.

•    Detail Design

•    CAD Modeling

•    Product Drawings/ Renderings

•    Economic Analysis

•    User Manual

•    Product Marketing Leaflet

•    Final Report

Skills needed for the tasks and staff available.

Skills Needed

Staff Available
•    Project Planning
•    Use of MS Project
•    Use of MS Office
•    Web site design
•    Oral/Written Communication : Reports
•    Market Research
•    Mechanical engineering
•    Knowledge of Materials
•    Knowledge of Manufacturing
•    Problem solving
•    Sketching: 2D and 3D
•    CAD : ProEngineer
•    Engineering Drawing
•    Graphics Software : Corel draw
 Binoy Perumpalath
Sabina Miles
Lisa Ho

Priorities

The priority is given to the total management of the project rather than the outcome. This includes the methods used for the systematic selection of projects, research, work breakdown structure, allocation of resources to tasks, time management, problem solving in group and effective presentation of the solution to the stake holders.

Timeframes

The project starts on 16/02/04 and finishes on 14/05/04. The total project tasks are divided combined and into four major phases such as; Planning, Research and analysis, Conceptualise and Development. The Timeframes are given below. For the detailed timescales of individual tasks refer to the detail Project schedule (Gantt chart).

Project phases

Duration (days)

Start date

Finish date
Planning
 35
 16/02/04
 02/04/04
Research & Analysis
 20
 08/03/04
 02/04/04
Conceptualise
 15
 29/03/04
 16/04/04
Development
 25
 12/04/04
 14/05/04

Budget

Te budget for the project is mainly based on available manufacturing facilities and prices of similar lab equipments currently available in the market. It was found from the market analysis the The product cost should not exceed £300.

Communication/Reporting requirements

It was decided that, the project team will have a two formal meeting sessions in a week. The days and times for the meetings are Monday, 9-11am and Thursday 12.30-1.30pm. The meeting will have a strict agenda and minutes. The minutes will be recorded by each member of the team in turn. The team will review the activities carried out during the past week and plan activities for the week ahead. Any problems associated with individual tasks would be reported to the team leader. A working file would be maintained throughout the project as a record of team’s progress and reference. Communication to the stakeholders would be through a website developed by the team.

Responsibilities and parameters of authority

Tasks

Responsibility
1.    Initial project ideas
2.    Background Research
3.    Task list
4.    Project schedule
5.    Web site development
6.    Technical Research
7.    Preliminary Project Brief
8.    Function Tree
9.    Product Design Specification
10.    "Concept Sketches, Ideas"
11.    Morphological Analysis
12.    PPT creation
13.    Presentation
14.    Detail Design
15.    Product Drawings/ Renderings
16.    Economic Analysis
17.    Final Report







Binoy Perumpalath
1.    Working File
2.    Initial project ideas
3.    Background Research
4.    Needs Analysis
5.    Market Analysis
6.    Product Design Specification
7.    Interim Report
8.    "Concept Sketches, Ideas"
9.    Morphological Analysis
10.    Concept Selection
11.    PPT creation
12.    Presentation
13.    CAD Modelling
14.    Economic Analysis
15.    Product Marketing Leaflet
16.    Final Report







Sabina Miles
1.    Initial project ideas
2.    Background Research
3.    Selection of Projects
4.    Evaluation of projects
5.    Task list
6.    Patent Research
7.    Budget Plan
8.    Risk plan
9.    Product Design Specification
10.    "Concept Sketches, Ideas"
11.    Morphological Analysis
12.    Concept Evaluation
13.    PPT creation
14.    Presentation
15.    CAD Modelling
16.    User Manual
17.    Final Report







Lisa Ho

Effects and problems.

The Project being a lab equipment, as an educational aid, there should not be any major errors in its function. Such a condition can only be obtained by a through analysis of the theoretical design with working prototypes and models. But the time and money constraints would not allow such trials. This issue must be considered by the department if the design is considered for production.

The Team had to rely mainly on the information from websites, as not many books were identified relevant to the design.

Some Marine sports students may question the validity of such an elaborate experiment and can have difficulty in understanding the subject.




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