IC 201P – Design Practicum
Project Title
Student 1 (Roll No.)
Student 2 (Roll No.)
Student 3 (Roll No.)
Student 4 (Roll No.)
Student 5 (Roll No.)
Student 6 (Roll No.)
Under the supervision of
Mentor 1, e-mail
Mentor 2, e-mail
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Certificate
This is to certify that the work contained in the project report entitled “Title of the
project”, submitted by Group XX (Group no.) to the Indian Institute of Technology
Mandi, for the course IC 201P – Design Practicum, is a record of bonafide research
works carried out by him under our direct supervision and guidance.
Mentor 1 Name
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Signature and Date
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Acknowledgements
Kindly acknowledge the names of all the people who have helped you in the project.
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Abstract
The overall goal of the project must be mentioned here in the abstract. (200 words)
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Abbreviations
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Discuss the following points in the introduction
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Background of the problem
Scope of the problem
Design philosophy used in this report
Problem statement
Beneficiaries (Intended market)
Organization of this report
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Chapter 2
Market Research
1. In this chapter, discuss the existing products in their market.
2. Present a comparison with the existing products/similar technologies that exist
in the market.
3. Identify what are the problems associated with the existing alternatives.
4. Mention how your intended product stands different from the existing product.
5. Any other state-of-the-art must also be discussed in this chapter.
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Chapter 3
Conceptual Design
1. In this chapter, you should discuss what was the first problem statement you
formulated and how you narrowed that down to the current problem statement.
2. Brainstorming and Idea generation – Discuss about the different brainstorming
sessions you had that helped you to identify all the different means of solving the
problem. You can use ‘mind maps’ for this purpose. A sample mind map is shown
below:
Figure 1: A sample mind map. Image courtesy: https://destech.wordpress.com/
3. Selection of the most viable ideas proposed.
4. You should discuss a decision matrix here. On what basis you have selected the
present idea and rejected all the other ideas. The ‘Proposed solution’ to the
problem must be presented at the end.
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Chapter 4
Embodiment and Detailed Design
1. Product architecture - An overall block diagram highlighting the functionality
of the product must be presented here. The working principle and the feasibility
of the design concept must also be discussed.
Figure 2: Example of product architecture (image source: google images)
2. System-level design - How each subcomponent or modules interact with each
other in a product level and the function of each subcomponent.
3. Design configuration - Shape and general dimensions or sizes are established to
the components that are defined in product architecture. It is largely depended on
the three-dimensional constraints that define the envelope in which the product
operates and the product architecture. This would be a preliminary selection of
material, manufacturing process, modelling, sizing of parts etc.
4. Detailed design – This must include the following:
• Electrical/Electronics aspect: Derivation of the required specification
• Software part: Algorithm and its analysis
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• Mechanical Aspects: Solid works model. Orthographic views and 3D
view.
5. Results and Discussion
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Chapter 5
Fabrication and Assembly
The fabrication plan shall be discussed in this chapter. Following points must be
included.
1. Bill of Materials (BOM).
2. The drawings must be presented in this section. Material description, dimension
and tolerances must be added to all the part drawings. The electrical/electronics
and the mechanical components should be discussed separately.
3. Manufacturing Process description: Discuss how you plan to fabricate
individual parts (identify the suitable manufacturing process and the sequence of
steps necessary for the fabrication).
4. Assembly
5. Limitations and Challenges: Both from the product perspective and from the
fabrication perspective.
6. Scheduling plan: With the help of a Gantt chart, present a scheduling plan, for
completing the tasks in minimum duration possible.
7. Contribution: The contribution of each team member must be listed here.
8. Conclusions: Overall conclusions of the project work
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References
The IEEE referencing style must be used. Kindly go through the link below for the
details on the IEEE referencing style.
https://ieeedataport.org/sites/default/files/analysis/27/IEEE%20Citation%20Guidelines.pdf
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