6.141/16.405J Robotics: Science and Systems I - Spring 2008

Key elements of the project plan

• Introduction
• background or context of the challenge
• motivation: why is this an interesting or significant problem?

• Hardware Plan and Rationale:

• Control Architecture Plans, Needed Algorithms and Rationale:

• Software Plans and Rationale:

• Test Plans:

• specific test protocols

• Proposed schedule with milestones

• fabrication
• testing
• redesign
• final implementation of challenge

• Risks and Assumptions:

• what are the risks and how can you mitigate those?
• what are the assumed conditions under which your design will work?
• do you have or need a back up plan?

• Conclusion:

• Informative graphics throughout the plan:

• system architecture
• schedule
• other?