- 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:
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?