Specifications

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Our project was selected during the first meeting with Dr. Richie when he
reviewed our “iTemp” project idea and asked us if we would like to accept a
project that had been brought to his attention by AC3 Development Group, LLC.
After the meeting with Dr. Richie, we decided to set up milestones for our group.
The milestones would help us in several ways. They would allow us to better
“divide and conquer” the paper, rather than looking at it as one huge assignment.
We felt it is easier to think of the paper as multiple smaller reports than one huge
assignment. The milestones also would prevent us from getting close to the due
date (August 4, 2010) and having so much left to complete that we would be
forced to work around the clock to complete the assignment. We looked at the
layout of several papers from previous groups and were able to determine the
following guidelines for completing the paper in a timely manner. Figure 4
pictured below is a milestone timeline.
 Completion of Introduction/Definition 6/26/2010: This consists the almost
all of the Introduction/Definition section including Executive Summary,
Motivation, Objective, Detailed Specifications and Requirements, Roles
and Responsibilities, Block Diagrams, Timelines and Milestones, and
Budget and Financing information. This is the first step in completing our
paper and is essential to complete prior to working on research.
 Preliminary Research Completion 7/5/2010: This is the first major
milestone for the group. At this point we have picked the majority of the
hardware components to be implemented into our system. The
components have been picked so they meet the specifications and
requirements set by our sponsors. Although they have not been ordered
at this point, the group has decided that they are applicable for the system
and that they will successfully be integrated together.
 Rough Draft Due 7/19/2010: This is the second major milestone for the
group. The rough draft is due at 8:00 AM in class on 7/19/2010. Although
the rough draft is not graded, Dr. Richie informed us that he expects
somewhere around 60 pages. This is an important date for the group
because it shows exactly how much we have done and how much is still
needed to complete the paper.
 Completion of Preliminary Design 7/22/2010: This date signifies that the
group has documented information from the data sheets for the hardware
components. This information should include detailed information about
all hardware components and how they will be integrated together. At this
point all parts should be ordered.
 Completion of All Content 7/25/2010: At this point all content for the
document should be completed and integrated into a single .docx file. The
only remaining tasks for the group is to proof read the document for
spelling and grammatical errors, making sure all information is properly