| Authors | Lonny Grafman Emilio Replace with your accounts |
|---|---|
| Location | Arcata, United States |
| Status | Deployed |
| Made | Yes |
| Replicated | No |
| Uses | education, science |
This paragraph will appear in search results and previews for this page. Write a brief introductory text with information such as a description of your project, when was it designed and built, your motivation to solve the problem, the intended users. This will explain your project to someone who has never heard of it before.
Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where...
Start your project objective statement in the format, "The objective of this project is to...". Consider what will change once your solution is built and running.
Include a brief intro to the criteria and then include a table with constraints and weights (0-10 highest).
| Criteria | Description | Weight (1-10) |
|---|---|---|
| Thoroughness of content | Who, what, when, were, etc. | 10 |
| Considers audience | This will be read by people outside the US and in the future, so be sure to add enough context. Consider that most people might not even know where Arcata is. | 9 |
| Formatting | Should look good, sortable table for criteria | 5 |
| Extra content | Makes documentation informative (e.g. images, video) | 5 |
Show examples of the prototyping process including what you learned. A great way to communicate your design your process (and to earn extra points!) is to show your early drawings (by hand and digital), failed attempts and photos of tools, materials and your team (or your hands) as you build this prototype.
Describe your final product here with image and labels. Start with the biggest overview first.
A very complete description of how the final project is built. This large section should have lots of pictures. Use the Help:Images#Galleries and probably Template:Steps (e.g. Barrel O' Fun Worm Bin Instructions).
A good way to display a process is by making a video explaining your process. See Template:Video for information on how to add and annotate videos.
Description of costs, donations, the fact that this is just proposed, etc. For a simple cost table, see Help:Table examples#Cost Table and Template:Bill of materials for two nice formats.
| Item | Amount | Cost per unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Things — Get at the thing store | 3 | USD 5.75 | USD 17.25 |
| Another thing — 3' x 2', yellow | 1 | USD 150.00 | USD 150.00 |
| Grand total | Project cost::USD 167.25 | ||
This is how to operate. It should have a brief introduction. You might want to show images or videos with step-by-step instructions when needed.
Remove the alligator clips from the red and black wires that attach to the solar panels by using the wire cutter
Strip about 3/8 inch of insulation off the solar panel wires by using the 10 or 12-gauge wire stripper (whichever fits better)
Introduce this maintenance section. Help ask the questions:
This is when to maintain what. Please keep the format the same as it populates the kiosk in CCAT.
Describe the testing results.
Discuss the testing results.
Discuss lessons were learned during this project and what you would do different next time.
Discuss any next steps for the project as it goes on into the future.
This is only how to troubleshoot basic operation. For complex issues, the solution might just say something like contact ________. It should be a table in this format:
| Problem | Suggestion |
|---|---|
| Example issue | Example solution or suggestion |
| Does not turn on | Make sure it is plugged in |
| Another issue | Etc. |
Introduce team and semester in the following format:
| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
|---|---|
| Organizations | Cal Poly Humboldt |
| Cite as | Lonny (2021–2026). "Preload:Engr205 Project". Appropedia. Retrieved October 3, 2026. |
