Project Title Final Project Report Submitted a.docx
- 1. Project Title Final Project Report Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for ENGT 4050 Senior Technology Capstone Professor Richard Springman Project Team A-00 Rocky Rocket, Team Lead Allis Chalmers John Deere Cyrus McCormick Faculty Advisor
- 2. Dr. Myron Noodleman Sponsor Mr. Anton Hulman Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 4, 1776 The University of Toledo College of Engineering Engineering Technology Department This page intentionally left blank
- 3. An Abstract of Project Title by Team A-00 Rocky Rocket, Team Lead Allis Chalmers John Deere Cyrus McCormick for ENGT 4050 Senior Technology Capstone Fall Semester 2013 The University of Toledo
- 4. The title material above is single-spaced and centered at the top of the Abstract page, with equal spacing between each component (i.e., one blank line). This information must agree with that which is presented on the title page. Use two spaces between the title material and the text of the abstract. Abstract page material must be printed in the same font as is used for all other textual material (i.e., do not use bold, italics, underline, etc. here). The abstract text must be a concise statement of the problem, procedure or methods utilized, results obtained, and a brief conclusion. There is no prescribed length for the abstract, but in no case should it exceed 350 words. Acknowledgments This section is included for the purpose of identifying and/or
- 5. recognizing those who have helped, assisted or provided support to the design team in the execution of the senior capstone project. Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Symbols
- 6. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Project Objectives Project Team Design and Analysis Results Discussion and Conclusions References Appendices Team Resumes Gantt Chart Budget . Project Title
- 7. General Formatting Your report must be in suitable condition for binding and printed on one side only (i.e., no double-sided printing). Textual material may be formatted “ragged-right” or “flush” with the right margin. This choice may be influenced by the typesetting capabilities of the software used to prepare your report. Hyphenations are permitted, except when the hyphenated word is split over two pages. If your word processing software has a “widow/orphan protection feature,” it is recommended that you use this feature to avoid the first line of a paragraph being at the end of a page or the last line of a paragraph beginning a new page. It is acceptable to have a page end shorter to prevent paragraphs starting or ending in this manner. Text Color, Size and Font Text Color Use black text color for all textual material in your report. Text Size Use a 12-point text size throughout the report. This does not apply to text within tables, figures, footnotes or mathematical expressions. However, labels and
- 8. captions to tables, figures and other illustrative material should use a 12-point text size. Fonts Do not use script-style fonts or san serif fonts in your report (examples of san serif fonts are Arial and Helvetica). Choose a single serif font as the text font that is used throughout the textual material of the document. Acceptable serif fonts are: • Book Antiqua • Garamond • Century Schoolbook • Times Roman (a.k.a., “Roman” or “Times New Roman”) Spacing and Margins General Spacing All textual materials should be single-spaced. In citing references, use single-spacing within an
- 9. individual reference but use double-spacing between references. Margins No material may appear in the margins, except a page number. Every page of the document must have the following margins: -1/2”) Note that the left margin (1-1/2”) allows space for binding and trimming of printed copies. The value of the top margin depends on whether the page is the first page of a “major division.” A “major division” includes the acknowledgements page, table of contents, list of tables, list of figures, list of abbreviations, list of symbols, preface, chapters, references, appendices, and index. If the page is the first page of a major section or division, the top margin is 2 inches (2”). This is the distance from the top edge of the page to the bottom edge of the section heading. The top margin of every other page is one inch (1”) from the top edge of the page.
- 10. Page Numbering Page Number Location All pages must be present and numbered in the proper sequence. Do not use periods, brackets, hyphens, etc. before or after page numbers. The page number of every page is to be located ¾” from the bottom edge of the page and centered between the 1.5” left margin and the 1” right margin. Page numbers are to be printed in 12-point font size and black text color (the same font size and color required of all textual material). Preliminary Page Numbers Page numbers that are printed on “preliminary pages” are in lower-case Roman numerals (i.e., i, ii, iii, iv, . . . ). Chapter, References, Appendix, & Index Page Numbers All pages within these divisions receive a page number and the page number is printed on the
- 11. page using Arabic numerals (i.e.,1, 2, 3, . . . ). The first page of the first chapter must be numbered “1” with subsequent pages numbered 2, 3, 4, etc. The page number of the first page of a subsequent chapter is to follow consecutively from the last page number in the previous chapter (i.e., the page number of the first page of a subsequent chapter does not reset to “1”). The same principle is to be applied to the page number of the first page of subsequent major divisions (i.e., References, Appendices, and Index). To summarize, the first page of the first chapter is numbered “1” with subsequent pages numbered 2, 3, 4, etc., and this pagination continues unbroken to the last page of the document (i.e., page numbers are never again “reset” to 1). A page number must be printed in an Arabic numeral on every page starting with the first page of the first chapter. This includes pages that contain a table, figure, blueprint, photograph, etc. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols These elements must be defined in the text the first time they are used in the text. Depending on
- 12. the context, this definition must appear immediately before or after the abbreviation/acronym/symbol; thereafter the abbreviation/acronym/symbol must be consistently substituted for its definition within the document’s text. The following is an example of the abbreviation/acronym “EST” appearing after its definition: “The eclipse will occur at 9:15, Eastern Standard Time (EST).” In contrast the following is an example of a symbol preceding its definition: “These results depend on the value of Tobin’s Q; where Q represents the ratio of the market value of installed capital to the replacement cost of capital.” Beginning a Sentence No sentence, except in a footnote, should begin with a numeral, symbol or abbreviation (except titles such as Dr., Mrs., Mr.). Capitalization in a Title or Heading
- 13. A good general rule is that nouns, verbs, and any word of four or more letters are capitalized in a title or heading. Colon When a colon is used to introduce a list, it should be preceded by an independent clause (e.g., “Our study included five elements: (1) ...”; “The ingredients were as follows: ...”, not “The ingredients were: ...”). Dates Typing style for dates that appear in the text must take the following form: Month day, and year. For example: July 10, 1994 — not “10 July 1994”. Ellipses Within a sentence, omissions are indicated by three spaced periods. Between and at the end of sentences where omissions have been made, the final period precedes the three ellipsis points.
- 14. When typed correctly, it will look like this. . . . In most cases, do not use ellipses at the beginning or end of a quote. Numbers Numbers should always be written out when they stand as the first word in the sentence. The numbers one (1) through nine (9) are to be written out in the text when not used with abbreviations. All higher numbers will be presented in Arabic figures. Numbers indicating time, weight, and measurement are to be expressed in Arabic figures when followed by an abbreviation (e.g., 1 mm; 1 sec; 3 gm; 10 mm 3 ).