I just need you to write for me the introduction for tech memo for now and I have everything that you need.This project concerns data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It also involves coding

ME 250: Grading Rubric for Project 2 Technical Memo Category Score (S) = 4 Exemplary Score (S) = 3 Accomplished Score (S) = 2 Developing Score (S) = 0 Inadequate Weight (w) Max weighted score (wS ) Title page Title page c ontains all required information ; uses white space appropriately and is one page . Includes team number, student name s, title of report, class, and due date. Includes a high quality graphic or photo that is representative of Project 2. Excellent quality. Title page is nearly complete, some minor errors. Good quality. Title page is nea rly complete, has major errors . Needs work. Missing Title page. 1 4 Introduction Introduction is complete and well written ; summarized in the team ’s own words. Provides strong background and context for Project 2, states all objectives of the report , and outlines the contents of the report (introduces each upcoming section) . An outsider can read this section and fully understand in detail what has been done and what the report is about . Excellent quality. Introduction is nearly complet e, missing som e minor details. An outsider reading the section has only minor questions after reading which does not impact their full understanding of the project or the report. Good quality. Some introductory information is given , but still missing major points or context. An outsider reading the section has several questions aft er reading and will be confused, section lacks depth and details. Inaccurate b ackground information or unreadable. An outsider cannot understand what is happening in the section . Needs much work. Or, missing Introduction section. 10 40 Problem Definition Includes a concise statement of the design problem and includes a comprehensive list of objectives and constraints. Captures all aspects of the problem , including some not -so-obvious details. Has a clear statement and good list of objectives and constraints . No obvious items are missing. Offers a statement and a partial list of objectives and constraints. Missing a statement and/or list of objectives and/or constraints. 10 40 Software Algorithm Software algorithm section has introductory paragraph with sufficient details to help reader understand the algorithm used in the code . The algorith m is presented as a flow chart graphic that is color -coded and uses shapes from class to represent different statements/ conditions. The algorithm must be carefully explained in the text . Excellent quality. Section is nearly complete, missing some minor details. An outsider reading the section has only min or questions after reading which does not impact their full understanding of the project or the report. Good quality. Some information is given and explained, but still missing major points. An outsider reading the section has several questions after reading and will be confused - section lacks depth and details. Inaccurate information or unreadable. An outsider cannot understand what is happening in the section . Needs much work. Or, missing section. 10 40 Coding Coding and hardware for experimental testing is provided and described . The code its elf is included in an appendix. The code has been tested to function without flaws. Adequate d esc ription of code and hardware. Code is included in an appendix. The code has been tested with minor flaws. Description of code and hardware is missing some details. Only partial code is included in an appendix. Code has been tested with major flaw. Missing description. No code is included in appendix. Code has not been tested or did not function at all. 15 60 Methods Well -written in paragraph format, all critical experimental details are summarized which document how data collection is performed . All procedures for debugg ing are noted. The procedure for data collection is briefly outlined and it is clear what measurements were taken and how and where. Experimental setup is accurately described in text and possibly diagram(s). Contains generally adequate description of me thods. Written in paragraph format, still missing some important experimental details; poor descriptions. Inacc urate or unreadable description. Or, missing Methods section. 5 20 ME 250: Grading Rubric for Project 2 Technical Memo Category Score (S) = 4 Exemplary Score (S) = 3 Accomplished Score (S) = 2 Developing Score (S) = 0 Inadequate Weight (w) Max weighted score (wS ) Data Presentation in Data Analysis Section Professional looking and accurate presentation of the data in tables, graphs, and/or figures. All figures/graphs/tables are correctly drawn and include labels and proper units (if needed). The most appropriate/relevant data are displayed.

Excellent quality. All figures/graphs/tables are accurate, but some have minor errors. Most figures/graphs/tables are OK; some are still missing some important or required features. Presentation of data is illegible. No or very few graphs are shown. 5 20 Data Analysis Data analysis section has introductory paragraph with sufficient details to help reader understand the upcoming results and how data analysis was performed. Data analysis is clearly performed correctly from viewing included graphs, and all graphs are explained and are of high quali ty. A “Rush Hour” is well defined. Excellent quality. Section is nearly complete, missing some minor details. Good quality. Some information is given and explained, but still missing major points. Data analysis performed with many or substantial errors. Data analysis is incorrect or unintelligible. 10 40 Conclusion /Recommend ations Well -written and good description of all the important conclusions; the team shows good understanding of the project and the results. Includes: thorough review of main results, good discussion of any limitations on the results, lessons learned, and all suggestions for improvement in future studies. No new information is intr oduced. The most important conclusions have been drawn, only minor points missing. Conclusions regarding major points are drawn, but many are misstated, indicating a lack of understanding. Inaccurate or unintelligible description. Presents “summary” inste ad of conclusion Or, missing Conclusions section. 15 60 References Citations and references adhere to IEEE standards. Citations appear in chronological order in text as numbers [1] at the end of sentences and all are properly cited in Reference section. 1-2 minor mistakes. Major mistakes present. Missing References. 2 8 Appearance Appearance of the report is professional and the appropriate level of effort was put into the presentation of the report. Report is typed with good margins and font and has excellent organization. The formatting is consistent throughout the report, including tables and figures. Figures must be large enough to read -maximum 3 per page (better is 2 per page). All figures have figure numbers and captions (below the figure) and all tables have table numbers and captions (above the table). Excellent quality. Appearance of the report is professional, but some minor presentation problems. Formatting is generally good, but cou ld still be improved. Good quality. Major presentation problems or formatting is inconsistent throughout the report and needs work. Inconsistent formatting. Lacking figure or table numbers. Needs a lot of editing. 5 20 Appendix All appendices prese nt and complete and labeled. Includes code as one appendix. Excellent quality and presentation of appendices. Needs a lot of editing or lacking information. 2 8 ME 250: Grading Rubric for Project 2 Technical Memo Category Score (S) = 4 Exemplary Score (S) = 3 Accomplished Score (S) = 2 Developing Score (S) = 0 Inadequate Weight (w) Max weighted score (wS) Sentence Mechanics and Writing Style Sentences are well written: the text is free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Consistent writing style throughout. Overall impression is easy to read and understand. Excellent quality. Sentences are generally well written; there are occasional grammar/spelling/punctuation errors. Overall impression is usually easy to read and understand. Good quality. Sentences have multiple errors. Requires eff ort to comprehend meaning.

Somewhat incoherent styles across document. Sentences are poorly written, incomplete, or rambling; there are frequent errors in grammar/punctuation/ spelling that impair communication. Hard to read and understand. 5 20 Concise Reporting 15 pages or less, excluding the title page and appendices. Report contains no fluff. Generally concise. Writing or formatting may appear slightly bloated to increase page count. Appears to intentionally increase page count by manipulating format ting and/or wordiness. Either exceeds the 15 - page limit or contains mostly fluff without much substance. 5 20 SUM 100 400 Your raw grade on the Technical Memo # 2 is: = 100 400 ∑ (max=100 ) **Blackboard will show you a score out of 400 points. ** Late penalty: -10% off raw grade for reports turned in after 6pm . You need to communicate with your team so your report gets turned in (on time) !