T.C.BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

PROJECT PROPOSAL

THE TITLE OF THE GRADUATION PROJECTGOES HERE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS

Capstone Project

The Names of the Students Go Here,

In Alphabetical Order by Surname,

Capitalize The First Letters Only

Advisor: Your Advisor’s Name Goes Here (e.g. Asst. Prof. ...)

İSTANBUL, March 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (right-click an selected "Update Field")

TABLE OF CONTENTS (right-click an selected "Update Field")...........................................ii

LIST OF TABLES (right-click an selected "Update Field").....................................................iii

LIST OF FIGURES (right-click an selected "Update Field")...................................................iii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................................................iv

1. OVERVIEW...........................................................................................................................1

1.1. Description of the Project...........................................................................................1

1.2. Literature Review and Related Work.........................................................................2

1.3. Goals...........................................................................................................................2

2. METHODOLOGY AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS............................................2

2.1. Proposed Solutions......................................................................................................2

2.2. Technical Limitations.................................................................................................2

2.3. Facilities and Components..........................................................................................3

2.4. Product Design and Safety..........................................................................................3

2.5. Technical Problems.....................................................................................................3

2.6 Product Specification and Verification........................................................................3

3. WORK PLAN.........................................................................................................................4

3.1 Deliverables and Division of Tasks.............................................................................4

3.2 Tasks and Time Line....................................................................................................4

3.3 Cost Proposal...............................................................................................................4

REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................7

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LIST OF TABLES (right-click an selected "Update Field")

Table 1. Components and their estimated costs..............................................................4

Table 2. The project Gantt chart.....................................................................................5

LIST OF FIGURES (right-click an selected "Update Field")

Figure 1. Steps of knowledge discovery process............................................................1

Figure 2. Overall design of the communication system..................................................3

Figure 3. Proposed experimental setup to verify specifications.....................................4

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Word to be defined Write the definition here. Do not put new lines here since the text will automatically wrap appropriately. When you are done with the definition, hit a new line and the appropriate space for the next definition will be inserted

Another word Remember to use a tab between the abbreviations and the definitions

Note The style for the list of abbreviations is “Abbreviation_Style”. The paragraphs are single-spaced, and there is one empty line between paragraphs. Examples are given below.

IoT Internet of Things

M2M Machine-to-Machine

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

WPAN Wireless Personal Area Network

ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

OSI Open Systems Interconnection

ZTC ZigBee Trust Center

MAC Media Access Control Layer

APS Application Support Sub layer

AODV Ad-hoc On Demand Distance Vector

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1. OVERVIEW

PLEASE READ THE EXPLANATIONS GIVEN IN THE CMP4999 LECTURE

TITLED "Preparing the Project Proposal".

Note that this templete presents you with all the heading and sections that represent a

minimum requirement for the project proposal. Your adviser may require additional sections.

Also note that the headings and capstions are all styled such that they are automatically

included in the TABLE OF CONTENTS on page ii and is the LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES

on page iii. If you break the formatting then you will create a lot of formatting work for your

self :-(

1.1. Description of the Project

Describe the project as originally defined by the “adviser (the brief project description

is on the course website). Include the extra details you obtained from discussions with your

adviser. If you need, include figure like this. Figure 1 illustrates the steps of knowledge

discovery process.

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Figure 1. Steps of knowledge discovery process

1.2. Literature Review and Related Work

You should have by now performed a literature review. Explain in this section what

similar products, approaches, computer applications, etc. are in the public domain and how

your product will differ from them and why. Described relevant technologies and methods.

Finally, briefly describe in what way your product could benefit society.

Include references to other work and data like this. Reference [1] states that a base

station’s power consumption can be divided into four main parts: power amplifier (including

feeder) consumption, air conditioning consumption, signal processing (analogue + digital) and

power supply. Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role

in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for

producing honey and beeswax [2]. 

1.3. Goals

It is important to be realistic in your project goals. For example you may want to have

a fully functional robot, but realistically you may expect only to have an arm with two degrees

of freedom of movement. Describe what you expect your final product will be in terms of

form and function. This should be in agreement with the project description. At the end of the

course the assessors will be comparing your product with this statement!.

2. METHODOLOGY AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

2.1. Proposed Solutions

Describe any proposed solutions. Indicate how you propose to achieve the project

goals in a systematic fashion.

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2.2. Technical Limitations

Describe limitations that affect the goals of your project. This can include limitations

in know-how, time and budget. Suggest additional attainable resources that could improve

your product or software.

2.3. Facilities and Components

Describe the programming languages, platforms, and facilities that you intend to use

(software packages, lab equipment, manufacturing platforms, devices etc) and main

components (microcontrollers, motors, sensors, etc) that you intend to use. Compare the

relative benefits of alternative solutions. Can you access necessary data or expertise required

in your project from open sources or you need to purchase them? Explain briefly.

2.4. Product Design and Safety

Briefly describe the overall design of your product or software. If your project

contains any use of hardware, explain any safety issues and how you will design the product

with safety in mind.

Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death and injury in the workplace and

the cost of a single accident could easily exceed $1.4 million [3]. Figure 2 provides an

overview of the design of the communication system; all transmitters are adhere to safetly

regulations.

Figure 1. Overall design of the communication system.

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2.5. Technical Problems

Explain what special technical difficulties are you facing in this project. It is important

to identify such problems early on so that your adviser can help you.

2.6 Product Specification and Verification

Describe the specifications of your product (software or hardware) and how you will

verify that they have been met.

Figure 1. Proposed experimental setup to verify specifications.

3. WORK PLAN

3.1 Deliverables and Division of Tasks

Describe broadly the deliverables (outcomes) required to acheive each stage of the

project. For example, deliverables will be divided into three main stages: 1. Research and

Design; 2. Construction / Implementation; 3. Testing and Documentation. Give some details

under each title.

If the project is a team effort then each team member will naturally be given tasks that

are suitable according to their expertise. Describe, broadly, the division of tasks amongst the

team members.

3.2 Tasks and Time Line

Using the above deliverables as main headings, write a detailed list of tasks include

how, where and by whom the tasks will be carrried out. This list should also be illustrated in

the form of a Gantt chart, Table 2. You need to add more details to this table. I’ve added a

page break to the beginning and end so that the whole chart has its own page. This is just a

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crude table; if you can find a better tool for preparing and presenting a Gantt chart them

please use that. The duration of the project is 17 weeks; the project title is assigned in the first

week, and the final presentation is given in the seventeenth week.

3.3 Cost Proposal

List the cost of each component and any other costs. This can be a tabulated list as

shown in Table 1 below. Add some explanations here if necessary.

Table 1. Components and their estimated costs.

Component Cost (TL)

Arduino Uno 60

SRC-04 sensor 20

SG90-RC serve-motor

20

Breadboard, cables and other materials

30

TOTAL 130

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Table 1. The project Gantt chart.

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REFERENCES

1. Conley, TG & Galeson, DW 1998, 'Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenth century

cities', Journal of Economic History, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 468-493.

2. Wikipedia, Bee, Available from: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee> [21 February

2016]

3. National Safety Council, Defensive Driver Safety Training, Available from

<http://www.nsc.org/learn/Safety-Training/Pages/defensive-driving-driver-safety-

training.aspx> [23 February 2016]

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