Project Definition and 1000 Threads

A project (or program) is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned (usually by a project team, but sometimes by a project manager or by a project planner) to achieve a particular aim.An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".A project may be a temporary (rather than permanent) social system (work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.A project may form a part of wider programme management
or function as an ad hoc system.Note that open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations.

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  1. R

    Error message in lab course project using TEL-218DRV equipment

    I hope this is an acceptable location for this post. Does anyone have any experience trouble shooting or access to a help file for the Tel-X-Driver and TEL-218DRV equipment? I have included a copy of my correspondence with the company explaining the situation below. Homework Statement My...
  2. R

    PROJECT: Determining weight with load cells.

    First, I am not an electrical engineer and am not to familiar with circuit boards. PROJECT: I have a static load, represented by a block. The block has three very short legs (or feet 3/8" diameter each). The feet are located concentricly under the block. Under the feet I place three thin-film...
  3. S

    Need help locating a project box with breadboard

    I did some quick searches and couldn't find what I was looking for. I found plenty of project boxes, but I didn't find any project boxes with a breadboard combination for sale. I just need to make a circuit inside of a box using capacitors or inductors. Very simple but it has to look...
  4. G

    Rocket Project - need to find mass of rocket to reach 15 m altitude

    Rocket Project -- need to find mass of rocket to reach 15 m altitude I have a project for grade 11 physics, i have to create a rocket that reaches precisely 15 m altitude, and all I am given is the thrust profile of the engine (force(N) vs time(s) graph) It is an Estes A8-5 engine i have...
  5. G

    What Should I Choose for My Year-Long Physics Project?

    This year in my school, we get to do huge project on whatever we want (literally, whatever we want- someone is brewing their own beer, someone is writing some songs, etc.). Of course, I want to do mine on something physics related, but I'm not quite sure what I should do... Some ideas that I...
  6. A

    Calculating Thrust and Work for a Vinegar and Baking Soda Rocket

    I am a high school teacher attempting to give my students a project for designing a rocket powered by the chemical reaction between acetic acid and baking soda to produce CO2 gas. I have done some simple calculations based on stoichiometric amounts of vinegar and acetic to produce a...
  7. M

    Statistical Analysis for our project

    I actually have no idea on how would we conduct our statistical analysis for our design project. We will be creating a digital alarm clock with an improvised sensor and we will also be conducting series of tests for it. Now our teacher is looking for the statistical analysis. Our testings are...
  8. C

    Strength Project Help for Civil Engineering Students

    I'm a sophomore civil engineering student in strength of materials class and have to come up with a project. The project was take something and due a compression, tensile, deflection, etc. test. My first thought was to do something with self-consolidating concrete, which I heard about last...
  9. S

    Can a gyroscope be used to stabilize a levitating globe?

    Hello, I am a student and this semester I am doing a project in Experimental Physics class. We plan to make a levitating globe! We have already researched on methods of overcoming Earnshaw's theorem and chose two: 1) Using eddy currents to stabilize an object (conductor) More or less...
  10. kini.Amith

    Physics project for mechanical engineering

    I am a mechanical engineering 3rd year bachelors student. However, after completion of bachelors, i am going to pursue theoretical physics for masters. Next sem i am to work on my major project ( like a research paper). Is there some topic i can work on, which has elements of Theoretical...
  11. R

    Engineering Mechanical engineering project which would help for my MBA?

    am in 6th semester mechanical engineering please suggest me projects which would help me to get into b-schools.
  12. C

    Electrical Home project - DIY Large Solar Pool Heater

    Hi all, I live in Perth, Australia and have just moved houses to a place with a relatively small pool, unfortunately it is shaded for the majority of the day by a big tree and it is quite cold and unwelcoming (unless you have built of a sweat). I want to make a solar pool heating system to...
  13. D

    Misc. Home project - rotary table calculations

    Hi guys, I'm a mechanical engineering student and my dad want's a simplified motorized rotating table. I want to take it as a chance to implement my study in it, and I'm doing it all the way modeled on solidworks and animated. The calculation part is holding me back, there's a couple of things...
  14. C

    Creating a Hacked Webcam for an iRobot Roomba Project

    Hi everyone, I'm about to start a MCU project that involves using a already hacked iRobot Roomba and taking video input. However, I'm trying to figure out how I would read the data from a webcam. I was thinking about hacking an old webcam so that it could give me an RGB output, but that would...
  15. G

    Physics Project ( College/University )

    Hey there! I have an upcoming project to do, just want to gather some ideas, don't mind cause me I'm new to this forum website The budget has to be MYR300.00, USD96.95. Recycle materials are allowed The project is some sort of presentation, where there will be a certain day where we will...
  16. E

    Astro Physics Project Ideas for my National Science Fair

    Hi, I'm 16 years old and I really want to win my national science fair. I'm fascinated by all things space and I have been addicted to astrophysics ever since my Dad showed me a documentry on the discovery channel when I was ten. I was wondering if anyone could put me on the right path...
  17. E

    Help with correct diameter for a timing belt project

    Hello, I'm building some equipment that has a drum driven by a timing belt. The drum is roughly 11.25" in diameter. The drive belt used is H pitch - 1/2" spacing between the teeth. For the gear teeth on the drum I'm using another belt of the same pitch, inverted and epoxied onto the drum. The...
  18. M

    FPGA or Microcontroller for Robot Project?

    Hi I'm currently doing a design project for my engineering class, and we have to select either an FPGA and use VHDL or a microcontroller. The project entails following a line, and using IR communication to change the colors of LEDs. I know that FPGAs might be better because you can do...
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    What Are Good Mechanical Engineering Project Ideas for a First-Year Student?

    Hellow, Actually I'm a 1st year mechanical student and I'm thinking of a project, but little confused that what to do. So if you have any ideas to take me in some direction for the project. Thank you.
  20. G

    Solar Panel Charger Project: How Do Modern Smart Chargers Work?

    The Maker Greetings, I saw a slew of discount solar panels and I want to use one to power my iPhone or possibly netbook. I’ve researched this but it seems the more I learn the more I realize how little I actually know. There appears to be a wide variety of charging circuits and methods...
  21. C

    Building a Vacuum Oven: Help Needed w/ Heat Flow & High Temp Seals

    I'm building a vacuum oven since I found an industrial highly corrosive resistant vacuum pump and a few boxes of the oil it needs all for about $50. I have the general outline of what I want to do, but I have a couple questions. 1. I plan on this oven reaching about 750-800 °F max on a...
  22. A

    Fresh Mechanical Engineering Project Ideas for Students

    Hello friends, i am a mechanical engineering student. Can anyone suggest new and innovative mechanical engineering project idea? Help please.
  23. N

    Please help me in choosing a nuclear project related to electronics

    Hello all, I am currently pursuing my MSc in Nuclear engineering. My background is in BSc Electrical/electronics engineering therefore I am inclined to go for some project related to nuclear engineering having roots in electrical/electronics/control engineering. It would be great if...
  24. M

    Cylindrical pipe holding up a screen (real world project)

    This is a real world project. I'm building a giant roll-up window shade to be used for a special effects green screen. The first real model attempt (without math) failed. See the two pictures of the tube structure being held up by chairs. The only axle was about 3ft of 1.5" pipe at each...
  25. A

    Space Based Solar Power practical project

    Hello, I'm doing a project on SBSP and we have a few months to complete it, and in my written report I will be going over NASA's data they collected from their attempts. Calculating efficiencies and otheer variables between different stages of transmission, e.g. first from the sun radi to PV...
  26. W

    Chernobyl Chernobyl Project: Learn Info, Find Radiation Levels

    Hi, does anyone know how to find out more information on the Chernobyl project? (the steel dorm) i.e. which company is actually designing and dealing with it? Also, is there anyway to find out the current average radiation level?
  27. S

    Robot Project: Shielding Electronics in HV Environment

    Hi, I am doing an university project that consists in building a robot that operates in a AC to DC convertor. The robot has to work under HV environment. I am looking at possibilities of shielding the electronics of this robot. Can you give me any suggestions or links to look at? Also, will...
  28. B

    Brush DC Motor Science Project HELP

    So I have a Gr 11 Physics Science project. I need to build a Brushed DC motor. I already build an armature with coils. I have a copper commutator and copper are connected to it. Lastly, I placed electric tape on the wood body The problem is that I don't know how to make an effective Brush...
  29. T

    Hydraulic high pressure piping project

    dear friend i am hydraulic high pressure piping project. but i not aware of calculations and formulas so can anyone tell me "how to select & buy a correct material grade for the high pressure pipe . i know the values 1. max pressure with stand = 25,000 PSI 2.Minimum Inner Dia :10-13 mm...
  30. M

    Looking For Differential Type Device For Project

    Hi, I'm doing a project and i saw a device a few months back that basically, no matter what direction the driving shaft would go the output driven shaft would always go in the one direction. I'm looking for the name of this type of device, or maybe where i can find a site with it It is...
  31. Greg Bernhardt

    Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF MadLib

    Hello again! I'm also interested in creating a PF interactive SciFi Madlib. What we need is a wild story with interchangeable elements for people to add their own "nouns, verbs, adjectives etc...". I can't write it, but I can make it interactive and upload it for all to enjoy!
  32. Greg Bernhardt

    Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF choose-your-own adventure

    I'm interested in creating a SciFi "choose-you-own-adventure" style story while using PF members as characters! It would be in the simple style of "story content" then choose "option 1" or "option 2" or "option 3" and repeat etc. I can't do much writing, but I can put it all together and...
  33. Z

    Is There a Software That Converts Drawings into Mathematical Functions?

    I just got one of the most tedious projects of my life... in math class! I need to take a picture and put it on graph paper and plot 2 axis then write over 100 functions which if all graphed would make the picture I chose. We need to use 16 different types of functions and I was wondering if...
  34. E

    Regression Analysis - Needed for research project

    Hello, I'm a second year mathematics and economics student, and I've been hired by an economic development organisation to conduct a research project on the probability of loan default in micro-credit borrowers in rural Kenya (I'll be heading there in person this summer). Basically, I'll...
  35. E

    Finding Correct Combination/Permutation Rule for Statistics Project

    This is NOT homework. This is a personal project I am working on. First and foremost, THANK YOU in advance for helping me with my statistics project that I have been unable to solve on my own or through the help of my statistics book and google. I am working on an excel spreadsheet for use...
  36. S

    Radiation Detection / Spectroscopy Project

    Hello, I'm currently a sophomore in high school and am interested in working on something to find methods of completely non-invasive toxin detection which I don't see out right now. I've noted that this is done by interpreting the spectra of different materials which could contain the...
  37. S

    MOTOR Help: Choosing the Right Motor for DIY Project

    MOTOR Help! Hello Everyone, Please help regarding my DIY project. I want to make a Camera Glider/Slider which has to slide my 2-3 KG camera Horizontally, Inclined-ly as well as Vertically (Straight Upto 2 Meter High) using a Motor and a Belt. Here is the picture my project...
  38. A

    Linear actuators for mechanical project

    Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help me out here. I'm working on a project that needs two fast linear actuators which I'm planning to control with the Arduino logic board, but I can't seem to find anything that suits what I need. Here are the specs. -Type of actuator: Linear...
  39. G

    What are some potential long-term physics projects for a high school student?

    Hi all. Next year for school, we have a huge, year-long research project. I'm really excited, but I'm not really sure what I should do yet... It can be on pretty much anything (and I'm doing it on something physics-related, hopefully), as long as the teachers approve it. It should be a long-term...
  40. V

    What type of map can i project onto a sphere to eliminate distortion

    This is not actual "homework." I am building a POV globe and I want to get as accurate of a projection as possible. The images I will upload into the globe will be a simple 2 dimensional image projected onto a 3 dimensional plane. I have researched and it appears that a Mercator type map is the...
  41. S

    Insects project in Mining explorations?

    Termite ,ants are among those insects which could be used for mining exploration ,what other Insects (or animals)you think could be used and why? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121211095007.htm Thanks
  42. O

    Programming project. blackjack, String array issue

    Not sure what's going one, as soon as I remove the line with String[] arraySuit... all errors go away. With that statement in I get errors on several lines. Cannot figure out what's wrong. /* * Semester Project * Blackjack Class */ package project; import java.util.*; /** *...
  43. mikeanndy

    Wanna make a project for Optics Fair, Need Hepl

    I want to make a project for Optics Fair.It is an undergraduate level optics fair. Please give me some idea, if you do it will be very helpful for me.
  44. M

    Egg toss design project with target for Physics 12 ISU

    Homework Statement Need to build a container to hold a Large grade A egg that must have maximum dimensions of 25cm x 25cm x 25cm. Score for marks is based on Score = (200 - Distance from target in cm)/Mass of container with egg. The egg is thrown from at least 1 m above the ground and 2 m from...
  45. J

    MHB What Happens When y is Very Large or Small in This Function?

    I am currently working on a project and I am stuck on the last question (g). I will provide the questions and my work up until this point. If anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated. problems.
  46. T

    Mechanical Engineer Interview for Career Project

    I am working on a career project for school about mechanical engineering. I would prefer to have more than one answer though because it would give me more details of the job and what I could expect from it. If you would like to give me any tips, recommend some colleges, important things to know...
  47. J

    What Are Innovative Physics Science Fair Project Ideas for ISEF?

    Hello everybody ! I'm a 15 years old student in ninth grade.My country will do the selective Physics Science Fair for ISEF.The winners will have opportunity to compare on I-Sweep next year.All best students of my country will participate in this competition.Most of them will be helped very much...
  48. S

    Python VPython project involving black-hole and stellar object.

    Homework Statement My partner and I are doing a project for our introductory Honor's Physics course, in which we must use VPython to explore a theoretical concept in physics. We were able to choose whichever topic we wished, although it had to be approved, and it had to be theoretical. Our...
  49. Saitama

    What are some project ideas using semiconductor devices and other components?

    I need to make a project for my school practical exams but I am at a lack of ideas. I want to create a project using semiconductor devices and then I have to write a report file on it. Any ideas from your side are appreciated. Here's a pdf of the chapter on Semiconductors in my textbook so...
  50. D

    Seeking FEA Help with Final Year Project

    Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum so please be gentle with me. I am a final year mechanical engineering student in Ireland and i am doing my final year project on reduceing solidification cracks that are occurring in a weldment of a NI-Super alloy during the welding process. I believe that a...
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