Tips for Final Report

1.	Your report should be around 5 to 20 pages (including diagrams, tables, etc.) and it shouldn't resemble your lab books. Generally, your abstract & introduction should not exceed 1 to 1.5 pages (double spaced). Your conclusion should not exceed 1 to 1.5 pages either. Thus, the bulk of your lab report should be the main body.
2.	It should be typewritten (double spaced & 12 point font is best). Circuit/logic/block diagrams can be drawn neatly in ink.
3.	On your final circuit diagram, include model numbers (particularly if you're using logic from the 74LSxx series or any other ICs not included in your gray box). Also, it should be clear if you're using the modified NAND/NOR gates from Experiment #6.
4.	Don't copy your lab partner's report or portions of it. Effort points will be lost accordingly.
5.	You only need to present your final car design. No intermediate designs need to be in the report.
6.	The body of your lab report should include final results. Sound reasoning about sensor placement, sensor height, and overall circuit design should be included. You should describe how your car behaves on certain turn angles, obstacles, and white & black surfaces. You should include some kind of algorithm your car uses to complete a track.
7.	Reports are due on the day of the design challenge, so start your reports early.
8.	If you have any questions about what else to include in your report, feel free to email me.

Tips for Structure of Report

	You should:	You shouldn't:
1.	Present your final design.	Present other designs.
2.	Talk about the design choices, such as sensor placement & logic, behind the final design of your car.	Talk about what you learned, such as how to use the instruments in lab, KCL, KVL, etc.
3.	Describe the car algorithm, how it approaches turns, stops, logic functions, etc.	Describe how the design challenge works and its rules.
4.	for the abstract, describe what you did in laymen terms and keep it short.	for the abstract, describe the details of the design choices behind your car.
5.	Describe the logical function of your car. It's better to use tables and associate behavior with sensor placement, such as stop sensors, turning sensors, etc. It'll be shorter and easier to write.	Describe, in long narrative, the logical function of your car. It takes too long to do.