Review and understand the project

Meet with faculty guide and consultants

Team building exercises/ice breakers

Identify and gather any additional benchmarking materials

Meet with customers to establish any additional needs

(or Brainstorm any additional needs)

Participate in benchmarking session

Participate in brainstorming session

Determine product target specifications

Divide team into sub teams and coordinate meeting times.

Identify additional resources required for project and begin obtaining commitments for resources.

Obtain all team member contact information and distribute.

Update 3 week plan.

Ensure all deliverables are prepared and submitted to guide in timely fashion.

Meet with each sub team and provide support where needed.

Familiarize oneself with LED lighting technology and issues.

Ensure all deliverables are prepared and submitted to guide in timely fashion.

Benchmark alternative lighting systems.

Order samples of LEDs based on recommendations from team.

Record and publish results from benchmarking and needs evaluation

Ensure all deliverables are prepared and submitted to guide in timely fashion.

Generate concepts for improving system integration based on model and input from light panel sub team.

Guide entire team in refining system concepts.

Begin setting up concept review with customer and other technical consultants/faculty.

Begin collecting information on existing LED or other light panels, with a focus on the structural design. Prepare a report for the team on different structural design classifications for the lighting panels/boxes with their pros and cons.

Identify any specific needs such as equipment, software, or space that you may need for your tasks.

Benchmark lighting boxes.

Research material options for box fabrication.

Begin concept generation of light panel box and mounting options.

Continue research material options.

Research different options for the design of lights, which may include CAD add-on, freestanding light analysis software, analytical or other numerical models. Prepare a short presentation for the team describing options for tools to design the light panel.

Research currently available LED panels on the market for area lighting.

Identify any specific needs such as equipment, software, or space that you may need for your tasks.

Research scientific literature and web on alternative lighting systems with a focus on the lighting design.

Begin brainstorming concepts for overall lighting system design in partnership with rest of the LED panel sub team.

Decide on approach/tool for lighting design.

Research specifications of available LEDs including range of pricing, spectrum, and lighting patterns.

Propose LED samples for purchase and preliminary testing.

Begin preliminary testing and familiarization with purchased LEDs.

Research currently available LED panels on the market for area lighting.

Identify any specific needs such as equipment, software, or space that you may need for your tasks.

Begin brainstorming concepts for overall lighting system design in partnership with rest of the LED panel sub team.

Identify key require system components for lighting panel circuit and begin to identify key design parameters.

Examine the possible regulatory requirements on the circuit design. Report on key potential issues to team.

Develop list of engineering specifications for the power and lighting circuit.

Propose LED samples for purchase and preliminary testing.

Begin preliminary testing and familiarization with purchased LEDs.

Begin more detailed circuit concept design.

Identify any specific needs such as equipment, software, or space that you may need for your tasks.

Begin brainstorming concepts for overall lighting control system design in partnership with rest of the team.

Identify key require system components for lighting panel circuit and begin to identify key design parameters.

Develop list of engineering specifications for the control system.

Assist EE1 with preliminary testing and circuit concept design.

Review sustainability guidlines