tI've gotten approval to begin building my project! After spending the past few weeks planning and designing the launch controller I'm ready to begin building after a few minor revisions to my Technical Proposal Document. My plan is to make use of the money allotted to me by General Atomics to purchase the components required to assemble the controller. The final product is yet to come, but the process started with a very unorganized and rough draft of my first System Requirements Document. It went through constant scrutiny and finally had been deemed acceptable for use. Once that document was written I had to write a Technical Proposal Description which had to pass the same requirements. That document was easier since I had an understanding of how the documents are supposed to be formatted. Finally I drew up a schematic and an LED table to identify how exactly the electronics would function. I learned that scrutiny and criticism are not bad things. Even though I understood that before this internship the experience really solidified it for me. Additionally it helped me understand how designs are supposed to be written, and that in the engineering business, simply attacking the problem without planning or documentation is not a feasible solution. In order to be successful your client has to be able to know anything about the device and its functions upon request, and any part manufacturer needs to know how to make your design a reality without asking a million questions.
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I am an intern at General Atomics: Electromagnetic Systems. Author11th grade student pursuing a career in engineering Disclaimer
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February 2017
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