What is Project: Definition and 1000 Discussions

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. kolleamm

    B Pale Blue Dot Project: Img. Earth-Like Planet w/ 18" Mirror?

    Apparently there's something called the pale blue dot project that needs funding to image an Earth like planet in a nearby star system. I asked them of the lens diameter and they replied that the telescope will use a 18" mirror. Is that enough resolution wise? Seems a little small when you...
  2. T

    IR Seeking Guidance for a Missle Project

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  3. jedishrfu

    Cool Mobile Robot Project on Youtube

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  4. MacLaddy

    Project ideas and rambling thoughts

    As a newly graduated mechanical engineer, I am searching for employment opportunities in my hometown region of the Pacific Northwest. However, as this area becomes more of a trendy hotspot, more & more people are moving here as an alternative to the high-priced lifestyle in California...
  5. PsychonautQQ

    Other So I need to do a physics research project....

    Hey PF! So I'm thinking about upgrading my physics minor to a major, the main obstruction to this is that I would need to do a research project and I'm a bit late getting on board with one of the professors and assisting in their work. So I'm trying to think of something I could do...
  6. M

    Physics Investigatory Project for grade 12?

    Hello, I've submitted 8 topics already but sadly it was all rejected, I could really use some help to look for investigatory projects about physics
  7. C

    Why does setting the condition to x*x < n not work in finding prime factors?

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  8. kostoglotov

    Holiday project goals for undergrads with an FPGA?

    It's a student project for vacation research, under-grad, not sure how many of us, there'll probably be 4-6, we're motivated. My original proposal was to get an FPGA (on an Artix-7 or Z-board) to run a CID camera sensor as a dumb peripheral, do some basic image processing stuff on it (perhaps...
  9. L

    Designing a Magnetic Brake with Eddy Currents: A Mechanical Engineering Project

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  10. T

    Circuit breaker using microcontroller project

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  11. T

    EE - Project Eradicating Bacteria/Biofilm

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  12. R

    A Give some ideas on project about spectroscopy

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  13. F

    Solar Panel Project: Will it Work?

    Hey! So I'm building raspberry pi & camera powered buy a solar panel system to make a automatic timeline of a constructing site (It needs to work for about ~9months). The rasp only needs to be on a few minutes a day to take a picture or really small video (max 1min). So this is my plan...
  14. BL4CKB0X97

    Courses What Are Suitable Engineering Research Projects to Bridge into Physics?

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  15. single0speed

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  16. SeaDawg

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  17. C

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  18. Zachery Jordan

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  19. K

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  20. Jadaav

    I Final year project/ dissertation ideas

    Hello, I'm currently on a BSc Physics course and I need some ideas for my final year project. I'm mostly thinking about Climate and Astronomy or a mixture of both would suit me more. Regards, Jadaav.
  21. Z

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  22. C

    Research project on heat transfer

    Homework Statement have you ever encountered this equation? it is the energy differential equation through a rectangular tube Homework Equations uρ(∂i/∂x)+vρ(∂i/∂y)+wρ(∂i/∂x)-[∂/∂x(k∂t/∂x)+∂/∂y(k∂t/∂y)+∂/∂z(k∂t/∂x)]=0 heat transfer coeff is k The Attempt at a Solution have you any idea how to...
  23. M

    Reactions to produce electricity

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  24. JeffCyr

    What should I look into for this project?

    Hello and thanks for taking the time to read this. I am working on a novel in which a large array of characters will undergo massive transformations, however I'm not satisfied with letting it be simply "Magic" I want the characters to absorb matter or energy from their environments to be able to...
  25. P

    I Multivariable Calculus Project: Spacetime/Black Holes

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  26. I

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  27. meshein

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  28. B

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  29. Illuminatio fit

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  30. NihalRi

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  31. CivilSigma

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  32. O

    B What were the contributions of the hidden figures to the early space program?

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  33. S

    MHB Please help me understand my Credit Card Module Project

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  34. robin14559

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  35. jtbell

    RIP the Open Directory Project (DMOZ)

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  36. Angela Ituriaga

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  37. B

    Schools Having Trouble Finding a Math Undergraduate Research Project

    I am an undergraduate pursuing mathematics and computer science in the research university at U.S. Inspired from the applications of algebra to math and statistics, I have been trying to find a suitable project in the mathematics with supervision from a faculty member, or a reading course in...
  38. Biscuit

    Exploring the Mysteries of Gravity: From the Higgs Field to Spaghettification

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  39. Nikola Milekic

    B What are we made of? (IB project)

    Hey everyone, this is my personal project that I've been working on during the last few months. This is an obligatory project that you must complete to get an IB diploma. The point of this project is to able to make something that you like. I could've chosen to do anything but I chose to make a...
  40. blixel

    Class Project: Tennis Ball Launcher

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  41. Z

    Need help with my project -- microcontroller for DC motor controller

    Hello, I'm a student currently doing my final year degree course in University College Sedaya International. I have given a project called as Microcontroller for DC motor control. The requirement of the project are :- 1). Type of Microcontroller = Microchip PIC16F876 2). DC motor 3). The...
  42. S

    Physics Egg Car Project Tips: How to Safely Transport an Egg from a 1m Ramp

    I have to create a vehicle to safely transport an egg from a ramp 1 m above the floor. The car must be powered solely with gravitational potential energy, must fall and land of its wheels, and I get a better grade for the farther away it lands from the ramp... but I'm completely lost of how to...
  43. M

    Solar PV Community Project Connection without Net Metering

    Good afternoon, I am currently trying to unnderstand Community Solar projects. I know how it works in the US and Europe but in our country the regulation of Net Metering does not exist. Can I find someone in the community who has thought about connecting retail clients or industrial clients...
  44. Jadaav

    Physics project ideas undergrad

    Hello, I need some project ideas for my course in BSc Physics level 2. I need something which is creative and interesting. Anything from fluids, wind... Regards, Jadaav
  45. AMuonParticle

    Other I need recommendations for an interesting Senior Project.

    I'm currently a junior in high school, and I'm really interested in physics, especially particle physics and quantum mechanics. At my school, everybody needs to do a big senior project to graduate, involving multiple papers and about 30 hours of work, usually to build something or organize a...
  46. Adoniram

    I Need help with overly ambitious rocket project

    Hello All, a few friends of mine and I have devised the ridiculous idea that it would be fun to build a rocket that could do something like the popular weather balloon projects which achieve high altitude for cool visuals (via GoPro or similar). But we want to make it better/faster/cooler...
  47. ramzerimar

    Calculations for weight-lifting motor....

    The project I'm building involves a 12 V electric motor connected to a spindle lifting a 20kg weight. The radius of the spindle is 2cm, so the torque applied by the weight is 0,02m*20kg*9,8m/s^2, which gives me 3,92N*m. So, my 12 V motor needs to deliver 3,92N*m just to keep the weight steady...
  48. J

    How fast will 120 psi travel through a 3 inch tube in mph?

    I need help finding out how fast 120 psi will travel though a 3 inch tube in mph. My partners are counting on me and thanks to anyone that can help me.
  49. G

    Maximizing Frequency Detection in Arduino Projects

    Hello, I am doing an arduino project and I need a bit of help with a code. What I am doing is I am setting an Infrared led to pulsate at different frequencies and I use IR phototransistor to capture that light. Then the phototransistor sends the data back to the arduino and here I need to add...
  50. person123

    Rotating Friction Discs For Project Design

    The situation is part of a mechanism I have been working on. It is used for a bicycle to automatically store and release energy with a spring. It is somewhat similar to a car clutch. Homework Statement Two friction discs are rotating with different angular velocities and different torques. The...
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