The incremental method of writing engineering papers

A method is proposed for writing journal papers in increments during the progress of the engineering project in a way that will actually aid the development work. Papers written in this manner are not merely a report of work done in the laboratory; instead, they combine the discipline of formal writing with the discipline of engineering effort. The proposed method applies to any kind of engineering manuscript: theoretical, analytical, experimental, or developmental. Specific guidelines are offered for preparing a manuscript in this way and some unique advantages of the method are shown.