3. Background and objectives

3.1 Describing the context

As an introduction, the pre-project should describe the company's context and the challenges it faces: the evolution and needs of the target market, and more generally the expectations of the stakeholders involved in this market (public bodies, local authorities, associations, etc.). The aim is to demonstrate the need for an innovative solution to the needs, problems and constraints encountered.

This context must take into account the economic stakes (gains brought about by an increase in the technical performance or functionalities offered by a piece of equipment compared with those of the competition), social stakes (a device reducing drudgery for production workers, a technical system making it possible to increase the safety of...