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ECE 188 EE Senior Capstone Design Projects

Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov

April 29, 2014

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Overview

•  Established as a formal course offering in 2009.

•  EE elective design sequence taken during senior year.

•  Students form groups of 2-4 and choose a project offered by faculty or industry sponsors.

•  Each group is provided a technical adviser.

•  Students establish a set of design specs and project plan, then proceed to design build their apparatus.

•  Work on the projects begins in October and is completed by the following June.

•  At the end of Spring quarter, each group demos their apparatus and gives a poster presentation and talk on their project.


Projects

•  Typically 4-6 projects (1-3 industry sponsored projects) completed each year.

•  All projects are established in advance by instructor, in coordination with a sponsoring research group on campus or industry partner.

•  Funding and technical support provided by sponsor. Industry projects typically supported by $6000 gift from sponsor.

•  Technical adviser may come from sponsoring group or may be assigned by instructor.

•  Project requirements

–  Require knowledge/experience from a variety of areas of EE.

–  Ideally, include implementation of both hardware and software.

–  Goals can be reasonably met in a 9-month time frame.


Course Structure

•  Fall Quarter –  Students select projects, come up with a project plan and design

specifications, and begin working on components (mostly hardware).

–  Lectures: Project planning/management, Gantt charts, establishing design specs, prototyping, concept/design development, design reviews, intellectual property.

–  Deliverables: Design reviews, 2 sets of preliminary design specs and project plans, prototype demo.

•  Winter Quarter –  Continued work on project, transition from planning to executing

–  Monthly meetings w/ instructor

–  Deliverables: Updated project plan and design spec, prototype demo.


Course Structure (cont)

•  Spring Quarter –  Final specs and project plan due week 2 of quarter, final product judged

verses deliverables promised.

–  Complete and assemble project.

–  Branding / trademarks.

–  Present project and demo products at ECE/CS Capstone presentation day at the end of the quarter.


Past Project #1: ICARUS •  Angularly resolved spectral characterization system •  Sponsored by Solid State Lighting Services, Inc.

Completed System (spectrophotometer not shown)

LabView UI

Data Visualization


Past Project #2: brightblu

•  Plug and play home automation device that allows users to control their lights and appliances from their smartphone over Bluetooth

•  Sponsored by Solid State Lighting Services, Inc.

Hardware

Phone App


brightblu is now Zuli, Inc!

•  Launched Zuli Smartplugs on Kickstarter in December, raised $175K


Past Project #3: Rejuvalight

•  Solar powered light with pay-as-you-go functionality for use in developing regions

•  Sponsored by Unite to Light •  Patent pending


Current Project: IR Scout

•  Tool enabling first responders to perform remote, thermal reconnaissance prior to entering a hazardous environment

•  Joint EE/ME project •  Sponsored by FLIR


Project Sponsorship - Benefits

•  Completion of a project of interest to the sponsor.

•  Access to university resources.

•  Great way to attract, pre-screen, and train entry level engineers.


Establishing an Industry Sponsored Project

•  Contact Ilan Ben-Yaacov ([email protected]), preferably by around June.

•  I will work with you to define the scope of the project such that it meets all the criteria for the class.

•  In early October, present the project idea to the class.

•  Projects are selected and work begins by early October.

•  Projects are completed by the following June.


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