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May2017
ECESENIORDESIGNSPONSORINFORMATION
BenefitsofSponsoringProjectsInaddi;ontohavingadesignproblemaddressedbyECESeniorDesignstudents,otherbenefitstosponsoringinclude:• AnopportunitytoevaluateECEseniorstudentsas
prospec;veemployees.• Anopportunitytoworkwithbright,earlycareer,
enthusias;c,unbiasedindividualswithnewideasandwaysofworking.
• AchanceforECEstudentsandfacultytolearnmoreaboutyourcompany.
• Accesstothelatestinlaboratoryequipment,soLwareapplica;ons,developmenttools,newtechnologies.
• Establishmentofacon;nuedrela;onshipwiththeNCSUECEdepartment.
• AnopportunitytohelpwiththedevelopmentofSTEMstudentsforthegreatergoodofNorthCarolinaandtheUS.ForprojectsubmissiondeadlinesrefertotheSeniorDesignSponsorhipwebpage.
ReasonsaCompanymaywanttoSponsoraSeniorDesignProject• ProofofConcept(PoC)foraprojectwhereacompanydoes
nothavetheengineeringcapabilityorchoosesnottoallocateinternalresourcestotheproject.
• Developmentofanelectronic/computersystemforwhichthesponsordoesnothavein---houseskillsorcapability.
• Developmentofancillaryproductsorsystemsfreeingacompany’sengineersforhigherprioritywork.
• Developmentofproduc;vitytoolsfordesign,tes;ng,monitoring,controlling,and/ormanufacturingopera;ons.
• Togainaccesstonewtechnologies(forlearningorfuturedevelopment).
SponsoringaProject• Seniorprojectscomefromanumberofsources:industrysponsors,faculty
orNCSUcenters(FREEDM\ASSIST),andstudentderivedideas.– Forexample:InSpring2017therewere52projectsandthesourceswere:– 37Industrysponsoredprojects– 15FacultyandorCentersponsoredprojects
• Eachprojectstartswithaproblemstatementandthenprojectassignmentworksasshownbelow:
• IndustrySponsorsareaskedtosupportthefollowing:– Defini;onofmeaningfulProblemStatements– ProvideMentoringofStudentProjects– ProvideFinancialsupportforSrDesignprogram– SuggestanideatoECESr.DesignFacultyasemesterinadvance
toallowforacoupleofitera;onsanddiscussionstosolidifytheprojectdescrip;onsforanupcomingsemester.
ProblemStatementsdefined
ProblemStatementpostedonSr.DesignWebsite
Studentsreviewprojects
Sponsorsareinvitedtopitchtheprojectstothestudents
StudentsSelectmul;plepreferred
projects
Instructorsassignthestudentteamstoprojectsbasedon
desirability,students’skillsandpersonality
profile
FinancialSupport• TheECESeniorDesignprogramisself---funded
– Allseniorprojects(includingunsponsoredones)arefinancedfromtheseniordesignbudget.
– Laboratoryupgradesandmaterialsarepaidforfromthisbudget.– Engineeringservicessuchas3Dprin;ng,PCBmanufacture,Machining,
etc.asrequiredfortheprojectsarepaidfromthisbudget.– Somestudenttraining(suchasLabVIEWorEagleCAD)ispaidforfromthis
budget.
• Werequestthefollowingdona;onsfromsponsoringorganiza;ons:$7,500$5,000$2,000
EstablishedCompaniesEntrepreneurialCompaniesIndividualsprojects
• Dona;onsaremadetotheNCEngineeringFounda;onanddirectedtoECESeniorDesignprojects.– Thefundsareadministeredunderthediscre;onoftheDirectorofthe
ECEDesignCenter.
Mentoring• Thepurposeoftheseniordesignprojectistoprepareour
studentsforsuccessinthe“realworld”.• Studentsgreatlybenefit(andreallyappreciate)workingwith
technicalmentorsfromindustry.• Wherepossible,weasksponsoringcompaniestoprovide
technicalmentoringtothestudentteam(1---2hrsaweek).Thisincludes:– MeetwithstudentsandagreeonProjectScope.– Meetregularlywithstudentteam(weeklyorbiweekly).– Provideguidanceondesignapproach,technicalsolu;ons,project
plans,etc.– Workwithseniordesignfacultyinac;ngaspartofthe
“managementteam”overseeingthestudentproject.– AbendDesignReviewsandDesignDaydemonstra;ons.– Supportevalua;onofthestudentteamattheendoftheproject.– Notethatafacultyadvisorwillbeassignedtoprojectswithnon---
technicalsponsors.
ListofRecentCorporateSponsors
CirrusLogicDukeEnergyAssistHanesBrandSchneiderElectricPentairIBMJessupCrabtreeRotary,District7710MillerPatentServices
USArmyResearchOffice(ARO)USAirForceVolvoPowerAmericaDoggebConcreteConstruc;onFREEDMSystemsCentersSensusOlaerisNCRIoT
Preparingourstudents
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TheCapstoneCourseofECEUndergraduateEduca;on• TheECESeniorDesignexperienceisatwosemestercourse(ECE484
&ECE485)designedtopreparestudentsfortheworkplacethroughhandsonexperienceinthedesignanddevelopmentofarealworldsolu;on.
• Studentslearnabouttheproductlifecycleandaboutdevelopmentprocessesu;lizingsystemengineeringandprojectmanagementtechniques.
• Studentsworkinginteamsstartwithaproblemstatement,thendefineproductrequirements,evaluatepossiblesolu;onsandperformdesigntradeoffanalyses,developprototypeswithcoretechnology,thendefineasystemsoluGon,developaprojectplan,andshareapresentaGonoftheirsystemdesignandplanatadesignreview.
• Nextstudentscompletetheirdetaileddesignandthenbuildworkingsystemsandsubsytemsandverifytheirsolu;on.
• Studentsthenpresenttheirprototypesolu;onsatEngineeringDesignDay.
• Finally,studentsdocumenttheirdesignprocessanddesignsolu;on ina final report. The final report also includes a summary of lessonslearnedandpossiblefutureenhancements.
• Students leverage produc;vity tools to manage their solu;ons andcollaborateasateam(GoogleDocs,Calendar,Mail,HangoutsandSlack,etc.)
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entsStudentscon;nuallyiteratethroughtheirdesigns,learningfromeachitera;onfromearlyprototypestoAlphaandbetates;ng.
LearningOutcomesECE484(FirstSemester)
• DescribetheproductlifecyclewithafocusontheR&DEngineeringperspec;veandalsodescribedifferent“productdeliverystreams”thatruninparalleltotheengineeringprocess(Sales&Marke;ng\IndustrialDesign\ProductManagement,Opera;ons\Sourcing,Manufacturing,CustomerService\Repair,Finance,Stakeholderfeedback).
• Performmarketresearch,technologytrendresearch,andcompe;;veanalysistoiden;fyandrefinepoten;alprojectideas.
• Learnabouttheinnova;onprocess–research\idea;on\dis;lla;on\proofofconceptandprototyping
• LearnaboutTeamRolesandTeamStages.TakePersonalityassessmentandlearnabouthowtoleveragepersonalstrengthsforandwithinateam.
• Gain an understanding of Systems Engineering approach and apply thisapproach through study, defini;on, specifica;on, trade---off analysis,design,andverifica;onplanningofaproductconcept.
ECE484Deliverables• Developasetofproductrequirementsforaproductconcept.• Developaprojectplanforcomple;ngandmanagingaprojectin
electricalandcomputerengineering.• Designasystemtomeetdefinedfunc;onalrequirementsanddesired
real---worldconstraints.• Writeaformaltechnicaldocumentthatdescribesaproblemandasystem
tosolvethatproblemincludingitshighlevelopera;onandspecifica;onofaproductdesign.
• Iden;fythemaindesignchallengesandthesystempicture.• Divergeandlookatseveraldifferentsolu;onsandtheirpoten;al
infulfillingtheproductrequirements.• Giveanoraltechnicalpresenta;ontoatechnicalaudiencedescribing
theproblem,variouspossibleapproaches,solu;onsandthepreliminarydesignsolu;on.
• Gethands---onwithvarioustechnologiesandtoolsneededfortheproject,verifyandtestthemandstartworkingtowardspreliminarydesignandthefirstprototype.
• Produceprototypedemo(s)encompassingthecoretechnologiestosolvetheproblem.Alsopresentthefuturevisionfortheproducttobefinishednextsemester.
LearningOutcomesandDeliverablesinECE485(SecondSemester)
• Refineanddeliveradetaileddesignfortheproductbasedontheprototypeobserva;ons,empiricaldata,userandsponsorinputontheprototype.
• Createmul;pleprototypesasneeded.• Cri;caldesignreview:Giveanoraltechnicalpresenta;ontoatechnicalaudience
describingthedetaileddesignforthefinalproduct.• Producealabbenchdemoprovingthemajoraspectsofthefinaldetaileddesign.• Buildandverifyaworkingprototypeofthedesignedsystem.• Manageasateamtheproject;createandprepareforprogramreviews-deliverbi---
weeklyprojectpresenta;onswhereschedule,accomplishments,issues,andrisksarepresentedtofacultyandindustrymembersevery2weeks.
• Prac;cegroupdynamicsandteambuildingindesigning,building,tes;ng,anddemonstra;ngtheproject.
• Demonstratethefunc;onalityandopera;onofasystemforageneralaudience.AlphaDemo(Subsystemfunc;onality),BetaDemo(firstIntegratedSystemFunc;onality)andFinalDemoonDesignDay(Fullypackagedandtestedsystem).
• Writeaformaltechnicaldocumentthatdescribesasystem,itsdetailedopera;on,anditsconstruc;on.
• Performpost---developmentanalysis(e.g.,lessonslearned,futureprojectenhancementsetc.)
NCSUECEContactInforma;on
Mr.BobbyComptonDirector,[email protected]:2054,EngineeringBuildingII890Ovaldrive,Raleigh,NC---27606(O)919---515---8740JeanShortleyLecturer,[email protected]:2116,EngineeringBuildingII890Ovaldrive,Raleigh,NC---27606
Dr.RachanaAGuptaTeachingAssistantProfessorAssociateDirector,[email protected]:2064,EngineeringBuildingII890Ovaldrive,Raleigh,NC---27606(O)919---515---6919