Senior Design Project
Prerequisites: EE 410, EE 430, EE 330L and EE 434 Or CompE 375, 460, 470L And Upper Division writing requirement
Class Time: Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30AM - 10:20AM Rm. E423B
Labs: Sect. 1 - Monday: 9:00AM – 11:40AM Rm. E217
Sect. 2 - Tuesday: 12:30AM – 3:10PM Rm. E217
Sect. 3 - Wednesday: 9:00AM – 11:40AM Rm. E217
Sect. 4 - Thursday: 12:30AM – 3:10PM Rm. E217
Text and Materials:
1. Salt and Rothery: (Minimum of one copy of text per group) Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, 2002
ISBN: 0471391468
2. Engineering Notebook: (Required for each student) Suggested Type- 75 Sheets, 4x4 Quad., 11 ¾” x 91/4” National Brand part # 43-648 (Available in the SDSU Book Store)
3. PIC Microcontroller Development Kit (Optional, will be available in Lab)
PICkit 2- part # DV164121 from Microchip $50
Note: SDSU Section of IEEE will have for sale.
Purpose of this Course: To provide students with a capstone design experience.
At the completion of the course, each student will have:
a) actively participated as a member of a design team and made significant
contributions to achieving the team’s goal and objectives.
b) demonstrated individual competence in designing and building an embedded
system involving a microprocessor, a sensor and a feedback element.
c) an understanding of ethical and professional issues faced by engineers.
d) learned how to prepare an engineering design proposal with clear statements of
specifications, design criteria and deliverables.
e) participated in several individual and group oral presentations.
f) prepared well-organized written reports both for individual and team design
projects.
g) understand the benefits and the problems of associated with working on an
engineering design team.
h) been exposed to contemporary engineering issues.
Course Format:
The course is divided into three parts:
a) Team based engineering design project.
b) Individual design project in a scheduled lab (mini-project).
c) Regularly scheduled lecture class covering a variety of topics.
Class Schedule:
First 8 weeks: Formation of design teams,
Formulation of projects and project plans,
Completion of individual lab projects.
Last 8 weeks: Focus on team design project
Oral and written presentations.
Team Composition:
a) Teams exist for the entire semester.
b) Each design team will typically consist of 3-6 members.
c) Faculty and Engineers in industry will facilitate and evaluate the work.
Responsibilities of the Team Members:
Individual Design Tasks: Each team member will actively participate in the
design and construction of the project. Which includes the following activities:
a) Participate in weekly progress report meetings.
b) Provide technical information for the team web site.
c) Supply text and technical illustrations for power point presentations.
d) Contribution to the final project report.
Individual Non-design Tasks: Apart from the team design project responsibilities,
each team member will be in charge of coordinating a specific non-design
activity. They are:
a) Web page design
b) Project management (MS Project)
c) Coordinate ordering parts, budget etc…
d) Editor of the reports
e) Power point presentation coordinator
Professional Growth:
Each student is responsible for participating in a minimum of two professional growth seminars throughout the semester. The recommended method for satisfying this requirement is by attending the SDSU IEEE meetings which take place on Tuesdays at 11:00AM in 423B.
Please enroll in EE397 Schedule Number 00914 - Discussion: EE
Individual Responsibilities:
Individual Lab Design projects (mini-project):
Every student in the class will be required to complete these projects in the
laboratory. The lab projects have to be conducted in the order given since the
individual labs are the building blocks for the complete mini-project. Once
completed the project must be demonstrated to verify proper operation and a lab
report will be submitted. All the lab projects have to be completed by the end of
8th week by every to obtain full credit. Late labs will be graded -10% per class
meeting. The mini-project must be completed in order to receive a grade in the
class.
Week 3: Sensor Characteristics (2%)
Week 4: Sensor-amplifier (2%)
Week 5: Programming Microcontrollers (PIC) – I (2%)
Week 6: Programming Microcontrollers (PIC) – II (2%)
Week 7: Programming Microcontrollers (PIC) - III (2%)
Week 8: PIC as an embedded controller (Complete Mini-Project) (10%)
Participation in Lecture class:
Attendance is required (Part of the grade depends on class participation)
Topics to be discussed during the lecture class:
a) Understanding data sheets and manufacturers’ application notes.
b) System design and the design process.
c) Project management
d) Microcontroller interfacing and programming: PIC
e) Engineering ethics and green systems
f) Product design as it relates to life cycle, manufacturability, reliability etc…
g) Prototyping of electronic circuits
h) Schematic capture printed circuit board (PCB) design.
Note: We may invite visitors from industry to facilitate discussion on some of
these topics whenever possible.
Prepared by: John Kennedy / Dr. R. Lal Tummala
Date of Preparation: 01/19/2009