EE Capstone Design

EE400 and EE401

Compressor Monitoring Unit

Disclaimer

Capstone Design is very important for program accreditation

As a result, the program changes from year-to-year

What you see and hear here should be mostly right, but is not guaranteed

Changes are derived in the summer months

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Capstone Design Format

EE 400, Fall term, emphasizes paper-based design and project planning

EE 401, Winter term, emphasizes execution of the project plan

Students work in groups, the size of which depends upon the project; historically there have been 4 students in a group

The project must require substantial design and have a definable goal

The project must involve Electrical Engineering, be carried out safely, and be ethically-sound

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8-month design-build cycle

In EE400 (Fall): Project Selection (Adoption, Lottery)

Define Project Scope

Develop Requirements Specifications

Develop Paper-Based Design

Critical Design Review/Presentation

In EE401 (Winter): Bread-board Prototyping

PCB Design and Prototyping

Final Design Paper

Demonstration and Presentation with Poster Session

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EE Capstone Design: The Courses

Enhanced Alarm Clock

Department Mandate: Clients

The Department would like to see all projects be developed with academic researchers at the institution

…this is evolving and is expected to be fully implemented next academic year

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industrial- or R&D-like projects

increased motivation

goal-oriented client provides direction

useful product and effort

develops professional soft skills

resources beyond what is offered by a traditional course framework can be made available

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Why Project Clients?

Compressor Monitoring Unit PCB

You have a quite a bit of control over what project you pursue

It is wise to pick something that interests you – something that keeps you engaged!

Suggestions, considering the Department mandate: 1. Determine what area of Electrical Engineering you would like

to work in; 2. Talk with the professors that you would like to work with

from this area many will be open to your suggestions; or will have ideas themselves

Having an arrangement to pursue a project before the courses start is good!

For those without projects, a lottery to assign pre-arranged projects typically occurs

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Your Project

Forming a group is almost as important as choosing a project

Except in extenuating circumstances, group selection is typically left to you

There is a correlation between project scope and group size: the bigger the group, the bigger the expected project

Suggestions: 1. Form your group based upon skill set rather than

friendship

2. Be prepared to compromise on group formation in order to pursue projects that require a specific number of people

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Your Group

(ARVP) Camera Positioning System

Lab-on-a-Chip Integration: Magnetic Microbeads

Mobile Force Measurement System

Distributed RF Sensor Network Web-Controlled Water

Purification (XInC2) Vehicle Detector (XInC2) Wireless Mixing Board Power Quality Device Access-Controlled Coffee Carafe Punch Punch Revolution (FSAE) Data Logger 2.0 (UAARG) Autopilot Automatic Dental Chair Adjuster Solar Tracker Wire Spooler EE Capstone Design

EE Capstone Design: Past Projects (2007-8)

(XInC2) Autonomous Sumo Robot (XInC2) Surround Sound Quick

Calibrator Automatic Dental Light Adjuster (UAARG) Image Capture and

Mapping Power Meter Interface (XInC2) Wireless Power

Consumption Monitor Inertial Measurement Unit (ARVP) Thruster Motor Controller Microclimate Data Logger Modular Mobile Robot with Fuzzy

Controller Bubblesheet Scanner Lab-on-a-Chip Integration:

Macrobeed Purification X-Y Stage Reflow Oven

(XInC2) 900MHz Ethernet Car Jukebox Updater

Distributed Generation Power Converter

Music Spectrum Analyzer T-Shirt Physiological Monitoring for

Aquatic Environments UV Light Intensity Alarm Low-Cost Power/Energy Meter Wire Spooler Brain-Computer Interface:

Computer Mouse (XInC2) Fly Tracker Project Curling Stone Speedometer (BME) Wearable EEG for Epilepsy

Detection (XInC2) Home Automation (UAARG) Auto-Tracking Antenna

Stand

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EE Capstone Design: Past Projects (2008-9)

Battery-Powered IR to Bluetooth Converter

Impedance Measurement Device for Power Systems

(XInC2) Absolute Hovercraft

Access-Controlled Coffee Carafe

Wireless Automated Fall Monitor for the Elderly

(XInC2) Mini Sumo Robot

Game Controller

(BME) Operating Room Wireless Data Transmission

(BME) Wireless Respiratory Monitor

(BME) Neck Muscle EMG-Controlled Wheel Chair

USB Key Temperature Data Logger