ECE 4512

EE DESIGN I

CATALOG DATA: ECE 4512 EE Design I (2)

(Prerequisite: Grade of C of better in each of ECE 3163, ECE 3243, ECE 3724/CSE3124, and ECE 3732; and a grade of C or better in one of either ECE 3324, ECE 3254, or ECE 3414, co-registration in GE 3513; and consent of instructor).

One hour lecture. Three hours laboratory. Lectures on design, teaming, entrepreneurship, project management, professional development, and ethics. Students must select mentor, perform project design, document and present orally.

PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC:

1. Linear circuit analysis.
2. Digital devices and logic circuit analysis.
3. Basic electronic circuit design.
4. Signals and system theory.
5. Microprocessor operation and assembly language programming.
6. Familiarity with computer simulation tools such as PSPICE and MATLAB.
7. Familiarity with office automation tools such as Microsoft Office and Power­point.
8. Approval of a project proposal and team by your faculty project advisor and the course instructor.

TEXTBOOK(S) AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:

No textbook is required for this course. Students are expected to purchase the necessary hardware for their project either by obtaining sponsorship from an external organization such as a company or a university research activity, or by using personal funds. (The department often assists through the purchase of equipment of general use to the department.)

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES AND RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

1. Participate in a multidisciplinary design experience which involves joint optimization of technical design goals and real-world constraints. [3,8]
2. Initiate a project definition, design specifications, and milestone schedule as a team project. [2,3,4]
3. Plan the project using a contemporary computer-based planning tool such as Microsoft Project. [2,4,9]
4. Design a system that meets the project’s design constraints and incorporates real world constraints such as cost, size, weight, and power.[3,8]
5. Simulate the design using contemporary software tools such as PSPICE and Matlab, and demonstrate conformance to the design constraints.[1,2]
6. Construct a prototype of the system and demonstrate conformance to the design constraints.[4,5]
7. Present project to a panel of peers and experts in a concise, informative series of reviews. [3,7,8]
8. Attend a series of lectures on contemporary global issues in engineering.[8]

TOPICS COVERED:

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (5 Hours):

1. A Design Methodology[3,4]
2. The Design Cycle [1,3,5]
3. Software Engineering [2]
4. The Impact of Standards and Economics On Design [8]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (9 Hours):

1. Entrepreneurship[6,8]
2. Principles of Project Management [4,6,8,9]
3. Teamwork[7,9]
4. Instrumentation and Experimentation[2,4]

DESIGN REVIEWS (5 Hours):

1. A. Presentation Practice [7]
2. B. Preliminary Design Review[7]
3. C. Final Design Review [7]

CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:

1. Engineering Science : 0 hours
2. Engineering Design : 2 hours
3. Basic Math and Science : 0 hours

ASSESSMENT:

1. Design Reviews
2. Hardware Demonstration
3. Project Documentation (written documentation, web site)
4. Cumulative Evaluations (peers, faculty and industrial advisors, course instructor)

SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES AND RELATIONSHIP TO MEASURABLE OUTCOMES:

Objective 1:

• Conceive and plan a large-scale engineering project to construct an interesting and non-trivial electrical system. (3,5,7,8)
• Establish measurable design constraints. (4,8)

Objective 2:

• Simulate the system and demonstrate conformance to the design constraints.(2, 5)
• Construct a fully-functional prototype; demonstrate conformance to the design constraints. (4,5)

Objective 3:

• Demonstrate the ability to execute a large-scale engineering project involving detailed documentation, design reviews, and prototype demonstrations(6,7,8).

PREPARED BY:

Dr. Joseph Picone, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 15, 2004.