Electrical Engineering Capstone Courses EE-4BI6 Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
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Transcript of Electrical Engineering Capstone Courses EE-4BI6 Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Capstone Courses
EE-4BI6 Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Dr. Hubert deBruin
EE-4OI6 Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Mohamed Bakr Dr. Steve Hranilovic
Objectives of Courses
Give students experience in organizing and working as a team
Give students an opportunity to select and develop their own project
Give students an opportunity to utilize skills and knowledge developed in prior courses
Give students an opportunity to learn and utilize new technologies required for their project (e.g. wireless interfaces)
Guiding Design Principles
Treat project as an industrial design (time and money constraints)
Always keep in mind the problem (or need) you are solving
In designing your product keep in mind feasibility, sustainability, and safety
Requirements from Students
Form your team and select and research a problem or need which can be addressed by your design.
Biomeds have teams of 2 or 3. Electrical and computer science have teams of 4.
Meet regularly with course instructor or faculty member involved in the project (optional) to present progress and problem solve
Design Platforms and Technologies Supplied by
Department
Biomedical undergraduate lab ITB 142, 156 Oscilloscopes, function generators, powered
breadboards and analog design boards (EE 4BD4)
National Instruments laboratory computer interfaces and Labview virtual instrumentation software
General electronic parts (op amps, instrumentation amps, resistors, capacitors, electrodes and leads)
Timelines and Credit: 4BI6
Fall Semester Project Proposal: 40% Group progress presentation : 60%
Winter Semester Presentation and demonstration: 30% Final Report: 70%
Timelines and Credit: 4OI6Fall Semester
Proposal (presentation and report): 10% Progress Demonstration/Presentation (1): 20%Winter Semester
Progress Demonstration/Presentation (2): 20%
Final Project (report/presentation/demo): 40% Meeting Milestones: 10%
Role of Instructor
Determine feasibility of project and help develop proposal
Suggest projects and approaches when required
Give continuous advice and evaluations of progress
Provide detailed technical input when appropriate
Act as mentor
In Industry Who Designs Products?
Marketing (assess customer needs, target price, promote)
Design (technical aspects) Manufacturing (tooling up, estimate costs)
Appeal to Engineers
Creativity Satisfying Societal or Individual
Needs Team Diversity Team Spirit Financial Opportunities
Proposal Format
1) Objectives2) Literature Search3) Proposal details4) Sustainability Analysis5) Tasks, Scheduling, and Implementation6) Materials and Budget – including alternate sources7) Assumptions/Risks – with regards to materials8) Deliverables9) References
Recent Addition (2010): Sustainability Analysis
4OI6: Give a brief analysis of the social, economic and environmental factors affecting your design. Consider the impact of your design if it were implemented on a large scale.
4BI6: Biomedical systems are often notorious for being ‘un-environmental’. Therefore all projects must contain some aspect of sustainability. For example your device might contain a solar power source. Furthermore, the appropriate tools and metrics available to evaluate the environmental impact of the project must be used and discussed.
Capstone Presentation Day:- early April ~ 50 projects in 2012-13