EEL 3923C Spring 2009

Course Guide (in progress)

Course Title: " Junior" Electrical Engineering Design I

Time: M,W,F period 6, 12:50-1:40, in Larsen 330.

Design Lab: 246 NEB, 392-9952, Lab Hours

Instructor: Gijs Bosman, 565 NEB, 392-0910, bosman@ece.ufl.edu
Officehours: M,W,F 2-2:45 and via email appointment.

Lab Manager: Eric Liebner, NEB 236, ericl@ece.ufl.edu

Lab TAs:          Jared Bevis:       Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:45-3:00 and Mondays and Wednesdays 10:40-12:45 and 3:00-4:30
                        Josh Childs:      Mondays and Wednesdays 10:40-3:00
                        Josh Hartman:   Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:40-12:35 and 1:30-4:30 and Wednesdays 11:30-4:00

Note: you need to see Jared for having your notebook signed weekly and demonstarte your homework solutions.

Website: http://www.bosman.ece.ufl.edu

Objective: To design, produce, present and report a working prototype meeting defined specifications using established engineering design principles and cost analysis.

Course Outline

Project Management and Reporting

Gantt chart, concept generation matrix, concept selection (house of quality) matrix, business case.

Project proposal, system level design, final report.

Lab skills

Soldering/desoldering of small components

Use of Logic State Analyzer/oscilloscope for trouble shooting

MultiSim software for designing pc boards

Embedded controller (PIC,Atmel, or other) programming

Production of Prototype

Product specifications

Analog and logic circuit design and simulation

Parts selection and procurement

PC board design and manufacturing

PC board population

Testing

Trouble shooting

Validation.

Work required:

Attend plenary lectures and present power point team presentations as scheduled (powerpoint team progress report) in Lar 330. No team member should carry more than 60% of a team presentation.
Have project notebook signed and checked weekly by TA or instructor (part of your final grade)

Submit a Preliminary project proposal listing title, name of team members, and an one paragraph description of the topic (50 words max) by January 21 to bosman@ece.ufl.edu and cc to ericl@ece.ufl.edu, and pctech@ufl.edu.

Attend PIC processor classes on January 16 and January 28.
Attend Atmel processor class on January 14.
Homework due for either PIC or Atmel (your choice) on January 28 in the lab. Show your code and working hardware to the TA during his lab hours.
Learn circuit board design using MultiSim . Classes on January 21 and 23 . Homework hardcopy due on February 6 in the lab. Again demonstrate your work to the TA during his lab hours.
Bi-weekly team presentations will start on February 2. Use the Team Progress Report Template and bring your copy with you on a memory stick.
Submit a detailed project proposal by February 15 by email to bosman@ece.ufl.edu and cc to ericl@ece.ufl.edu and pctech@ufl.edu
On Friday February 20 Josh Childs will present a lecture on the use of the logic state analyser to test and troubleshoot the logic part of your circuit.
On W March 2 Gijs Bosman will demonstrate how to develop a business case for your project using excel and where to seek funding. Monday teams submit power point team progress report by email to staff.
On March 4 Eric Liebner will present a lecture and demo on soldering with specific attention to handling small parts.
On March 20 Jared Bevis will introduce you to FPGAs as a popular alternative for micro processors in future projects.
On April 13 the last Junior Design lecture of the semester will be presented. We will go over the final demo schedule, discuss professional ethics, present graduate school and professional education options and at the end of class the UF student course evaluation will be administered.

Demonstrate your project and present a final report (1 hardcopy and email copies to GB, ELand JB) during the week of April 14-April 22 in the design lab. Present the final report (template link below) at demo time. Make sure circuit diagrams are included and referenced/discussed in the text. Also your abstract needs to be updated to reflect outcomes of your project.

Grading: To earn a B or better, the prototype will have to work during presentation. Typically no incompletes are given.

Honesty Policy
All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this course and all others.

Class websites and links.

Project Proposal
Team progress report

Team number and presentation schedule

Final Report Template