EEL 4924C, section 7707     Summer 2008

 

Course Guide.


Please note that the System Level Report requirement (June 29) has been cancelled due to the short time left in the summer semester.


Course Title:     Electrical Engineering Design

 

Time:                Tu-Th P2 (9:30-10:35) and P3 (11:00-12:05) in Larsen 310. Initially, for a week or two, we will have plenary sessions and lectures in Larsen 310.
                        After that power point team project meetings will be scheduled every week  mainly during the Tuesday periods in the design lab.
                       

 

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


Coordinator:    Gijs Bosman, 565 NEB, 392-0910, bosman@ece.ufl.edu
Officehours
:      During class/lab hours and via email appointment.

 

Lab Supervisor: Mike Stapleton, NEB 261, mstap@ece.ufl.edu


Lab TAs:       Thomas McDonley, 246 NEB, MTWRF 12:30-4:30 pm,  darkeyes@ufl.edu

 

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, progress report, system level design, final report.

 

Lab skills

Soldering/desoldering of small components

Protel software for designing pc boards

Embedded controller (PIC 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:



Report Deadlines: submit  reports electronically to bosman@ece.ufl.edu,  mstap@ece.ufl.edu, tba



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.


Reports and schedules

Team progress report

Project proposal template
System level design report
Final Report Template

Team List
Past projects


Class material
Concept generation

Concept selection matrix

Gantt chart
PIC1 lecture
PIC2 lecture

PIC homework
ATMEL Demo and Homework
ATMEL Documentation
AVR Studio
AVR Sample Code
TI HW and Demo

Protel training manual
Proto Board  Set-up
Businesscase template
Soldering Information

Business Support for Start-ups

GAIN (Gainesville Area Innovators Network) www.gain-net.org Local
Enterprise Florida www.eflorida.com State
US Small Business Administration www.sba.gov/SBIR Federal




Component websites
Compiler
http://melabs.com/products/pbp.htm
PIC processors
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=74
<http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=74
>

Parts
http://www.allelectronics.com/
http://www.bgmicro.com/

General information
IEEE Ethics Code
US Patent Office see http://www.uspto.gov


Note 1:             Contact our webpage weekly for updated schedules, meetings, and report templates, etc.