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: 4OI6

Fall 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