General Information
A class all about design and ethics in ECE. Project was a heart rate monitor system before 2015, but completely re-designed for SP15. Most of semester is spent building a robot that travels through a maze and maps it, using Arduinos and FPGAs.
Prerequisites
ECE 2100, 2200, and 2300
Topics Covered
- The Design Process
- Development Methodologies
- Useful circuitry for ECE projects
- Ethics
- Lab 1: Programming the Arduino Uno for Motors and other Components
- Lab 2: Analog Circuits and FFTs for Whistle Frequency Sensing
- Lab 3: FPGA Programming and Interface for VGA Monitor Display
- Lab 4: Radio Communication between Arduinos with the Nordic
- Final Project: A month to develop a maze-mapper robot, extra points given to the team with the robot that maps an accurate maze the most quickly
Workload
- SP14: 4 Deliverables, 5 labs (with reports for each), meeting minutes, 2 write-ups, final report and presentation
- SP15: 4 Deliverables, 4 labs (reports for each), meeting minutes, 2 write-ups, final report and robot demo
- SP16: 6 Deliverables, 4 labs (reports for each), meeting minutes, 2 write-ups, final report & Robot competition
- FA16: 6 Deliverables, 4 labs (reports for each), meeting minutes, 2 write-ups, final report & Robot competition
Advice
- Required class. Add more after SP15 semester
Past Offerings
| Semester | Time | Professor | Median Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2014 | MWF 11:15-12:05 | Carl Poitras | A+ |
| Spring 2015 |
MWF 11:15-12:05 |
Carl Poitras | A |
| Fall 2016 |
MWF 11:15-12:05 |
Carl Poitras |