ECE 445: Lecture 1 Prof. Arne Fliflet (afliflet@illinois.edu) Prof. Xiaogang Chen (oxgchen@illinois.edu) Prof. Kiruba Haran (kharan@illinois.edu) Prof. Wei He (weihe16@illinois.edu) ECE Main Slide

Agenda 4:00pm - Welcome, Introductions, Course Overview 4:15pm - Project Pitches David Jun – Petronics Prof. Arijit Banerjee Prof. Rakesh Kumar 4:30pm - Guided Brainstorming and Ideation 5:30pm - Winter is Coming

Course Introduction ECE 445 is a capstone course for the ECE Department Draws on the entire ECE undergraduate experience Projects simulate the work environment of the professional engineer Our expectations for you are high Students frequently produce impressive results - this is your chance to stand out Outstanding project teams will be able to earn awards Outline of course structure Students will identify projects and organize into teams of 2-3 Students may propose a project or take on a pitched project Teams must identify a problem, determine a solution, and build a product that satisfies the solution The design and build process will stress communication, teamwork, systems design, and applied technical knowledge The semester culminates in a demonstration of a working product that meets all project objectives

Staff and Support Structure Four professors and nine TAs Each project will have one TA mentor and one professor Project teams meet weekly with their TA – the TA is the primary guide and point of contact Instructors Professors Xiaogang Chen, Arne Fliflet, Kiruba Haran, Wei He, and Gary Swenson (ex-officio) TAs Channing Philbrick (Head TA), Anthony Caton, Kexin Hui, Amr Martini, Zhen Qin, Nicholas Ratajczyk, Hershel Rege, Dongwei Shi, and Evan Widloski Course Directors Professors Kumar and Oelze

Closing Remarks This has been a quick overview – a lot more information is coming This course is like an express train that is now leaving the station Expect to work hard Course grading includes many small assignments with deadlines Each project includes some risk Expect to encounter obstacles Don’t be afraid to seek help Good Luck!

Meet the Professors Prof. Xiaogang Chen Prof. Arne Fliflet Prof. Kiruba Haran Prof. Wei He

Meet the Teaching Assistants Channing Philbrick Tony Caton Kexin Hui Amr Martini Zhen Qin Nick Ratajczyk Hershel Rege Dongwei Shi Evan Widloski

Project Pitches David Jun – Petronics (4:15pm) Prof. Arijit Banerjee (4:20pm) Prof. Rakesh Kumar (4:25pm)    

Winter is Coming September 13th: Project approval (16 days from now) • Brainstorming, team formation, successful RFA September 20th: Project proposal (+7 days) • Refinement of project idea, requirement specifications, schedule October 4th: Design Document (+14 days) • Complete paper design of project, requirement & verification, parts list, cost December 3rd: Project demonstration (+60 days) • Implement design, order parts, assemble, test, and document everything, demonstrate a fully functioning project