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) Objectives 2) Literature Search 3) Proposal details 4) Sustainability Analysis 5) Tasks, Scheduling, and Implementation 6) Materials and Budget – including alternate sources 7) Assumptions/Risks – with regards to materials 8) Deliverables 9) 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