1. 1 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I ECE 495 - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS I Lecture - Research

2. ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information Inaccurate Information Gleaned from the Web Costs IT Departments Time and Money (CIO.com, 2008) Reported consequences of using inaccurate IT information: – 15% reported that a component didn't function properly – 3% reported complaints from customers – 15% reported bugs that were introduced to software – 5% projects that didn't get completed Engineers need reliable information to do their jobs. Note: This data is from a website. Do you believe it ?

3. ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Design Example – Head Impact Measurement System Safety of children heading the soccer ball – Concussion a problem from heading the ball in soccer? – Does soccer ball heading cause retinal bleeding? It appears there is a need for a system that could monitor the forces that the head experiences during a soccer game. Looks like we have identified a potential problem and customers for the solution (instrumentation to measure forces). Where would you start the design of such a system?

4. ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Design Example – Head Impact Measurement System If you said anything except “research current state-of-the art” you will have wasted your time: – http://www.simbex.com/HIT_system.htm

5. 5 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Design Example Identify Need Research Specifications Concepts Design Prototype Testing Retire Maintain Use by Customer(s) Distribute and Sell Manufacture Lesson: Identify what others have done and build from there.

6. 6 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Research Your goal is to become an expert on the subjects relevant to your product design: – Basic scientific and engineering principles – Related technologies – Similar solutions and products

7. 7 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Research Questions Has anyone done anything similar before? What is the current “state of the art”? How can I improve upon what has been done before? What are the possible sources for this information? Where can I look for this information?

8. 8 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Clubs Government Companies Individuals Professional Societies Standards Organizations Universities Sources of Information – Who Creates and Organizes Information Need to be effective at identifying the sources of information and how they distribute “product”.

9. 9 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Websites Sources of Information – IEEE Technical Society Proceedings Conferences and Meetings Local Journals Books Handbooks Magazines Standards IEEE Professional Society Regional National International

10. 10 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information from IEEE Technical Society Conference Proceedings – Short, highly technical Magazines – Overview of a technology Journals – Long, Highly Technical – Peer Reviewed Books – Written to explain a new topic Handbooks – Summary of facts Many similar Technical Societies

11. 11 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information- IEEE Controls Conference 27 invited sessions, 8 tutorial sessions, and 978 lectures Main objective is to hear the speaker but secondary objective is to capture the content of the presentation.

12. 12 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information- IEEE Magazine Technical content, big picture

13. 13 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information- IEEE Journal Highly technical/theoretical content

14. 14 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information - IEEE Books Tutorial style exposition of a technical subject

15. 15 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – IEEE Handbooks 800 pages 2752 pages Concise summary of facts

16. 16 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I How Up To Date is A “New” IEEE Publication? Conference Proceedings – Information < 1 year old Magazines – Information < 2-3 years old Journals – Information < 2 years old Books – Information > 3-4 years old Handbooks – Information > 3-4 years old “Freshness”

17. 17 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – Companies Trade Magazines Internet Companies Product Catalogues Application Notes Books Handbooks Journals

18. 18 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – Product Literature Technical aspects of using product.

19. 19 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information - Trade Magazines Goal is to sell advertising Technical content, often related to use of a commercial product

20. 20 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information - Trade Magazines Technical content Advertisement

21. 21 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information - Manufacturers Technical Publications HP Published from 1949 – 1998 Technical Themes related to company business October, 1988

22. 22 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – Universities University Technical Report Thesis Dissertation Books

23. 23 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – Thesis and Dissertations Graduate Student Research Project Thesis Or Dissertation Conferences Intermediate or preliminary results All details including literature review and experimental procedures Journals Summary of important results Available through Library

24. 24 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Clubs Sources of Information – Clubs Discussion Groups Webpages Books Hanbooks Guides Standards

25. 25 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Individuals Sources of Information – Individuals Discussion Groups Webpages Blogs Discussion

26. 26 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Sources of Information – Website

27. 27 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I How Much Do I Trust a Source of Information?

28. 28 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I How Much Do I Trust a Source of Information? Journal (?) – Peer Reviewed, 4-5 expects attempt to find errors and challenge results Trade Magazine (??) – Maybe the editor reviews and a peer review Wikipedia (???) Website (????) – Based on the publisher or content owner – Reviewed by peers – Found in an online peer forum – Published in a periodical they trust “Trustworthiness”

29. 29 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Ho Do I Find Information

30. 30 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information – Internet Search Tool Is GOOGLE the only tool I need? GOOGLE is good, but we need to be sure we have found everything (because our competitors will)! Companies Universities Individuals Professional Societies Government Standards Organizations Google

31. 31 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information – Google Scholar Is GOOGLE the only tool I need?

32. 32 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information - Commercial Databases Commercial databases are dedicated to a specific subject area.

33. 33 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information - Commercial Databases

34. 34 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information - Commercial Databases Publication Publications that Cite this Publication Publications Cited

35. 35 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information – Standards

36. 36 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information – Standards http://www.document-center.com/standards/search?search_string=smart+grid Search: smart grid

37. 37 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information - USPTO Patent Searches (uspto.gov) Patent #: 5,613,681 Search terms: "tic tac toe" and strategy A strategy game with the flavor of Tic Tac Toe embodied in both two dimensional(planar) and three dimensional (cubic) configurations. Each consists of a lattice type matrix forming a plurality of interconnected adjacent open cubes. The playing members are spherical and player differentiated by color. These player balls are inserted into the matrix alternately by the players and scoring is achieved by ball patterns; e.g., three in a row or nine in a single plane. The uniqueness in this game is the ability of the player balls to move from one cube to another in the matrix by the players forcing one ball against another. This capability dramatically increases scoring and blocking opportunities.

38. 38 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Finding Information – Government Reports The National Technical Information Service serves as central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information – 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas – Promote the nation's economic growth by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery.

39. 39 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Cost of Information Attend IEEE Conference is $600 + travel costs Clemson Library Journal Access Elsevier charges $1,463,000 / year IEEE Xplore charges $140,995 / year. Wiley Interscience costs $37,270/ 2years Personal IEEE membership is $500/year Standards $510 non-IEEE members $5 electronic download $75 from Amazon.com

40. 40 ECE 495 – Integrated System Design I Summary Become an expert on a particular subject – Basic scientific and engineering principles – Related technologies – Similar solutions – Products