1. Project Proposal ECE 398 PSC

2. General Information Due Date – Wed 9/23 at Midnight – Submit PDF to PACE Should be 1-2 Page overview of your project – Not expecting detailed design work – Rough, high level overview

3. What is the project proposal? THE PLAN

4. The “plan” as shown below: 1. The problem – What are you trying to solve? 2. Your solution – What is your proposed solution? 3. Market – Who is your target audience? 4. Block Diagram + Descriptions – What are the components of your project? How do they work? 5. Novelty and intellectual property issues – Any potential issues for copyright/patent infringement? 6. Regulatory and legal issues – Are there any legal/ethical concerns that could become an issue regarding this project? 7. Team – Who’s on your team? 8. Timeline – Give us a rough idea of how you’d execute this project

5. Example: Swim Pacer Block Diagram Modular organization Interconnections Multiple resolutions

6. Example: Swim Pacer Block Description Power Supply The power supply will provide power for all of the components in the system. The power supply will consist of 3 AA batteries wired in series to provide a 4.5 V voltage source. The power supply will have reverse voltage protection in the form of a MOSFET reverse voltage protection circuit. The MOSFET circuit is a much more efficient alternative to a diode reverse polarity protection circuit and will increase the lifetime of the batteries in the voltage source. A low dropout regulator (LDO) or linear regulator will be used to step down the voltage source voltage to 3 V in order to provide power for the microcontroller and communications modules. The voltage at the output of the reverse polarity protection circuit (~4 V) will be sent to the LED module. Not quantitative Contribution to system Interface between blocks One description for each component

7. Grading Scheme: 1. The problem - 2 2. Your solution - 5 3. Market - 2 4. Block Diagram + Description - 3 5. Novelty and intellectual property issues - 2 6. Regulatory and legal issues - 2 7. Team - 1 8. Timeline - 3 Total = 20 points