1992 Catalog Data: ELE 461, 462. SENIOR DESIGN IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,
I, II. Prerequisite: 353, 368 and senior status. (3 and 6 lab hours,
respectively). (1, 2).
Textbook: No textbook is required, but the textbook from the course ELE
352 may be useful in choosing the building blocks of the system.
Reference: Alan D. Wilcox, Engineering Design for Electrical Engineers,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1990.
Coordinator: Dr. Darko Kajfez, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Goals: Students are given the opportunity to perform individually the
theoretical and experimental steps encountered in the design of
a simple electronic system. Also, an experience in writing a
technical report is gained through the writing of a formal final
report. Emphasis in also placed an oral presentation, and
reliability, safety, and economic considerations as related to
design.
Prerequisite by Topic: 1. Models and Circuits II (EL.E. 351, 352, 367, and 368)
2. Electronics Laboratory practice (EL.E. 353)
3. Senior Status
Description:
All students in the Senior Design I are assigned the same project, but they are encouraged
to pursue individual approaches in their design execution.
The attendance of the laboratory is compulsory until the completion of the work, but each
student may proceed at his own pace and finish the work earlier. The first session consists
of a lecture which describes in detail the desired characteristics of the system which is to be
designed. Also, a hand-out sheet describing the desired specifications is distributed to the
class.
Later sessions consist of lectures or discussion on the philosophy of design as an iterative
process, safety, economics of design, individual design work, and individual consultation with
the instructor. The instructor will give advice on the literature, theoretical solutions, use of
instruments, etc.
Students should bring their own basic tools, such as small screwdrivers and electrician's pliers.
Spare parts like transistors, resistors, capacitors and diodes may be borrowed from the
Department's storage, if available. Special components, not available in the Department's
supplies, should be acquired by the students.
Practical work is facilitated by the use of universal breadboards for mounting of circuit
elements. Since no soldering is required, the elements are reusable. Because the same
working area is used by several sections of this laboratory, students are responsible to clean
the benches after each laboratory session, and store the breadboards in cabinets, and return
equipment on the bench to appropriate positions. No food or drinks are allowed in the
laboratory and the no-smoking regulations of the University are enforced. No equipment
should be taken from other laboratories without explicit permission of both laboratory
instructor and/or the Department Chair.
During the laboratory, students are be required to report individually to the instructor on their
progress in accomplishing the scheduled objectives. These reports are verbal only and will
consist of an informal oral presentation.
Considerable emphasis is placed on the final formal report, which should contain clear
description of the theoretical and experimental work which has been done on the project.
Computer analysis of the design project using a circuit analysis program should be included,
as appropriate. The original project assignment description should be included in the report.
The style of the report should follow the format presented in the material on writing reports
found in the Department of Electrical Engineering laboratory manuals. The report should be
typewritten, and a section on the total cost of the project including an itemized listing of parts
prices and an estimate of labor cost based on the current salary for a beginning electrical
engineering graduate should be included.
After completion of the experimental work, students are responsible for restoring all materials
in proper drawers in the storage room. An incomplete grade may be assigned to students who
did not return the borrowed materials.
Major items of 1. Tektronix Model 2235 Oscilloscope
equipment used: 2. Tektronix Model CFG250 Function Generator
3. Hewlett Packard Model 5314A Frequency Counter
4. Hewlett Packard 6236B Triple Power Supply
5. Sencore Model LC75 Capacitor/Inductor Analyzer
6. Tektronix Transistor Curve Tracer Model 575/576/577
7. IBM-PC
Estimated ABET Category Content: Engineering Design: 1 credit or 100%
Prepared by: Dr. Darko Kajfez