Senior
Design Class: 2008-2009
0. About the Course
- Syllabus 1 for Senior Design I
- Syllabus 2 for Senior Design II
1. Introduction
- Design Process Review updated
2. Problem Formulation
- Identifying Needs and Defining
Problems updated
- Design Requirements updated
- Design Topics updated
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- Guest
Speaker Series(1): (This event is in joint with IEEE
Education Society Washington-Baltimore Chapter)
- Date:
September 17, 2008
- Topic: "Experience in
Automobile Industry" (with 3 Design Topics in
Vehicle Technology)
- Speaker: Tomi
Igun (Plant Vehicle Engineer-Electrical, Chrysler LLC)
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- Date: October
15, 2008
- Topic:
"High Level Functional
Descriptions on 3 Chrysler Projects"
- Speaker: Tomi
Igun (Plant Vehicle Engineer-Electrical, Chrysler LLC)
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- Guest
Speaker Series(2): (This event is in joint with IEEE
Education Society Washington-Baltimore Chapter)
- Date:
September 24, 2008
- Topic: "Smart Grid"
- Speaker: Dr.
Tom Bialek (Chief Engineer, San Diego Gas & Electric)
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- Guest
Speaker Series(3):
- Date: October
22, 2008
- Topic: "NG Power
Connector" (Empty!)
- Speaker: Greg
West (Manager, NG) and Allen Kelly(Fellow Engineer, NG)
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- Teamwork Updated with "Road Map"
- Project Proposal Revised
- Proposal Presentation Updated
- Proposal
Review Panel (November 19, 2008. Downing Hall #2019): Photo: Tim Brown
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- Invited
Industry Experts: Allen Kelly (NGC), Tomi Igun
(Chrysler), Thomas Hickey (Honeywell), and Greg West
(NGC)
- Participated
HU Faculty Members: Dr. John Anderson (ECE), Dr. James
Hammonds (ME), and Dr. Grant Warner (ME)
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- (From left:
Tomi Igun, Allen Kelly, Tom Hickey, Greg West, Grant
Warner, and James Hammonds.)
- Class
Observers: Dr. Lois Trautvetter (Northwestern University)
and Dan Mersar (Penn State University)
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- Dan (left)
and Dr. Trautvetter
- Event
Program: Proposal Review
Panel
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- Presentation:
- AMF
(Automated Map Follower): Presentation File, Photo1, Photo2, Photo3,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- CAR1 (EcoCAR
Control Team 1): Presentation File, Photo,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- CAR 2 (EcoCAR
Control Team 2): Presentation File, Photo,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- DFL
(Distribution Fault Locator): Presentation File, Photo1, Photo2,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- LDW1 (Lane
Drift Warning System 1): Presentation File, Photo,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- LDW2 (Lane
Drift Warning System 2): Presentation File, Photo, Project Proposal without signature
pages
- RAR (Remote
Antenna Rotator): Presentation File, Photo1, Photo2,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
- UEC
(Underwater Electrical Connector): Presentation File, Photo1,Photo2, Movie,
Project Proposal
without signature pages
3. Problem
Solving ( "It would appear that genius is not at all a
divine and rare gift, but it is the destiny of everyone who has
not been born a complete idiot" - P. K. Engelmeier, a
Russian engineer)
- Problem Solving (with Class Schedule)
- Progress Report
4. Solution Implementation
- Solution Implementation
- ECE Design Progress Presentation
(Review Panel. March 11, 2009): L. K. Downing Hall
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- Participants: All 8 Teams of the Senior Design
Class
- Progress Presentation Reviewers: Tom Hickey
(Honeywell), Allen Kelly (NGC), Grant Warner (ME), Mohamed Chouikha (ECE),
and Mihai Dimian (ECE)
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- Reviewers: left, Dr. Mihai Dimian and Dr.
Mohamed Chouikha, and, right, Tom Hickey, Dr. Grant Warner, and Allen
Kelly.
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- AMF
(Automated Map Follower):
Presentation
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- CAR1 (EcoCAR
Control Team 1):
Presentation
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- CAR 2 (EcoCAR
Control Team 2):
Presentation
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- DFL
(Distribution Fault Locator):
Presentation
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- LDW1 (Lane Departure Warning System 1):
Presentation
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- LDW2 (Lane Departure Warning System 2):
Presentation
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- RAR (Remote
Antenna Rotator):
Presentation
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- UEC
(Underwater Electrical Connector):
Presentation
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- ECE Day --
April 20, 2009 Blackburn Center, Howard University
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- After the presentation and demonstration, we all pose
for a group photo of the19th ECE Day.
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- PRESENTATION & DEMONSTRATION
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- Team AMF (Presentation
File)
- (Left) Clifton Lomax explains his project to Dr. Bialek
while Ozioma Obiaka excites Mr. Jermon Bafaty and Tomi Igun with his responds.
(Left) Clifton leads and answers Mr. Tom Hickey's question as Isaac Collins,
Endor Copper, and Nicholas Baker look on.
- Team AMF won the second place: from left, Dr. Mohamed
Chouikha (ECE department chair), Nicholas Baker, Endor Cooper, Clifton Lomax,
Isaac Collins, Ozioma Obiaka, Dr. James Johnson, Jr. (Dean of the College of
Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences).
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- Team CAR1 (Presentation
File)
- Shanell Haley and chinnazor Ukeekwe are all smiling in
describing their team's work.
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- Team CAR2 (Presentation
File)
- (Left) Dr. John Anderson lectures his questions as
Seitu Brathwaite, Tarik Wright and Katrelle Jones are busy with deciphering
them. (Right) Seitu Brathwaite explains to Mr. Clay Dean.
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- Team DFL (Presentation
File)
- Mr. Carlton Blue discusses some important subjects with
Hassan Disu, Henry Cobb, Tierra Byrd, and Tracy Adams.
- Team LDW1 (Presentation
File)
- (Left0 Dr. Mihai Dimian wheels to test the system while
Peter Ramsumair gives instructions. At the back, Mr. Tom Hickey and Mr. Rick
Mahase are seen, busy with grading team AMF. (Right) Mr. Mike Allen and Dr.
Mihai Dimian survey the poster board while Uzoma Nwagba and Mr. Greg West
exchanges points.
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- Team LDW1 won the first place: from left, Uche Monu,
Uzom Nwagba, Peter Ramsumair, and Chuk Ekeocha with Drs. Chouikha and Johnson.
- Team LDW2 (Presentation
File)
- Dr. Charles Kim and Mr. Steve Wachira shares the
importance of LDW2 project in, especially, some African countries.
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- Team RAR (Presentation
File)
- (Left) Tolu Akinyosoye is fired up in demonstrating her
team's work to Dr. Bialek. (Right) in addition, Mr. Jermon Bafaty
provides recommendation to Cyril Acholo with Omolade Salawu in alert.
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- Team UEC (Presentation
File)
- Amanda Dean and Mike Allen look on the poster board and
demo product after their discussion while Mr. Allen Kelly and Matthew and
Andrea Berkeley go on their conversation.
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- Team UEC is placed third. Shanika Brumfield,
Amada Dean, Andrea Berkeley, and Matthew Taylor with Drs. Chouikha and
Johnson.
- Industry Advisors Recognized
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- Tomi Igun (Top left), Allen Kelly (top right), and Tom Bialek
(Above), each accepts a plague of certification of appreciation of their
service to senior design projects as external advisors.
5. Forms/Samples/Templates
- Design Requirement Form (NEW)
- Team Evaluation Form
- Peer Evaluation Form
(NEW)
- Meeting
Agenda Sample
- Meeting Minute Sample
- Team Contract Form
- Proposal Template (NEW)
