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SPU EE/CPE/EGR Senior Design
2011-2012

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Fall Quarter 2011 - EE/CPE 4211, EGR 4811

Date Topic Assignments Due
Sep. 27 Introduction
List of Project ideas to choose from.
Formal team assignments
Design notebooks

Online: Design
A/V Presentation (90 min) - Required
PPT Only - Reference

(due Friday, noon)  Team assignment requests
Oct. 4 Assign teams.
Review design assignment.


Online: Specifications
Specs Presentation (30 min) - Required
PPT Only and example - Reference

Design assignment (see presentation from last week)

Meet as a team regularly to:
Select a project
Brainstorm ideas
Form a basic design

Oct. 11 Project management (Guest Speaker)
 
By today you should have completed steps 1-5 of the design methodology (design matrix completed).
Oct. 18 Design Review 1.1 - Basic design, specification, and schedule
 
Notebook (due 11 AM): Introduction, Design matrices, Block diagrams, Schedule, Draft Functional Specification
Oct. 25 Online: Interfaces
Interfaces Presentation (30 min) - Required
PPT Only - Reference
 
 
Nov. 1 Team presentation 1.1 - Design Decisions

Power supplies Presentation (30 min)   - Online
PPT Only - Reference

 
Nov. 8 Team check-up  
Nov. 15 Design Review 1.2 - Parts list, Schematic/Mechanical Design Notebook (due 11 AM): Parts list/Budget, Schematic, Updated schedule, Draft UI/Techincal Interface, Draft Mechanical Systems
Nov. 22 Team presentation 1.2 - Interfaces, Parts, Schematic/Mechanical Design, PCB/Prototype Plans
Software Architecture (30 min)   - Online
PPT Only - Reference
 
Nov. 29 Team check-up.  
Dec. 6 Design review 1.3 - PCB design ready to submit and/or Mechanical Design ready for review Notebook (due 11 AM): Final Specification, PCB specification and complete PCB design (if applicable), Software Architecture Document (if applicable), Mechanical Systems, Updated schedule

Winter Quarter 2012 - EE/CPE 4212, EGR 4812

Snowing? Call the Snow Closure Hotline, 206-281-2800, for campus closure or "late start" information.

Date Topic Assignments Due
Jan. 10 Power Supply Characterization - Online
All teams with power supplies must view this presentation.
Mechanical systems prototyping - Prof. Lanning
Begin loading your PCB with parts and/or getting your mechanical prototype ready. PCB Population Guidelines
Jan. 17 PCB Startup - Online
All teams with PCBs must view this presentation.
Schedule for winter quarter due. Make sure to identify at least two main functions to complete by DR 2.2.
Jan. 24 Team check-up
Writing Device Drivers - Online
All teams that have software/hardware interfaces must view this presentation.
 
Jan. 31 Design review 2.1 - PCB populated, basic device drivers, power supply, basic mechanical systems. Due at 11 AM: Power supply characterization (if applicable)
Device driver specification (if applicable)
Analytical models for mechanical systems.
Updated schedule
Feb. 7 Presentation 2.1 - Power supply, Device drivers, Prototype board, Mechanical Prototype  
Feb. 14 Vocation Discussion: How do we view work?
Team Check-up
 
Feb. 21 Design review 2.2 - All device drivers, two main functions, mechanical spec. Due at 11 AM: Mechanical specification.
Feb. 28 Presentation 2.2 - Mechanical spec, Software functions,
Team Check-up
 
Mar. 6 Vocation Discussion: How does God view work?
Team check-up.
 
Mar. 14 Design review 2.3 - All main software/hardware/mechanical functions working independently. PCB/Prototype re-design complete. Due at 11 AM: Updated software architecture document and PCB specification.

Spring Quarter 2012- EE/CPE/EGR 4899

Date Topic Assignments Due
March 30 - April 2 Get started setting up your final PCB.  
April 3 Functional testing - Online Schedule for spring quarter
April 10 Vocation Discussion: Working for God
Portfolios - Online
 
April 17 Design review 3.1 - Test plan, Revised design startup, Mechanical enclosure complete, All major functions working on revised  system. Vocation paper

Due at 11AM:
Test Plan
 

April 24 Vocation Discussion: Making an Impact
Team check-up
 
May 1 Team check-up Rewrite of vocation paper
May 8 Team check-up.
Note: Erickson Conference on TBD
Team Posters
May 15 Vocation Discussion: Finding your Calling
Team check-up
Project Paper Draft
May 22 Team check-up.  
May 29 Design review 3.2 - Complete debugged standalone product (Everything complete). Due at 11AM:
Functional test results
 
Thursday, June 7 Final Presentations - All Teams
Open to the public! Please invite your friends, family and co-workers.
Project Paper Rewrite
Final edited documentation Portfolio CD/DVD
Requests for Reimbursement
To complete this course, you will need to complete the items on these checklists:
Print out each of the following and turn in. You may want to turn in the survey separately in order to ensure your anonymity.
bulletFinal Checklist - Team: A checklist of the final items required to complete this course.
bulletFinal Checklist - Individual:A checklist of the final items required to complete this course.
The survey and contact info sheet are linked below:
bulletPart 1 (anonymous)
bulletPart 2 (contact info)

Congratulations!

Kevin Bolding January 26, 2012