ECE4007 Senior Design Project

1. ECE4007 Senior Design Project Linda Milor and Erick Maxwell linda.milor@ece.gatech.edu Erick.maxwell@gtri.gatech.edu

2. Instructors • Linda Milor • Office: Klaus 1354 • Erick Maxwell • Office: CRB 423

3. What Goes On In This Course • Form design groups – 3 to 5 members • Propose a design project – oral and written • Classes on selected topics • Group meetings with instructors • Each group builds a Web Site • PDR Presentations (10-15 mins.) • Capstone Expo. • Final Group Presentations (15-20 mins.) • Final Report • Final Demonstration

4. What Will Be Due • Finalize groups (Aug. 27) • Technical review paper (Sept. 4) • Weekly status reports (due by email on Tuesday) • Project summary document (Dec. 2) • Written project proposal (Sept. 18) • Detailed project schedule and task leaders in weekly status report (starting Sept. 24 by email) • PDR Presentations (Oct. 31) • Final Presentations (Dec. 3) • Capstone Expo (Dec. 5) • Final Report (Dec. 10 – not Dec. 12) • Final Web Site (Dec. 10) • Demo (Dec. 12)

5. Grading • Grades are assigned via the lecture • The percentage of the grade determined by the section will be announced in lecture • The project team determines 69% of the total grade in the section • Everyone on the same team may not get the same grade

6. Grading Item Individual Team Total Teamwork & Professionalism 15% 15% Weekly Reports 5% 5% Written Proposal 15% 15% Design Review Presentation 4% 6% 10% Capstone Expo 5% 5% Final Report 15% 15% Final Presentation 12% 3% 15% Project Demonstration 20% 20% Total 31% 69%100%

7. Project Topic Requirement • Software – Instruction Set/Processor (any type) • Hardware – Processor/Sensors • Application • ONE NEEDS TO BE ORIGINAL

8. For Inspiration, see: • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4006/06fall/ece4006b/groupxx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/07fall/ece4007l02/groupxx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/08spring/ece4007l03/jsx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/08fall/ece4007l02/lmx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/09spring/ece4007l03/lmx • xx = 1,2,…,10 x = 1,2,…,5

9. For Inspiration, see: • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/09fall/ece4007l02/lmx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/11fall/ece4007l01/lmx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/12spring/ece4007l03/lmx • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/12fall/ece4007l01/lmx • xx = 1,2,…,10 x = 1,2,…,5

10. Example Projects • Mobile robot-based projects • - Add sensors and sensor processing to do complex tasks (vision tracking, velocity control and path planning, formation following) • Examples include: • Temperature sensing and reporting on the web • A method to monitor your home via the web • A method to monitor a warehouse via intruder sensing and video feed to a remote site • An autonomous snow blower

11. Example Projects • RFID-based projects • Use an RF reader to identify items in a refrigerator and their expiration dates and keep this information in a database that can be remotely assessed over the web • Use an RF reader to identify people (assume RF tags are on an ID badge) and equipment and use a database to control the lock on a door to determine if a particular person can take that piece of equipment out of the door • An RFID-based pet feeding system, that dispenses food only to tagged pets at appropriate times • An RFID-based method to identify if all cars in a lot have permits

12. Example Projects • More wireless projects • Automatically dispense drinks from a vending machine based on a wireless input, check the availability of funds, and manage the account through the web • Read the buzzcard upon entry into the on-campus bus system and bill users accordingly • Display restaurant menus on a hand-held device, allow orders to be make through the device, and produce a bill and enable payment though the hand-held device • Build a sound system that replaces wires between guitars and amplifiers with a wireless connection • Build a sound system where you can select the audio stream in a sports bar

13. Example Projects • Gaming projects • Build an electronic chess board • Build an interface to enable the use of games from multiple manufacturers on a single display • Build an automatic hockey player, so that a user can practice without a partner • Adapted Pokemon to a tablet • Develop an electronic Rock’em Sock’em

14. Example Projects • Home automation projects • Automatic lighting system with sensors that detect external lighting, automatic control of blinds, and automatic adjustment of internal lighting • Adaptive thermostat using Bluetooth • Web-based remote control of AV equipment • An system that silences a stereo system whenever a room is empty

15. Example Projects • Sensor projects • Use IR sensors to determine if someone is in the path of a sprinkler, and if so, turn off the sprinkler • Use sensors to display the number and locations of available parking spaces in a parking lot • Use sensors to detect rain for an automatic windshield wiper system • Use sensors to detect tire pressure for an automated tire pressure maintenance system

16. Example Projects • Automatic display projects • - Perform frequency analysis of music and display lights or water pumps according to the frequency spectrum • Speech recognition projects • A voice-activated calculator • A voice-activated remote control • Music players and analysis • An automated piano player • A Theremin, with frequency analysis to train the user

17. GTRI Project Idea • Sensor Project • GTRI Funded • More combat helicopters are lost to low visibility conditions than to enemy fire. • Situational awareness during poor weather conditions is of great importance to Special Operations Forces. • We need to develop a sensor-based system with processors and displays that is aware during snow, fog, rain, and dust-storms. • It must be of an acceptable size, weight, and power. • No ITAR restrictions. • P.O.C. Dr. Mick West (mick.west@gatech.edu)

18. Project Ideas by Aaron Lanterman • Beaglebone Black Capes • http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black • The “capes” are the Beagleboad version of the Arduino “shields”: http://beagleboard.org/cape • The Beagleboard is sort of like a Raspberry Pi but quite a bit more powerful and with lots more connector things • Hybrid Digital/Analog Music Synthesizer • Dr. Lanterman has advised three teams on this • Each team has used “lessons learned” by previous teams • Dr. Lanterman can help out with other music/audio type projects also

19. Project Ideas by Aaron Lanterman • USB-to-Apple II Disk Controller • He has several old-school Apple II’s with old school Apple disk drives • He would like to get data directly off the disks without having to hook the drive up to an Apple II and get a serial card for the Apple • It would be cool to have a USB thing for your computer that lets you hook to one of these Apple drives. • Note that this project is a bit risky, since although the Apple drive is quite well documented, the project probably will involve a bit of reverse engineering.

20. Project Ideas by Aaron Lanterman • USB-to-Apple II Peripheral Card Interface • The Apple II allowed plug-in cards with direct access to the bus • It would be fun to run these from a modern computer • He has various Apple II peripheral cards and more are available from ebay

21. Multidisciplinary Projects • Meeting • - Today at 5:30pm in IC103 • Project Descriptions • http://www.ece.gatech.edu/academic/courses/ece4007/13fall/candidates/BMEME/index.html

22. Things to Think About • Application • - What are you doing and why is it novel and necessary? • Market • - Who is the customer? • Cost • What is the product development cost, including design cost and parts? What is the manufacturing cost? • Sales Volume • - How many will you sell per year? What is the product lifetime?

23. How to Get Parts • Borrow Parts • VL C363-C356: We have a collection from previous semesters (act quickly) • Buy Parts • You buy it, you own it • GT Funds – Each group gets a budget of approximately $100 per person in the group; GT owns the parts. • Company loan or gift

24. Design Process • Determine application • Write specifications • How will you measure performance? • Hardware block diagram • Software block diagram • Determine/order parts • Test parts of the project; test subsystems • Integrate all parts together

25. Responsibilities • Big picture and leadership • Hardware • Software • Component Testing • Integration and Testing • Cost and Marketing Analysis • Reporting

26. Hand In Information About Yourself • Name • Email • Experience • Project idea (if any) • Group Members