《通信工程课程设计》492-Pamphlet

ECE-492:SENIORADVANCEDDESIGNPROJECT

DepartmentofElectricalandComputerEngineering

TheVolgenauSchoolofEngineering

GeorgeMasonUniversity

ThepurposeofECE-492/3coursesistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofconceiving,designing,andimplementingahardwareprojectorhardware-relatedsoftwareproject,consideringallaspectsofanengineeringproject,non-technicalaswellastechnical,andofpresentingyourresultsinbothoralandwrittenform.Theprojectmayconsistofeitherdesignandconstructionofhardwareortheproductionofsoftwarethathasbasicengineeringsignificance.

Prerequisites:ForECE-492,seniorstatusintheelectricalengineeringorcomputerengineeringprogram,andcompletionorconcurrentenrollmentinallrequiredGeneralEducationcourses.TheseincludethespecificallyrequiredENGL-302,ECON-103,COMM-100andHIST-100/125generaleducationcoursesplusaliteraturecourse,anapprovedglobalunderstandingcourse,andanapprovedfineartscourse.ForECE-493,completionofECE-492,andcompletionorconcurrentenrollmentinallrequiredGeneralEducationcourses.

TheECE-492classhasonekick-offmeetingandseveralsubsequentlyscheduledmeetingsthroughoutthesemester(see“ScheduleandDueDates”).Allscheduledmeetingsaremandatory.

Youaretoformteamsof3or4studentsforthisproject.OneofthestudentswillactasaProjectManagerandcarryadministrativedutiesincludingcontactingtheCourseCoordinator.Engineeringemployersdoconsiderteamingexperiencesvital.ItisyourresponsibilitytocontactfacultymembersintheDepartmenttofindonewhoiswillingtosupervisetheproject.Alistoffacultysuggestedtopicswillbesenttostudentsbeforethefirstclass.However,teamscandeterminetheirownprojecttopics.Allteammembersmusthavesomefamiliaritywithalltechnicalaspectsoftheproject.

ECE-492studentsmustturnintheformwiththetitleoftheirproject,andthenameandsignatureofthefacultymembersupervisingtheprojecttotheCourseCoordinatorandtheFacultySupervisor.Submissionshouldbeinaccordancewiththeattachedschedule.Studentsnotturningintheformbythedeadline(ornotmakingotherarrangementswiththeCourseCoordinator)maybepenalizedwhenthefinalgradeisdetermined.

AllstudentsarerequiredtomeeteveryweekasateamandperiodicallywiththeirFacultySupervisorandCourseCoordinatorthroughoutthesemester.Whiletheattachedschedulemustbeadheredto,itisaminimumandindividualfacultymembersmayrequireadditionalcontact/effortsfromtheirstudents.

ECE-492studentswillresearchtheirprojectareas,prepareaprojectproposal,andmakeashortoralpresentationatajointmeetingoftheirFacultySupervisorandoneormoreotherfacultymembers,notlaterthanthe7thweekofthesemester.(See“ScheduleandDueDates”.)Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytoarrangeforthesecondfacultymemberandtoschedulethispresentation.Similarly,eachteammustcompleteaDesignReviewmeeting(withoralpresentationofdesignandprototypingprogress)withtheirFacultySupervisorandoneormoreotherfacultymembers,notlaterthanthe11thweekofthesemester.Proposalanddesignreviewdocumentsmustbesubmittedaccordingly.

Writtenandwell-documentedDesignDocumentisdueinthe15thweek.Donotmissthedeadlinesanddelivertheabovedocuments/reportsaccordingtothedistributionlistincludedonthe“ScheduleandDueDates”sheet.Also,theDocumentTrackingFormisduetobedeliveredtotheCourseCoordinatorinthe15thweek.Thefinaldeliverymustbemadeintheformofasingleenvelopecontainingallrequireddocuments.Subsequentdeliveryofmissingdocumentswillnotbeaccepted.

Teamevaluationformsareduetwiceasemester.Eachformmustbecompletedindividually.Thisisnota“group’or“consensus”evaluation.

Teamsarerequiredtostartprototypinginthesecondhalfofthesemester(inparallelwithsystemdesign).Thisprototypingisexpectedtobelimitedtoacquiringandtestingkeyparts/components.Modelingandsimulationisfrequentlyrequiredatthisstage.Thisearlyhands-onexperiencewithkeycomponentsisessentialtothesuccessofyourprojectandhasaninfluenceonthefinalgradeforECE-492.ProgressreportfromearlyprototypingmustbeincludedintheDesignDocument.

ECE-492requesteddocumentation(Proposal,DesignReviewSlides,andDesignDocument)mustbepreparedinanarrativeformasprofessionaldocuments.Thefollowingarerecommendedformatsforthesedocuments:

Proposal

Coverpage.

Executivesummary(1/2-1page).

Problemstatementasanidentificationofneed(1-2pages).

Approach-includingproblemanalysisandrequirementsdefinition(2-4pages).

Preliminarydesign(3-5pages).

Preliminaryexperimentationplan(1-2pages).

Preliminarylistandbriefdescriptionoftasksandallocationofresponsibilities(1-2pages).

DesignReviewSlides

Coverpage.

Shortreviewofidentificationofneedandrequirementsdefinition.

Designarchitecture(Level-0andLevel-1).

Preliminarydetaildesign(Level-2).

Preliminarysystemmodelsusedinyourdesign(Statediagram,dataflowdiagram,etc.)

Listofprototypingactivitiesandprogressdiscussion.

Problems/surprisesyouencountered.

DesignDocument

Coverpage.

Summaryofmotivation,identificationofneed,andrequirementsdefinition.

Systemdesign/architecture–systemdecompositionandinterfaces.

Detaildesign–(a)definedtothecircuitschematiclevel,or(b)flowdiagramswithidentificationofsubroutinesandmainparametersforsimulationprojects.

Prototypingprogressreport–whatwasbuilt/experimentedwith,etc.

Experimentationplanandselectionofevaluationcriteria.

Listanddescriptionoftasksandtheirdecompositionintosubtaskswithallocationofresponsibilities.

Scheduleandmilestones.

InordertosuccessfullypassECE-492ateammustcarryoutanddocument,ingreatdetail,thefollowingaspectsoftheprojectintheirFinalReport.Theseareabsoluteconditionsrequiredforpassingthecourse.

Detaildesignofahardwaresystem(toaresistor,capacitor,chiplevel),anddetailalgorithmdesign(forsoftwarepart)

Systemmodeling(suchasfunctionaldecomposition)

Progressonprototypingactivity

DetailplanforsystemimplementationduringECE-493

Facultysupervisingeachprojectwillproposeagradeforaprojectandindividualteammembers.TheCourseCoordinatormayalsobeinvolvedindecisionsongrades.However,thefinalgradeisissuedbytheECEDepartment.Eachgroupmemberwillbegradedaccordingtohis/hercontributiontothedesignandimplementationoftheproject.Notmeetingspecifieddeadlinesandrequiredsubmissionsordeliveringdocumentsinpoorqualitywilladverselyaffectthefinalgradesofallteammembers.Thebestprojectswillqualifyforanextragradeupsideadjustment.

TheECE-492/493sequencefulfillstheGeorgeMasonGeneralEducation"Synthesis"courserequirementintheelectricalengineeringandcomputerengineeringmajors.TheGoaloftheSynthesiscourseisthat:

“Studentswillengageintheconnectionofmeaningandthesynthesisofknowledge.Synthesiscoursesmaylinkissuesinthestudent'smajortowiderintellectualandcommunityconcerns.Thiscoursemaybeacapstonecourseinthemajor.Thiscomponentalsorequiresstudentstodemonstrateadvancedskillsinoralandwrittenpresentation.ThisdemonstrationwillbuildnotonlyonthecommunicationandsynthesisexperienceofthethirdyearbutalsoontherecurrentattentiontotheseskillsinthewholeGeneralEducationprogramfromthefoundationcoursesonward.”

ECE-492/493satisfiesthisrequirementthroughtheseveral"non_technical"aspectsoftheprojectrequiredinthepreviousparagraphs.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytoaddresstheseissuesfully.Failuretosatisfythisaspectoftheprojectmayresultinthestudentnotbeingapprovedtograduate.

TheECE-492/493sequencefulfillstheWriting_Intensiverequirementintheelectricalengineering,andcomputerengineeringmajors.Itdoessothroughtheperiodicactivityreports,theECE-492DesignDocumentandtheECE-493FinalReport.TheProjectPlanandFinalReportwillbecompletedthroughadraft/feedback/revisionprocess.MakesureyousubmitappropriatedraftdocumentearlyenoughthatyourFacultySupervisorhastimetoreviewandprovidecommentsbacktoyou.Failuretosatisfythisaspectoftheprojectmayresultinthestudentnotbeingapprovedtograduate.Theduedatesfortheperiodicactivityreports,theProjectPlanandtheFinalReportareshownintheDueDateScheduleforECE-492/493Documentation.The"flow"ofprojectdocumentstoyourFacultySupervisorandresultantfeedbackistracked.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytomeetthescheduleddeadlines,toobtainallappropriatesignatures,andtodeliverthesignaturesheet.

ProjectTitleForm

ECE-492SENIORADVANCEDDESIGNPROJECT

ThisformmustbecompletedandreturnedtotheCourseCoordinatorby5:00p.m.onFridayofthethirdweekofthesemester.(See“ScheduleandDueDates”.)Thefacultymembersupervisingthisprojectmustsignthisformbeforeitisturnedin.

Emailwillbeusedtocontactyouduringthiscourse.Youmustcheckitregularly.IfyoudonotrespondtoanemailrequestrelatedtoECE-492/493theentireprojectteamwillbe"adverselyrewarded"whenthefinalgradeisdetermined.

TYPEcarefullyandclearly(particularlyemailaddresses),allinformationrequestedbelow.UseonlyGMUemailaddresses.

STUDENTNAME(s):

emailaddress

emailaddress

emailaddress

emailaddress

emailaddress

TITLEOFPROJECT:

FacultySupervisorName:

FacultySignature: Date:

COVERPAGEFORMAT

ECE-492

DESIGNDOCUMENT

TITLEOFPROJECT

ABSTRACT/

SUMMARY

(~1/2page)

TeamMembers:

DateofSubmission:

FacultySupervisor:

ECE-492OralProposalPresentationEvaluation

Pleasebringthisformtoyourpresentation,askatleasttwoECEfacultytoattendandsubmitthisformtotheCourseCoordinator.

ProjectTitle:____________________________________________________Date:__________

Teammembers: ____________________________ _____________________________

____________________________ _____________________________

1=StronglyDisagree 2=Disagree3=Agree4=StronglyAgree

Presentationwasclearandtechnicallyexplainedtheprojectwell

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Presentationwaswelldoneinanon-technicalsense(i.e.,appropriatevisualaids,easytofolloworganization,voiceclearandloudenough,nodistractingmannerisms.)

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TheProblem/Need/RequirementStatementwasclearandwellpresented

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Thesuggestedsolutionsareappropriate(Willtheproposedapproachsolvetheproblemorneedthatoutlined?Didtheteamconsideralternativesolutions?)

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Thesolutionistechnicallyfeasible(IsitpossibletoachieveitwiththecurrentteammembersandwithinthetimeframeofECE492/493?Isittoocomplicated,toosimpleornotpractical?)

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Theprojectexploitstheartoftechnology(Itreachesoverandbringstogetherdifferenttechnologies–multi-disciplinaryaspect?Doesitaddsomethingtotheart?Orsimplyisitarehashofanexistingprojectorproduct?)

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Itiseconomicallyviable(orwillitbesimplytooexpensivetoprototypeand/orbuildinproductionvolume?)

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Theprojecthasahighprobabilityofsuccess

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Theprojecthasahighlearningvaluefortheteammembers

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CERTIFICATION: Teamispromotedtothedetaildesignphase

(pleasemarkone) Teamneedstomodifyproposalandpresentitagainby____________

Comments:

FacultyReviewer:____________________________________________

ECE-492DesignReviewEvaluation

Pleasebringthisformtoyourpresentation,askatleasttwoECEfacultytoattendandsubmitthisformtotheCourseCoordinator.

ProjectTitle:____________________________________________________Date:__________

Teammembers: ____________________________ _____________________________

____________________________ _____________________________

1=StronglyDisagree 2=Disagree3=Agree4=StronglyAgree

Presentationwasclearandtechnicallyexplainedtheprojectwell.

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Presentationwaswelldoneinanon-technicalsense(i.e.,appropriatevisualaids,easytofolloworganization,voiceclearandloudenough,nodistractingmannerisms.)

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Systemarchitecture,functionaldecomposition/allocation,andinterfacingbetweenmoduleswereexplainedwell

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Theteamshowedanddiscussedpreliminarycircuits,algorithms,etc.(alldiscussedatdetaillevel.)

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Theteamshowedanddiscussedpreliminarysystemmodel(s)(i.e.,statediagram,flowchart,orother)

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Earlyprototypingisunderway

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Allteammembersdemonstratedeepunderstandingoftheirproject.Allquestionsandconcernswereanswered/addressedwell.

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Designloadisadequatelydistributedacrossallteammembers(i.e.,everymembercontributessubstantiallytothedesignatsystem/circuit/algorithmlevel)

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Thedesigneffortinontrack

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CERTIFICATION: Designeffortisatorabovesatisfactorylevel

(pleasemarkone) Designeffortisnotsatisfactoryandtheteamiswarnedofapossible

failuretoadvancetoECE-493

Comments:

FacultyReviewer:____________________________________________

ECE-492WeeklyTaskAllocation/Delivery

ThisformmustbecompletedbythePMduringeachteammeeting.FilledformsmustbekeptbythePMandsubmittedtotheFS/CCuponrequest.

ProjectTitle:_____________________________________________MeetingDate:__________

Teammemberspresent: _______________________________________________________________

Teammembersabsent: _______________________________________________________________

Taskprogressreportforthelastweekeffort:

Line#

Taskdescription

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assigned

Progress

0%-100%

Deliveryproof

Taskallocationforthenextweek:

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Taskdescription

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assigned