Senior Design Class: 2010-2011

Dr. Charles Kim

0. About the Course

Syllabus 1 for Senior Design I
 
Syllabus 2 for Senior Design II

1. Introduction

Design Process

2. Problem Formulation

Identifying Needs and Defining Problems
 
 
Design Requirements
Example Design Requirements -  Example 1 (pdf format, XLS format), Example 2 (pdf format, XLS format), and Example 3 (pdf format, XLS format)
 
Design Topics (Briefs) ---- Project Risk Assessment
Project Success
 
Project Failure
 
Teamwork
 
Project Proposal
 
**** Visitors to the Class ****
 
 
September 22, 2010: Mr. Clarence Bell of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a Howard alum, is a frequent visitor to the class.

 

September 22, 2010: Mr. Gregory West from Northrop Grumman visited the class and presented possible projects of his interest.

 

 
September 29, 2010: Two former students of the class, Amanda Dean (NASA), left, and Shanika Brumfield (University of Maryland School of Law), visited the class and shared their experiences in the class.

 

 
October 6, 2010: Dr. John Rowe (Honeywell) visited this year again to present the low orbiting lunar satellite.

 

October 6, 2010: Ms. Cheron Freeman of Consumers Energy shared, among others, her company's plan for smart meter deployment and employment opportunity.
 
 
 
 
October 19, 2010: Ms. Susan Hudson talked about HBCU STEM scholarship and new Minority STEM Scholarship to the class.

 

November 10, 2010: Mr. William Allen, owner of a consulting company and a Ph.D. candidate, shared the life as a consultant.

 

November 19, 2010: Dr. Aaron Ferguson of NSA, a Howard alum, visited the class to share his experience in research and development including his current works at NSA.
 

 

Proposal Panel Review: Public Presentation
December 1, 2010 (1 - 3pm) at 3121 LKD Hall
 
* Proposal Presentation Program

 

Portable Perimeter Detection System- Presentation File and Proposal
From left: Elijah Adedire, Monique Kirkman-Bey, and Ehimwenma Nosakhare

 

Development of a Training System for Hardware Diversity against Common Mode Failure- Presentation File and Proposal
 
From right: Alix Martin, Don King II, and Ravindranath Jaglal
 
 
Development of an Economical Bit Error Rate Tester - Presentation File and Proposal
 
 
Gerard Spivey (left) and Oludotun Ode.

 

Pedometer Type Energy Harvester: - Presentation File and Proposal
 
From left: Dhanushka Fernando, Bodunrin Jawando, and Illium Williams (not pictured)

 

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
Progress Reporting
 

4. Solution Implementation

Progress Presentation: W March 9, 2011
 
Progress Presentation Program
 
Reviewers of the Presentation:
(LEFT) From left: Dr. John Rowe, Mr. Marlon Winder, and Dr. John Anderson. (RIGHT) Dr. John Rowe, Mr. Marlon Winder, and Mr. Gregory West.
 
 
Portable Perimeter Detection System- Presentation File
From left: Elijah Adedire, Ehimwenma Nosakhare, and Monique Kirkman-Bey.

 

Development of a Training System for Hardware Diversity against Common Mode Failure- Presentation File
From right: Alix Martin, Ravindranath Jaglal, Don King II.
 
 
Development of an Economical Bit Error Rate Tester - Presentation File
Oludotun Ode (Left) and Gerard Spivey.
 
 
Pedometer Type Energy Harvester: - Presentation File
From left: Dhanushka Fernando, Bodunrin Jawando, and Illium Williams.

 

Further Discussion with External Reviewers
 
 

 

 

ECE Day (its 21st) : R April 14, 2011 (@ Blackburn Center)
 
(a) 21st ECE Day Program: Program
 
 
(b) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Coalton Bennett
(c) Team presentation and Demo
Team PDM (Portable Perimeter Monitoring System): (left) Monique Kirkman-Bey, Elijah Adedire and Ehimwenma Nosakhare in presentation. (right) Ehimwenma Nosakhare demonstrate her PDM in backpack with display.

 

Team HDIV (Hardware Diversity Kit Development): (left) Ravindranath Jaglal, Don King II and Alix Martin in Q&A session. (right) Ravindranath Jaglal fends off a few tough questions in demonstration.
 
Team BERT (Economical Bit-Error-Rate Tester): (left) Gerard Spivey and Oludotun Ode in presentation. (right) Gerard Spivey demonstrates BERT to the visitors.

 

Team PEH (Pedometer-Type Energy Harvester). (left) Bodunrin Jawando, Illium Williams, and Dhanushka Fernando in Q&A session. (right) Dhanushka Fernando is ready for visitors to come for demonstration and try-out.
 
(d) Best Advisor Award
Gregory West (Northrop Grumman) is selected as the best advisor of 2010-2011 semester. Congratulations!
 
(e) Team Award
First Place: Team BERT
Second Place: Team PDM
 
 
Third Place: Team PEH

 

(f) Visitors
Some visitors to the event shown here are (from left): Mr. Nicholas Xenos (Juniper Networks), LTJG. Hetty Okpu (U.S. Navy), Mr. Gregory West (Northrop Grumman), Dr. Mihai Dimian, and Mr. Raymond Brown.
 
DC Public School Administrators and Teachers attended the event with students
 
 
(g) Group Photo
 
 
 
 

And, this is the end of another school year of senior design class. So long.

 

5. Forms (Most Recent and Updated. For other forms, check with Previous Senior Design Classes)

Peer Evaluation Form
 
Perfect Poster (Poster Preparation Instruction). Source: American Psychological Association
 

6. Others Senior Design Classes (2007-2008,  2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2011-2012)

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