Sonoma
State University 
Department of
Engineering Science
ES 493 - Senior Design Project II
Last updated: February 11, 2015
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| Previouse Projects: Spring 2009 / Fall 2010 / | |||||
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Description:
Capstone course calls on the professional skills of
the discipline; it draws on the core disciplines of the students` major field
of study, as well as exploring necessary topics such as scheduling,
organization, budgeting,, prototyping, develop teamwork, customer liaison
skills, employ creativity in proposing new solutions, and so forth. Hence, by
the end of the capstone process students are expected to have a good
understanding about various design phases, including analysis phase, a design
phase, a validation phase and a production phase.
The Senior Design Project (Capstone) is a two semester course with the following objectives:
First Semester: Understanding principles of engineering design process, completing small group projects, formulating problem statement, analyzing requirements, delivering high-level design block diagram, and bill of materials.
Second Semester: Continuing the work in the first semester, implementing, testing, and demonstrating the final product. Final prototype must be shown to meet initial specifications. Prerequisite: ES 592.
Objectives:
After successfully completing this course, a student should be
able to:
1.
Apply engineering design principles
to formulate problem statement, analyze requirements and produce a system-level
block diagram.
2.
Prototype an electronic
and/or software system to meet given specifications.
3.
Integrate knowledge from
across the core curriculum.
4.
Take a systems approach to
problem solving.
5. Work productively in a team environment.
6.
Effectively
communicate technical ideas and concepts.
7.
Learn about project
management, timely delivery, and customer relationship.
8.
Understand the
environmental and social impacts of the design.
Through completing the senior design project, students
must demonstrate solid understanding of the following technical topics:
Wireless communications, LabVIEW and MatLAB, microprocessors, sensors and transducer, networking
and data communications, digital and analog communication, C/Java programming,
etc.
Project Requirements:
Completing
the capstone project will require spending significant time and resources.
Hence, all students are highly encouraged to find a project topic that is
interesting to them. However, I highly encourage students to be open minded and
consider the case that many projects, although initially don`t
seem to be attractive and appealing, may turn out to be very interesting.
Although,
individual students are allowed to find their own project, all capstone
projects must meet the following criteria:
1-
Customer driven: In general, sources of projects are
preferred to be Industry sponsored (Real-world problem from local industry or
Support provided for materials and other expenses), Faculty Research based
(Projects funded by research grants) or Competition based (examples are ASME
Human Powered Vehicle, SAE Mini Baja, ASME annual design competition). In
either case, all
capstone projects must have an external client (customer). That is, projects
cannot be proposed by participating students (exceptions will be made in
special circumstances). Therefore, students working in a company are strongly
recommended to talk to their co-workers and find a sponsor (customer) at work.
All students are expected to produce industry-standard deliverables throughout
the two-semester course. All project sponsors (clients) must complete the
sponsorship sheet and sign it in order for the project to be officially
considered as a capstone project.
2-
Team oriented: All projects
must be done in teams of 2-3 students (exceptions will be made in special circumstances).
You are highly encouraged to find students from other disciplines to assist you
in the project. Sometimes, these students can actually receive credit toward
their major in forms of Independent Study or Research Project. I strongly
encourage you to consider teaming us with students majoring in Arts.
Environmental Sciences, Computer Science, Biology and/or Physics.
3-
User friendly:
All
final projects must be operational easily handled, and useable by external
clients. Hence, all projects must be accompanied in a (software or hardware) package ready for the client to use.
4-
Content: The project
must demonstrate substantial study in at least three of the following topics:
digital design and microelectronics, microprocessors, digital/analog
communications, networking.
5-
Community
needs: All projects must meet actual community needs (building a
rocket that hits the flying target is not acceptable unless its clear benefit
to the community is demonstrated). Community may be defined on a local, state,
national, or global level (to this end, projects must agree with Center for Community Engagement
guidelines.)
6-
Funding: All teams are
required to submit a Research Grant
Proposal and request for funding for their project. The proposal is due
October. Please note that, as of now, no substantial funding is available for
senior design projects. Thus, all students are highly encouraged to seek
funding from the client.
Notebook:
Engineering laboratory notebooks
are legal documents that can be used in court to prove ownership of a design.
You are to keep notes in a bound notebook (one for each team member). Before
using the notebook, number all the pages. This book is to be taken with you to
your meetings with your advisor. It will be used to monitor your progress and
demonstrate to your advisor the ownership of your design. No electronic
notebook is acceptable.
Please note that all final projects, engineering notebooks, and
ideas developed throughout the project are considered to be intellectual
properties of
Weekly Team Meetings:
Weekly team meetings are for the team members to meet with each other. This can be either before or after the weekly advisor meetings. You are encouraged to meet before the meeting with your advisor in order to be prepared to make the best use of the time.
Weekly/Biweekly Advisor Meetings:
Each project team will have a
weekly team meeting with their project advisor. The purpose of each meeting is
to have each team member report on progress that has been made, barriers that
have been identified and clarification of short- and long-term goals. It is the
project manager`s responsibility to set up these
meetings with the project advisor. All members must participate in these
meetings and be prepared to elaborate on their activities. All weekly Advisor
Meeting minutes must be typed and posted online.
Web Page/Blogs
It is mandatory for each team to create a web page dedicated to the Senior Design Project. Contents of this page must be saved on a CD and submitted along with the final deliverables.
Grading:
The team members may receive different letter grades. Your performance on your portion of the project, contributions towards progress reports and your participation level in the weekly meetings will impact your final grade. See grading matrix for more information
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Course Deliverables:
The Final Report must contain the following (see Final Report Template2)
A-
Title page
B-
Executive Summary
C-
Abstract
D-
Table of Contents
E-
List of Figures
F-
List of Tables
G-
List of Abbreviations
H-
Introduction
I-
Body
a.
Problem statement
b.
Literature review/
existing patents
c.
Design approach
d.
Economic analysis
e.
Timeline or Gantt
chart
f.
Social and
environmental impact (optional)
g.
Future work
J-
Summary
K-
Glossary
L-
Reference (Note a)
M-
Appendices
a.
Detail budgets
b.
Test
plan/procedures/results including simulations
c.
System block diagram
d.
Circuit diagrams
e.
Flowcharts
f.
In-depth description
of technology and components used it the project
g.
Bill of materials
h.
Program codes
i.
Images of the final
product
j.
Screen shots of the
software interface
Details of the deliverables are described in the section below.
[Note (a) Do not use online
references unless it belongs to a recognized organization or standard body]
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Problem Statement Assignment
You are asked to prepare a
statement of work for the project you have chosen. It is to be a team effort
(one report per team). You are encouraged to work closely with your advisor on
this assignment, but remember that you, not your advisor, are responsible for
it. The page limit for this assignment is 4-6 pages.
Requirement Specification Assignment
You are asked to prepare a requirement specification for the project you have chosen. It is to be a team effort (one report per team). You are encouraged to work closely with your advisor on this assignment. The page limit for this assignment is 7-10 pages.
Proposed Schedule
(Gantt Chart)
Each project is required to
have a Project Schedule. A good scheduling allows the best result through the
most effective use of all resources. Learning the project process and using the
appropriate tools for scheduling can save considerable time and improve the
final design project. All students are recommended to use MS Project Management
software to complete the schedule.
Once the project schedule
is defined, it is the team`s responsibility to ensure
all deadlines are met. Schedules are evaluated at each Advisor Meeting.
Project Cost
Each project is required to
have a preliminary projected cost. Such economic analysis allows designers to
have a better understanding as to how much time they will be expected to devote
to the project and how much money is required to spend on the project. The cost
analysis allows designers to have a more realities view of their design before
they get too involved in building it. You are encouraged to work closely with
your advisor on this assignment, but remember that you, not your advisor, are
responsible for it. This document must clearly identify the source of funding
for the project. The cost of the following must be itemized in your budget:
1- Engineering development
cost
2- Production cost
3- Labor cost
4- External services cost.
Students are highly
recommended to your MS Project Management Software (a good tutorial is
available HERE).
Social and Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
All teams are required to
complete and present EIP prior to implementing the design. This document must
discuss possible environmental hazards of the design while operating and when
it is disposed in landfills. The report must specify all specific measurements
and steps which were taken to make the design more environmentally friendly,
such modular design, recyclables of the product, upgradeability, usage of
hazardous materials such as Coltan, mercury, lead,
etc.
In addition, this document must clearly identify possible unintentional and negative social impacts. For example, what are the possible unconventional application of the design which can result in harmful ways.
System Block Diagram Assignment
The team is to prepare a
block diagram of a system that will meet the specifications in the requirement
specifications. A general description of how the system works and a plan for
the system analysis must accompany the block diagram. (Note: Only a plan for
how the system will be analyzed is required.) The analysis plan will point out
things like:
1. The system will be
modeled mathematically and analyzed using transform theory.
2. The system is very
non-linear and cannot be linearized over the region
of operation therefore the system must be analyzed through computer simulation.
3. The key to the system
lies in the performance of a particular block and it is essential that this
block is built and its performance measured as part of the system analysis.
The analysis plan should
also contain estimates of how long it will take to complete the analysis. You
are encouraged to work closely with your advisor. The grading guide for this
assignment is attached. The page limit for this assignment is 4-6 pages.
Test Results
The Final Report must include all test results, design constraints, and operational limitations found during testing of the final product. This document also includes all the simulation results implemented for each system block. A comprehension comparison between the simulation and actual results must be presented and sufficient discussions must be accompanied.
Please note that all projects must be subject to prior approval of at least one faculty in the department of Engineering Science. In addition, approved projects MUST have a supporting customer, who MUST be present at during the presentations.
Here is the link to other projects:
Previous
Projects
Forms:
The following templates and forms are available for students.
| Document | Description |
| Examination
of Problem Statement
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Rubrics
to grade individual documents
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| Faculty
Advisor Approvals Form
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Must be completed for receiving final grade for each semester |
| Faculty Advisor Survey | |
| Faculty
Advisor Meeting Log Sheet
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Must
be completed by the faculty for each student after the Advisor Meeting
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| Part
Request Form
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List
of materials required by the teach to be purchased
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| Equipment
Request Form
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Equipment
required to be checked out by the team ; many equipments require receiving
certification fro the department
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| Project
External Support Form
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| Equipment
Usage Certification
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This
form is required if you are planning to check out any equipment or more any
equipment between rooms or buildings
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| Project
Proposal Evaluation
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| Bill of material request | form |
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