Senior Design and Engineering Orientation

As the Aphorism Goes:In the circumference of a circle the beginning and end are common

So there are many common aspects in Engineering Orientation and Senior Design

I am Professor Wilmer Arellano and today’s talk is about Senior Design.

Common Aspects

Engineering Orientation The specialization areas and

professional organizations for engineers

1) How an engineer plans and completes a project

Basic computer tools used by engineers

2) How to write a technical report

3) How to prepare and give an effective oral presentation

4) How to work effectively within a team

5) Professional Ethics Importance of Lifelong learning

Senior Design Beginning of the Major Design

Experiment 5) Professional Ethics, 3) Oral Communications, 1) Project Feasibility Study, 2) Proposal Writing, 1) System Design Methodology, Human Factors, Intellectual Property, Liability and Schedules. 4) Teamwork

Senior Design Project Projects Senior Design Projects are ill-

structured. Because their solutions cannot normally be

found by applying mathematical formulas or algorithms in a routine or structured way.

Senior Design Project Projects Senior Design

Projects are ill-structured.

It is pure art: Woman in White, 1923

Pablo Picasso Dream, 1932 Pablo

Picasso Same subject, different

Design

Senior Design Project Projects Senior Design Projects are open-ended.

Because they usually have several acceptable solutions.

Uniqueness, so important in many mathematics and analysis problems, simply does not apply to design solutions.

Senior Design Project Projects Senior Design Projects are new.

You need to design something that, to the best of your knowledge, is new or is a new approach to a previous design.

Doesn’t that mean that somehow you need to be inventors?

Motivations for inventors

Necessity Curiosity Challenge of Unsolved Problems To Discover a New Technology Monetary Rewards

When Do Inventors Invent?

Probably the best answer to this question is: They invent at the same days an hours that the

Sales People sale:

All the Time!

It is not that you need to be in a tedious monotone career.

It means that there is no predetermined schedule for Creativity or Opportunities

Some Myths about Inventors

In order to invent you need to be mature Myth: If somebody patents first you loose

your invention If you patent your invention you are safe The team did it I want my share Most successful inventors have years of

experience in their fields In order to invent you need to have a lot of

resources

Some Myths about Inventors

Myth: In order to invent you need to be mature George Westinghouse, at

age 19, obtained his first patent, for a rotary steam engine.

1824 When Louis Braille was 15 years old, he developed an ingenious system of reading and writing by means of raised dots. Today, in virtually every language throughout the world, Braille is the standard form of writing and reading used by blind people.

Some Myths about Inventors

Myth: In order to invent you need to be mature

1642 The mechanical adding machine was invented by a nineteen year old French boy named Blaise Pascal .

1648 Anton van Leeuwenhoek is best known for his work on the improvements of the microscope, at the age of 16.

2005 Taylor Hernandez, age 10, invented "Magic Sponge Blocks," large building blocks made from sponge that can safely stack high without worry that they could fall and hurt a child.

Some Myths about Inventors

Myth: In order to invent you need to be mature

Philo Farnsworth

In 1922 a 14-year-old farm boy first sketched an idea for his science teacher…"What has this got to do with Chemistry?" Tolman asked. "I've got this idea," Farnsworth calmly replied. "I've got to tell you about it because you're the only person I know who can understand it." The boy paused and took a deep breath. "This is my idea for electronic television.“"Television?" Tolman said, "What's that?"

Some Myths about Inventors

Myth: If somebody patents first you loose your invention The U.S. has a “first to invent” policy regarding

invention, meaning that the first originator of an invention receives credit for it.

The first person to patent an invention will not receive credit unless they were also the first to invent it.

The presumption is that the first to reduce to practice is the first to invent

Some Myths about Inventors

But How to Prove the Idea Is Yours? Use a Notebook with consecutively numbered and

permanently bound pages Put your ideas in writing completely and accurately. Fully

describe the invention in words and pictures. Date all your Entries and write with pen. Do not remove or skip pages The notebooks should be witnessed weekly by two

knowledgeable people you trust which are not relatives of you

Don’t wait too long, this might change soon

Some Myths about Inventors

If you patent your invention you are safe Patent rights are based on claims of the

patent. What is protected is the invention as claimed.

Infringer is accused of infringing the claims of a patent.

Some Myths about Inventors

If you patent your invention you are safe Netflix claims it is, and is suing Blockbuster for patent

infringement for allegedly copying its seven-year-old online movie-rental business method. Netflix Inc. v. Blockbuster Inc., No. C 06 2361 (N.D. Calif.)

But Blockbuster is countersuing, claiming that Netflix is trying to monopolize the online movie-rental industry and stifle competition. Blockbuster also alleges that Netflix obtained its patents fraudulently by failing to disclose pertinent information to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Blockbuster also argues there is nothing original about renting videos online in the first place.

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1157629869643

Some Myths about Inventors

If you patent your invention you are safe Only if there were no flaws in your application Only if you have the financial muscle for the fight

It could be wise to get a partner for your patent but, be careful.

Some Myths about Inventors

The team did it I want my share If each had a share in the ideas forming the invention as

defined in the claims – even if only as to one claim, they are joint inventors and a patent will be issued to them jointly on the basis of a proper patent application.

If, on the other hand, one of these persons has provided all of the ideas of the invention, and the other has only followed instructions in making it, the person who contributed the ideas is the sole inventor and the patent application and patent shall be in his/her name alone.

Some Myths about Inventors

Most successful inventors have years of experience in their fields One Saturday morning in 1993,

when she was eight years old, Abigail M. Fleck and her father, Jonathan, were cooking bacon in their St. Paul, Minnesota home. Inspired by an offhand comment from her father,. Abbey Fleck invented a new, quicker and healthier way to cook bacon, then founded a company to sell her product, The Makin' BaconŒ.

Senior Design I Projects

The used of the microcontroller was generalized in Senior I starting Spring 2005

The first Microcontroller to be used was the Basic Stamp II

Even Last Semester there was a very interesting Senior Design II Project Using The Basic Stamp II

The microcontroller used in Senior Design I has been Changed 3 times for a total of 4 different microcontrollers used in this course

But What is inside The Basic Stamp II?

And What is the difference with what they use in Senior Design?

Examples of Some Senior Design I Projects Obstacle Detection

with Infrared Rays BY:

Carlos Vasquez Omar Munoz

Electrical Engineering Department

February 18, 2005

Examples of Some Senior Design I Projects SEROUT 14, 84, [$80, 0, 6, 127] SEROUT 14, 84, [$80, 0, 1, speed + 110] LOW 10 PAUSE 40 HIGH 10 LOW 10 PAUSE 40 HIGH 10 LOW 10 NEXT RETURN '-------------------------BACK UP-------------------------- Back_Up :

LOW 15'reset motor Controller

HIGH 15 PAUSE 100

'motor controller startup time FOR speed = 0 TO 35 HIGH 1 'turns on the

indicators HIGH 10 'turns on the

indicators HIGH 3 'turns on the back

light HIGH 11 'turns on the back

light SEROUT 14, 84, [$80, 0, 0, speed + 100] PAUSE 20 LOW 3 'turns everything off LOW 11 LOW 1 LOW 10 NEXT RETURN '----------------------------------------------------------

Part Cost ($) Basic Stamp OEM Module 56.05 IR Transmitter 2.16 IR Receiver 3.56 Resistor 5.00 Capacitor 3.00 LED 4.00 Motor Controller 23.00 Remote control car 21.00 Breadboard 24.00 Wires 8.00 Total 149.77

Examples of Some Senior Design I Projects Kason Wong

Camilo Salazar Electrical & Computer

Engineering Department February 4th, 2005

Examples of Some Senior Design I Projects Autonomous Toy Car

with Obstacle Detection, Speed Control and Automatic Light Control

Presented by: George Michail & David

Moreno Friday, February 04,

2005

Examples of Some Senior Design I Projects Serial Communication Serial Communication

System for Traffic System for Traffic InformationInformation Yasmiel AlvarezYasmiel Alvarez Wendy LedezmaWendy Ledezma Farid Hosseini Farid Hosseini Mahmoud Abu-HantashMahmoud Abu-Hantash Silfredo CiprianSilfredo Ciprian

Transmitter

Receiver

End Product

Team 8 Mendoza, Junior Woolcock, Lenworth Romeus, Pascal November 28, 2006

This Semester’s Senior Design I Project To Design and build a Micromouse

Should be able to find its way through a maze Easy To Use Economic Simple Circuitry

Micromice

Senior Design II Projects

Alsaad,Khalid Ahmed 1 Infrared Data TransferAl-Thaqeb,Saud A 1 Infrared Data TransferAlwazzan,Moath S. 1 Infrared Data TransferHarry,Charles Daniel 2 Centralized Wireless Substation Protection S.Marquez,Luis C 2 Centralized Wireless Substation Protection S.Romero,Juan C 2 Centralized Wireless Substation Protection S.Schnakofsky,Alejandro Fabian 2 Centralized Wireless Substation Protection S.Matas,Carlos Alfonso 4 GPS System for Truck DriversShapiro,Henry Matthew 4 GPS System for Truck DriversTrelles,Luis 4 GPS System for Truck DriversHernandez,Demis 5 Infant Monitoring SystemMiro-Quesada,Mike 5 Infant Monitoring SystemPeinado,Alicia Lorena 5 Infant Monitoring SystemDe La Torre,Adriana 6 Automated Mobility SystemLedo,Alain 6 Automated Mobility SystemLi,Shuai 6 Automated Mobility SystemPuentes,Daniel David 7 Wireless identification system for the blindRuiz,Jorge Andres 7 Wireless identification system for the blindSauceda,Manuel Alberto 7 Wireless identification system for the blindEady Rincon,Sandra Milena 8 Walking System for the BlindMetayer,Virginia 8 Walking System for the BlindScutt,Vladimir 8 Walking System for the Blind

Hechavarria,Ariel 9 AC system controllerMartin,Jorge A 9 AC system controllerTouza,Oscar A 9 AC system controller

Escobar,Carlos Alberto 10 A guitar effect pedalFernandez Notario,Natalia 10 A guitar effect pedalIndaburu,Mauricio 10 A guitar effect pedalBatista,Raidel 11 Blue tooth enabled MP3 CD PlayerPerez,Johan 11 Blue tooth enabled MP3 CD PlayerTillit,Christopher Walter 11 Blue tooth enabled MP3 CD PlayerDetagle,Richard Anthony 12 Traffic Monitoring System Palma,Javier Julian 12 Traffic Monitoring System Rivera,Johnny J 12 Traffic Monitoring System Bartels,Christophe Andrew 13 Cell Phone Muting SystemConcha,Oscar Emanuel 13 Cell Phone Muting SystemPineres,German 13 Cell Phone Muting SystemGonzalez,Diego A 14 Automated Pet FeederLeiva Vargas,Juan Carlos 14 Automated Pet FeederPerez,Cesar Enrique 14 Automated Pet FeederRodriguez,Alirio A 15 Revolutionary Parking MeterSaliba,Charbel Charles 15 Revolutionary Parking MeterTourne,Derick L 15 Revolutionary Parking MeterLopez,Mario 16 Smart Home Security SystemMohammed,Shahdeep 16 Smart Home Security SystemOlmos,Ivan Dario 16 Smart Home Security SystemBashir,Omar 17 Keyless home security systemHo Sang,Pierre A 17 Keyless home security systemPallais,Claudio Rafael 17 Keyless home security systemArgudin,Daniel David 18 Under water autonomous vehicleHall,Charles Y 18 Under water autonomous vehicleScaglia,Luigi 18 Under water autonomous vehicleIglesias,Alfredo 19 Motion tracking Spot LightLewis,Jevaan Michael 19 Motion tracking Spot LightSookhai,Purnell 19 Motion tracking Spot Light

Senior Design II ProjectsName Senior I Senior IIGaray,Edgar F 1 PROJECT 3 Pantographic ArmMancera,Juan 1 PROJECT 3 Pantographic ArmPulido,Andres Felipe 1 PROJECT 3 Pantographic ArmAragon,Javier 2 PROJECT 3 Viterbi algorithmCasamayor,Ivan E 2 PROJECT 3 Viterbi algorithmSolis,Yan L 2 PROJECT 3 Viterbi algorithmAmezquita,Diego Fernando 3 PROJECT 3 Nanoimprint/Hot embossingBranco,Humberto Noronha 3 PROJECT 3 Nanoimprint/Hot embossingGonzalez, Samuel 3 PROJECT 3 Nanoimprint/Hot embossingRamirez,David Alfonso 3 PROJECT 3 Nanoimprint/Hot embossingCasteleiro,Alejandro R 4 PROJECT 3 Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring SystemCazoe,Francise P 4 PROJECT 3 Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring SystemGarcia,Abrahan 4 PROJECT 3 Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring SystemMohammed,Assad 4 PROJECT 3 Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring SystemCastillo,David J 6 PROJECT 3 Tremor Detector with Illness Level ClassificationHidalgo,Andrea C 6 PROJECT 3 Tremor Detector with Illness Level ClassificationPlazas,Daniel Felipe 6 PROJECT 3 Tremor Detector with Illness Level ClassificationRodriguez,Alvaro Rolando 7 PROJECT 2 Web-Based Controlled RobotSanders,Lindsey L 7 PROJECT 2 Web-Based Controlled RobotUduaghan,Aboyewa F 7 PROJECT 2 Web-Based Controlled RobotMendoza,Junior O 8 PROJECT 2 Wireless Microcontroler Programming SystemRomeus,Pascal M 8 PROJECT 2 Wireless Microcontroler Programming SystemWoolcock,Lenworth A 8 PROJECT 2 Wireless Microcontroler Programming SystemHan,Alex S 9 PROJECT 1 RFID Car Security SystemSobrado,Roberto 9 PROJECT 1 RFID Car Security SystemThom,Michael J 9 PROJECT 1 RFID Car Security SystemVives,Jose Luis 9 PROJECT 1 RFID Car Security SystemBouza,Jessica Dianne 10 PROJECT 1 Autonomous UAVKhanna,Madhu 10 PROJECT 1 Autonomous UAVMisas,Orlando 10 PROJECT 1 Autonomous UAVWong-Den,Alfred W 10 PROJECT 1 Autonomous UAVBaldeo Blas,Christian Angel 11 PROJECT 3 The Scrambled TelephoneRios,Carlos 11 PROJECT 3 The Scrambled TelephoneRosales,Fabiola Gisell 11 PROJECT 3 The Scrambled Telephone

Senior Design II ProjectsAguirre,Ivan Francisco A PROJECT 3 Head Controlled Wheel ChairDorsett,Wenham Wenworth A PROJECT 3 Head Controlled Wheel ChairReynolds,Dean Saint John A PROJECT 3 Head Controlled Wheel ChairFente,Gustavo B PROJECT 3 Laser MouseHrubyak,Rostyslav B PROJECT 3 Laser MouseZappia,Brandon J B PROJECT 3 Laser MouseGonzalez,Adrian R C PROJECT 3 Automatic Vehicle Following CarInsausti,Diego Torcuato C PROJECT 3 Automatic Vehicle Following CarPrieto,Felipe C PROJECT 3 Automatic Vehicle Following CarRoss,Julian O C PROJECT 3 Automatic Vehicle Following CarBezanilla,Andy D PROJECT 3 Ornamental Water FountainDiaz,Liannet D PROJECT 3 Ornamental Water FountainRymer,Ottley R D PROJECT 3 Ornamental Water FountainAl Khurafi,Muhannad Fa E PROJECT 3 Digital Audio MixerCastello,Charles Christopher E PROJECT 3 Digital Audio MixerOubina,Diego E PROJECT 3 Digital Audio MixerBarillas,Uriel F PROJECT 3 Home Automation by IP over the GridDaniel,Claude M F PROJECT 3 Home Automation by IP over the GridJo-Gonzalez,Armando F PROJECT 3 Home Automation by IP over the GridEtienne,Jubens G PROJECT 2 Visual Communication RobotLondono,Ricardo G PROJECT 2 Visual Communication RobotLopez Alvarez,Olvin Francisco G PROJECT 2 Visual Communication RobotBaksh,Akhtar H PROJECT 2 TV Studio in a BrifcaseBenavides,Sergio H PROJECT 2 TV Studio in a BrifcaseSaint-Fort,Lephanie F H PROJECT 2 TV Studio in a BrifcaseCarballido,Javier I PROJECT 1 DVD Rental RobotCorrales,Yaniel I PROJECT 1 DVD Rental RobotMalchansky,Luis Ariel I PROJECT 1 DVD Rental RobotArchilla Ramos,Christian D J PROJECT 1 Segmental Body Composition DeterminationMartinez,Peter J J PROJECT 1 Segmental Body Composition DeterminationMayol,Hector G J PROJECT 1 Segmental Body Composition Determination

Microfluidic for Sensor Integration

Lab-on-a-Chip applications PDMS or Glass transparent

fluid networks Mold fabricated in Si and

SU-8 Applied to transparent

substrates or silicon wafers Electrophoretic separation Electrochemical detection SERS detection Fluorescent detection

Evolution of liquid meniscus in channel

SU-8 Mold on Si wafer with oxide

Motor Control

Syringe Pump

Amplifier and A/D

Injection Valve Sensor

Senior Design II ProjectsMotor Control

Syringe Pump

Amplifier and A/D

Injection Valve

Sensor

Senior Design II Projects

Motion Seeking Spotlight

Purnell Sookhai, Jevaan Lewis, Alfredo Iglesias.

Senior Design II Projects

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE

Luigi Scaglia, Charles Hall, Daniel Argudin

Myth: In order to invent you need to have a lot of resources

References

Excerpts from the book “Engineering Design, a Project Based Introduction”, second edition by Clive I. Dym and Patrick Little. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25687-0

Excerpts from The book “The Book of Inventions” Ian Harrison, National Geographic Society

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http://www.derbymanagement.com/knowledge/pages/knowing/myths.html

http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/fleck.html

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